Botanical Index No. 357

Dusty-miller

senecio cineraria

Medicinal Actions

Emmenagogue

Primary Conditions Treated

General Dosage

Don’t take it.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids in considerable amounts and varieties, which can be carcinogenic, hepatotoxic, and mutagenic. PAs are toxic to humans. Use of Senecio species can result in potentially fatal hepatic veno-occlusive disease in humans, with symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting with ascites, or seneciosis, reported in almost all cases of severe or fatal intoxications, from intakes of 0.5 mg/kg to 3.3 mg/kg.

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