Botanical Index No. 60

Asian Meadow-rue

thalictrum foliolosum

Medicinal Actions

Antipyretic, Cerebrotonic, Diuretic, Laxative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Bitter Collyrium Deobstruent Atony Conjunctivosis Corneosis Coryza Dermatosis Diarrhea Dyspepsia Fever Gas Hemorrhoid Jaundice Malaria Onychosis Ophthalmia Toothache Water Retention

General Dosage

14–28 ml tea; 1–2 ml root tincture; 0.5–1 g powder root. After 6 months storage, berberine was reduced to 1/4 , and magnoflorine to traces.