Western Herbalism
Golden Ragwort
Senecio aureus
Also known as Golden Senecio, Heart-leaved Groundsel, Squaw Weed, Life-root, Groundsel, Unkum, Female regulator, Senecio.
Senecio is a remedy of decided value in the treatment of diseases of women. It was formerly much employed, but in the onward movement of therapeutics seems for some reason to have passed into unmerited neglect.
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Functional amenorrhoea
- Menopausal neurosis
- Leucorrhoea (as a douche
Safety
Recognised toxicity. This plant carries a toxicity flag in the record; it is for trained practitioners only.
Breastfeeding: Not for use while breastfeeding
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Herb 1-4 g as an infusion three times daily | 1000-4000 mg | |
| Dose, fifteen to thirty drops | 0.3-0.6 mL | |
| The dried alcoholic extract is somewhat oleo-resinous, and may be used in doses of from two to three grains | 130-194 mg | |
| Extractum Senecionis Fluidum , Fluid Extract of Senecio | Dose, from half a dram to one dram. | 1944-3888 mg |
| Specific Medicine Senecio | Dose, from one to forty minims. | 0.06-2.46 mL |
| It has been given in haematuria in spoonful doses of the fluid extract, three or four times a day, with positive results. |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Therapy. Senecio is a remedy of decided value in the treatment of diseases of women. It was formerly much employed, but in the onward movement of therapeutics seems for some reason to have passed into unmerited neglect.
Therapy. The agent is specifically a tonic to the nervous and muscular structure of the reproductive organs in the female. It regulates the periodical discharges , overcoming irregularity in the quantity of the monthly flow.
Properties and Uses. The herb and roots are medicinal, and come to market together. As in hydrastis, mitchella, and a score or more of other agents, the knowledge and exclusive use of it are claimed by our Eclectic neighbors; but the European species VULGARIS, under the name of groundsel, has been a very popular remedy in England for several centuries, and the American species was used by the English colonists of New England from the earliest settlements.
Medical Uses and Dosage. (See Senecio). This fluid extract possesses the medicinal virtues of the life-root, and forms a useful agent in amenorrhoea, either alone or in combination with the fluid extracts of black cohosh, water-pepper, etc. It may likewise be used advantageously in the other diseases in which the root is found efficient. The dose is from ½ to 1 fluid drachm, 3 or 4 times a day (J. King).
Drawn from Cook's Physio-Medical Dispensatory; Scudder's Specific Medication and Specific Medicines; King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd); Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
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