Western Herbalism
White quebracho
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco
Also known as Quebracho, Aspidosperma.
Use more sustainable local herbs as a substitution Most indicated when there is restricted, difficult, shallow respiration w/ congestion and/or poor oxygenation
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- Asthma
- Cough (wet)
- Emphys
- Colic
- Cough
- Cramps
- Muscle spasms
- Respiratory congestion
- Respiratory complaints
Safety
Pregnancy: Pregnancy Caution
Breastfeeding: Lactation
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Tincture (1:3-1:5) | 1-3 ml TID | 1-3 mL |
| Dose, 5 to 60 grains. | 324-3888 mg | |
| Fluidextractum Aspidospermatis, Fluidextract of Aspidosperma, (Fluidextract of Quebracho) | Dose, 5 to 60 drops. | 0.1-1.2 mL |
| fluid extract | Dose of the fluid extract, from 5 to 60 minims, in water, syrup, or syrup of tolu, every 2 or 3 hours; for specific uses, doses of 5 to 15 minims are preferred; of the tincture, 10 to 20 minims; of commercial aspidospermine, which is a mixture of the associated alkaloids, the dose varies from ¼ to ½ grain. | 0.31-3.7 mL |
| Tincture | Tincture ... 0.5-1.5 ml TID | 1.5 mL |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Use more sustainable local herbs as a substitution Most indicated when there is restricted, difficult, shallow respiration w/ congestion and/or poor oxygenation
Therapy. Quebracho is a remedy for dyspnea when not due to pronounced organic changes. Being a centric stimulant to the pneumogastric it affects chiefly the cardiac and pulmonary plexuses, and is a remedy of power in imperfect oxygenation with a disturbed balance between the pulmonic circulation and the action of the heart. It is used in cardiac and renal asthma, emphysema, the dyspnoea of capillary bronchitis and of chronic pneumonia, advanced bronchitis, phthisis, bronchial asthma and uncomplicated asthma with insufficient cardiac force. It relieves the cough of la grippe, when associated with dyspnoea. From 5 to 60 drops of the fluidextract may be given in water or plain or aromatized syrup.
Action. The various alkaloids of quebracho act more or less antagonistically to each other, but the chief good effect is the increase in depth and regulation of the rate of respiration. It should not be used intravenously.
Specific Indications. Dyspnea of functional origin, with or without emphysema; face pale, anxious and livid; lips cyanotic; pulse small, soft and compressible, irregular or intermittent; cardiac palpitation with cough.
Drawn from King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd); Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
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