Masterwort
peucedanum ostruthium
Medicinal Actions
Antidote, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Sedative, Stimulant, Stomachic, Colic
Primary Conditions Treated
Aphrodisiac
Apoplexy
Arthrosis
Asthma
Atherosclerosis
Bite
Bloat
Bronchosis
Cancer
face
liver
spleen
Catarrh
Cramp
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspepsia
Enterosis
Epilepsy
Fever
Gallstone
Gas
Gastrosis
Gout
Hepatosis
Induration
Infection
Insomnia
Ischiosis
Kidney Stone
Malaria
Nervousness
Rheumatism
Roemheld Syndrome
Splenosis
Stomachache
Stone
Tuberculosis
Uterosis
Water Retention
Worm
spider
General Dosage
1 tsp root in cold infusion; 500–2000 mg powdered root 2–3 ×/day; 4–8 ml liquid rhizome extract.
Safety & Contraindications
Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Furanocoumarins may be phototoxic.
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