Re:IRONWEED(Is it this one?)from Elaine

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The Physiomedical Dispensatory by William Cook, M.D., 1869Other tomes: King's

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VERNONIA FASCICULATA

IRONWEED

Description: Natural Order, Compositae. Root perennial. Stem annual, four to ten feet high, an inch in diameter, purplish- green, striate, hollow, with a few short corymbose branches above. Leaves alternate, narrow-elliptical or lanceolate, tapering, four to eight inches long, serrate, coarse and rough. Flowers in crowded corymbose heads, all perfect, discoid, tubular, deep purplish-red; involucre of many appressed scales. Common on prairies, by streams, and in all places, through the West; sometimes in whole fields. Blooming from August to October.

Properties and Uses: The root is bitter, with stimulating and relaxing qualities, and leaving a full tonic impression. It has been commended in deficient and painful menstruation, and leucorrhea. The use to which it seems best adapted, is in the treatment of ague as a hepatic and an antiperiodic; in which connection several reliable physicians have commended it to me in high terms, and J. Overholt, M. D., of Columbus City, Iowa, especially speaks of it as a remedy of the first value. There is no doubt but it deserves investigation; and its great abundance commends it still further to consideration. I have never employed the roots, but have tried the flowers; and find them a strong yet agreeable bitter, and think much good may be expected from them. Their taste is not unlike that of quinine, and they seem stronger than camomile. I would suggest that those having opportunity to employ this plant, might prepare a fluid extract of the roots, and another of the flowers, after the manner directed for fluid extract of boneset; and I would be much obliged for a report of their observations. The leaves are astringent and bitter.

 

 

 

 

 

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Sunday, June 09, 2002 4:05 PM

[herbal remedies] What to do with Ironweed?

 

I have a large patch of Ironweed growing along a stream in back of my apartment complex. My mom, who specializes in growing and selling Michigan wetlands plants, is the one who identified it for me. However, she does not believe in anyone but a "qualified health care professional" recommending uses, doses, or having anything to do with harvesting plants for medicinal reasons.I haven't been able to find any useful information on this plant, and there's enough that it's coming out my ears! Does anyone here have any information on its uses?Thanks,Sara

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That's it all right.

 

Thank you for the info.

 

Sara

herbal remedies, " Elaine Davis " <twobears@o...> wrote:

> The Physiomedical Dispensatory by William Cook, M.D., 1869

> Other tomes: King's

>

>

http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/cook/VERNONIA_FASCICULAT

A.htm

>

> VERNONIA FASCICULATA

>

> IRONWEED

>

> Description: Natural Order, Compositae. Root perennial. Stem

annual, four to ten feet high, an inch in diameter, purplish- green, striate,

hollow, with a few short corymbose branches above. Leaves alternate,

narrow-elliptical or lanceolate, tapering, four to eight inches long,

serrate, coarse and rough. Flowers in crowded corymbose heads, all

perfect, discoid, tubular, deep purplish-red; involucre of many appressed

scales. Common on prairies, by streams, and in all places, through the

West; sometimes in whole fields. Blooming from August to October.

>

> Properties and Uses: The root is bitter, with stimulating and relaxing

qualities, and leaving a full tonic impression. It has been commended in

deficient and painful menstruation, and leucorrhea. The use to which it

seems best adapted, is in the treatment of ague as a hepatic and an

antiperiodic; in which connection several reliable physicians have

commended it to me in high terms, and J. Overholt, M. D., of Columbus

City, Iowa, especially speaks of it as a remedy of the first value. There

is no doubt but it deserves investigation; and its great abundance

commends it still further to consideration. I have never employed the

roots, but have tried the flowers; and find them a strong yet agreeable

bitter, and think much good may be expected from them. Their taste is

not unlike that of quinine, and they seem stronger than camomile. I

would suggest that those having opportunity to employ this plant, might

prepare a fluid extract of the roots, and another of the flowers, after the

manner directed for fluid extract of boneset; and I would be much

obliged for a report of their observations. The leaves are astringent and

bitter.

>

> Medical Herbalism journal and http://medherb.com

>

> -

> sfatula_2000

> herbal remedies

> Sunday, June 09, 2002 4:05 PM

> [herbal remedies] What to do with Ironweed?

>

>

> I have a large patch of Ironweed growing along a stream in back of

my

> apartment complex. My mom, who specializes in growing and

selling

> Michigan wetlands plants, is the one who identified it for me.

However,

> she does not believe in anyone but a " qualified health care

professional "

> recommending uses, doses, or having anything to do with harvesting

> plants for medicinal reasons.

>

> I haven't been able to find any useful information on this plant, and

> there's enough that it's coming out my ears! Does anyone here have

> any information on its uses?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sara

>

>

>

>

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