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Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberose
Asclepias tuberose (Linn.)
Orange Milkweed, NC
Common Names
Pleurisy Root, Butterfly-weed, Swallow-wort, Tuber root, Wind root, Colic root, Orange Milkweed
Botanical Name
Asclepias tuberose (Linn.)
Family
ASCLEPIADACEAE Milkweed Family
Pleurisy Root Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Amenorrhea * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Cough *
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.
Pleurisy Root Remedies
Prep Methods :Teas and extracts, rarely encapsulated.
remedy Remedies using Pleurisy Root
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referencesPleurisy Root Medicinal Uses & References
Pleurisy root acts as an expectorant and relieves pain and congestion in the lungs 1118
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. 1119
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. 326

(Grieve, Maude )

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.
Plant Description
American Medical Plants, Millspaugh, C.1802[18]
Asclepias tuberose (Linn.)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
Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
historyFrom 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.
folkloreThe milkweeds (Asclepias)were named for Aesculapius, who is said to have learned his knowledge of healing from an apprenticeship to Cheiron, the centaur whose herbal and medical skills came directly from Apollo.

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