Milkweed

asclepias syriaca L.



CAUTION
Milkweed is poisonous in large quanities,
especially for children.


ACTIONS
Diuretic
Emetic
Purgative

Milkweed is useful for kidney problems, dropsy,
water retention, asthma, stomach ailments and gall stones.

Some American Indians rubbed the juice on worts;
others drank it as an infusion of the rootstock
to produce temperary sterility.

INFUSION: For gallstones, mix equal parts
milkweed and althea (marshmallow).
Steep i teaspoon in 1 cup boiling water.
Take 3 cups over the course of a day,
One of the hot on retiring.


Special Thanks
The Herb Book
By John Lust





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