ARROWROOT (Maranta arundinacea L.)

ARROWROOT (Maranta arundinacea L.) +++
Activities (Arrowroot) — Alexeteric (f; CRC); Antibilious (1; PHR); Antipyretic (f; CRC); Choleretic
(1; PH2); Collyrium (f; JFM); Demulcent (1; CRC; PHR; PH2); Depurative (f; CRC); Hypocholesterolemic
(1; PHR; PH2); Rubefacient (f; CRC); Vulnerary (f; CRC).
Indications (Arrowroot) — Asthenia (f; DAV); Bronchosis (f; PH2); Cholecystosis (f; DAV);
Colitis (f; CRC); Convalescence (f; CRC); Cough (f; PH2); Cystosis (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f;
CRC); Diarrhea (f; PHR; PH2); Dysentery (f; CRC; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; DAV; PH2); Dysuria
(f; FEL); Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Erysipelas (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; DAV; FEL); Gangrene
(f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; PHR; PH2); High Cholesterol (1; PHR; PH2); Hoarseness (f; CRC);
Ophthalmia (f; JFM); Pulmonosis (f; FEL); Sore (f; CRC); Sore Throat (f; CRC); Sprain (f;
DAV); Sting (f; CRC); Sunburn (f; CRC); Tumor (f; JLH); Urethrosis (f; CRC; DAV); Wound
(f; CRC).
Dosages (Arrowroot) — 2–3 drachms boiled in 1 pint milk or water (FEL); 15 g starch dissolved
in 250 cc sweet water for dysentery (JFM).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Arrowroot) — Class 1 (AHP). “Hazards
and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific
quantified dosage! JAD). Canadian law disallows as nonmedicinal ingredient for oral products
(AHP).

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