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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Asclepias tuberosa |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Asclepias tuberosa (Pleurisy Root)
| Botanic Name | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Common Name | Pleurisy root, White root, Butterfly weed, Orange milkweed, Wind root (Mills) |
| Family | Asclepiadaceae |
| Parts Used | Dried root (Mills)
Rhizome (Hoffmann) |
| Habitat | North-east & south-east North America, Arizona & northern Mexico(Mills) |
| Constituents | Glycosides
(including asclepiadin & possibly cardioactive glycosides) (Mills),(Hoffmann)
Essential oil (Mills),(Hoffmann) |
| Actions | Relaxing
expectorant (Mills),(Hoffmann)
Diffusive peripheral vasodilator (Mills) Soothing and diffusing inflammatory lesions, especially in the respiratory system (Mills) Diaphoretic (Hoffmann) Antispasmodic (Hoffmann) Carminative (Hoffmann) |
| Applications | To
pulmonary and bronchial infections and congestion (Mills),(Hoffmann)
As a constituent of a fever management regime when of a pulmonary origin (Mills) Pleurisy (Hoffmann) Pneumonia (Hoffmann) Influenza (Hoffmann) |
| Body Systems | Respiratory, GIT, Cardiovascular |
| Dosage | 0.5 – 3
grams dried root equivalent tds (Mills)
Tincture 1-2 mls tds (Hoffmann) FE 1:1 45% 1-4mls tds (BHP) 1:10 45% 1-5mls tds (BHP) |
| Combinations | With Zingiber
officinalis and other hot herbs (Mills)
Capsicum annuum, Grindelia camporum, Lobelia inflata for respiratory congestion(Hoffmann),(BHP). |
| C/I Cautions | Pregnancy (McGuffin)
May cause nausea and vomiting (McGuffin) |
| BHP S/I | Pleurisy |