SALEP SALPANI DESMODIUM GANGETICUM

SALEP (Orchis spp.) ++ (but X)

Including O. mascula L., O. morio, O. ustula. Probably any orchid with paired bulbs suggests testicles = orchis.

Activities (Salep) :
Analgesic (f; PH2); Aphrodisiac (f; EFS); Astringent (f; EFS); Cholagogue (f; PH2); Demulcent (1; PH2); Hypocholesterolemic (1; PH2); Hypoglycemic (f; PH2); Nervine (f; EFS); Tonic (f; EFS).

Indications (Salep) .
Debility (f; PH2); Diabetes (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; FEL; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Gas (f; PH2); Hemiplegia (f; PH2); High Cholesterol (1; PH2); Hyperglycemia (f; PH2); Mucososis (1; PH2); Neurasthenia (f; PH2); Pain (f; PH2); Tuberculosis (f; PH2).

Dosages (Salep) :
1 g/cup tea (HHB);1 tsp powdered root/glass warm water, before meals (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Salep) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).


SALPANI (Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.) ++

Synonyms :
Hedysarum gangeticum L., Meibomia gangetica (L.) Kuntze.

Activities (Salpani) :
Alexeteric (f; KAB); Alterative (f; KAB; MBB; WOI); Antibacterial (1; MPI); Anticholinesterase (1; MPI); Antiinflammatory (1; MPI); Antipyretic (f; DEP; KAB); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB; MBB; MPI); Astringent (f; KAB; SUW); Bitter (f; KAB; WOI); Cardiodepressant (1; MPI); Curare (1; MPI); Diuretic (1; MPI; SUW; WOI); Enterorelaxant (1; MPI); Estrogenic (1; FNF); Expectorant (f; WOI); Fungicide (1; MPI); Immunostimulant (f; MBB); Lipogenic (f; KAB); Myorelaxant (1; MPI); Sedative (f; MBB); Tonic (f; KAB; MBB; WOI); Tranquilizer (f; MBB); Uterorelaxant (1; MPI); Vermifuge (f; KAB).

Indications (Salpani) :
Asthma (f; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Atherosis (f; MBB); Bacteria (1; MPI); Biliousness (f; KAB; SUW); Bite (f; KAB; SUW); Bronchosis (f; KAB); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; DEP; MPI); Childbirth (f; KAB); Cough (f; SKJ; SUW); CVI (f; MBB); Diarrhea (f; KAB; SUW); Dysentery (f; KAB; SKJ); Dysuria (f; KAB); Enterosis (f; JLH); Fever (f; DEP; KAB); Fungus (1; MPI); Hemicrania (f; KAB); Hemorrhoid (f; KAB); Immunodepression (f; MBB); Infection (1; MPI); Inflammation (1; KAB; MPI); Insomnia (f; MBB); Mycosis (1; MPI); Nausea (f; KAB); Nervousness (f; MBB); Neurosis (f; KAB; MBB); Polyp (f; JLH); Pulmonosis (f; KAB); Rhinosis (f; JLH); Snakebite (f; KAB; SUW); Sting (f; KAB); Stress (f; MBB); Thirst (f; KAB; SUW); Tuberculosis (f; MBB); Typhoid (f; KAB; MBB; MPI); Vomiting (f; KAB); Water Retention (1; MPI; SUW; WOI); Worm (f; KAB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Salpani) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2). Nontoxic in acute toxicity studies (MPI). Alkaloids curaroid (MPI). Quarternary betacarboline alkaloids anticholinesterase, 1/6th as potent as physostigmine, more potent than tertiary beta-carbolines (MPI). Perhaps their synergies may make up for low quantitation of genistein itself.