Asclepias syriaca
Remedy of dropsy and urinary retention. Edema. Scanty urine. Catarrh of bladder. Rheumatic pains. Diarrhea. Promotes diuresis.
Source
Prepared from the root of Asclepias syriaca (Asclepiadaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Dropsy — general edema. Scanty dark urine. Promotes diuresis. Catarrh of bladder. Rheumatic pains. Diarrhea. Nervous headache. Used by Native Americans as diuretic and pleurisy remedy.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, depressed.
General Symptoms
Urinary and edema. Worse from cold. Better from warmth, urination.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Scanty dark urine. Catarrh of bladder. Diuretic.
Extremities
Edema. Rheumatic pains.
Rectum
Diarrhea.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, urination
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Dropsical patients.
Clinical Indications
Dropsy, scanty urine, rheumatism, diarrhea, diuretic
Comparative Materia Medica
Apocynum has dropsy with vomiting of water. Apis has dropsy thirstless.
Safety Information
Not established.
Milkweed contains cardiac glycosides. Low toxicity compared to other cardenolide plants. Used traditionally. Safe in potentised forms.
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