- ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Akkirakaram
English: Pellitory Telugu: Akarakaram Malayalam: Akkalkara Kannada: Akkalkara Marathi: Akkalkara Hindi: Akarkara Sanskrit: Akarakarava |
description & usage
Mostly found in Bengal and Arabia.
Uses:
Toothache, sore-throat, paralysis, hemiplegia, epilepsy, rheumatism.
How to Use:
Root is a valuable sialogogue and is regarded as a tonic to the nervous system. It is powerfully irritant. "A decoction of the root is used as a gargle in carious teeth, toothache, sore-throat and tonsillitis." Take pellitory root, dried ginger, saffron, nutmeg, long-pepper, cloves, red sandalwood, each two drachms and opium one drachm. Mix it, add sugar six drachms to make a confection. Dose - 6 grains. Given in impotence and chronic bowel complaints.
Parts Used:
Leaves
Taste:
Pungency
Action:
Stimulant, sialogogue, rubefacient
Uses:
Toothache, sore-throat, paralysis, hemiplegia, epilepsy, rheumatism.
How to Use:
Root is a valuable sialogogue and is regarded as a tonic to the nervous system. It is powerfully irritant. "A decoction of the root is used as a gargle in carious teeth, toothache, sore-throat and tonsillitis." Take pellitory root, dried ginger, saffron, nutmeg, long-pepper, cloves, red sandalwood, each two drachms and opium one drachm. Mix it, add sugar six drachms to make a confection. Dose - 6 grains. Given in impotence and chronic bowel complaints.
Parts Used:
Leaves
Taste:
Pungency
Action:
Stimulant, sialogogue, rubefacient
