Origin Plant · Asclepiadaceae (Apocynaceae) · Simple
Habitat E. India
ClarkePreparation Tincture or trituration of bark of root. Tincture of the milky juice.
Sources 3 entries across 3 books: Boericke, Clarke, T. F. Allen
Dose
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Tincture, one to five drops; three times a day.
Reason for useBoericke
Has been used with marked success in the treatment of syphilis following Mercury; also, in elephantiasis, leprosy, and acute dysentery. Pneumonic phthisis. Tuberculosis. Increases the circulation in the skin; has powerful effects as a sudorific. In the secondary symptoms of syphilis, where Mercury has been used but cannot be pushed safely any farther, it rapidly recruits the constitution, heals the ulcers and blotches from the skin, and perfects the cure. Primary anaemia of syphilis. Heat in stomach is a good guiding symptom. Obesity, while flesh decreases, muscles become harder and firmer.
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Compare Ipecacuanha, Asclepias Syriaca, Asclepias Tuberosa +6
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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