Escharotic Health Dictionary

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A herb with a caustic action on the skin, i.e. the milky juice of Sun Spurge (Euphorbia) has a corrosive effect upon warts and hard schirrhous lesions. Once used on small malignant spots to dry- up and enhance formation of a crust or scab that in the course of time might detach itself. Blood root. 
Health Source: Bartrams Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
Author: Health Encyclopedia
A caustic substance that creates a mass of dead cells or scab
Health Source: Medicinal Plants Glossary
Author: Health Dictionary

Ananas Comosus

(Linn.) Merrill

Family: Bromeliaceae.

Habitat: Native to South America; cultivated mostly in Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tripura and Orissa.

English: Pineapple.

Ayurvedic: Anaanaasa, Bahunetra.

Unani: Anannaas.

Siddha/Tamil: Annanshippazham, Annasi.

Action: Anti-inflammatory (fresh juice used as a gargle for sore throat). A proteolytic enzyme, bromelain, is derived from the stem—anti-inflammatory, smooth muscle relaxant, digester, inhibitor of blood platelet aggregation. (It is used for cellulitis, post-operative oedema, sinusitis and for promoting digestion of proteins.)

Key application: Bromelain, the proteolytic enzyme, is used in acute postoperative and post-traumatic conditions of swellings, especially of the nasal and paranasal sinuses. (German Commission E.) In Europe, a patented tape that contains bromelain is used for debriding escharotic skin. (Internally, bromelain's bioavailability has been questioned.)... ananas comosus

Blood Root

Red Indian paint. Sanguinaria canadensis L. French: Sanguinaire. German: Kanadisches Blutkraut. Spanish: Sanguinaria. Italian: Sanguinaria del Canada.

Constituents: isoquinoline alkaloids.

Action. Antiseptic, antispasmodic, cardio-active, emetic (large doses), expectorant, escharotic, antibacterial, stimulant to the womb and general circulation. Mild local anaesthetic.

Though extensively used by pharmacy in the past, is no longer used internally. Traditional among Mohawk Indians.

Uses: Internal, drop doses for asthma, croup, whooping cough, pneumonia, bleeding of the lungs as in tuberculosis, emphysema.

External. Warts, ringworm. fungoid tumour. Nasal polypi (powder injected into nostril). Preparations. Thrice daily. Accurate dosage is not possible by infusion or decoction. Liquid extract BHP (1983) 0.06-0.3ml.

Tincture BHP (1983) 0.3-2ml.

Ointment: tumours. ... blood root


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