Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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Indications (Surinam-Cherry) — Diarrhea (1; PH2); Edema (f; PH2); Enterosis (f; PH2); Fever
(f; PH2); Fungus (1; PH2); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gout (1; PH2); High Blood Pressure (f; PH2);
Hyperlipidemic (f; PH2); Infection (1; PH2); Inflammation (f; PH2); Mucososis (f; PH2); Obesity
(f; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; PH2); Respirosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; HHB); Rhinosis (f; PH2);
Stomachache (f; HHB).
Dosages (Surinam-Cherry) — Fruit is a food farmacy?
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Surinam-Cherry) — Not covered (AHP).
“Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).

SWAMP MILKWEED (Asclepias incarnata L.) +

Activities (Swamp Milkweed) — Alterative (f; CEB); Cardiotonic (f; FAD; PH2); Carminative
(f; CEB); Digestive (f; PH2); Diuretic (f; DEM); Emetic (f; CEB; PH2); Laxative (f; CEB;
DEM); Positive Inotropic (1; PH2); Taenifuge (f; CEB); Tonic (f; FAD); Toxic (f; FAD);
Vermifuge (f; CEB).
Indications (Swamp Milkweed) — Asthma (f; CEB; FAD); Back (f; DEM); Bite (f; CEB);
Childbirth (f; DEM); Constipation (f; CEB; DEM); Debility (f; DEM); Dropsy (f; CEB); Dysentery
(f; CEB); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Gas (f; CEB); Heart (1; DEM; PH2); Lameness (f; DEM); Navel
(f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; FAD); Snakebite (f; CEB); Syphilis (f; FAD); Tapeworm (f; CEB);
Toothache (f; DEM); VD (f; FAD); Water Retention (f; DEM); Worm (f; CEB).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Swamp Milkweed) — Not covered (AHP).
None known at proper dosage (not stated) (PH2). Potentially toxic (FAD).

SWEET ANNIE, ANNUAL WORMWOOD (Artemisia annua L.) ++

Activities (Sweet Annie) — Antibacterial (1; DAA; FAY); Antimalarial (2; FNF; WO3); Antiplas-
modial (2; DAA; FNF); Antipyretic (1; DAA; KEB); Antitumor (1; FNF; KEB; WO3); Antiviral
(2; FNF); Bitter (1; KEB); Cytotoxic (1; DAA; KEB; WO3); Herbicide (1; DAA; FNF); Immun-
odepressant (1; KEB); Immunostimulant (1; DAA; KEB); Parasiticide (2; DAA; KEB); Phagocy-
totic (1; KEB); Protisticide (1; DAA); Schistosomicide (1; X10729713); Schizonticide (1; DAA;
KEB); Teratogenic (1; DAA; KEB); Viricide (1; FNF).
Indications (Sweet Annie) — Abscess (f; DAA; FAD); Bacteria (1; DAA; FAY); Boil (f;
FAD); Cancer (1; FNF; KEB; WO3); Cerebrosis (f; DAA); Clonorchis (1; KEB); Cold (2;
FAD); Diarrhea (f; FAD); Dysentery (f; DAA; FAD); Dyspepsia (2; FAD); Escherichia (1;
FAY); Fever (1; DAA; FAY; KEB); Flu (2; FAD); Gas (1; DAA; FAD); Hemorrhoid (f; FAY);
Immunodepression (1; DAA; KEB); Infection (f; FAY); Itch (f; WO3); Leishmaniasis (1; KEB);
Lupus (f; KEB); Malaria (2; DAA; FAD; FNF; WO3); Malaria Prevention (2; FAD); Night
Sweats (f; DAA; FAD); Ophthalmia (f; DAA); Parasite (2; DAA; KEB); Parasitemia (1; DAA);
Pneumonocystis (1; KEB); Salmonella (1; FAY); Scabies (f; DAA; WO3); Schistosomiasis (1;
X10729713); SLE (2; KEB); Sore (f; WO3); Staphylococcus (1; FAY); Thrombosis (f; DAA);
Tuberculosis (f; DAA; FAY); Tumor (1; FNF; KEB; WO3); Virus (2; ABS; FNF); Xerostoma
(f; FAY).
Dosages (Sweet Annie) — General; 4.5–9 g plant in decoction (FAY); 3 g plant juice/day for
malaria (FAY); 30 g plant (dry leaf) or decoction (FAY); 10–20 g/day dry herb or 20–40 ml fluid
extract (1:2) (for all KEB’s Chinese posologies, these ratios apply) (KEB); higher doses suggested
for malaria and lupus (KEB); 50 mg/kg artemisinin for 3 days (KEB); 300 mg/day artemisinin for
50 days for SLE or 30–54 g herb/day.
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