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Indications (Milkweed) — Asthma (f; CRC); Backache (f; CRC; DEM); Bronchosis (f; CRC);
Cancer (1; CRC; JLH); Catarrh (f; CRC); Chest Ache (f; DEM); Constipation (f; CRC; DEM);
Cough (f; CRC); Dropsy (f; CRC; DEM); Dysentery (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC); Dyspepsia
(f; CRC); Edema (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC); Gallstone (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea
(f; CRC); Gravel (f; CRC; DEM); Mastosis (f; CRC; DEM); Mole (f; CRC); Pain (f; CRC; DEM);
Pleurisy (f; CRC); Pneumonia (f; CRC); Poison Ivy (f; MIC); Pulmonosis (f; DEM); Rheumatism
(f; CRC; DEM); Ringworm (f; CRC; DEM); Scrofula (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Sting (f; DEM);
Swelling (f; CRC); Tumor (1; CRC; JLH); Ulcer (f; CRC); VD (f; CRC); Wart (f; CRC; DEM;
JLH); Water Retention (f; CRC); Wound (f; CRC; DEM).MIMOSA (Albizia julibrissin Durazz.) ++Synonym: Mimosa arborea Forssk.Activities (Mimosa) — Analgesic (f; DAA; FAY); Antianaphylactic (1; X3932203); Aperitif (f;
FAY); Arrhythmigenic (1; X1611699); Calcium Blocker (1; WO3); Digestive (f; DAA); Discutient
(f; FAY); Diuretic (f; FAY); Insecticide (f; FAY); Memorigenic (f; FAY); Proteinase Inhibitor (1;
X528539); Sedative (f; DAA; X10904180); Stimulant (f; DAA); Tonic (f; DAA); Tranquilizer (f;
DAA); Uterocontractant (f; FAY); Vermifuge (f; DAA); Vulnerary (f; DAA).Indications (Mimosa) — Abscess (f; DAA); Anaphylaxis (1; X3932203); Anorexia (f; FAY);
Anxiety (f; FAY); Boil (f; DAA); Cancer (1; DAA); Cancer, lung (1; DAA); Carbuncle (f; DAA);
Cardiopathy (1; WO3); Depression (f; FAY); Fracture (f; DAA); Furuncle (f; FAY); Hemorrhoid
(f; DAA); Insomnia (f; DAA; X10904180); Nervousness (f; DAA; X10904180); Pain (f; DAA;
FAY); Pulmonosis (f; FAY); Sarcoma (f; DAA); Sore (f; DAA); Sprain (f; DAA); Stress (f; FAY);
Swelling (f; FAY); Water Retention (f; FAY); Worm (f; DAA); Wound (f; FAY).Dosages (Mimosa) — 9–30 g bark; 3–9 g flowers (FAY).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Mimosa) — According to the WOI, this plant
shares all the medicinal indications of Albizia lebbek.MISSOURI SNAKEROOT, WILD QUININE (Parthenium
integrifolium L.) +++Blumenthal, Foster, and Pedersen all make the case that early on, some, many, or most of the
earlier studies leading to the new fame for echinacea were really performed on Parthenium.
Pedersen (1998) says, “During the past fifty years most of the echinacea of commerce was
probably parthenium.”Activities (Missouri Snakeroot) — Antibacterial (f; JAD); Antiseptic (f; PED); Immunostimulant
(f; PED).Indications (Missouri Snakeroot) — Bacteria (f; JAD); Bronchosis (f; PED); Colitis (f; PED);
Cold (f; PED); Cough (f; PED); Debility (f; PED); Enterosis (f; PED); Fatigue (f; PED); Immun-
odepression (f; PED); Infection (f; PED); VD (f; PED).Dosages (Missouri Snakeroot) — 1 tbsp fresh root (PED); 1.5 g dry root (PED); 1.5 g dry root:8
ml alcohol/7 ml water.Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Missouri Snakeroot) — Class 1 (AHP).