Friday, September 23, 2011

Skunk cabbage an ancient remedy

But it's good for headaches!

Amplify’d from www.altmeds.com

Skunk Cabbage


 

Skunk cabbage is the common name for several species of leafy herb with a pungent odor and unpleasant taste. The Micmac Indians crushed the leaves of skunk cabbage and inhaled the pungent oils to treat headache. An herbal preparation made from the plant's rhizome (underground stem) and root--which is bitter, acrid, and has a disagreeable odor--is available as a powdered root, liquid extract, and tincture. Skunk cabbage is sometimes recommended as an herbal treatment for asthma, bronchitis, fluid retention, headache, irritable and tight cough, nervousness, tightness in the chest, and whooping cough.

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