Asclepias speciosa

Asclepias speciosa
Family:Asclepias speciosa; Antirheumatic; Antiseptic; Ophthalmic; Skin; Stomachic; VD; Warts.
Common name:Showy milkweed
The latex is used as a cure for warts. The latex needs to be applied at least once a day of a period of some weeks for it to be effective. The latex has antiseptic properties and has been used to treat skin sores cuts and ringworm. A decoction of the plant tops can be strained and used to treat blindness and snow-blindness. The root is either chewed when fresh or dried ground into a powder then boiled and used in the treatment of stomach ache. A decoction of the roots has been used in small doses to treat venereal diseases and also to treat coughs especially from TB. A poultice of the mashed roots has been applied to rheumatic joints. Some caution should be employed when using the root since there is a report that it can be poisonous in large quantities.

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