Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Analgesic, Antianemic, Antibacterial, Antiimmunosuppressant, Antiinflammatory, Antineoplastic, Antioxidant, Antiperiodic, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Astringent, Choleretic, Diuretic, Hepatoprotective, Hypoglycemic, Immunostimulant, Lipolytic, Mitogenic, Stomachic, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Adaptogen Aphrodisiac Bitter Deobstruent Anemia Bacteria Cough Cramp Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Enterosis Erysipelas Escherichia Fever Fracture Giddiness Gonorrhea Gout Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Immundepression Impotence Inflammation Jaundice Leprosy Malaria Nausea Pain Peritonosis Rheumatism Snakebite Sore Spermatorrhea Splenosis Syphilis Thirst Tuberculosis Urethrosis Vaginosis VD Virus Water Retention

General Dosage

20–60 ml infusion; 2–4 ml tincture; 1–3 g powder; 1–2 g extract. Kapoor has very high dosage, methinks; 56–112 ml plant juice, with long pepper and honey, for cough, gonorrhea, and fever.