BONESET Eupatorium perfoliatum, L.( U. S. Agricultural Department, Appalachia, 1971)
Likewise in febrile diseases, catarrh, colds and wherever such effects are indicated. Dropsy, intemperance, acute and chronic rheumatism, bilious fevers, influenza and especially where there is aching of the bones. Its powers are manifested upon the stomach, liver, bowels and uterus. It is extremely bitter to the taste and is disliked by children, but in these cases a thick syrup of Boneset, ginger and anise is used by some for coughs of children, with good results. Dose: Of the powder from 10 – 12 grains; of the extract from 2 – 4 grains. Infusion, 2 – 4 wineglassfuls. Homoeopathic Clinical: Anus( herpes of), Back( pain in), Bilious fever. Tincture of whole plant— Bones( pains in), Cough, Dengue, Diarrhoea, Fractures, Gout, Hiccough, Hoarseness, Indigestion, Influenza, Intermittent fever, Jaundice, Liver( soreness of), Measles, Mouth( cracks of), Ophthalmia, Relapsing fever, Remittent fever, Rheumatism, Ringworm, Spotted fever, Syphilitic pains, Thirst, Wounds.
BURDOCK Arctium lappa, L.( N. O.: Compositae)
Common Names: Lappa, Lappa Minor, Thorny Burr, Beggar’ s Buttons, Clothburr. Features: Naturalized in North America, from Asia and Europe, this plant grows from 2 – 5 ft.; can be found along roadsides and in all vacant lots. Hunters will remember Burdock burrs adhering to their clothes and being troublesome to their game dogs. The stems are stout with wide spreading branches carrying alternately elongated heart-shaped leaves. The purple flowers bloom in July and August, after which they dry out and the base becomes the troublesome burr. The root, which should be dug in the autumn or early spring, is thick, brownish-grey externally, with white pith-like tissue inside. The root and seeds have a sweetish, slimy taste, the leaves and stems being bitter. Common Burdock is sometimes planted in Japan, where it has been improved by cultivation, for its enlarged parsnip-like roots, which are eaten as a boiled vegetable.