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Insomnia (1; PH2); Itch (f; UPW); Jaundice (f; DAA); Leprosy (f; KAB); Mastosis (f; JLH);
Nervousness (1; PH2); Obesity (f; JAD); Pain (1; PH2); Pneumonia (f; PH2); Pulmonosis (f;
KAB); Rash (f; UPW); Rheumatism (f; DAA; LMP); Sore (f; KAB); Splenosis (f; DAA); Thirst
(f; LMP); Tuberculosis (f; KAB); Ulcer (f; DAA); Urethrosis (f; DEP); Uterosis (f; JLH); Wart
(f; JLH); Water Retention (f; DAA; UPW); Wound (f; DAA).
Dosages (Rice) — Food farmacy (JAD). Here’s the “dosage” from PH2, “Rice seeds are boiled in
water before ingestion.”
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rice) — Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or
side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).
ROCKET LARKSPUR
(Consolida ajacis (L.) Schur) XSynonyms: Consolida ambigua auct., Delphinium ajacis L., D. ambiguum auct.
I hope the nonbotanists who wrote Commission E and the Herbal PDR have figured out the
larkspurs better than I have. Otherwise, they know not of which larkspur they speak. There are
more than a dozen Consolidas and Delphiniums, many called larkspurs. And don’t forget the
pediculicide stavesacre, D. staphisagria L. After wasting a day with the nomenclatorial nuances,
I feel I should treat three species or lump them all into one, larkspur, Consolida regalis Gray
(formerly Delphinium consolida L.); this the slightly different rocket larkspur, Consolida ajacis;
and finally the stavesacre, Delphinium staphisagria, not covered by the USDA. All are poisonous
and dangerous, and probably not reliably distinguished by nonbotanists. So it is, methinks, a bit
optimistic to assume the data in the literature have been based on positive identification (i.e.,
better speculations than mine).
Activities (Rocket Larkspur) — Emetic (f; CRC); Insecticide (f; CRC); Laxative (f; CRC);
Parasiticide (f; CRC); Pediculicide (f; CRC); Poison (f; CRC); Tonic (f; CRC).
Indications (Rocket Larkspur) — Constipation (f; CRC); Debility (f; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f;
CRC); Parasite (f; CRC); Scorpion Sting (f; CRC); Toothache (f; CRC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rocket Larkspur) — Not covered (AHP;
KOM; PHR). “Seed and leaf can induce dermatosis. Alkaloids ajacine and delphinine, occurring
in seed and young plants of most Delphinium spp. Ingestion may cause stomach upset and
nervous symptoms; death may occur if the plant is eaten in large quantities, especially by
children. In Asia the seeds are reported to poison cattle; still they are used as cathartic and
emetic” (CRC).