WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Indian Turnip (arum).
INDIAN TURNIP (Arum).
The corm of ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM, (L.) Torr. Acrid, deriva tive. diaphoretic, stimulant expectorant. Used in chronic bronchitis, to relieve flatulent colic and as an application to aphthous sores of the mouth.1
The corm of ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM, (L.) Torr. Acrid, deriva tive. diaphoretic, stimulant expectorant. Used in chronic bronchitis, to relieve flatulent colic and as an application to aphthous sores of the mouth.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.