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| (Asclepias
tuberosa) |
| Common names: Butterfly
Weed, Canada Root, Flux Root, Orange Swallow Wort, Silkweed, Swallow
Wort, Tuber Root, White Root, Wind Root. |
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| Parts
Used: Root. |
Methods
Used: Water extraction. |
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| Spiritual
Uses: This herb is one of the ceremonial herbs of the Appalachian
tribes. Some tribes brewed a strong version of the tea that was intended
to produce vomiting during certain rituals. |
Physical
Uses: This plant is named for the condition it is believed to
relieve.
An infusion of Pleurisy
Root is used to encourage perspiration, clear the breathing passages,
and relieve difficult breathing.
It has also been considered
useful for fevers, rheumatism, and dysentery.
Sometimes it was mixed
with cayenne and administered to head off a cold.
In small doses, it was
an acceptable children's remedy.
Native Americans chewed
the dried root or brewed a tea to treat pneumonia and bronchitis.
Powdered root mixed with
a small amount of water was made into a salve to spread onto sores
to heal them. |
Preparation:
TEA:
- Boil 1 cup
of water. Allow to stand for 30 seconds.
- Add one teaspoonful
of chopped and bruised or powdered root. Stir briefly and cover.
- Allow to
steep for ½ hour. (To induce vomiting, a stronger tea than this
was required.)
- Strain out
and discard herb.
- Dosage:
- Children
- Depending upon body weight, administer 1-5 drops of the
tea in a small amount of hot water every 2 hours.
- Adults
-- The dose can be as much as 30 drops, administered every
3 hours.
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