LADYS SLIPPER CYPRIPEDIUM SPP

LADYS SLIPPER (Cypripedium spp.) XX (endangered)

PH2 data apply only to nerve root Cypripedium calceolus L.; DEM data apply to the greater yellow ladys slipper C. pubescens Willd.

Activities (Ladys Slipper) :
- Allergenic (1; APA); Analgesic (f; CRC; DEM); Antispasmodic (f; APA; CRC; EFS); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC; EFS); Astringent (f; PH2); Calmative (f; CRC); Dermatitigenic (1; APA; FAD); Hemostat (1; PH2); Hypnotic (f; APA); Nervine (f; CRC; EFS); Sedative (f; APA; CRC; FAD); Stimulant (f; CRC); Soporific (f; CRC; EFS); Stimulant (f; EFS); Tonic (f; CRC; EFS); Tranquilizer (f; CRC).

Indications (Ladys Slipper) :
- Anxiety (f; APA); Backache (f; DEM); Bleeding (1; PH2); Brain (f; CRC); Childbirth (f; APA); Chorea (f; CRC); Convulsion (f; CRC); Cramp (f; APA; CRC; EFS); Debility (f; CRC); Delirium tremens (f; CRC); Depression (f; APA; FAD); Despondency (f; CRC; FAD); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; APA; FAD); Ecstasy (f; CRC); Epilepsy (f; APA; CRC); Erethism (f; HHB); Erythema (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; CRC); Headache (f; APA; CRC; FAD); Hemicrania (f; CRC); Hypochondria (f; CRC); Hysteria (f; APA; CRC; DEM; PH2); Inflammation (f; DEM); Insomnia (f; APA; CRC; FAD; PH2); Itch (f; PH2); Menorrhagia (1; PH2); Nerve (f; CRC); Nervousness (f; APA; CRC; FAD); Neuralgia (f; APA; CRC); Neurosis (f; CRC; PH2); Odontosis (f; CRC); Pain (f; APA; CRC; DEM); PMS (f; FAD); Pulmonosis (f; DEM); Spermatorrhea (f; CRC); Stress (f; APA); Stye (f; CRC); Toothache (f; DEM; HHB); Tremor (f;
CRC); Tuberculosis (f; DEM); Vulvosis (f; JLH); Worm (f; DEM).

Dosages (Ladys Slipper) :
- 2 - 4 g root, or in tea, 3 ×/day (CAN; PH2; PNC); 2 - 4 ml liquid root extract (1:1 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN; PH2; PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ladys Slipper) :
- Reported to be allergenic; may cause dermatosis, giddiness, hallucinations, headache, mental excitement, and restlessness (CAN). Im sure APA had good intentions, but their quote, which follows, may put further pressure on an already rare species, Ladys slipper can cause psychedelic reactions
(APA). Foster and Duke may stir up some other unusual lady slipper diggers looking for relief from mental depression from sexual abuse. Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2).