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Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) and Respiratory support: evidence and sources

Preliminary evidence

inferred from expectorant action

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Asclepias Tuberosa, Butterfly-Weed, Milk-Weed, Pleurisy Root, White Root

Lockwood, T.L. · Medical Examiner (Philadelphia) · 1848

Traditional / referenceButterfly milkweedButterfly weedOrange milkweedPleurisy RootAsclepias tuberosa

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Asclepias Tuberosa, Butter-Fly-Weed, Milk Weed, Pleurisy Root, White Root

Lockwood, T.T. · Buffalo Medical Journal and Monthly Review · 1848

Traditional / referenceButterfly milkweedButterfly weedOrange milkweedPleurisy RootAsclepias tuberosa

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Asclepias tuberosa

The Naturopathic Herbalist · n.d.

Traditional / referenceButterfly milkweedButterfly weedOrange milkweedPleurisy RootAsclepias tuberosa

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Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa)

Herbs2000 · n.d.

Traditional / referenceButterfly milkweedButterfly weedOrange milkweedPleurisy RootAsclepias tuberosa

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4 sources supporting Pleurisy Root for Respiratory support. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.

Mechanistic basis

This use is associated with the plant's expectorant action.