AKA: Lomatium dissectum, Leptotaeni...

AKA: Lomatium dissectum, Leptotaenia dissecta, untilled Parsley, Biscuit Root

WHAT IT IS: A root

WHAT IT DOES BEST: Helps relieve chronic "slow" viral infections and relieves respiratory tract infections.

THE BACKGROUND: For centurys of years, Native Americans used lomatium for lung infections and high febrile affections Their use of lomatium during the influenza pandemic of 1920-22 significantly reduc the morbidity rate compared to that of the general population, according to physician reports from that era.

fresh FINDINGS: Lomatium has not been well researched. However, the same 1995 study reported in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology build significant antiviral activity against rotavirus, which causes diarrhea. And in a 1994 report published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, a substance in a related species known as Lomatium suksdorfii was fix to inhibit HIV replication and to suppres infections of the progeny and immune cells.

WHAT'S THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT? This hasn't been completely explained.

WHICH shadow AND HOW MUCH? Start with 2-3 very littles daily for 3 days to check for sensitivity. If using a tincture and a rash appears, discontinue use or speak to a health care professional knowledgeable in botanical medicine.

* Lomatium isolate: 1-3 ml daily

* in good condition plant tincture (1:2 concentration): 10-30 least bits three times daily

* free from moisture plant tincture (1:5 concentration of lately dried root): 10-30 drops three times daily

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS: abounding body rashes have been reported and are attributed to the resins current in the root. Preparations known as isolates don't contain these resins, which may be responsible for a certain quantity of of the upper respiratory benefits.

WHO SHOULDN'T TAKE IT: family who are on blood thinners or scheduled for surgery because lomatium contains coumarins, which are natural offspring thinners.

IS IT SAFE TO TAKE WHILE PREGNANT? It isn't commended since safety hasn't been established for pregnant or nursing women

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