Botanical Index No. 543

Indian Hemp

apocynum cannabinum

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Ague Alopecia Amenorrhea Anasarca Angina Ascites Asthma Biliousness Bleeding Bright’s Disease Cancer Cardiopathy Childbirth Cold Condylomata Conjunctivosis Constipation Cough Debility Depression Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dyslactea Dyspepsia Edema Enterosis Fertility Fever Gastrosis Headache Head Cold Heart High Blood Pressure Hydrocephalus Inflammation Laryngosis Leukorrhea Low Blood Pressure Lumbago Malaria Menorrhagia Nephrosis Neuralgia Ophthalmia Palpitation Pertussis Pneumonia Pox Respirosis Rheumatism Rhinosis Sciatica Scrofula Sore Throat Stomachache Swelling Syphilis Tumor Uterosis Valvular Insufficiency VD Vomiting Wart Water Retention Womb Worm Wound

General Dosage

10–30 drops liquid extract 3 ×/day; 0.3 to 0.6 ml tincture.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 3. Cardiac glycosides. Nausea and GI symptoms may occur even at therapeutic dosage; topically may irritate mucous membranes. Cymarin and apocannoside have antitumor activity.

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