Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Materia Medica Lesson 4-6: Asarum

 Use leaves and root for tincture. Wild ginger is a plant I find occasionally. There is a small patch behind my house. It is a very odd looking but pretty plant. Too much tea will make you puke. Upper GI stimulant. Stimulates saliva and sweating. Can help you get over a cold. Not for use in pregnancy. This is another one with warnings about cancer, but the studies done were with huge amounts... like sassafras... you'd have to drink more than a gallon a day of the tea... some say ten gallons.

ASARUM (Wild Ginger, Canada Snakeroot) ROOT. Tincture [Fresh Root 1:2, Dry Root, 1:5, 60% alcohol] 20-50 drops in hot water. HERB. Standard Infusion or simple tea as needed. STATUS : W/LA

From  SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

ASARUM CAUDATUM Lachrymitis. Onset of head cold, dry with fever. Chronic cough with debility. Flatulent colic. Atonic dyspepsia. Dry, hot skin. Amenorrhea; simple, crampy; from recent viral infection, or from exposure to cold. Colic in infants, with flatulence. Measles. Fever in infants, suppressed sweating. Fever, dry, hot, interrupted diaphoresis. 


Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course

https://www.swsbm.com/school/

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