Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Analgesic, Antiabortive, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Litholytic, Myorelaxant, Piscicide, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Bitter Curare Hemostat Poison Vulnerary Acne Amenorrhea Asthma Bleeding Calculus Catarrh Childbirth Cough Cystosis Dermatosis Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Enterosis Fever Gastrosis Gravel Hemicrania Hemorrhoid Inflammation Insomnia Jaundice Nephrosis Nervousness Pain Prolapse Rash Sinusosis Snakebite Sore Sting Stomachache Stone Tuberculosis Ulcer Urethrosis Urogenitosis Uterosis VD Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

0.5–1.5 g powdered root; 28–56 ml root decoction; 2–8 ml liquid root extract.