Botanical Index No. 145

Boneset

eupatorium perfoliatum

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Antiinflammatory, Antiperi-odic, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Antitussive, Antiviral, Astringent, Choleretic, Cytotoxic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Hepatoprotective, Immunostimulant, Laxative, Peristaltic, Phagocytotic, Stimulant, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Bitter Hemostat Nervine Anorexia Arthrosis Backache Bacteria Biliousness Bleeding Bronchosis Bruise Cancer Catarrh Chill Cold Constipation Cough Cramp Debility Dengue Dermatosis Dropsy Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Fever Flu Fracture Gastrosis Gonorrhea Gout Headache Hematemesis Hemorrhoid Immunodepression Indigestion Infection Inflammation Insomnia Malaria Myalgia Nephrosis Osteosis Pain Pharyngosis Pleurisy Pneumonia Rheumatism Snakebite Sore Throat Stomachache Tumor Typhoid Ulcer Urethrosis Virus Water Retention

General Dosage

1–2 tsp chopped leaf/cup water, up to 3 ×/day; 0.5–1 tsp up to 3 ×/day; 1–2 g as tea, 3 ×/day; 2–4 tsp fresh herb; 1–2 g dry herb; 1.5 g dry herb: 7 ml alcohol/8 ml water; 0.5–1 g powdered herb; 2–4 ml liquid herb extract; 0.3–0.5 g solid herb extract; 1–2 ml liquid extract 3 ×/day; 1–4 ml tincture 3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 4. Large doses are laxative and emetic. Classified as a drug, which must normally be registered as a pharmaceutical. Sesquiterpene lactones are cytotoxic and can cause dermatosis. Because of the cytotoxic constituents in this and related species, its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided. Do not use during pregnancy. Should not be used by children under 1 year of age. Not for use more than 7 days. May cause diarrhea or nausea in large doses. In the book Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs, we read that all Eupatorium species containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids are, in principle, hazardous for mankind. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”.

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