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Product Name Historical uses Category Issued
Pleurisy Root
Asclepias tuberosa		 Antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive, nervin. Single product Sept. 1996
Replaces:
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Common Names:
Pleurisy Root, Canada Root, White Root, Asclepias.

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.1 It has also been employed to help relieve rheumatism, diarrhea, dysentery and fever.2 Externally it is said to help remove warts and to promote perspiration of poisons.3

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.

References:
S. Talalaj & Dr A.S. Czechowicz, Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects, Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1989; Dr. A. B. Howard, Herbal Extracts,1990.





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1 S.Talalaj & Dr A.S.Czechowicz, Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects,Hill of Content,Melbourne, 1989,p.242
2 M. Grieve, A Modern Herbal, Internet site Botanical.com.
3 Dr. A. B. Howard, Herbal Extracts,1990, p.12
This information is not intended to substitute medical advice regarding medical problems, diagnosis, treatments or healing of diseases or other physical and mental problems. This work is about historical observations and historical information relating to herbs. It is not the author's intention to establish prescriptions and/or diagnosis. The author and publisher deny responsibility in case of auto-prescription without former authorization of a physician.