Dorema ammoniacum

Dorema ammoniacum
Family:Dorema ammoniacum; Antispasmodic; Carminative; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Expectorant; Poultice; Stimulant; Vasodilator.
Common name:Ammoniacum
Ammoniacum has been used in Western herbal medicine for thousands of years and is still seen as an effective remedy for various complaints of the chest. A gum resin is found in cavities in the tissues of stems roots and petioles. It often exudes naturally from holes in the stems caused by beetles though this is not so pure as that obtained from the plant tissues. The resin is antispasmodic carminative diaphoretic mildly diuretic expectorant poultice stimulant and vasodilator. It is often used internally in the treatment of chronic bronchitis (especially in the elderly) asthma and catarrh. Externally it is used as a plaster for swellings of the joints and indolent tumours. The resin exudes as a milky gum from holes made in the stems. This gum is pressed into blocks and then ground into a powder.

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