PLEURISY ROOT Extract.
Asclepias tuberosa
Properties: Antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic,
expectorant, hypotensive, nervin.
Parts Used: Rhizome.
Historical Uses:
From early days, Pleurisy Root has been regarded as a valuable
medicinal plant used in cases of high blood pressure,
hardening of the arteries, and bad circulation.
It has been used in the treatment of various chest complaints
such as cough, pneumonia, bronchial catarrh, pleurisy, and difficulty
of breathing.
It has also been employed to help relieve rheumatism, diarrhea,
dysentery, and fever.
Externally, it is said to help remove warts and to promote perspiration
of poisons.
Contraindications: None.
Adverse reactions:
May be toxic if taken in large doses.
Great care should be exercised when
using this plant.
Dosage:
For circulation, 10 to 40 drops after
meals.
For congestion, children, 1 to 5 drops
every one to two hours, while awake, on the tongue and/or applied
in sufficient quantity to cover chest and back; adults, 10 to
40 drops on or under the tongue every hour and rub in quantity
necessary, to chest and back every hour, while awake.
Wrap up warm to help perspiration.
