Botanical Index No. 500

Hemlock

tsuga canadensis

Medicinal Actions

Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Stimulant, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Hemostat Rubefacient Arthrosis Back Bleeding Blood Boil Cancer breast Catarrh Chafing Childbirth Cholera Cold Colitis Cough Croup Cystosis Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Eczema Enterosis Fever Flu Gastrosis Gingivosis Hyperacidity Induration Infection Inflammation Itch Laryngosis Lethargy Leukorrhea Mastosis Myosis Nephrosis Pain Penis Pharyngosis Prickly Heat Prolapse Pyorrhea Rheumatism Scurvy Smallpox Sore Stomachache Stomatosis Swelling Tuberculosis Uterosis VD Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

1–5 ml liquid leaf extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Tannins probably explain most of the folklore, but vitamin C explains the chronic reference to scurvy.

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