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Boneset

The boneset plant is easily recognized by the peculiar arrangement of the leaves, which are opposite each other and joined at the base, making it appear as though they were one with the stem passing through the center. It is erect, growing rather tall, from 1 to 5 feet in height, with rough, hairy, stout stems. The crowded, flat-topped clusters of flowers are produced from about July to September and consist of small heads of tubular white flowers.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Boneset c/s	$2.50	$3.85	$6.88	$11.55
Boneset Powder	$2.76	$4.83	$8.63	$14.49

Properties/Uses - European studies show that boneset helps treat minor viral and bacterial infections by stimulating white blood cells to destroy disease-causing microorganisms more effectively. In Germany, where herbal medicine is more main-stream than it is in the United States, physicians currently use boneset to treat viral infections, such as colds and flu. Arthritis: One study shows boneset is mildly anti-inflammatory, lending some support to its traditional use in treating arthritis. Boneset was listed as a treatment for fever in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia from 1820 through 1916, and in the National Formulary, the pharmacists' manual, from 1926 through 1950. But over time it fell from favor, replaced by another herbal fever-fighter, aspirin. Stimulant, Tonic, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Aperient, Antispasmodic, Cathartic, and Febrifuge. Colds and Flu:

Botanical Name - Eupatorium perfoliatum

Part Used - Herb

Common Names/Synonyms - Thoroughwort, thorough-stem, thoroughwax, wood boneset, teasel, agueweed, feverwort, sweating plant, crosswort, vegetable antimony Indian sage, wild sage, tearal, wild isaac.

Cautions - Do not eat fresh boneset. It contains a toxic chemical (tremerol), which causes nausea, vomiting, weakness, muscle tremors, increased respiration, and at high doses, possibly even coma and death. Drying the herb eliminates the tremerol and the possibility of poisoning.

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