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Botanical name:
Physochlaina spp.
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic
Physochlaina spp.
- P. infundibularis (China);
- P. physoloides (syn. P. dahurica, P. lanosa, Hyoscyamus physaloides) (Mongolia)
- Physochlaina praealta is used similarly in India
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic
Uses:
1. Stops Cough and Wheezing:
-Cough, Wheezing, Asthma
2. Calms the Mind, Eases Pain:
-Palpitations, Insomnia (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
-Sexual dysfunction related to nervousness or stress
-used as a narcotic to ease pain
3. Clears Heat and Poison:
-Anthrax, Encephalitis (Mongolian Medicine)
-Tumors
Dose:
100–200mg
Comment:
Contains atropine and hyoscyamine
Substitute:
Henbane
100–200mg
Comment:
Contains atropine and hyoscyamine
Substitute:
Henbane
Main Combinations:
1. Cough, Physochlaina with Licorice
Cautions:
1. Toxic in overdose. Overdose may cause intoxication due to hyoscyamine content.
2. Contraindicated in Glaucoma
3. Not used in Pregnancy
4. Not used in patients with marked Prostatomegaly.
Main Preparations used:
1. Toxic in overdose. Overdose may cause intoxication due to hyoscyamine content.
2. Contraindicated in Glaucoma
3. Not used in Pregnancy
4. Not used in patients with marked Prostatomegaly.
Main Preparations used: