Botanical Index No. 661

Marsh-marigold

caltha palustris

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, Antisarcomic, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Hyperglycemic, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypotensive, Laxative, Spermicide

Primary Conditions Treated

Pectoral Poison Biliousness Bite Bronchosis Cancer Cold Constipation Cough Cramp Dermatosis Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Fever Hepatosis Herpes High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Hypoglycemia Inflammation Jaundice Pain Pemphigus Pertussis Rash Rheumatism Sarcoma Scrofula Snakebite Sore Swelling Tuberculosis Tumor Uterosis Wart Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Warning: Any plant part may irritate and/or blister skin or mucous membranes. Sniffing bruised stems induces sneezing. Poisonings have resulted from using raw leaves in salads or raw flower buds as caper substitutes. Do not confuse with toxic hellebores. I once doubted the EFS reports of helleborein, jervine, and veratrine but did enter them in FNF. These are sometimes found in monocots such as Veratrum, which often grow in the same swamp or bog environment. But toxic hellebores are from the same buttercup family. Treat all these with extreme caution.

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