Boneset

History:

Boneset is a hardy perennial with long, erect stems and lanceolate leaves, with dense clusters of white flowerheads above the foliage that grow up to five feet in height. This particular species of Eupatoria (perfoliatum) is a native of eastern North America and is a common and familiar plant that grows in low, damp meadows, swampy areas and along stream banks from Nova Scotia to Florida. Boneset was a favorite of the North American tribes who introduced its therapeutic benefits to the settlers. The Menominees used Boneset to increase perspiration and reduce fever; the Iroquois and Mohegans liked it for fever and colds; the Alabamas believed it eased upset stomachs; and the Creeks used it to relieve body pain. Its use became legendary among both Native Americans and settlers alike for its capacity to cause profuse perspiration, reduce fever, relieve colds and flu, loosen the bowels and for malaria. Its botanical genus, Eupatorium, may be traced to the ancient king, Mithridates Eupator, who first used another species of this genus as an ancient medicine. The plant's common name may is somewhat cloudy. Some say it is derived from its use to treat a kind of influenza prevalent in the United States during the nineteenth century, known as "break-bone fever," which was characterized by pains that felt as if all the bones in the body were broken; others claim it is derived from the plant's historical use for dengue fever (a tropical disease caused by mosquitoes) that is also known as "breakbone." During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Boneset was said to have no equal as a cooling herb, and in the nineteenth century, it was used extensively in regular American medical practice. In 1887, Dr. Millspaugh wrote: "There is probably no plant in American domestic practice that has more extensive or frequent use than this (Boneset)," and it was even listed in the United States Pharmacopeia. Some of Boneset's constituents include astragalin, eupatorin (a bitter glucosidal), volatile oil, some tannic acid, gallic acid, rutin, quercetin, resin, gum, sugar, essential fatty acids and sesquiterpene lactones.

Recommended Dosage:
Take one (1) capsule, two (2) times each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Boneset Herbal Supplement should not be used by pregnant or nursing women nor by anyone on a long-term basis. Those who are allergic to members of the Compositae (daisy) - Asteraceae (aster) families, should not take Boneset.

Capsule Information:
Our Boneset supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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