HerbPleurisy Root
Limited scientific evidence supports traditional uses; human studies are lacking, and effectiveness for listed conditions is insufficient to rate.
Benefits
- Traditionally recognized for respiratory support
- acting as an expectorant
- bronchodilator
- and antispasmodic
- also noted for diaphoretic
- anti-inflammatory
- and mild pain-relieving properties.
Key compounds
Cardiac glycosidesFlavonoidsTanninsTriterpenes
May help with
- Traditional uses include addressing pulmonary infections
- pleurisy
- pneumonia
- and other lung conditions
- also used as a diaphoretic to promote sweating and topically for wounds.
Best for these goals
Traditionally recognized for respiratory supportacting as an expectorantbronchodilatorand antispasmodicalso noted for diaphoreticanti-inflammatoryand mild pain-relieving properties.
How to use it
Tea, Tincture
Evidence level
Traditional
Cautions & interactions
Possibly unsafe due to cardiac glycosides; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; can cause nausea, vomiting, and skin rash; contraindicated in heart conditions. | Interactions: Major interaction with Digoxin; moderate interactions with estrogens and potassium-depleting diuretics; avoid with other heart medications due to cardiac glycosides.
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