NEW JERSEY TEA

NEW JERSEY TEA (Ceanothus americanus L.) ++

Synonyms :
C. americanus var. intermedius (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray, C. intermedius Pursh.

Activities (New Jersey Tea) :
Abortifacient (f; DEM); Antiinflammatory (f; SHB); Antiseptic (f; SHB); Antispasmodic (f; PH2; PNC; SHB); Astringent (1; DEM; FAD; HHB; PH2); Depurative (f; DEM); Expectorant (1; FAD; PH2; SHB); Hemostat (1; PHR; PH2; SHB); Hepatotonic (f; SHB); Hypotensive (1; FAD; HHB; SHB); Laxative (f; FAD); Sedative (1; FAD); Splenotonic (f; SHB); Tonic (f; SHB).

Indications (New Jersey Tea) :
Adenopathy (f; SHB); Amenorrhea (f; DEM); Appendicitis (f; SHB); Asthma (f; FAD); Bite (f; DEM); Bleeding (1; DEM; PHR; PH2; SHB); Blood (f; DEM); Bronchosis (1; FAD); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Chill (f; PHR; PH2); Cold (1; DEM; FAD; PH2); Constipation (f; DEM; FAD); Cough (f; DEM); Cramp (f; PH2; PNC; SHB); Dermatosis (f; DEM); Diabetes (f; DEM); Dysentery (1; FAD); Dyspnea (f; DEM); Dysuria (f; DEM); Enterosis (f; DEM); Fever (1; FAD; HHB; PH2); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea (f; PHR; PH2); Hepatosis (f; SHB); High Blood Pressure (1; FAD; HHB; SHB); HIV (f; SHB); Inflammation (f; SHB); Insomnia (1; FAD); Malaria (f; HHB); Metrorrhagia (f; SHB); Mucososis (f; SHB); Nervousness (1; FAD); Pertussis (f; FAD); Pulmonosis (f; FAD; DEM); Respirosis (f; PH2); Snakebite (1; FAD); Sore (f; DEM); Sore Throat (1; FAD); Splenosis (f; FAD; HHB; SHB); Stomachache (f; FAD); Stomatosis (f; DEM); Swelling (f; JLH); Syphilis (f; PHR; PH2); Tonsilosis (f; SHB); Toothache (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; DEM); VD (f; DEM); Wound (f; DEM).

Dosages (New Jersey Tea) :
0.05–1.5 ml liquid extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (New Jersey Tea) :
Class 1 (AHP). None known (PHR). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). The 8% tannin could explain about half of the indications.