Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant
Application
tincture, tea
Pleurisy Root
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Also know as Butterfly weed
Botanical Information
A milkweed family member with rough, hairy leaves and flat-topped clusters of orange flowers.
Working with Pleurisy Root
Part(s) Used
Root
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
True to its name, this root is used mainly to treat pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs and to alleviate breathing difficulties. The Eclectic doctors used it to lower fevers as a diaphoretic, for the acute stages of bronchitis and pneumonia, for dry asthma with fever, as well as for a number of other complaints.
Pleurisy root has a taste of ACRID, BITTER and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
Contraindicated during pregnancy. May cause nausea and vomiting.
Conditions treated with Pleurisy Root
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant
Application
tea, tincture
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