Botanical Index No. 560

Jack In The Pulpit

arisaema triphyllum

Medicinal Actions

Carminative, Contraceptive, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Hematonic, Laxative, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Sternutator Abscess Adenopathy Aphtha Arthrosis Asthma Boil Bronchosis Bruise Cancer Catarrh Cold Conjunctivosis Constipation Cough Cramp Croup Dermatosis Diarrhea Enterosis Felon Fever Gas Gastrosis Headache Infertility Inflammation Insomnia Laryngosis Malaria Myalgia Ophthalmia Pain Pertussis Polyp Pulmonosis Rheumatism Ringworm Scald Scrofula Snakebite Sore Sore Throat Stomatosis Swelling Tetterworm Tuberculosis Whitlow Worm

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages”. Contraindicated in pregnancy. Fresh material and improperly dried tubers contain dangerous levels of oxalates. “Toxicity is destroyed by proper drying”, but that is easier said than done. Ingestion can cause GI problems, even death, though the latter has not been not documented. Pungent substances irritate skin and mucous membranes. LD50 2857 mg/kg orl mouse.

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