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Pleurisy Root Asclepias tuberosa

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Orange butterfly weed
Orange butterfly weed
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
Traditions: North America *

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.


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Forests TeaFormerly 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.

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 & Dosage :Teas and extracts, rarely encapsulated.

remedyRemedies using : Pleurisy Root

referencesPleurisy Root Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Amenorrhea * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Cough *
Pleurisy Root for :delayed menstruation
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
Chest Congestion Pleurisy root acts as an expectorant and relieves pain and congestion in the lungs.
Pleurisy Root for :Chest Congestion, rheumatism
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]
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
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.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
folkloreThe milkweeds (Asclepias)were name 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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