Botanical Index No. 814

Potato

solanum tuberosum

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Diuretic, Emetic, Fungicide, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Lactagogue, Myotropic, Narcotic, Orexigenic

Primary Conditions Treated

Pectoral Anorexia Arthrosis Bacteria Bronchosis Burn Callus Conjunctivosis Corn Cough Cramp Cystosis Delirium Dermatosis Diabetes Dysuria Fistula Frostbite Fungus Headache Hemorrhoid High Blood Pressure Hyperglycemia Infection Itch Mastosis Mycosis Neuralgia Ophthalmia Pain Prostate Pulmonosis Rheumatism Spasm Staphylococcus Tumor Wart

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Fruits” and green skinned potatoes can be toxic, sometimes fatally so. Solanine is analgesic and antineuralgic; controls itch at oral doses of 50–200 mg.

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