Botanical Index No. 615

Lemon Bush

lippia javanica

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antiaggregant, Antihistaminic, Antiseptic, Decongestant, Icterogenic, Phototoxic

Primary Conditions Treated

Crocodile Repellent Hemostat Insectifuge Vermifuge Anthrax Arthrosis Asthma Backache Bleeding Bronchosis Cataract Cold Congestion Convulsion Cough Dermatosis Dysentery Dyspnea Interalgia Epistaxis Fever Flu Gangrene Gastrosis Headache Insanity Itch Lice Malaria Marasmus Measles Night Blindness Ophthalmia Pain Proctosis Pneumonia Pulmonosis Rash Respirosis Rhinosis Scabies Sprain Stomachache Worm

Safety & Contraindications

One report of gangrene caused by a poultice of the leaves. Ingestion may cause photodermatosis in cattle. No confirmation of the plant’s toxicity.

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