PAREIRE CURARE CHONDRODENDRON TOMENTOSUM

PAREIRA, CURARE (Chondrodendron tomentosum Ruiz & Pav.) +

Activities (Pareira) :
Anesthetic (1; PH2); Anticonvulsant (1; FNF); Antipyretic (f; DAV; HHB); Antiseptic (f; EFS); Aperient (f; EFS); Bitter (1; PH2); Curare (1; DAV); Diuretic (f; DAV; PH2); Emmenagogue (f; DAV; HHB; PH2); Hypotensive (1; FNF); Litholytic (f; HHB); Myoparalytic (1; PH2); Myorelaxant (1; PH2); Toxic (1; EFS).

Indications (Pareira) :
Bite (f; PH2); Bladder Stone (f; HHB); BPH (f; PH2); Bruise (f; DAV); Convulsion (1; FNF); Cramp (1; FNF); Dropsy (f; DAV); Cystosis (f; HHB); Dropsy (f; HAD); Edema (f; DAV); Fever (f; DAV; HHB); Gonorrhea (f; HAD); High Blood Pressure (1; FNF); Inflammation (f; PH2); Jaundice (f; HAD); Kidney Stone (f; DAV; HHB); Leukorrhea (f; HAD); Madness (f; DAV); Nephrosis (f; DAV); Orchosis (f; DAV); Pain (1; PH2); Rheumatism (f; HAD); Snakebite (f; PH2); Stone (f; HHB); Swelling (f; CTD); Tetanus (1; FNF); Tonic (f; HAD); Urethrosis (f; HHB); UTI (f; PH2); VD (f; HAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Pareira) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (not given) (PH2). Overdoses of tubocurarine (and other curare alkaloids) can cause respiratory paralysis and hypotension. LD50’s are less than 1 mg/kg, 0.56 subcutaneously in mice, 0.5 intraperitoneally, and 0.18 intravenously in mice, and 0.2 mg/kg ivn in rabbits. An injection of neostigmine methylsulfate is suggested as an antidote (HAD).