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Asclepias tuberosa
Scientific Name: Pleurisy root
Other Names: Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Flux Root, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Silkweed, Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, White Root, Wild Root

References

Abe F, Yamauchi T. Pregnane glycosides from the roots of Asclepias tuberosa. Chemical and Pharmacologic Bulletin. (Tokyo). 2000;48(7):1017-1022.

Abe F, Yamauchi T. An androstane bioside and 3'-thiazolidinone derivatives of doubly-linked cardenolide glycosides from the roots of Asclepias tuberosa. Chemical and Pharmacologic Bulletin. (Tokyo). 2000;48(7):991-993.

Grieve M. Pleurisy root. In: A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publishers, 1971. Available at: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html Posted 1995. Accessed October 2, 2003.

Haughton C. Asclepias tuberosa (L). Revised September 23, 2002. Available at: http://www.purplesage.org.uk/profiles/pleurisyroot.htm. Accessed October 2, 2003.

HealthNotes, Inc. Pleurisy root. 2002. Available at: http://www.mycustompak.com/healthNotes/Herb/Pleurisy_Root.htm Accessed October 2, 2003.

Herbs2000. Pleurisy root. No date given. Available at: http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_pleurisy_root.htm. Accessed October 8, 2003.

Hoffmann DL. Pleurisy root. Herbal Materia Medica. No date given. Available at: http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=article&ID=1447. Accessed October 2, 2003.

Jellin JM, Gregory P, Batz F, Hitchens K, et al, eds. Pharmacist's Letter/Prescriber's Letter. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 3rd Edition. Stockton CA: Therapeutic Research Facility, 2000.

Longerich L, Johnson E, Gault MH. Digoxin-like factors in herbal teas. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 1993;16(3):210-218.

Radford DJ, Gillies AD, Hinds JA, Duffy P. Naturally occurring cardiac glycosides. Medical Journal of Australia. 1986;144(10):540-544.

Sievers AF. Butterfly weed. The Herb Hunters Guide. Miscellaneous Publication No. 77. USDA, Washington DC. 1930. Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products. Updated March 13, 1998. Available at: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/herbhunters/butterflyweed.html Accessed September 27, 2004.

Last Revised July 31, 2008

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Note: The above information is not intended to replace the advice of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not meant to indicate that the use of the product is safe, appropriate, or effective for you.

In general, herbal products are not subject to review or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are not required to be standardized, meaning that the amounts of active ingredients or contaminants they contain may vary between brands or between different batches of the same brand. Not all of the risks, side effects, or interactions associated with the use of herbal products are known because few reliable studies of their use in humans have been done.

This information is provided for your education only. Please share this information with your healthcare provider and be sure that you talk to your doctor and pharmacist about all the prescription and non-prescription medicines you take before you begin to use any herbal product.

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