LEVANT WORMSEED LIME

LEVANT WORMSEED (Artemisia cina O. Berg) X

Synonym:
Seriphidium cinum (O. Berg) Poljakov

Activities (Levant Wormseed):
Antipyretic (1; PH2); Ascaricide (1; PH2); Oxyuricide (1; PH2); Parasiticide (1; PH2); Vermifuge (1; PH2).

Indications (Levant Wormseed) :
Ascaris (1; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Convulsion (f; PH2); Fever (1; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Parasite (1; PH2); Splenosis (f; JLH); Worm (1; PH2).

Dosages (Levant Wormseed) :
25 mg for adults, follow with laxative (PH2); for children, 2 mg for each year of age. (Yet, the Austrian pharmacopoeia says 1 - 2 g as daily dosage, according to PH2.) Avoid allopathic dosage (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Levant Wormseed) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). 10 g can cause deadly poisoning. Intoxication can occur even with therapeutic dose, with epileptic convulsions, gastroenterosis, kidney irritation, muscle twitch, stupor, visual disorders (e.g., xanthopsia as with thujone).


LIME (Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle) +++

Synonyms:
C. acida Roxb., C. hystrix subsp. acida (Roxb.) Engl., C. lima Lunan, C. limetta var. aromatica Wester, C. medica var. acida (Roxb.) Hook. f., Limonia aurantiifolia Christm.

Activities (Lime):
Antipyretic (f; PH2; WO2); Antiseptic (f; WO2); Antiscorbutic (1; PH2); Aperient (f; WO2); Diaphoretic (f; WO2); Hemostat (f; WO2); Sedative (f; WO2).

Indications (Lime):
Bleeding (f; WO2); Fever (f; PH2; WO2); Infection (f; WO2); Insomnia (f; WO2); Nervousness (f; WO2); Scurvy (1; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Lime):
Class 1 (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Possibility of phototoxicity with furanocoumarins.