Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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(f; BIB; PHR; PH2; SUW; WOI); Diuretic (f; JFM); Dysentery (f; BIB); Dyspepsia (f; BIB;
DEP; SUW; WOI); Dysuria (f; JFM); Enterosis (f; JLH); Epistaxis (f; BIB); Fever (1; BIB;
EFS); Flu (f; BIB); Fungus (1; PHR; PH2); Gas (1; BIB; DEP; EFS; JFM; PH2; SUW);
Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; BIB; DEP; KAB); Headache (f; BIB; PHR; PH2); Hema-
tochezia (f; PH2); Hemoptysis (f; BIB); Hepatosis (f; BIB; JLH); Hiccup (f; BIB; KAB);
Impotence (f; BIB); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; PHR; PH2); Inflammation (1; BIB);
Leprosy (f; BIB; KAB; PH2); Leukemia (1; X10675556); Leukoderma (f; BIB; KAB); Mastosis
(f; SKJ); Mycosis (1; PHR; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; PH2); Orchosis (f; JLH; JFM); Pain (1; BIB;
DEP; PHR; PH2); Palpitation (f; BIB); Parotosis (f; BIB; JLH); Puerperium (f; BIB); Rheu-
matism (f; PHR); Scabies (f; BIB; KAB); Sclerosis (f; BIB; JLH); Scorpion Sting (f; BIB);
Snakebite (f; SUW); Sore (f; BIB; KAB); Spasm (f; BIB); Splenosis (f; JLH; KAB); Sple-
nomegaly (f; BIB; KAB); Stomachache (f; BIB); Stone (f; PH2); Stye (f; BIB); Syncope (f;
BIB); Swelling (f; SKJ); Tachycardia (f; BIB); Tuberculosis (f; BIB); Tumor (1; BIB); Ulcer
(f; BIB); Uterosis (f; BIB; JLH); VD (f; JLH); Wart (f; BIB; JLH); Water Retention (f; BIB;
HHB; JFM; PH2); Whitlow (f; BIB; JLH); Worm (f; BIB; KAB).
Dosages (Cumin) — 300–600 mg (HHB); 0.06–0.2 ml (HHB); 5–10 fruits (PHR); 300 to 600 gm
(PHR) (I’m sure they did not mean that, that’s 1–2 pounds, close to a lethal dose, I’d bet); corrected
in PH2 to 300–600 mg (= 5–10 fruit).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cumin) — Class 1 (AHP). None noted
(PHR). Not covered (KOM). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic
dosages” (PH2).

CUPMOSS (Cladonia pyxidata (L.) E. Fries.) ++

Activities (Cupmoss) — Antitussive (f; PH2); Expectorant (f; EFS; PH2).

Indications (Cupmoss) — Bronchosis (f; PH2); Cough (f; EFS; PH2); Pertussis (f; EFS; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cupmoss) — Not covered (AHP).“Hazards
and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).

CUP-PLANT (Silphium perfoliatum L.) +

Activities (Cup-Plant) — Alterative (f; EFS; FEL); Analgesic (f; FAD); Antiemetic (f; DEM);
Antispasmodic (f; FEL); Diaphoretic (f; EFS; PH2); Emetic (f; FAD); Emmenagogue (f; DEM);
Restorative (f; EFS; FEL); Stimulant (f; FEL); Tonic (f; EFS; FEL; PH2).

Indications (Cup-Plant) — Ague (f; FEL); Amenorrhea (f; DEM); Backache (f; DEM; FAD);
Bruise (f; FAD); Childbirth (f; DEM); Chest Ache (f; DEM; FAD); Cold (f; FAD); Cramp (f; FEL);
Debility (f; FAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM; FAD); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Fever (f; EFS; FAD; FEL;
PH2); Halitosis (f; FEL); Headache (f; DEM); Head Cold (f; DEM; FAD); Hemoptysis (f; FAD);
Hepatosis (f; FAD); Lumbago (f; DEM); Malaria (f; FEL); Menorrhagia (f; FAD); Neuralgia (f;
FAD); Pain (f; DEM; FAD); Paralysis (f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; DEM; FAD); Splenosis (f; FAD);
Ulcer (f; FAD); Vomiting (f; DEM).

Dosages (Cup-Plant) — 20 grains powdered root (FEL).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cup-Plant) — Not covered (AHP). “Hazards
and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific
quantified dosage! JAD).
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