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Cypripedium Pubescens Lady Slipper Root (Therapeutic Action and Uses…
Cypripedium Pubescens
Lady Slipper Root
Synonyms
Nerve Root
Noah's Ark
Yellow Lady Slipper Root
American Valerian
Moccasin Flower
Parts Used and Preparation
Root and Rootlet
Solvents: Boiling water, dilute alcohol
Chemical Constituents
Cypripedin
Tannic and Gallic Acids
Therapeutic Action and Uses
Nervine (relaxant or stimulant)
Calming and easing the mind
Reflex functional disorders, cholera, hysteria, nervous headache, insomnia, low fever, nervous unrest, hypochondria, nervous depression
To treat depression it is best combined with chamomile
Antispasmodic
St Vitus' dance
Tonic
Diaphoretic
Diuretic
Currently not used due to endangered status