WORMSEED CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES

WORMSEED (Chenopodium ambrosioides L.) +

Synonyms :
C. ambrosioides var. anthelminticum (L.) A. Gray, C. anthelminticum L.

Activities (Wormseed) :
Abortifacient (f; CRC; PH2; WBB; ZUL); Amebicide (1; CRC; MPG); Analgesic (1; CRC; TRA); Antiasthmatic (f; PH2); Antibacterial (1; TRA); Antifeedant (f; ZUL); Antimalarial (1; TRA); Antipyretic (f; DEM); Antiseptic (1; ZUL; 60P); Antispasmodic (f; CRC; WBB; ZUL; 60P); Antitussive (f; CRC); Antiulcer (1; MPG; TRA; 60P); Apifuge (1; ZUL); Ascaricide (1; AAB; CRC); Carcinogenic (1; AAB; TRA); Cardiodepressant (1; MPG; TRA); Cardiotonic (f; ZUL); Carminative (1; CRC; DAV; FAD); Contraceptive (f; DAV); Decongestant (f; DAV); Diaphoretic (f; CRC; WBB; ZUL); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emmenagogue (f; CRC; DEM; JFM); Fungicide (1; AAB; TRA; 60P); Hypotensive (1; TRA; 60P); Insecticide (1; CRC; TRA); Lactagogue (f; CRC); Laxative (f; DAV); Myorelaxant (1; MPG; TRA; 60P); Narcotic (f; CRC); Nervine (f; CRC); Panacea (f; DEM); Paralytic (1; PHR); Poison (1; CRC; JFM); Protisticide (1; TRA); Respirastimulant (1; MPG; TRA); Sedative (f; AAB); Snake Repellent (f; ZIM; ZUL); Spasmogenic (1; PHR); Stimulant (f; CRC; PH2); Stomachic (f; CRC; HHB; JFM; ZIM); Tonic (f; CRC; DEM; HHB); Vermifuge (2; FAD; PHR; PNC; TRA; ZUL; 60P).

Indications (Wormseed) :
Ameba (2; CRC; FAD; IED; MPG); Amenorrhea (f; CRC); Anemia (f; CRC; ZUL); Appendicitis (f; CRC; JFM); Arthrosis (f; CRC; DAV); Ascaris (1; AAB; CRC); Asthma (f; IED; MPG; PH2; 60P); Bacteria (1; TRA); Bite (f; CRC; JFM; MPG); Bleeding (f; PH2); Bruise (f; JFM); Burn (f; JFM); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, eye (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Chest Ache (f; DEM; ZIM); Childbirth (f; CRC; JFM); Chorea (f; JFM); Cholera (f; DAV); Cold (f; ZUL); Colic (f; CRC; MPG; ZUL); Congestion (f; DAV); Constipation (f; DAV); Convulsion (f; VAG; ZIM; ZUL); Cough (f; MPG; ZUL); Cramp (f; CRC; DAV; PH2; WBB; ZUL; 60P); Delirium (f; ZIM); Depurative (f; DAV); Dermatophyte (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f; CRC; DAV; MPG; 60P); Diarrhea (f; TRA); Dislocation (f; JFM); Dysentery (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC; MPG); Dyspepsia (1; CRC; DAV; JFM); Dyspnea (f; CRC; JFM); Dysuria (f; JFM); Eczema (f; PH2; ZUL); Enterosis (f; CRC); Erysipelas (f; HHB; ZUL); Fatigue (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; DEM; VAG; WBB; ZIM; ZUL); Flu (f; DAV); Fracture (f; JFM); Fungus (1; AAB; CRC; TRA; 60P); Gas (1; CRC; DAV; FAD; FNF; JFM); Gastrosis (1; DEM; TRA); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Gout (f; DAV); Hangover (f; AAB); Headache (f; DEM); Hemorrhoid (f; DAV; MPG; 60P); Hepatosis (f; TRA); High Blood Pressure (1; MPG; TRA; 60P); Hookworm (2; CRC; FAD); Hysteria (f; DAV); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; AAB; TRA; ZUL; 60P); Inflammation (f; MPG; 60P); Insanity (f; VAG); Insomnia (f; AAB; ZUL); Laryngosis (f; DAV); Laziness (f; DEM); Leprosy (f; ZUL); Madness (f; ZIM; ZUL); Malaria (1; MPG; TRA; 60P); Measles (f; CRC; JFM; ZUL); Metrorrhagia (f; PH2); Mycosis (1; AAB; CRC; TRA; 60P); Nephrosis (f; 60P); Nervousness (f; AAB; DEM); Neurosis (f; CRC; MPG; ZUL); Ophthalmia (f; JLH); Pain (1; CRC; TRA; VAG; ZUL); Palpitation (f; CRC; JFM); Paralysis (f; PH2); Parasite (1; AAB; HHB; JFM; TRA); Proctorrhagia (f; CRC; JFM); Puerperium (f; CRC); Rheumatism (f; CRC; DEM; PH2); Roundworm (2; CRC; FAD; PHR); Smallpox (f; ZUL); Sore (f; CRC; TRA); Splenomegaly (f; ZUL); Sting (f; MPG); Stomachache (f; DAV; TRA; ZUL; 60P); Swelling (f; DEM); Tapeworm (2; FAD; PHR); Toothache (f; CRC; DEM; JFM); Tuberculosis (f; DAV); Tumor (f; CRC; DAV); Ulcer (1; MPG; TRA; ZUL; 60P); Uterosis (1; VAG; ZIM; ZUL); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; CRC); Worm (2; CRC; DEM; FAD; PHR; PNC; TRA; ZUL; 60P).

Dosages (Wormseed) :
1 g seed (HHB); 1–4 g powdered seed (PNC); 2–4 ml liquid seed extract (PNC); adult dosage: 20 drops wormseed oil in the morning, on empty stomach, followed by purgative in 2 hours (PH2); pediatric dose: 1 drop wormseed oil for each year of age, repeat in 1 hour, 2 doses/day (PH2); 0.03–0.1 g fresh shoots/kg/day, no more than 3 days, no more often than once every 6 months (TRA).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wormseed) :
Not covered in AHP or KOM. Overdose can cause convulsions, dizziness, headache, vomiting, even death (PNC). PHR cites “cases of death... following intake of 10 mg of the oil (much less for children)” (PHR). Even therapeutic dosages can cause CNS disturbances (e.g., pachymeningitis hemorrhagica, signs of paralysis, and spasms). Damaged nervus cochlearis may lead to tinnitus and hearing impairment (lasting for years) (PHR). Contact allergen (FAD). Foster suffered vertigo after harvest (FAD). Though alleged to prevent gas, wormseed oil is said to be explosive (PHR). Reading the warnings tempted me to score this XXX for safety, but I have used it many times as a precarminative in bean soup.