MEDICINAL USE:
- Diarrhea and dysentery.
- Abnormal accumulation of liquid in the cellular tissue.
- Relieving inflammation.
- Promotes vomiting, and gives tone to the stomach.
- Local inflammation of skin and rheumatic joints.
- General swelling and tumor.
- Syphilis cores.
- Relieves headaches.
HOW TO USE:
- The infusion of the stem and leaves is used in diarrhea and dysentery.
- The leaf may be consumed to cause vomiting.
- The decoction of roots is also emetic or causing vomiting, laxative, stomach or giving tone to the stomach, emmenagogue or promoting menstrual flow.
- Decoction of roots is also used in gonorrhea, deworming and erysipelas or subcutaneous skin disease.
- The leaves coated with castor oil are applied to rheumatic joints, swellings and tumor. A paste of the leaves is used for dressing syphilitic sores.
- When inhaled, the steam of the decoction of leaves headache.
PARTS USED:
The
root, stem and leaves.
DOSE:
Hot infusion: Pour boiling water over the collected
herb, steep for 15 minutes and strain. this method is used for flower and
leaves to make a tea of use away. It could also be used for powdered bark,
root, seed, or resin and also for bruised nuts,seeds, bark, or buds.
Cold Infusion: Steep
a cold water for several hours, and use.
Decoction: Here is hard parts of the plants such as
twigs, root, barks, rhizomes, berries and some seeds are gently simmered for
about 30 minutes in water so as to release their properties. Strain before use.
Normal Dosage
For Fresh herb or plant twenty grams are used for one liter of
water. if a dried herb are used the amount of plant material should ten grams
For Adults: 4 or 5 cups a day
Children: Aged 10 to 15 years 3 to 4
cups a day
Aged 6 to 9 years 2 cups a day
Aged 2 to 5 years 1 cups a day
1 to 2 years: 1/2 cups a day
Below 1 year: 1/4 or less cup a day
For root decoction, a teaspoon at a time should be taken twice a day.
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