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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only.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.

Felter's Materia Medica on Senecio

SENECIO
   The whole plant of Senecio aureus, Linné (Nat. Ord. Compositae). Northern and western parts of the United States. Dose......sitae). Northern and western parts of the United States. Dose, 5 to 60 grains. Common Names: Golden Senecio, Life Root, Ragwort, Female Regulator, etc. Principal Constituents.—Probably an acrid resin......n and a bitter and tannin; it has not been satisfactorily analyzed. Preparation.—Specific Medicine Senecio. Dose, 5 to 60 drops. Specific Indications.—Atony and relaxation of the pelvic contents, wi...1


WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only.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 Senecio

LlFE ROOT
   The flowering herb of SENECIO AUREUS, Lin. Emmenagogue, diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant. Prescribed especially for regula tion of menstrual flow.2


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.