Tapioca
manihot esculenta
Medicinal Actions
Antiseptic, Cyanogenic, Diuretic, Piscicide, Sedative
Primary Conditions Treated
Aperient
Demulcent
Hemostat
Poison
Abscess
Angina
Arthrosis
Ascariasis
Ascites
Bite
Bleeding
Boil
Chill
Condyloma
Conjunctivosis
Dermatosis
Diarrhea
Dysentery
Eczema
Erysipelas
Fever
Flu
Hernia
Hepatosis
Infertility
Inflammation
Insomnia
Marasmus
Mastosis
Myosis
Nervousness
Neuralgia
Ophthalmia
Orchosis
Pain
Prostatosis
Rheumatism
Scabies
Sore
Snakebite
Spasm
Sycosis
Toothache
Tumor
Water Retention
Whitlow
Safety & Contraindications
Not covered. 36 drops of bitter cassava juice killed a man in 6 convulsive minutes.
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