Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant
Application
tincture, tea
Spikenard
(Aralia racemosa)
Also know as American Spikenard
Botanical Information
A perennial of the Ginseng family to 3 or 4 feet high with branched reddish stems, numerous umbels of small whitish flowers, and a large aromatic branched root.
Working with Spikenard
Part(s) Used
Rhizome, Root
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
American spikenard is used for rheumatism and various skin conditions and is considered a tonic and blood purifier. Spikenard is used to treat chronic lung problems and digestive weakness. It also serves as a diaphoretic and expectorant, useful for breaking up colds and flu. Spikenard makes a tasty cough syrup and is useful in this form to rid thick phlegm from the upper respiratory tract.
Spikenard has a taste of SWEET, ACRID and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Conditions treated with Spikenard
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
diaphoretic, expectorant
Application
tincture, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
lung and digestive tonic
Application
tincture, tea
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The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
