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HOUSELEEK (Sempervivum tectorum L.) +
Activities (Houseleek) — Alterative (f; EFS); Antioxidant (1; PH2); Antipyretic (f; EFS); Antiseptic
(f; PH2); Antispasmodic (f; EFS); Astringent (f; EFS; PH2); Depurative (f; EFS); Diuretic (f; PH2);
Hemostat (f; EFS); Hepatoprotective (1; PH2).
Indications (Houseleek) — Adenopathy (f; JLH); Amenorrhea (f; PH2); Angina (f; HH3); Aphtha
(f; MAD); Bite (f; PH2); Bleeding (f; EFS); Burn (f; PH2); Callus (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH);
Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, epithelioma (f; JLH); Cancer, gland (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f;
JLH); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Cancer, skin (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, thigh (f; JLH);
Cancer, tongue (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Carcinoma (f; JLH); Cirrhosis (f; MAD); Condy-
loma (f; JLH); Conjunctivosis (f; MAD); Corn (f; PH2); Cramp (f; EFS); Cystosis (f; MAD);
Deafness (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; JLH; PH2); Diaphragmosis (f; MAD); Diarrhea (f; PH2);
Dysentery (f; MAD; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; MAD; PH2); Earache (f; MAD); Enterosis (f; WOI);
Epilepsy (f; MAD); Erysipelas (f; MAD); Fever (f; EFS; PH2); Glossosis (f; JLH); Headache (f;
HH3; PH2); Hemorrhoid (f; HH3); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (f; PH2);
Inflammation (f; JLH; PH2); Itch (f; PH2); Malaria (f; MAD); Mastosis (f; JLH; PH2); Mucososis
(f; PH2); Mycosis (f; HH3; PH2); Neuralgia (f; PH2); Nipple (f; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; HHB);
Rhinosis (f; JLH); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Scrofula (f; MAD); Sore (f; PH2); Sore Throat (f; HHB);
Splenosis (f; JLH); Sting (f; PNC); Stomatosis (f; PH2); Swelling (f; PH2); Tonsilosis (f; PH2);
Toothache (f; HH3); Uterosis (f; JLH; PH2); Wart (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; EFS; PH2); Wound
(f; PH2); Worm (f; PH2; WOI).
Dosages (Houseleek) — 1 cup infusion every 3 hours (PH2); steep 15 g in 1 liter water for 10
minutes for topical and gargle (PH2); use expressed juice as eardrop (PH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Houseleek) — Not covered (AHP).“Hazards
and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).
HUANG QI (Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch. ex Link) Bunge) ++
Synonym: Phaca membranacea Fisch. ex Link.
Regrettably, PH2 hints that tragacanth and an American species, Astragalus australis, might be
involved in their huang qi concept.