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Astringent and antiinflammatory activity is attributed (CAN) to its rosmarinic activity (which
deserves a whole lot more praise than those two minor activities).GROUND PINE, YELLOW BUGLE
(Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb.) ++Synonym — Teucrium chamaepitys L.
Activities (Ground Pine) — Diaphoretic (f; EFS); Diuretic (f; EFS; PH2); Emmenagogue (f; EFS;
PH2); Stimulant (f; PH2); Tonic (f; EFS); Vulnerary (f; EFS).
Indications (Ground Pine) — Ague (f; GMH); Cancer (f; JLH); Cirrhosis (f; JLH); Dropsy (f;
GMH); Fever (f; EFS); Gout (f; GMH; PH2); Gynecopathy (f; GMH; PH2); Hepatosis (f; JLH);
Induration (f; JLH); Jaundice (f; GMH); Mastosis (f; JLH); Rheumatism (f; GMH; PH2); Splenosis
(f; JLH); Swelling (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; EFS; PH2).
Dosages (Ground Pine) — 1 tbsp decoction (1 oz dry herb/pint boiling water) several ×/day
(GMH).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ground Pine) — Not covered (AHP;
KOM). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but
PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).GROUNDSEL (Senecio vulgaris L.) XMadaus, rightly or wrongly, says that S. jacobaea and S. vulgaris have the same effects. So
most of the MAD entries below have also been transcribed to S. vulgaris and may really belong
only there.
Activities (Groundsel) — Carcinogenic (1; AEH; PH2); Diaphoretic (f; EFS); Diuretic (f; EFS);
Emetic (f; EFS); Emmenagogue (f; EFS); Hemostat (f; EFS; MAD); Hepatotoxic (1; AEH; PH2);
Laxative (f; EFS); Poison (1; PH2); Vermifuge (f; EFS); Vulnerary (f; EFS).
Indications (Groundsel) — Amenorrhea (f; EFS; MAD); Anemia (f; MAD); Bleeding (f; EFS;
MAD); Catarrh (f; MAD); Chlorosis (f; MAD); Colic (f; HH2); Constipation (f; EFS); CVI (f;
BRU); Cystosis (f; MAD); Depression (f; MAD); Diabetes (f; MAD); Diarrhea (f; MAD); Dys-
menorrhea (f; EFS; HH2; MAD; PH2); Encephalosis (f; MAD); Epilepsy (f; HH2); Fever (f; EFS);
Gout (f; MAD); Headache (f; MAD); Hemorrhoid (f; MAD); Jaundice (f; MAD); Mastosis (f;
MAD); Neurosis (f; MAD); Odontosis (f; HH2); Pain (f; MAD); Phthisis (f; MAD); Plethora (f;
MAD); Scab (f; MAD); Sore (f; MAD); Spine (f; MAD); Tuberculosis (f; MAD); Urogenitosis (f;
MAD); Uterosis (f; MAD); Water Retention (f; EFS); Worm (f; EFS; HH2); Wound (f; EFS).
Dosages (Groundsel) — Do not take it (JAD); 2 g tincture several ×/day, up to 15 g (MAD); 1–3
fl extract (MAD); 40–60 g juice (MAD).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Groundsel) — Not covered (AHP). Con-
tains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in considerable amounts and varieties, which can be carcino-
genic, hepatotoxic, and mutagenic. Use of Senecio species can result in potentially fatal hepatic
veno-occlusive disease in humans, with symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting with ascites.
PAs are toxic to humans, with liver damage with cirrhosis and ascites, or seneciosis, or veno-
occlusive disease reported in almost all cases of severe or fatal intoxications, from intakes of
0.5 mg/kg to 3.3 mg/kg (AEH1). Horses grazing the plant develop anorexia, ascites, edema,
encephalopathy with gait anomalies, and jaundice (BRU). LD50 (mixed alkaloids) = 140 mg/kg
orl rat (HH2).