Common Name: Sweet Flag root
Theme 4: used as a preventative in a steam; indigestion, and stomach cramps and pain as a tea.
Comment: a superb relaxing tonic to the GI system applicable in almost all cases; HCl suppressant at 5-7 ml per week.
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| anorexia | All types including young girls and young children. |
| cancer | stomach |
| colic |
| diarrhea |
| dyspepsia | Acute or chronic. |
| heartburn | Gastric tonic. |
| reflux |
| ulcer, gastric |
Used In: (See Formulas)
Colic Decoction #1DC138
Cough Medicine
Properties:
Aromatic
Carminative
Stomachic
Contraindication(s):
Constituents:
| Bitter principle |
| Glycoside | acorin |
| Mucilage |
| Tannin |
| Volatile oil | 1.5 - 3.5% including asarone, eugenol, asamyl alcohol. |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)
| Antacids | DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |
| Stomach tonics | DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |