Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Abscess Root (Sweatroot) |
Botanical Name |
Polemonium reptans |
System Affected |
glands, lungs, bronchial, fever |
Properties |
stimulates glands into sweating; good for coughs, colds, lung diseases, bronchial w/high fever. Also called American Greek Valerian, False Jacob's Ladder. |
Description |
root |
Origin |
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Notes |
taken as tea 2-3 times/day |
Toxicity |
none |
Dosage |
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