Experiment 524879

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeEXTERNAL
OrganismCasuarina equisetifolia (CASUARINACEAE)
CitationHOLDSWORTH,DK:. (1990). TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS. PART I.. 28(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseUSED TO TREAT ASTHMA OR BRONCHITIS LEADING TO TUBERCULOSIS. SCRAPED INNER BARKS OF TOA AND BARRINGTONIA ASIATICA WITH GARDENIA TAITENSIS ARE POUNDED TOGETHER AND SQUEEZED INTO TWO GALLONS OF WATER THEN HEATED BY ADDING HOT STONES. A PATIENT WITH ASTHMA OR BRONCHITIS LEADING TO TUBERCULOSIS IS ALLOWED TO PERSPIRE IN THE AROMATIC STEAM.
Number2
Pharmacological activity75
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
ExtractVAPOR