Botanical Index No. 853

Red Cedar

juniperus virginiana l.

Medicinal Actions

Antiaggregant, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Cicatrizant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Escharotic, Secretagogue, Sedative, Uterotonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Deobstruent Vermifuge Arthrosis Asthma Bronchosis Cancer Canker Caries Catarrh Cholera Cold Condyloma Cough Debility Dermatosis Dropsy Dysmenorrhea Dyspnea Fever Gangrene Gout Headache Head Cold Infection Insomnia Itch Measles Nervousness Osteosis Psoriasis Rheumatism Sore Stomatosis Swelling Tumor VD Wart Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

“Oil of Savin is much used for the purpose of producing abortion, in doses of 10 to 15 drops 2 or 3 ×/day, and is probably the most certain article for that purpose known; continued use is apt to occasion inflammation of the stomach and bowels”.

Safety & Contraindications

continued use is apt to occasion inflammation of the stomach and bowels”.

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