Herbs and plantsCanadian horseweed—a wasteland weed that stops bleeding?
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Henryk Różański lists Canadian horseweed as a remedy used for diarrhea, bleeding, and wounds that are slow to heal.
- He also lists bleeding from the nose, lungs, digestive tract, urinary tract, and gums, as well as hemorrhoids.
- For external use, he describes it as a wash for inflammation and infections and as a poultice for wounds and skin conditions.
- He gives thrombotic disease as a contraindication.
What the authors write
Henryk Różański
Horseweed herb was used for dysentery, diarrhea, digestive tract catarrh, and wounds that are slow to heal.
„In North American folk medicine, horseweed herb was and is used to treat dysentery, digestive tract catarrh, and wounds that are slow to heal. In 1855, Wilson published reports on the use of horseweed to stop uterine bleeding.”W medycynie ludowej Ameryki Północnej ziele przymiotna było i jest używane w leczeniu czerwonki, nieżytu przewodu pokarmowego oraz trudno gojących się ran. W 1855 r. Wilson opublikował doniesienia o zastosowaniu przymiotna w hamowaniu krwawień macicznych.
Henryk Różański
Henryk Różański lists the use of horseweed for bleeding from many sites and for hemorrhoids.
„Dr. G. Madaus (1935) recommends horseweed for gynecological bleeding (including during menopause), blood in the urine, bleeding from the digestive tract, nose, lungs, and gums, coughing up blood, and hemorrhoids. According to Geiger, Herba cum Floribus et Seminibus Erigerontis canadensis is the best medicinal material (horseweed herb with flowers and seeds).”Dr G. Madaus (1935 r.) zaleca przymiotno w krwawieniach ginekologicznych (także w menopauzie), krwiomoczu, krwawieniach z przewodu pokarmowego, nosa, płuc, dziąseł, przy krwiopluciu i hemoroidach. Zdaniem Geiger’a Herba cum Floribus et Seminibus Erigerontis canadensis jest najlepszym surowcem (ziele przymiotna z kwiatami i nasionami).
Henryk Różański
The herb is described for use as a hair rinse for seborrhea and dandruff, and as a poultice for wounds and skin conditions.
„For rinsing the hair in cases of seborrhea and dandruff, eczema, abscesses, and scratches. For poultices on wounds that are slow to heal, eczema, ringworm, and ulcers. Powdered herb mixed with clay and bentonite (1:1:1) and blended with hot water into a paste: for face masks for weeping eczema, acne, seborrhea, and enlarged pores.”Do płukania włosów przy łojotoku i łupieżu, wypryskach, ropniach, zadrapaniach. Do okładów na trudno gojące się rany i wypryski, liszaje, owrzodzenia. Sproszkowane ziele zmieszane z glinką i bentonitem (1:1:1), rozrobione z gorącą wodą na papkę: do maseczek na twarz z mokrymi wypryskami, trądzikiem, łojotokiem i rozszerzonymi porami.
Henryk Różański
Powdered herb is described as an ingredient in a face mask for weeping eczema, acne, seborrhea, and enlarged pores.
„Powdered herb mixed with clay and bentonite (1:1:1) and blended with hot water into a paste: for face masks for weeping eczema, acne, seborrhea, and enlarged pores.
Contraindications: thrombotic disease.
Powdered Canadian horseweed herb – Pulvis Erigerontis: 1 level teaspoon 3 times a day, taken with honey and washed down well with hot tea.”Sproszkowane ziele zmieszane z glinką i bentonitem (1:1:1), rozrobione z gorącą wodą na papkę: do maseczek na twarz z mokrymi wypryskami, trądzikiem, łojotokiem i rozszerzonymi porami.
Przeciwwskazania: choroba zakrzepowa.
Sproszkowane ziele przymiotna kanadyjskiego – Pulvis Erigerontis: 1 płaska łyżeczka 3 razy dziennie, na miodzie, dobrze popić gorąca herbatą.
Henryk Różański
Thrombotic disease is listed as a contraindication.
„Contraindications: thrombotic disease.
Powdered Canadian horseweed herb – Pulvis Erigerontis: 1 level teaspoon 3 times a day, taken with honey and washed down well with hot tea. The treatment lasts 2–3 weeks.
Infusion – Infusum Erigerontis: 1 tablespoon of dried, crushed herb to 1 cup/glass of boiling water.”Przeciwwskazania: choroba zakrzepowa.
Sproszkowane ziele przymiotna kanadyjskiego – Pulvis Erigerontis: 1 płaska łyżeczka 3 razy dziennie, na miodzie, dobrze popić gorąca herbatą. Kuracja trwa 2-3 tygodnie.
Napar – Infusum Erigerontis: 1 łyżka suchego rozdrobnionego ziela na 1 filiżankę/szklankę wrzącej wody.
Research from PubMed · Europe PMC
We selected 1 studies with the best, positive results. This is a selection, not a full review of all research.
Total number of studies on this topic in PubMed: 4.
In a study on rats, an aqueous extract of Canadian horseweed showed anti-anxiety and antidepressant-like effects.
Aim of the study: Conyza canadensis is a plant widely used in traditional medicine in Morocco to treat a range of health problems. However, to the best of our knowledge, no scientific study has justified the traditional use of Conyza extract as an anti-anxiety and antidepressant agent.
Results: To achieve this purpose, a variety of antioxidant tests (including free radical-scavenging activity and lipoxygenase-inhibitory potential assays) and behavioral procedures, such as the elevated plus-maze and forced swimming tests, were performed. The results showed that the aqueous extract of Conyza canadensis is rich in catechins and flavonoids, which have good antioxidant activity. In addition, concentrations of 100 and 200 mg/kg of the extract showed significant anti-anxiety and antidepressant-like effects following scopolamine treatment. Therefore, we propose that the use of Conyza canadensis could be a new pharmacological target for alleviating major depression.
Money for the studygovernment, public institutions · Universitatea de Medicina și Farmacie Grigore T. Popa - Iasi, EU Erasmus+ program, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Do the authors have ties to companies?no — the authors say so
Did a manufacturer help with the study?NO
Type of studyanimal study
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
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