PITCHER PLANT SARRACENIA PURPUREA

PITCHER PLANT (Sarracenia purpurea L.) +

Activities (Pitcher Plant) :
Astringent (1; FEL); Diaphoretic (f; HHB); Diuretic (f; DEM; FAD; FEL; HHB; PH2); Laxative (1; FAD; FEL); Stimulant (f; FEL; HHB); Stomachic (f; PH2; PNC); Tonic (f; FAD; FEL; HHB).

Indications (Pitcher Plant) :
Amenorrhea (f; FEL); Childbirth (f; CEB); Chill (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Chlorosis (f; FEL); Constipation (1; FAD; FEL; PHR; PH2); Cough (f; DEM); Dysentery (f; FEL); Dysmenorrhea (f; FEL); Dyspepsia (f; FEL; PHR; PH2); Dysuria (f; CEB; PH2); Enterosis (f; FEL); Fever (f; DEM; FAD; HHB); Gastrosis (f; FEL); Headache (f; FEL); Hematemesis (f; CEB; DEM); Hepatosis (f; FAD); Nephrosis (f; CEB; DEM; FEL); Parturition (f; FAD); Pertussis (f; DEM); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Pulmonosis (f; CEB); Rheumatism (f; CEB); Shakiness (f; DEM); Smallpox (f; CEB; FAD; PH2); Sore Throat (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; DEM); UTI (f; DEM; PHR).

Dosages (Pitcher Plant) :
0.5–2 g powdered root (PNC); 2.5–5 ml liquid extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Pitcher Plant) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). If it really contains coniine as stated by the Physician’s Desk Reference (PHR; PH2), it should be avoided. PNC specifies that coniine occurs in Sarracenia flava, not S. purpurea.