Sores, Herpes, Eczema, Syphilis and Intestinal worms. Green Hull:( separated from the hull) Anthelmintic, Antisyphilitic. Kernel: Is given in Heartburn, Colic, Dysentery and considered as Aphrodisiac. Immature nut rich in Vitamin C. Walnut Oil: Mild laxative Cholagogue, Anthelmintic. Especially effective for tape worm and as a dressing for Leprose type skin disease.
BLOOD ROOT Sanguinaria canadensis, L.( N. O.: Papaveraceae)
Common Names: Red Puccoon, Indian Plant, Tetterwort, Sanguinaria. Features: Indigenous to eastern North America, Bloodroot, a monotypic genus of the Papaveraceae family.
The small herb is often difficult to find in its woodland home, where the sheltered places and leaf mould is ideal for its survival. The thick, palmately lobed leaf is lapped around the bud, which swiftly outgrows its protector, loses its two fugacious sepals and opens into a star-shaped flower, one to each stem, with several fleshy white petals and a mass of golden stamens in the centre.
The flower closes at night or on shady days and is among the early spring flowers. Often cultivated in gardens. The leaves continue to grow during the summer, becoming nearly 7 in. long. The seeds are contained in spindle-shaped capsules.
The whole plant is very brittle and succulent and when broken, especially at its thick, fleshy root, an acrid red juice bleeds from the divided sections: The root is about the size of a man’ s little finger. The taste is bitter and harsh. The whole plant is medicinal, the root being the part chiefly used. Age and moisture impair the properties. Medicinal Part: The root. Solvent: Alcohol, water. Bodily Influence: Systemic emetic, Stimulating expectorant, Sialagogue, Alterative, Tonic, Diuretic, Febrifuge. Uses: Used by the aborigines for all blood conditions and as a stain for their skin and dye for decoration. The action of Blood root varies according to administration. In small doses it stimulates the digestive organs, acting as a stimulant and tonic, in large doses it is an arterial sedative. The properties are useful in chronic bronchitis, laryngitis, croup, asthma, whooping cough and any complaints of the respiratory organs. The tincture has been used with success in dyspepsia and dropsy of the chest, in cases of gastro intestinal catarrh, or enlarged, morbid or jaundice liver conditions. Blood root excites the action of this large glandular organ of which its correct function is so necessary to the complete physical and mental make-up of our everyday life. Dose: 1 level teaspoonful of grated root steeped in 1 pint of boiling water for ½ hr. Cool, strain, take a teaspoonful three to six times a day. Powder as an emetic, 10 – 20 grains, powder as a stimulant and expectorant, 3 – 5 grains, powder used as an alterative, ½ – 2 grains. Of the tincture, 20 – 60 drops. Externally: For leucorrhoea and haemorrhoids, injections of strong tea is excellent. As an external remedy the powdered root or tincture acts energetically in cases of fungoid tumours, ringworms, tetter, warts, etc., at the same time to be taken internally as mentioned. Nasal polypus is often treated by using a snuff of powdered Blood root. Homoeopathic Clinical: The resin, leaves, seeds, capsules, powdered root and expressed juice and tincture of fresh root— Alcoholism, Aphonia, Asthma, Breast( tumour of), Bronchitis, Cancer, Catarrh, Chest( pain in), Cold, Croup, Deafness, Diphtheria, Dysmenorrhoea, Dyspepsia, Ear( polypus of), Flushes, Climacteric, Gleet, Granular lids, Haemoptysis, Headache, Influenza, Keratitis,