Para cress (Spilanthes oleracea)
Spilanthes oleracea
Western Herbalism
Western Herbalism

Para cress

Spilanthes oleracea

warmingdryingTaste: pungent

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Dosing as the sources wrote it

PreparationAs writtenMetric
1:5 tincture1:5 tincture: up to 5 ml TID5 mL
It may also be used in non-mercurial ptyalism, and in inflammations of the mouth and throat, using fractional doses of a strong tincture (recent herb, ℥viij to alcohol, 98 per cent Oj).

Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.

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