BUTTERBUR
BUTTERBUR Petasites hybridus
Liquid extract of fresh rhizome (pyrrolizidine alkaloids removed).
- Actions: Antispasmodic. Soothing, demulcent, expectorant and antitussive. Sedative and analgesic.
- Uses: General coughs, whooping cough, bronchitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis. Asthma. Especially indicated in chronic spasmodic coughs. Muscle spasms; acute spasms and pain of urinary tract and gallbladder; nervous stomach; menstrual cramps. Headaches and migraines. Low back pain. Eases pain in certain cancers.
- Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 5 times per day. As expectorant, is best taken in hot water or tea.
- Cautions: Avoid Petasites preparations containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids
