BLACKROOT VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM

BLACKROOT (Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.) +

Synonym : Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt., Veronica virginica L.

Activities (Blackroot) :
- Antiseptic (f; DEM; EFS); Carminative (1; PH2); Choleretic (f; HHB); Cholagogue (1; EFS; PH2); Depurative (f; DEM; EFS); Diaphoretic (1; EFS; FAD; PH2); Emetic (f; EFS; HHB; MAD; PH2); Hepatotonic (f; FAD); Laxative (1; EFS; HHB MAD; PH2); Tonic (f; EFS); Toxic (f; DEM).

Indications (Blackroot) :
- Ague (f; DEM); Atrophy (f; HHB); Backache (f; DEM); Biliousness (f; DEM); Cancer (f; MAD); Cardiopathy (f; DEM); Childbirth (f; DEM); Chill (f; DEM); Cholangosis (f; HHB); Cholera (f; MAD); Cholecystosis (f; HHB; MAD; PH2); Colic (f; DEM); Constipation (1; EFS; HHB; PH2); Convulsion (f; DEM); Debility (f; DEM); Dermatosis (f; MAD); Diarrhea (f; DEM; MAD; PH2); Dropsy (f; MAD); Dysentery (f; MAD); Enterosis (f; MAD); Fever (1; EFS; FAD; HHB; PH2); Flu (f; MAD); Gallstone (f; DEM); Gas (1; MAD; PH2); Gastrosis (f; MAD); Gravel (f; HHB; MAD); Heartburn (f; MAD); Hematuria (f; MAD); Hemorrhoid (f; HHB); Hepatosis (f; HHB; MAD; PH2); Infection (f; DEM); Inflammation (f; PH2); Jaundice (f; HHB; MAD); Malaria (f; MAD); Pulmonosis (f; MAD); Scrofula (f; DEM); Sore (f; DEM); Stone (f; HHB); Typhus (f; DEM; MAD).

Dosages (Blackroot):
- Homeopathic (D3 or higher) (HHB); Homeopathic (PH2); 0.2 - 0.3 g extract (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Blackroot):
- Class 1 for the dry root; Class 2b for fresh root, violently cathartic (AHP). Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates only homeopathic dosage! JAD). Traditionally dried root is used, not fresh root. Potentially toxic (JAD). Overdoses may cause catharsis and emesis (PH2).