Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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PURPLE GROMWELL, RED GROMWELL

(Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc.) X

Activities (Purple Gromwell) — Analgesic (1; PH2); Antiangiogenic (1; X9615720); Antibacterial

(1; DAA); Anticancer (1; DAA); Anti-HIV (1; X8277430); Antigonadotropic (1; X3899201);

Antihyperthyroid (1; X6724503); Antiinflammatory (1; PH2; X11092541); Antimutagenic (1;

X3278214); Antioxidant (1; X11092541); Antipyretic (1; DAA; HH3; PH2); Antisarcomic (1;

DAA); Antiseptic (1; PH2; X1240939); Antithyroid (1; AKT); Antitumor (1; PH2; X2559188);

Antiviral (1; X8277430); Apoptotic (1; X10483373); Candidicide (1; X10860491); Circulostimulant

(f; DAA); Depurative (f; DAA); Detoxicant (f; LMP); Diuretic (f; LMP); Fungicide (1; X10860491);

Granulant (1; DAA); Hypoglycemic (1; PH2); Immunomodulator (1; PH2); Lactobacillacide (1;

HH3); Laxative (f; LMP).

Indications (Purple Gromwell) — Abscess (f; DAA); Bacteria (1; DAA; HH3); Bleeding (f;

DAA); Blister (f; LMP); Boil (f; DAA); Burn (f; DAA); Cancer (1; DAA; HHB; JLH; PH2;

X2559188; X3278214); Candida (1; X10860491); Chickenpox (f; LMP); Chilblain (f; DAA);

Circulosis (f; LMP); Constipation (f; DAA; LMP; PH2); Dermatosis (1; DAA; HH3; PH2);

Diabetes (1; PH2); Dysuria (f; DAA; PH2); Eczema (f; DAA; HH3; PH2); Ectoparasite (f; LMP);

Escherichia (1; HH3); Fever (1; DAA; HH3; PH2); Fungus (1; X10860491); Gastrosis (f; LMP);

Hemorrhoid (f; DAA); Hepatosis (f; HH3); HIV (1; X8277430); Hyperglycemia (1; PH2);

Hyperthyroid (1; AKT); Infection (1; PH2; X10860491); Inflammation (1; PH2; X11092541);

Measles (1; DAA; LMP); Mycosis (1; X10860491); Pain (1; PH2); Parasite (f; LMP); Pemphigus

(f; DAA); Purpura (f; HH3); Scarlet Fever (f; DAA; LMP); Shigella (1; HH3); Smallpox (f;

DAA; PH2); Sore (f; DAA); Sting (f; LMP); Strangury (f; PH2); Staphylococcus (f; PH2); Tumor

(1; PH2; X2559188); Virus (1; X8277430); Water Retention (f; LMP); Wound (f; DAA; LMP);

Virus (1; X8277430); Yeast (1; X10860491).

Dosages (Purple Gromwell) — Do not take it (JAD); 3–10 g (HH3); 5–8 g root for smallpox (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Purple Gromwell) — Not covered (AHP).

Too toxic for internal use due to pyrollizidine alkaloids with 1,2-unsaturated necic parent substances

(PH2). High oral doses cause diarrhea in mice (HH3). LD50 (ether root extract) = 40 mg/kg ipr

mouse (HH3), LD50 (ether root extract) = >5000 mg/kg orl mouse (HH3), LD50 (water root extract)

= >5000 mg/kg ipr mouse (HH3), LD50 (water root extract) = >10,000 mg/kg orl mouse (HH3).

Contains at least four antisarcomic phytochemicals,; alkannan, cycloshikonin, dihydroshikonin, and

shikonin (DAA).

PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum salicaria L.) ++

Activities (Purple Loosestrife) — Antibacterial (1; PH2); Antiinflammatory (1; PH2); Antiseptic

(1; PH2); Astringent (1; EFS; FEL; MAD; PH2); Candidicide (1; X10857921); Demulcent (f; FEL);

Hemostat (f; MAD); Tonic (f; EFS).

Indications (Purple Loosestrife) — Bacteria (1; MAD; PH2); Bleeding (1; MAD; PH2);

Candida (1; X10857921); Catarrh (f; PH2); Colitis (f; FEL); Colorectosis (f; FEL); Dermatosis

(1; FEL; MAD; PH2); Diarrhea (f; EFS; HHB; MAD; PH2); Dysentery (f; EFS; HHB; MAD);

Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Eczema (f; MAD; PH2); Enterosis (f; MAD; PH2); Fever (1; DEM;

MAD); Fungus (1; X10857921); Gastrosis (f; MAD); Gingivosis (1; PH2); Gleet (f; FEL);

Gonorrhea (f; FEL); Hemoptysis (f; MAD); Hemorrhoid (1; EFS; PH2); Infection (1; PH2);

Inflammation (1; PH2); Itch (f; MAD); Leukorrhea (f; FEL; MAD); Mycosis (1; X10857921);

Ophthalmia (f; FEL); Sore (f; MAD); Stomachache (f; MAD); Typhus (f; HHB; MAD); Varicosis

(f; MAD); Yeast (1; X10857921).