Botanical Index No. 795

Pimpinella

pimpinella saxifraga

Medicinal Actions

Antispasmodic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Lactagogue, Secretolytic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Secretomotor Vermifuge Vulnerary Angina Asthma Backache Bacteria Bladder Stone Bronchosis Cardiopathy Catarrh Chill Cholecystosis Cold Cough Cramp Croup Cystosis Diphtheria Dyslactea Dysuria Eczema Edema Enterosis Epistaxis Frostbite Gastrosis Gout Headache Hepatosis Infection Inflammation Kidney Stone Laryngosis Mucososis Nephrosis Nervousness Ophthalmia Otosis Pain Palpitation Pharyngosis Phthisis Plethora Pulmonosis Respirosis Rhinosis Sore Throat Splenosis Stomatosis Stone Uterosis Varicosis Worm Wound

General Dosage

0.5–10 g root; 6–12 g dry root; 6–12 g root tincture; 10–15 drops root tincture; 1 tsp herb in wine.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. None known. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Furanocoumarins may generate phototoxicity in fair-skinned people.

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