JACK PINE JALAP

JACK PINE (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) ++

Activities (Jack Pine) :
- Decongestant (f; CEB).

Indications (Jack Pine) :
- Cold (f; CEB); Coma (f; DEM); Congestion (f; CEB); Pulmonosis (f; CEB; DEM); Syncope (f; CEB; DEM); Wound (f; DEM).


JALAP (Ipomoea purga (Wender.) Hayne) +

Synonyms:
- Convolvulus purga Wender., Exogonium purga (Wender.) Benth.

Gruenwald (2000) warns of the likelihood of confusing Ipomoea orizabensis (for which he gives
common names of Jalap, Mexican Jalap, and Mexican Scammony) and Jalap (Ipomoea purga).
Since probably none of the chemical and pharmacological studies were of resins backed up by
voucher specimens, I have aggregated the data here.

Activities (Jalap) :
- Antiinflammatory (f; CRC; JFM); Diuretic (f; CRC); Laxative (1; CRC;MAD; PH2); Stomachic (f; MAD); Vermifuge (1; CRC; PH2).

Indications (Jalap) :
- Colic (f; CRC; PH2); Colitis (f; CRC; JFM; PH2); Constipation (1; CRC; MAD; PH2); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dropsy (f; MAD); Dysentery (f; CRC; JFM; PH2); Enterosis (f; CRC; PH2); Gastrosis (f; CRC); Inflammation (f; CRC; JFM); Pain (f; CRC; PH2); Restlessness (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; CRC; PH2); Sluggishness (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Water Retention (f; CRC); Worm (1; CRC; MAD; PH2).

Dosages (Jalap) :
- 50 - 200 mg resin as stomachic, higher doses as laxative (MAD); children 100 - 300 mg, adults 300 - 1200 as laxative (MAD); 100 - 300 mg resin as maximum individual dose, up to 1.5 g day for jalap resin (PH2). Average 1 g for orizabensis resin (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Jalap) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM). Use of I. purga is obsolete. Overdoses (purga) may cause cramp, enterosis, gastrosis, nausea, and pain (PH2). But for orizabensis, Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Colic may be a side effect (PH2).