Botanical Index No. 1146

Yellow Jessamine

gelsemium sempervirens

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Anticholinesterase, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, CNS Depressant, Diaphoretic, Hypotensive, Mydriatic, Respirasedative, Sedative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Bronchodilator Nervine Poison Vasodilator Asthma Biliousness Cancer Childbirth Chorea Convulsion Cough Cramp Croup Cystosis Dysmenorrhea Dyspnea Dysuria Enterosis Epilepsy Fever Flu Gastrosis Gonorrhea Hangover Headache Heart Heartburn High Blood Pressure Hyperemia Hysteria Induration Insomnia Itch Malaria Migraine Myocardosis Nervousness Neuralgia Neurodermatosis Neurodystrophy Neurosis Oliguria Pain Pertussis Pleurisy Pneumonia Polio Rheumatism Sarcoma Sniffle Spasm Stomachache Toothache Trigeminosis Typhoid VD Wen

General Dosage

Now mostly homeopathic.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Not for use in cardiac weakness. Side effects may include coma, cyanosis, difficulty in swallowing, dizziness, double vision, dyspnea, headache, heavy eyelids, hypocyclosis, loss of speech, muscle stiffness, mydriasis, vomiting, and xerostoma. Extracts corresponding to 0.5 g can kill a child, 2–3 g an adult.

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