Botanical Index No. 969

Spikenard

aralia racemosa

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Carminative, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Stomachic, Tonic, Toxic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Pectoral Amenorrhea Asthma Backache Boil Bruise Burn Carbuncle Caries Childbirth Cold Cough Debility Dermatosis Dropsy Dysentery Fever Gas Gout Hay Fever Infection Inflammation Itch Lassitude Mastosis Myalgia Myosis Ophthalmia Pain Paralysis Pertussis Rheumatism Sore Sprain Stomachache Swelling Syphilis Toothache Tuberculosis Ulcer VD Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

2 g rhizome; 1.5 g rhizome/500 ml.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b. None known for proper dosage. Not for use during pregnancy. Photodermatosis is possible.

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