Botanical Index No. 839

Pyrethrum

tanacetum cinerariifolium

Medicinal Actions

Antiseptic, Ascaricide, Insecticide, Myorelaxant, Neurotoxic, Parasiticide, Pediculicide, Scabicide

General Dosage

“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. “Urticaria, asthma, and rhinosis have been reportedly induced by pyrethrin and by working with pyrethrin preparations. In humans, overdoses cause headache, tinnitus, facial pallor, epigastralgia, nausea, syncope, and asphyxia. Overdoses of the powder will cause unconsciousness, albuminuria, pallor, collapse, slow and heavy heartbeat, respiratory difficulties, and nausea”. Not covered. “Urticaria, asthma, and rhinosis have been reportedly induced by pyrethrin and by working with pyrethrin preparations. In humans, overdoses cause headache, tinnitus, facial pallor, epigastralgia, nausea, syncope, and asphyxia. Overdoses of the powder will cause unconsciousness, albuminuria, pallor, collapse, slow and heavy heartbeat, respiratory difficulties, and nausea”.

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