Asarum canadense
Remedy of colds and flatulence. Acute catarrhal conditions. Flatulence with colic. Promotes perspiration. Used by Native Americans for colds and digestive upset.
Source
Prepared from the root of Asarum canadense (Aristolochiaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Acute catarrhal conditions — colds. Flatulence with colic. Promotes perspiration — diaphoretic. Nausea. Used by Native Americans. Similar to Asarum europaeum but less nervous sensitivity.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull during cold.
General Symptoms
Catarrhal. Worse from cold. Better from warmth, sweating.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Coryza. Catarrh.
Abdomen
Flatulence. Colic.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, sweating
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Acute colds.
Clinical Indications
Common cold, flatulence, colic, diaphoretic
Comparative Materia Medica
Asarum europaeum has more nervous sensitivity. Allium cepa has acute coryza.
Safety Information
Not established.
Wild ginger root is used as a culinary spice and medicine. Contains aristolochic acid in small amounts — avoid large crude doses. Safe in potentised forms.
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