Speedwell
veronica officinalis
Medicinal Actions
Alterative, Antidiaphoretic, Antiscorbutic, Antiulcer, Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Stomachic, Tonic
Primary Conditions Treated
Aperitif
Tranquilizer
Vulnerary
Adiposity
Alactea
Anorexia
Arthrosis
Asthma
Boil
Bronchosis
Burn
Catarrh
Childbirth
Chill
Cholecystosis
Cough
Cramp
Dermatosis
Diarrhea
Earache
Eczema
Enterosis
Fever
Gastrosis
Gout
Hemoptysis
Hepatosis
Infection
Inflammation
Itch
Jaundice
Nephrosis
Nervousness
Odontosis
Pharyngosis
Pulmonosis
Respirosis
Rheumatism
Scrofula
Sore Throat
Splenosis
Stomatosis
Sweat
Tuberculosis
Ulcer
Urethrosis
UTI
Vertigo
Water Retention
Wound
General Dosage
1.5 g herb/cup 2–3 ×/day.
Safety & Contraindications
Class 1. Regulated in the U.S. as an allowable flavoring agent in alcoholic beverages only. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Speedwell prevented and speeded healing of ulcers in experimental animals.
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