New Jersey Tea
ceanothus americanus
Medicinal Actions
Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Depurative, Expectorant, Hepatotonic, Hypotensive, Laxative, Sedative, Splenotonic, Tonic
Primary Conditions Treated
Abortifacient
Hemostat
Adenopathy
Amenorrhea
Appendicitis
Asthma
Bite
Bleeding
Blood
Bronchosis
Cancer
spleen
Chill
Cold
Constipation
Cough
Cramp
Dermatosis
Diabetes
Dysentery
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Enterosis
Fever
Gastrosis
Gonorrhea
Hepatosis
High Blood Pressure
HIV
Inflammation
Insomnia
Malaria
Metrorrhagia
Mucososis
Nervousness
Pertussis
Pulmonosis
Respirosis
Snakebite
Sore
Sore Throat
Splenosis
Stomachache
Stomatosis
Swelling
Syphilis
Tonsilosis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
VD
Wound
General Dosage
0.05–1.5 ml liquid extract.
Safety & Contraindications
Class 1. None known. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. The 8% tannin could explain about half of the indications.
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