HERBAL MONOGRAPHS LICORICE. 469oxytocic effect, similar to that of secale, has been observed
in animal experiments, making its use as a contraction
stimulant seem plausible.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses:, The drug has many indications in folk
medicine, such as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular
menstruation, nausea, fever, headache, diarrhea and dysen-
tery; as an oxytoxic, to expel the afterbirth, for urethritis,
nerve inflammation, poor lactation, metrorrhagia, hemor-
rhage, menorrhagia and atonic amenorrhea, painful menstru-
ation and climacteric complaints.
Chinese Medicine: Cotton is used in China as a male
contraceptive.
Homeopathic Uses: The drug is used chiefly in gynecology
to treat menstrual disturbances, menstrual bleeding, morning
sickness and uterine bleeding.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
General: Health risks or side effects following the proper
administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not
recorded.
Pregnancy: Cotton is not to be administered during pregnan-
cy, except at delivery.
OVERDOSAGE
In animal studies, numerous poisonings, some of them fatal,
have been observed following long-term feeding with large
quantities of cotton seed press cakes.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: The drug is used as a decoction,
liquid extract and tincture, as well as in combination with
secale^h^drastis, chaemaelirium and leonurus.
Preparatioris!*Tirfcture and liquid extracfof 2 to 4 ml, liquid
extract 20 to 40 drops per single dose.
Daily Dosage: The standard single dose to be taken
internally is 2 g of the drug, or 10 g of a 20% decoction, i.e.
1 teaspoonful for a single-dose decoction. The dosage of the
liquid extract administered during labor is a single dose of 1
to 2 level teaspoonfuls, with another similar dose given 2 to
4 times daily after the birth as a post-natal styptic.
Homeopathic Dosage: 5 drops, 1 tablet or 10 globules every
30 to 60 minutes (acute) or 1 to 3 times daily (chronic);
parenterally: 1 to 2 ml sc acute, 3 times daily; chronic: once
a day (HAB34).Storage: Store Cotton in well-filled containers, protected
from light and heat.
LITERATURE
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Molecular characteristics of chalcone synthase gene families
from two cotton species using the polymerase chain reaction.
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Levisticum officinale
See Lovage
Liatris spicata
See Marsh"Blazing Star
Licorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
TRADE NAMES
Licorice Root (available from numerous manufacturers)
Wild Countryside Licorice Root, Standardized Licorice,
Licorice Power, Phyto Power, Licorice