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Boneset Eurpatorium perfoliatum
Eurpatorium perfoliatum
Great Golden Digger Wasp feeding on Boneset
Common Names
Boneset ,
Botanical Name
Eurpatorium perfoliatum
Family
ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE Sunflower family
Boneset Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Bronchitis * Colds * Immune System * Influenza *
Parts Used: Aerial parts
Constituents:Flavonoids (including quercetin, kaempferol, rutin and eupatorin), terpenoids (including sesquiterpene lactones), volatile oil, resin
This Native American remedy for colds and fever was adopted by early settlers to America. The name refers to the plants use to treat breakbone fever, (dengue), a viral infection that causes such intense muscle pain that sufferers feel their bones will break. Only the advent of aspirin displaced boneset as the popular choice for colds and fever.
Boneset Remedies
Prep Methods :Whole herb in capsules, teas, and tinctures. Boneset tea is very bitter.
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referencesBoneset Medicinal Uses & References
Colds,flu, fever
The phytochemicals in boneset help rev up the immune system's white blood cells against viruses and other microorganisms, explaining its longtime use against colds and flu. Native Americans and colonial settlers used it to treat a variety of fever causing afflictions. 689

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

Congestion, Fever
Not really used to treat broken bones, boneset is nonetheless an excellent remedy for colds and congestion. Boneset treats colds by raising body temperature to kill the colds virus, but it also treats fevers by inducing perspiration to lower body temperature. The polysaccharides in boneset activate T-cells to fight bacterial infections. 1333

Moutain Rose Herbs. Learn Boneset. (2008-07-12),

Side Effects:
Consumption of large amounts can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Those allergic to chamomile, feverfew, or ragwort should not use. Safety in pregnant women is not established
Plant Description
Whole plant,1879,Millspaugh, Charles F.[99]
Eurpatorium perfoliatumBoneset is a common plant whose members include daises, dandelion and marigolds, is indigenous to North America where it ranges from New Brunswick to Dakota in the North, to Florida and Louisiana in the South.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
history Millspaugh wrote in 1892 "There is probably no plant in American domestic practice that has more extensive or frequent use than this. The attic, or woodshed, of almost every country farm-house, has its bunches of the dried herb hanging tops downward from the rafters during the whole year, ready for immediate use should some member of the family be taken with a cold."

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