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Activities (Snake Plant) — Analgesic (f; CRC); Antiseptic (1; CRC); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC);
Carminative (f; CRC); CNS Stimulant (1; CRC); Contraceptive (f; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC);
Hallucinogen (1; CRC); Narcotic (f; CRC); Poison (1; CRC); Psychomimetic (f; CRC).
Indications (Snake Plant) — Calculus (f; CRC); Childbirth (f; CRC; JFM); Chill (f; CRC);
Cramp (f; JFM); Dislocation (f; CRC); Dysuria (f; CRC); Fracture (f; CRC); Gas (f; CRC);
Gout (f; CRC); Ophthalmia (f; CRC); Pain (f; CRC); Paralysis (f; CRC); Rheumatism (f; CRC;
JFM); Sore (f; CRC); Swelling (f; CRC); Syphilis (f; CRC); Tumor (f; CRC); Water Retention
(f; CRC).
Dosages (Snake Plant) — 5, 13, 26, 33, or 50 seeds in infusion (JFM); 2 g seed in 190 cc water
for cramp (JFM).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Snake Plant) — Not covered (AHP; KOM;
PHR). Excessive indulgence causes loss of one’s faculties (JFM).
SNAKEROOT (Aristolochia serpentaria L.) XActivities (Snakeroot) — Alterative (f; CRC); Anaphrodisiac (f; EFS); Analgesic (f; DEM);
Anticonvulsant (f; DEM); Antiseptic (f; DEM); Aperitif (f; CRC; FAD); Cardiotonic (f; CRC);
Diaphoretic (f; CRC; FAD); Digestive (f; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC; DEM); Emmenagogue (f; CRC);
Expectorant (f; CRC; FAD); Gastrotonic (f; CRC); Stimulant (f; CRC); Stomachic (f; CRC); Tonic
(f; CRC; DEM); Vermifuge (f; CRC).
Indications (Snakeroot) — Ague (f; DEM); Amenorrhea (f; CRC; FAD); Anorexia (f; CRC; FAD);
Biliousness (f; CRC); Bite (f; DEM); Breast Ache (f; DEM); Cancer (f; CRC); Cancer, skin (f;
JLH); Chill (f; DEM); Cold (f; DEM); Convulsion (f; DEM); Cough (f; DEM); Dermatosis (f;
JLH); Dizziness (f; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; CRC; DEM; FAD); Enterosis (f; DEM); Erysipelas (f;
CRC); Fever (f; CRC; FAD); Fit (f; DEM); Gastrosis (f; CRC); Headache (f; DEM); Leukemia (f;
CRC; JLH); Malaria (f; CRC); Pain (f; CRC; DEM); Pneumonia (f; CRC); Rheumatism (f; DEM);
Rhinosis (f; DEM); Smallpox (f; CRC); Snakebite (f; CRC; DEM; FAD); Sore Throat (f; CRC;
FAD); Stomachache (f; CRC; FAD); Toothache (f; DEM); Tumor (f; JLH); Typhoid (f; CRC);
Typhus (f; CRC); Water Retention (f; CRC; DEM); Worm (f; CRC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Snakeroot) — 2b, 3 (AHP). Aristolochine
can cause coma and death (CRC). FDA in 2000 banned import of plants containing the carcinogen,
aristolochic acid (ca. 460 ppm in root (AHP)). Potentially carcinogenic, hepatotoxic, and nephro-
toxic. “Related species are potentially lethal to animals” (AHP). Alcohol extract of fruit may cause
nausea, gastric discomfort, or mild diarrhea. Aristolochic acid (AA) in high doses can cause kidney
damage and has shown carcinogenic and mutagenic effects in some animal studies (AEH).
SNEEZEWORT (Achillea ptarmica L.) ++Synonym: A. speciosa Henckel.
Activities (Sneezewort) — Analgesic (f; EFS); Aperitif (f; PH2); Astringent (1; EFS); Hemostat
(f; EFS); Sialagogue (f; CEB; EFS); Sternutator (f; CEB; EFS).
Indications (Sneezewort) — Anorexia (f; PH2); Bleeding (f; EFS); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dysuria (f;
PH2); Fatigue (f; PH2); Gas (f; PH2); Nausea (f; PH2); Pain (f; EFS; PH2); Rheumatism (f; PH2);
Toothache (f; PH2); UTI (f; PH2); Vomiting (f; PH2).