Botanical Index No. 487

Gumweed

grindelia squarrosa

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Asthma Bacteria Bronchosis Burn Cancer Catarrh Cold Cough Cramp Cystosis Debility Dermatosis Dysmenorrhea Edema Emphysema Erythema Fever Fracture Fungus Gastrosis Gonorrhea Hemoptysis Hepatosis Infection Inflammation Insomnia Itch Malaria Measles Mucososis Mycosis Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Ophthalmia Pertussis Pleurosis Pneumonia Poison Ivy Pulmonosis Rash Respirosis Rheumatism Smallpox Sore Splenosis Stomachache Swelling Syphilis Tuberculosis VD Wound Abscess Arthritis Biliousness Bronchitis Bruise Chest Pain Constipation Contusion Cut

General Dosage

4–6 g gumweed or 3–6 g gumweed fluid extract; 2–4 g fluid extract; 2–3 tsp herb/cup tea.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. High doses may irritate kidney and/or stomach. “Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages”.

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