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due to gossypol. Animals fed seed press cakes 3–4 weeks showed enterosis, gastrosis, hema-
turia, jaundice, nephritis, and ophthalmic disorders (PH2).
LEVANT WORMSEED (Artemisia cina O. Berg) XSynonym: Seriphidium cinum (O. Berg) Poljakov
Activities (Levant Wormseed) — Antipyretic (1; PH2); Ascaricide (1; PH2); Oxyuricide (1; PH2);
Parasiticide (1; PH2); Vermifuge (1; PH2).
Indications (Levant Wormseed) — Ascaris (1; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH);
Convulsion (f; PH2); Fever (1; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Parasite (1; PH2); Splenosis (f; JLH);
Worm (1; PH2).
Dosages (Levant Wormseed) — 25 mg for adults, follow with laxative (PH2); for children, 2 mg
for each year of age. (Yet, the Austrian pharmacopoeia says 1–2 g as daily dosage, according to
PH2.) Avoid allopathic dosage (PH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Levant Wormseed) — Not covered (AHP;
KOM). 10 g can cause deadly poisoning. Intoxication can occur even with therapeutic dose, with
epileptic convulsions, gastroenterosis, kidney irritation, muscle twitch, stupor, visual disorders (e.g.,
xanthopsia as with thujone).
LICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) ++I suspect the Chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) has all the same activities and indications,
and I will probably offend some purists by aggregating them. Like ginseng, the Chinese are