Botanical Index No. 834

Purple Tephrosia

tephrosia purpurea

Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Alterative, Antipyretic, Cholagogue, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Insecticide, Laxative, Piscicide, Tonic, Colic, Elephantiasis

Primary Conditions Treated

Bitter Deobstruent Vermifuge Acne Ascites Asthma Biliousness Bleeding Boil Bright’s Disease Bronchosis Cancer Cardiopathy Caries Constipation Cough Dermatosis Diarrhea Dropsy Dyspepsia Dysuria Eczema Enterosis Fever Gas Gonorrhea Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Impotence Inflammation Itch Jaundice Leprosy Nephrosis Pain Pulmonosis Rheumatism Scabies Snakebite Sore Splenosis Syphilis Thirst Urogenitosis VD Worm Wound

General Dosage

3–6 g powdered herb; 12–20 ml infusion.