Steinmetz:Asclepias

Asclepias cornutum

Also known as (or relevant to) Asclepias cornutum Asclepias syriaca Asclepias fruticosa Family Asclepiadaceae English Names Common Milkweed Virginian Swallowwort Syrian Swallowwort Silkweed Silk Vine Syrian Silk plant Natural Habitat U. S. A. tropical Africa India Europe China Part(s) Used Rhizoma Asclepias cornuti Rhizoma Asclepias syriacae

Constituent(s) asclepiadin = vincetoxin (bitter principle) caoutchouc asclepion poisonous milky juice tannin starch resin wax Action diuretic alterative emetic nervine expectorant toxic used in pneumonia

Asclepias curassavica

Also known as (or relevant to) Asclepias curassavica Family Asclepiadaceae English Names Milkweed Swallowwort Bastard Ipecacuanha Natural Habitat North and Central America West Indies South India Part(s) Used Herba Asclepiadis curassavicae Radix Asclepiadis curassavicae

Constituent(s) asclepiadin (asclepin) vincetoxin Action haemostatic astringent emetic purgative vermifuge

Asclepias incarnata

Also known as (or relevant to) Asclepias incarnata Family Asclepiadaceae English Names Swamp Silkweed Swamp Milkweed Incarnate Swallowwort Natural Habitat U. S. A. Part(s) Used Rhizoma Asclepias incarnatae

Constituent(s) essential oil fixed oil acids asclepiadin gum starch Action stomachic emetic diuretic purgative vermifuge sudorific alterative

Asclepias tuberosa

Also known as (or relevant to) Asclepias tuberosa Family Asclepiadaceae English Names Tuberous Swallowwort Pleurisy root Natural Habitat North America Part(s) Used Rhizoma Asclepias tuberosae

Action antispasmodic expectorant sudorific tonic aperient carminative used in pleurisy

Asclepias asthmatica

Also known as (or relevant to) Asclepias asthmatica Tylophora asthmatica Family Asclepiadaceae English Names Indian Ipecac Natural Habitat Indian Peninsula Mauritius Part(s) Used Folia Tylophorae Radix Tylophorae

Action sudorific expectorant anti-dysenteric emetic; used as a substitute for Ipecacuanha