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Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberosa

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Common Names

Pleurisy Root , Butterfly-weed. Swallow-wort, Tuber root, Wind root, Colic root, Orange Milkweed

Botanical Name

Asclepias tuberosa

Family

ASCLEPIADACEAE Milkweed Family

Pleurisy Root Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Amenorrhea * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Cough *
Properties:	Antispasmodic* Stomachic* Expectorant* Carminative* Astringent*
Parts Used:	root
Constituents:	glycosides including asclepiadin, and possibly cardiac glyco-sides; volatile oil, resins

Commonly found from Canada southwards, known popularly as pleurisy root, from its medicinal uses against a wide range of respiratory and lung conditions specifically pleurisy, for which it was formerly official to the United States Pharmacopoeia.

Side Effects:

Large doses are emetic and purgative. The mature plant contains alkaloids that are toxic to livestock, and not recommended for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and children.

How to Use: Pleurisy Root

Preparation Methods :Teas and extracts, rarely encapsulated.

Remedies using : Pleurisy Root Pleurisy root tea*

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Formerly known as Lung Tea, this warm and decongesting tea is great for the respiratory and chest area with a rich and comforting taste.

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Contains: All Organic Echinacea purpurea root, Elecampane, Ginger root, Pleurisy root, Licorice root, White Oak bark, Cinnamon barks, Orange peel and Fennel seed.

Pleurisy Root Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Pleurisy Root for :delayed menstruation
	Constituents in pleurisy mimic the action of estrogen in the body, making the herb useful specifically in bringing on delayed menstruation, or for use as an aborifacient.

Pleurisy root for :Chest Congestion
	Pleurisy root acts as an expectorant and relieves pain and congestion in the lungs.

Pleurisy Root for :Chest Congestion, rheumatism
	It possesses a specific action on the lungs, assisting exporation, subduing inflammation and exerting a general mild tonic effect, making it valuable in all chest complains. It has also been used with great advantage in diarrhaea, dysentery and acute and chronic rheumatism, in low typhoid states and in eczema. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Pleurisy Root for :delayed menstruation
	Constituents in pleurisy mimic the action of estrogen in the body, making the herb useful specifically in bringing on delayed menstruation, or for use as an aborifacient.

Pleurisy root for :Chest Congestion
	Pleurisy root acts as an expectorant and relieves pain and congestion in the lungs.

Pleurisy Root for :Chest Congestion, rheumatism
	It possesses a specific action on the lungs, assisting exporation, subduing inflammation and exerting a general mild tonic effect, making it valuable in all chest complains. It has also been used with great advantage in diarrhaea, dysentery and acute and chronic rheumatism, in low typhoid states and in eczema. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Plant Description
American Medical Plants, Millspaugh, C.1802[18] Butterfly weed is a North American native perennial which occurs in dry/rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields and roadsides. It typically grows in a clump to 1-3 feet tall and features clusters (umbels) of bright orange to yellow-orange flowers atop upright to reclining, hairy stems with narrow, lance-shaped leaves. These flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars). Unlike many of the other milkweeds, this species does not have milky-sapped stems. ^{www.mobot.org}
History and Traditions
From early days this member of the milkweed family has been regarded as a valuable medicinal plant, one of the most important of the indigenous American remedies.
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