Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Skunk-cabbage

Plant

Family

Arum family (Araceae)

English

Skunk-cabbage, Clumpfoot cabbage, Collard, Eastern skunk cabbage, Foetid pothos, Meadow cabbage, Polecat weed, Polkweed, Skunkweed, Swamp cabbage

Latin

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton

Plantparts

All parts, Root, Seed

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Antispasmodic, convulsive state, cosmetic, Cramp, Cramps, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, emetic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, hidrotic, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, Mucolytic agent, relax spasms, Spasm, Spasmolytic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Tooth problems, vomitive

Warnings

Poisonous to humans

Other uses

Narcotic, narcotic effect

Ingredients

 calcium oxalate, Oxalate, resin, tannin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1466

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