INDIAN SARSAPARILLA INDIAN STRAWBERY

INDIAN SARSAPARILLA (Hemidesmus indicus (L.) W. T. Aiton) +

Synonym:
- Periploca indica L.

Activities (Indian Sarsaparilla) :
- Alterative (f; DEP; SUW; WOI); Antibacterial (1; MPI); Antidote (1; KEB); Antiedemic (1; MPI); Antiinflammatory (1; MPI); Antiseptic (1; KEB); Antiviral (1; MPI); Aperitif (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Demulcent (f; DEP; SUW; WOI); Depurative (f; DEP; KEB); Diaphoretic (1; KEB; SUW); Hypertensive (1; MPI); Immunodepressant (1; KEB); Lactagogue (f; SKJ); Tonic (f; DEP; WOI).

Indications (Indian Sarsaparilla) :
- Anorexia (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Arthrosis (1; KAP; MPI); Bacteria (1; MPI); Biliousness (f; DEP); Bite (f; SUW); Candida (f; DEP); Conjunctivosis (f; DEP); Cough (f; DEP); Debility (f; DEP); Dermatosis (f; DEP; KEB); Diarrhea (f; DEP); Dyspepsia (f; DEP); Dysuria (f; SKJ); Edema (1; MPI); Escherichia (1; MPI); Fever (1; KEB; MPI; SKJ; SUW); Gravel (f; DEP; WOI); Infection (1; MPI); Inflammation (1; MPI); Leprosy (1; KEB); Leukorrhea (f; DEP; SUW); Low Blood Pressure (1; MPI); Rheumatism (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Salmonella (1; MPI); Scrofula (f; DEP); Shigella (1; MPI); Snakebite (f; SUW); Staphylococcus (1; MPI); Sting (f; SUW); Stomachache (f; SKJ); Strangury (f; DEP); Swelling (1; DEP; MPI); Syphilis (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Ulcer (f; KEB); Urogenitosis (f; DEP); UTI (f; SKJ); VD (f; DEP; SKJ); Virus (1; MPI).

Dosages (Indian Sarsaparilla) :
- 1 - 4 g powdered root (KAP); 28 - 56 ml root decoction (f; KAP); 3 - 6 ml (1:2) extract/day (KEB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Indian Sarsaparilla) :
- Class 4 (AHP). Not covered (KOM). Though mildly immunodepressant, very safe and non-toxic (KEB).


INDIAN STRAWBERRY (Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke) ++

Synonym:
- Fragaria indica Andrews, Potentilla indica (Andrews) Th. Wolf.

Activities (Indian Strawberry) :
- Circulostimulant (f; DAA; FAD).

Indications (Indian Strawberry) :
- Abscess (f; FAD); Boil (f; FAD); Bug Bite (f; FAD); Burn (f; FAD); Cachexia (f; DAA); Cancer (f; DAA); Cough (f; FAD); Dermatosis (f; FAA); Eczema (f; FAD); Laryngosis (f; FAD); Pulmonosis (f; FAD); Rheumatism (f; FAD); Ringworm (f; FAD); Snakebite (f; DAA); Sting (f; FAD); Stomatosis (f; DAA); Swelling (f; DAA); Tonsilosis (f; DAA); Trauma (f; FAD); Tuberculosis (f; DAA); Whitlow (f; DAA).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Indian Strawberry) :
- Not covered by
Commission E or AHP, and no medicinal information, even in The Wealth of India. Fruits often described as poisonous. I have eaten hundreds, and find the word insipid more accurate. Reported to contain emodin (rare in rose family), chrysophanic acid, and phytosterols (DAA).