(Yerba Mansa-Household Herb) A mucous membrane medicine. Chronic forms of Inflammation of the Schneiderian membrane with considerable relaxation and profuse discharge. Chief value in CATARRHAL DALES, WITH full stuffy sensation in head and throat. Useful in cuts, bruises and sprains; and as a diuretic and in malaria. Not yet proven, but found useful in profuse mucous or serous discharges; in nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, diarrhoea and urethritis. Recommended in heart disease, as a quieting agent when unduly excited. Flatulence; promotes digestion.
Relationship
Compare PIPER MELH.
Dose
The tincture internally and locally as a spray.