POKE ROOT PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA

POKE ROOT (Phytolacca americana L.) X

Synonym:
P. Decandra L.

Activities (Poke Root) :
Abortifacient (f; WBB); Alterative (f; CRC); Analgesic (f; DEM; ZUL); Antialzheimeran (1; COX; FNF); Antiarthritic (1; COX; FNF); Anticancer (1; COX; FNF); Anticatarrhal (f; HH3); Antiedemic (1; HH3; MAB; PH2); Antiexudative (1; ZUL); Antigranuloma (f; ZUL); Anti-HIV (1; APA; MAB); Antiinflammatory (1; APA; MAB; PHR); Antileukemic (f; APA); Antimelanomic (f; ZUL); Antirheumatic (1; MAB; PHR); Antiviral (1; APA; HH3; MAB; PH2); Depurative (f; DEM; MAB); Digestive (1; PHR); Emetic (1; APA; FEL; PHR; PH2); Expectorant (1; DEM; MAB); Fungicide (1; FNF); Hematinic (f; DEM); Hepatoprotective (1; HH3; PH2; ZUL); Immunostimulant (1; HH3; MAB; PH2); Laxative (1; APA; CAN; FAD; FEL; ZUL); Lymphatic (1; APA; MAB); Mitogenic (1; APA; CRC; MAB); Molluscicide (1; ZUL); Narcotic (f; CRC); Nervine (f; CRC); Parasiticide (f; ZUL); Poison (1; CRC); Sedative (f; ZUL); Sternutator (f; ZUL); Stimulant (f; CRC; DEM); Taenifuge (f; MAD); Thymolytic (f; ZUL).

Indications (Poke Root) :
Acne (f; DEM; FAD; MAB); Adenopathy (1; DEM; JLH; MAB; MAD); Alzheimer’s (1; COX; FNF); Angina (f; MAD); Aphtha (f; FEL); Arthrosis (1; APA; COX; FAD; FNF; MAD); Blackhead (f; DEM; FAD); Bleeding (f; DEM; MAB); Boil (f; FEL); Bruise (f; FAD); Bunion (f; DEM); Burn (f; FEL); Cancer (1; APA; COX; CRC; FNF); Cancer, breast (1; MAB; f; JLH); Cancer, face (f; JLH); Cancer, lip (f; JLH); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Cancer, skin (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (1; MAB); Carbuncle (f; FEL); Cardiopathy (f; FEL); Catarrh (f; CRC; FEL; PH2); Conjunctivosis (f; CRC; HH3; PH2); Constipation (1; APA; CAN; FAD; FEL; ZUL); Dermatosis (f; APA; DEM; FEL; MAB; PH2); Diphtheria (f; MAD); Dyscrasia (f; FEL); Dysentery (f; DEM; FAD); Dyslactea (f; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; APA; CRC; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; APA; CRC; PH2); Eczema (f; DEM; FEL); Edema (1; MAB; PH2); Fever (f; PH2); Fibroid (f; ZUL); Flu (1; FEL; MAD; PHR; ZUL); Fungus (1; FNF); Headache (f; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; APA; CRC; DEM; FEL; MAD); Hepatosis (1; DEM; FEL; HH3); Herpes (f; PHR); HIV (1; APA; MAB); Immunodepression (1; HH3; MAB; PH2); Infection (1; FNF; MAB; PH2); Inflammation (1; APA; MAB; PHR; PH2; ZUL); Insomnia (f; ZUL); Ischiosis (f; MAD); Itch (f; HH3); Laryngosis (f; CRC; MAB; MAD); Leukemia (f; APA); Lumbago (f; MAD); Lymphadenosis (f; MAB); Marasmus (f; MAD); Mastosis (f; DEM; FEL; MAB; PH2); Melanoma (f; ZUL); Metastasis (f; FEL); Mucososis (f; PH2); Mumps (f; CRC; MAB); Mycosis (1; FNF; HH3); Nephrosis (f; DEM); Nervousness (f; ZUL); Neuralgia (f; DEM; FAD; MAD); Obesity (f; FEL); Oliguria (f; MAB); Ophthalmia (f; FEL); Orchosis (f; FEL); Otosis (f; MAD); Ovarosis (f; MAB); Ozoena (f; FEL); Pain (f; DEM; ZUL); Parasite (f; ZUL); Parotosis (f; MAD; PH2); Pharyngosis (f; FEL; MAB; MAD; PH2); Poison Ivy (f; DEM); Polio (f; PHR); Psoriasis (f; FEL); Pulmonosis (f; ZUL); Respirosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (1; APA; COX; FAD; MAB; MAD; PHR; PH2); Rhinosis (f; FEL); Ringworm (f; CRC; HH3; PH2); Scabies (f; CRC; FEL; MAB; PH2); Scrofula (f; FEL); Snakebite (f; ZUL); Sore (f; APA; CRC; FAD; PH2); Sore Throat (f; FEL); Splenosis (f; FEL); Sprain (f; DEM; FAD); Stomatosis (f; FEL; MAB); Swelling (1; DEM; HH3; FAD; MAB; PH2; ZUL); Sycosis (f; FEL); Syphilis (f; CRC; FEL; MAD; PH2); Tapeworm (f; MAD); Tinea (f; FEL; MAB); Tonsilosis (f; CAN; FEL; MAB; PH2); Tracheosis (f; FEL); Tuberculosis (f; FEL); Tumor (f; APA); Ulcer (f; CRC; PH2); Uterosis (f; ZUL); VD (f; CRC; MAD; PH2); Virus (1; APA; HH3; MAB; PH2); Wart (f; DEM); Worm (1; MAD); Wound (f; ZUL).

Dosages (Poke Root) :
Do not use (APA); 0.2–1 g dry root/day (MAB); 60–300 mg root (MAD); 0.06–0.3 g powdered root (CAN; PNC); 0.1–0.5 ml liquid root extract (PNC); 0.1–0.5 ml liquid root extract (1:1 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.2–0.6 ml root tincture (CAN; PNC); saturated gin berry tincture for arthrosis (FEL); 2–4 dry berries/day for arthrosis (JAD); 0.15–0.7 ml tincture (1:5)/day (MAB); 60–100 mg (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Poke Root) :
Class 3 (AHP). CAN reports lectins to be mitogenic and toxic, and to cause cramps, nausea, and vomiting. Because of toxic constituents, uterine stimulation, and reputed affect on the menstrual cycle, its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided. Ingestion or application of mitogenic berries (roots agglutinating but not mitogenic) to broken skin may induce hematologic changes and eosinophilia. Overdose of tea may cause abdominal cramps, diplopia, drowsiness, hematachezia, hematemesis, hypotension, tachycardia, vertigo, watery diarrhea, and weakness. Poke root may also induce convulsions, dyspnea, spasms, and death (CAN; FEL).