Botanical Index No. 771

Pareira, Curare

chondrodendron tomentosum

Medicinal Actions

Anesthetic, Anticonvulsant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Hypotensive, Litholytic, Myoparalytic, Myorelaxant, Toxic, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Bitter Curare Bite Bladder Stone BPH Bruise Convulsion Cramp Dropsy Cystosis Edema Fever Gonorrhea High Blood Pressure Inflammation Jaundice Kidney Stone Leukorrhea Madness Nephrosis Orchosis Pain Rheumatism Snakebite Stone Swelling Tetanus Urethrosis UTI VD

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Overdoses of tubocurarine can cause respiratory paralysis and hypotension. LD50’s are less than 1 mg/kg, 0.56 subcutaneously in mice, 0.5 intraperitoneally, and 0.18 intravenously in mice, and 0.2 mg/kg ivn in rabbits. An injection of neostigmine methylsulfate is suggested as an antidote.

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