Product Name
Historical uses
Category
Issued
Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus, Nutt.
Antispasmodic, diuretic, expectorant, sedative.
Single product
Nov. 1996
Replaces:
N/A
Common Names:
Skunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Meadow Cabbage, Dracontium.
Parts Used:
Root, leaves.
Historical Uses:
Skunk Cabbage has been used in traditional medicine as an antispasmodic to treat nervous conditions, such as anxiety, epilepsy, spasms, hysteria and Parkinson's disease.
1,2
It has also been employed in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, hay fever, tuberculosis and other respiratory complaints.
1
Skunk Cabbage is also said to be useful in dropsy and rheumatism.
1
Externally, it has been applied on painful areas and on the head in cases of headaches.
2
Contraindications:
None.
Adverse reactions:
Avoid excessive use.
Dosage:
40 to 80 drops after meals. Apply externally as needed.
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; M. Grieve,
A Modern Herba
l, Internet site Botanical.com.
© 2000, Pure Herbs J.B. Ltd
All right reserved
1
The Lawrence Review of Natural Products
2
Atlas des plantes m�dicinales
,Fernand Nathan, Paris, 1976, p.138
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.
