MUSK MALLOW MUSK OKRA

MUSK-MALLOW, MUSK OKRA (Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.) ++

Synonym :
Hibiscus abelmoschus L.

Activities (Musk-Mallow) :
Antihysteric (f; CRC); Antipyretic (f; KAP); Antiseptic (f; WO2); Antispasmodic (f; CRC; DEP; KAP); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC; KAB; WO2); Carminative (f; KAB; KAP; PHR; WO2); Demulcent (1; CRC; KAP; WO2); Diuretic (f; CRC; KAP; WO2); Emollient (1; CRC); Insectifuge (f; WO2); Insecticide (1; CRC); Litholytic (f; CRC); Stimulant (f; CRC; KAP; PHR); Stomachic (f; CRC; DEP; KAP; WO2); Tonic (f; CRC; DEP; KAP).

Indications (Musk-Mallow) :
Anorexia (f; PHR; PH2); Asthma (f; CRC); Bite (f; PH2); Blennorrhea (f; LMP); Boil (f; CRC; LMP); Calculus (f; KAB); Cancer (f; CRC); Cardiopathy (f; KAB); Catarrh (f; KAP); Cold (f; CRC); Congestion (f; CRC); Cramp (f; CRC; DEP; KAP; PHR; PH2); Cystosis (f; CRC; KAP); Debility (f; DEP; KAP); Dermatosis (f; KAP); Dyspepsia (f; DEP; KAP); Dysuria (f; KAB); Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Fever (f; CRC; DEP; KAP; LMP); Flu (f; CRC); Gas (f; KAB; KAP; PHR; WO2); Gastrosis (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; CRC; DEP; KAP); Halitosis (1; CRC); Headache (f; PHR; PH2); Hoarseness (f; DEP); Hysteria (f; CRC; DEP; KAP; LMP); Itch (f; CRC; KAP); Leukoderma (f; KAB); Leukorrhea (f; LMP); Nausea (f; KAB); Neurosis (f; CRC; DEP; KAP); Prickly Heat (f; CRC); Respirosis (f; KAP); Rheumatism (f; CRC; LMP); Scabies (f; LMP); Snakebite (f; PHR; PH2); Sore Throat (f; CRC; DEP); Spermatorrhea (f; CRC; LMP); Stone (f; CRC; KAB); Swelling (f; LMP); Varicosis (f; LMP); VD (f; DEP; KAP); Water Retention (f; CRC; KAP; WO2); Worm (f; CRC).

Dosages (Musk-Mallow) :
Tincture 2.5 oz powdered seed/pint ethanol; dose 1–2 drachms (DEP); PH2 gives only homeopathic doses.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Musk-Mallow) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). None reported in PHR. DEP reports that doses exceeding 3 drachms may cause giddiness and/or headache (DEP). GRAS (CRC).