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DROSERA, ROUND-LEAVED SUNDEW (Drosera rotundifolia L.) ++One cannot tell whether the PDR entry for D. ramentacea refers only to D. ramentacea, or also
to D. peltata, D. madagascarensis, and/or the Euroamerican D. rotundifolia covered here (which
is American sundew).
Activities (Drosera) — Antiasthmatic (2; PNC); Antibacterial (1; PNC); Antiinflammatory (1;
PH2); Antiprostaglandin (1; PH2); Antiseptic (1; PH2); Antispasmodic (2; PIP; PH2); Antitussive
(2; CAN; KOM; PIP; PH2); Antiviral (1; PNC); Aphrodisiac (f; CEB; FAD); Astringent (f; CEB);
Bronchospasmolytic (2; KOM; PIP; PH2); Cytostat (1; PH2); Demulcent (f; PNC); Expectorant
(1; CAN); Fungicide (1; PNC); Immunostimulant (1; PNC; PH2); Pectoral (f; CEB); Proteolytic
(1; PNC); Secretolytic (f; PH2).
Indications (Drosera) — Acne (f; CEB); Asthma (2; PNC; PH2); Atherosclerosis (f; CEB; FAD);
Bacteria (1; PNC); Bronchosis (2; CEB; FAD; PH2); Corn (1; JLH; FAD); Cough (2; KOM; PIP;
PH2); Cramp (2; PIP; PH2); Dermatosis (f; CEB); Fits (1; KOM); Freckle (f; CEB); Frigidity (f;
CEB); Fungus (1; PNC); Gastrosis (f; DAW); Gastric Ulcer (1; DAW); Immunodepression (1; PNC;
PH2); Impotence (f; CEB); Infection (1; PNC); Inflammation (1; PH2); Leishmaniasis (1; PNC);
Mycosis (1; PNC); Old Age (f; CEB); Pertussis (2; CEB; PNC); Respirosis (2; PH2); Tracheosis
(1; CAN); Tuberculosis (f; CEB); Virus (1; PNC); Wart (1; FAD; JLH; PH2).
Dosages (Drosera) — 1–2 g dry leaf as tea 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.5–2 ml liquid leaf extract (1:1 in
25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.5–1.0 ml herb tincture (1:5 in 60% alcohol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 3
g/day (KOM; PIP); steep 1–2 drug 10 min. in 1 cup boiled water, 3–4 ×/day (PH2).
Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects (Drosera) — Class 2b, 2c (AHP; CAN). No
contraindications documented. None reported (KOM; PIP). Plumbagin may be irritant (CAN).
Plumbagin is immunostimulating in small doses, antibacterial, antifungal, antileishmanic, and
antiviral as well as cytotoxic in large doses (PNC).
DUCKWEED (Lemna minor L.) ++Activities (Duckweed) — Alterative (f; DEP); Antiinflammatory (f; PH2); Depurative (f; DAA);
Diuretic (f; DEP; HHB; PH2); Soporific (f; DAA).