Botanical Index No. 944

Smartweed

polygonum hydropiper l.

Medicinal Actions

Allergenic, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Anticapillary Fragility, Antifertility, Anti-implantation, Antimutagenic, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Carminative, Contraceptive, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Hypotensive, Irritant, Larvicide, Litholytic, Myorelaxant, Piscicide, Sedative, Stimulant, Tonic, Uterotonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Insectifuge Rubefacient Vasoconstrictor Vermifuge Amenorrhea Angina Arthrosis Asthma Bacteria Bleeding Bruise Cancer leg mesentery uterus Capillary Fragility Chill Cholera Cough Cystosis Dermatosis Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dysuria Edema Enterosis Fever Fibroma Fistula Gangrene Gas Gastrosis Gonorrhea Gout Gravel Headache Hematuria Hemoptysis Hemorrhoid High Blood Pressure Induration Inflammation Insomnia Itch Jaundice Leukorrhea Metrorrhagia Mucososis Nephrosis Nervousness Pain Rheumatism Scabies Scald Sore Sprain Stomatosis Stone Strangury Stroke Swelling Toothache Uterosis Uterrhagia Varicosis VD Vomiting Water Retention Whitlow Worm Wound

General Dosage

600–3750 mg herb fluid extract; 1 tsp herb/cup 3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. “Consumption of larger quantities of the fresh kraut can cause gastroenterosis”. Plant is potentially allergenic.

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