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PITCHER PLANT (Sarracenia purpurea L.) +Activities (Pitcher Plant) — Astringent (1; FEL); Diaphoretic (f; HHB); Diuretic (f; DEM; FAD;
FEL; HHB; PH2); Laxative (1; FAD; FEL); Stimulant (f; FEL; HHB); Stomachic (f; PH2; PNC);
Tonic (f; FAD; FEL; HHB).Indications (Pitcher Plant) — Amenorrhea (f; FEL); Childbirth (f; CEB); Chill (f; CEB;
DEM; FAD); Chlorosis (f; FEL); Constipation (1; FAD; FEL; PHR; PH2); Cough (f; DEM);
Dysentery (f; FEL); Dysmenorrhea (f; FEL); Dyspepsia (f; FEL; PHR; PH2); Dysuria (f; CEB;
PH2); Enterosis (f; FEL); Fever (f; DEM; FAD; HHB); Gastrosis (f; FEL); Headache (f; FEL);
Hematemesis (f; CEB; DEM); Hepatosis (f; FAD); Nephrosis (f; CEB; DEM; FEL); Parturition
(f; FAD); Pertussis (f; DEM); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Pulmonosis (f; CEB); Rheumatism (f;
CEB); Shakiness (f; DEM); Smallpox (f; CEB; FAD; PH2); Sore Throat (f; DEM); Tuberculosis
(f; DEM); UTI (f; DEM; PHR).Dosages (Pitcher Plant) — 0.5–2 g powdered root (PNC); 2.5–5 ml liquid extract (PNC).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Pitcher Plant) — Not covered (AHP).
“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2
designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). If it really contains coniine as stated by the
Physician’s Desk Reference (PHR; PH2), it should be avoided. PNC specifies that coniine
occurs in Sarracenia flava, not S. purpurea.