MASTERWORT PEUCEDANUM OSTRUTHIUM

MASTERWORT (Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) W. D. J. Koch.) +

Synonym:
Imperatoria major Gray, I. ostruthium L.

Activities (Masterwort) :
Antidote, spider (f; MAD); Antispasmodic (f; PNC); Aphrodisiac (f; MAD); Carminative (f; PNC); Depurative (f; MAD); Diaphoretic (f; MAD); Diuretic (f; MAD; PH2); Emmenagogue (f; MAD); Expectorant (f; MAD); Sedative (f; HHB; PH2); Stimulant (f; PH2); Stomachic (f; PH2).

Indications (Masterwort) :
Apoplexy (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; MAD); Asthma (f; PNC); Atherosclerosis (f; MAD); Bite (f; MAD); Bloat (f; PH2); Bronchosis (f; MAD); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, face (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH; MAD); Catarrh (f; PH2); Colic (f; MAD); Cramp (f; PNC); Diabetes (f; MAD); Diarrhea (f; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Enterosis (f; PH2); Epilepsy (f; MAD); Fever (f; MAD); Gallstone (f; MAD); Gas (f; MAD; PH2; PNC); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gout (f; MAD); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (f; MAD); Insomnia (f; HHB; MAD; PH2); Ischiosis (f; MAD); Kidney Stone (f; MAD); Malaria (f; MAD); Nervousness (f; HHB; PH2); Rheumatism (f; MAD); Roemheld Syndrome (f; PH2); Splenosis (f; JLH; MAD); Stomachache (f; MAD); Stone (f; MAD); Tuberculosis (f; MAD); Uterosis (f; MAD); Water Retention (f; MAD; PH2); Worm (f; MAD).

Dosages (Masterwort) :
1 tsp (ca 4.5 g) root in cold infusion (MAD); 500–2000 mg powdered root 2–3 ×/day (MAD; PH2); 4–8 ml liquid rhizome extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Masterwort) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Furanocoumarins may be phototoxic (PH2; PNC).