Botanical Index No. 981

Stavesacre

delphinium staphasiagria

Medicinal Actions

Antispasmodic, Arrhythmogenic, Emetic, Laxative, Narcotic, Pediculicide, Toxic, pediculicide

Primary Conditions Treated

Nervine Vermifuge Adenopathy Alopecia Anxiety Body Odor Blepharosis Callus Cancer pituitary uterus Cervicosis Chalazion Constipation Cramp Cystosis Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dysuria Edema Gastrosis Gonorrhea Headache Hypochondria Hysteria Impotence Induration Leukorrhea Melancholy Neuralgia Neurasthenia Neurosis Pediculosis Phymata Polyp Rheumatism Rhinosis Scrofula Seborrhea Senility Stye Swelling Ulcer Uterosis VD Worm

General Dosage

Use only homeopathic dilutions.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. 2 tsp seed leads to collapse with labored breathing, stomach pain, and weakened pulse. As so often in plants that I describe as too dangerous to take, many of the folk indications come from homeopathy below), which stresses poisonous plants in extremely high doses. Unfortunately, the naive don’t always understand the homeopathic dosages. All are poisonous and dangerous, and probably not reliably distinguished by nonbotanists.

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