ARROWROOT MARANTA ARUNDINACEA

ARROWROOT (Maranta arundinacea L.) +++

Activities (Arrowroot):
- Alexeteric (f; CRC); Antibilious (1; PHR); Antipyretic (f; CRC); Choleretic (1; PH2); Collyrium (f; JFM); Demulcent (1; CRC; PHR; PH2); Depurative (f; CRC); Hypocholesterolemic (1; PHR; PH2); Rubefacient (f; CRC); Vulnerary (f; CRC).

Indications (Arrowroot):
- Asthenia (f; DAV); Bronchosis (f; PH2); Cholecystosis (f; DAV); Colitis (f; CRC); Convalescence (f; CRC); Cough (f; PH2); Cystosis (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Diarrhea (f; PHR; PH2); Dysentery (f; CRC; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; DAV; PH2); Dysuria (f; FEL); Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Erysipelas (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; DAV; FEL); Gangrene (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; PHR; PH2); High Cholesterol (1; PHR; PH2); Hoarseness (f; CRC); Ophthalmia (f; JFM); Pulmonosis (f; FEL); Sore (f; CRC); Sore Throat (f; CRC); Sprain (f; DAV); Sting (f; CRC); Sunburn (f; CRC); Tumor (f; JLH); Urethrosis (f; CRC; DAV); Wound
(f; CRC).

Dosages (Arrowroot):
- 2 - 3 drachms boiled in 1 pint milk or water (FEL); 15 g starch dissolved in 250 cc sweet water for dysentery (JFM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Arrowroot):
- Class 1 (AHP).
Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Canadian law disallows as nonmedicinal ingredient for oral products
(AHP).