ORRIS IRIS SPP

ORRIS (Iris spp) +

Are the irises, or the taxonomists, or me screwed up? In a rare show of bravery, Steinmetz (EFS) covers six species of Iris, but then templates very repetitive entries for all six, especially the two I treat as orris, almost identical in EFS. More modern writers tend to aggregate some of these that are also called, colloquially, orris. The USDA accepts I. pallida Lam. as orris, but also has listed I. x germanica L. as orris-root. I have added only credible entries for I. florentina and I. pallida below, including JLH. Unlike the Herbal PDR, I maintain that Iris versicolor L., the blue flag, is a distinct species (which see).

Activities (Orris) :
Antibacterial (1; HHB); Antiserotonin (1; PH2); Antispasmodic (1; PH2); Antiulcer (1; PH2); cAMP-Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor (1; PH2); Cholagogue (f; EFS); Diuretic (1; EFS; HHB); Expectorant (1; HHB; PH2); Laxative (f; EFS).

Indications (Orris) :
Adenopathy (f; JLH); Bacteria (1; HHB); Callus (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, gum (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Colic (f; HHB); Condylomata (f; JLH); Constipation (f; EFS); Cramp (1; PH2); Dentition (f; EFS); Dyspepsia (1; PH2); Enterosis (f; JLH); Fibroid (f; JLH); Gastrosis (f; JLH); Gingivosis (f; JLH); Halitosis (f; EFS); Headache (f; PH2); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; HHB); Mastosis (f; JLH); Migraine (f; HHB); Parotosis (f; JLH); Polyp (f; JLH); Respirosis (1; PH2); Rhinosis (f; JLH); Splenosis (f; JLH); Swelling (f; JLH); Thyrosis (f; PH2); Ulcer (1; PH2); Uterosis (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; HHB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Orris) :
Class 1. May irritate mucosa (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).