Smilax china

Smilax china
Family:Smilax china; Alterative; Antiscrophulatic; Carminative; Depurative; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Skin; Tonic; VD.
Common name:China root
The root is alterative antiscrophulatic carminative depurative diaphoretic diuretic and tonic. It is considered useful when taken internally in the treatment of old syphilitic cases and is also used for certain skin diseases including psoriasis rheumatoid arthritis gout enteritis urinary tract infections skin ulcers etc. Large doses can cause nausea and vomiting which is valuable in weakened and depraved conditions due to a poisoned state of the blood. The root is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use.

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