Botanical Index No. 254

Chirata

swertia chirayita

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Anthelminthic, Anticholinergic, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antimalarial, Antipyretic, Antitubercular, Astringent, Cholagogue, Choleretic, CNS-Depressant, Hepatoprotective, Hypnotic, Hypoglycemic, Laxative, Secretagogue, Stomachic, Tonic, Uterosedative

Primary Conditions Treated

Bitter Emollient Vermifuge Anemia Anorexia Arthrosis Asthma Atony Biliousness Bleeding Bronchosis Cancer abdomen colon Childbirth Cholera Cold Constipation Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dyspepsia Dysuria Edema Emaciation Enterosis Fever Gastrosis Gingirrhagia Gonorrhea Gout Gravel Hepatosis Hiccup Hyperglycemia Inflammation Itch Leprosy Leukoderma Malaria Nausea Neurosis Ophthalmia Rheumatism Scabies Sting Swelling Thirst Tuberculosis VD Vomiting Worm

General Dosage

300–2000 mg; 600–2000 mg; 14–28 ml tea; 0.5–2 g root in decoction with honey for hiccup or nausea;10–20 drops 3 ×/day, between meals.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Not for patients with duodenal or gastric ulcers.

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