Botanical Index No. 489

Hairy Strophanthus

strophanthus hispidus

Medicinal Actions

Antiaggregant, Antibacterial, Anxiolytic, Cardiotonic, Cicatrizant, Digitalic, Diuretic, Lactagogue, Laxative, Negative Chronotropic, Negative Dromotropic, Positive Bathmotropic, Positive Inotropic, Pediculicide, Piscicide, Stimulant, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aphrodisiac Curare Alactea Anuria Anxiety Atherosclerosis Bacteria Bite Bradycardia Cancer Cardiopathy Constipation Cramp Dermatosis Dropsy Dysentery Dystony Dysuria Edema Escherichia Fever Gastrosis Gonorrhea High Blood Pressure Hypertony Infection Infertility Insanity Itch Leprosy Lice Malaria Neurodystonia Ophthalmia Parasite Rash Rheumatism Scabies Snakebite Sore Staphylococcus Stenocardia Sterility Stomachache Streptococcus Swelling Syphilis VD Water Retention Worm Wound Yaw

General Dosage

Don’t take it except with physician guidance!. Cymarin 0.6–0.9 mg ivn man/day, 2.3–2.5 mg orl man; ouabain 0.25–0.65 mg ivn man/day, 12–48 mg/day orl man; toxic dose 143 mg/man; k-strophanthoside 0.2–1.2 mg ivn man/day, to 7.5 mg/day orl man; toxic dose 143 mg/man.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Side effects may include cardiac arrhythmia, headache, ophthalmia, queasiness, stupor, and vomiting. May enhance effects and side effects with calcium salts, glucocorticoids, laxatives, quinidine, and saluretics. Powdered seeds LDlo 25 mg/kg ivn dog; g-strophanthidin LDlo 0.33–0.44 mg/kg ivn dog. Aqueous leaf extract inhibit poisoning of snake, at doses as low as 0.2 mg/ml, increasing the clotting time.

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