Diarrhea/dysentery

Native to tropical America, sweet potato (I. batatas) is a perennial morning glory vine that has been cultivated for over 5,000 years for its edible tubers in Mexico, Central and lowland South America, and the West Indies. Today, sweet potato is cultivated around the world, especially in developing countries (Plate 4). A decoction made from the leaves of this plant is used in folk remedies as a gargle to treat mouth and throat tumors, and poultices are prepared for inflammatory tumors (64). In Mexico, leaf decoctions are considered to be of cold nature , to reduce excessive body heat, contemporarily defined as such illnesses as diarrhea, dysentery, heart disease, stomach distress, fever, and gastrointestinal infection. In Chinese traditional medicine, the tubers have been used as a medicinal herb to eliminate secretion in perceived abnormal quantities of blood or other body fluids (79). 

Balantidium (causing balantidiasis—diarrhea, dysentery, ulcers)... 

Elephantopus scaber L. Tian Ja Cai (Rough elephant s foot) (whole plant) A bitter principle, a glycosidic compound.50-52 Diuretic, tonic, vermifuge, for diarrhea, dysentery, leucorrhea. 

Erigeron canadensis L. E. annuus (L.) Persoon Canada Pon Yi Nian Pon (Fleabane) (leaf) Essential oils, gallic acid, tannic acid, limonene, dipentene, methylacetic acid, terpeneol, lacnophyllum, matricaria, dehydromatricaria, erigeron, hexahydromatricaria.50 For hemorrhage, diarrhea, dysentery, internal hemorrhage of typhoid fever. 

Myrica rubra (Lour.) Sieb. etZucc. Gou Mei (Chinese strawberry) (fruit) Myricetin.33 Treat gastric pain, diarrhea, dysentery. 

Raphanus sativus L. Cai Fu (Radish) (leaf, flower, seed, root) Raphanin.50 For asthma, cough, diarrhea, dysentery, eruptive fevers, bactericidal, antitumor. 

N.A. Achilleine, tannins, cineole, chamazulene, sesquiterpene, lactones, menthol, camphor, sterols, triterpenes.98,99,100,101,102 103 Reduce fever, anti-inflammatory, treat common cold, diarrhea, dysentery, hypertension, and gastrointestinal complaints. 

N.A. Coumarins, naphthaquinones, lawsone, flavonoids, sterols, tannins.99 As a gargle for sore throats, treat diarrhea, dysentery. An astringent, prevent hemorrhaging. 

N.A. Cyanogenic glycosides." Treat scabies, diarrhea, dysentery. 

N.A. Safrole, myristicin, lauric acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, hexadecenoic acid, linoleic acid, d-camphene.98-130 For diarrhea, dysentery, vomiting, abdominal distention, indigestion, and colic. 

N.A. Isoquinoline alkaloids (berberine), sesquiterpene lactones, sterols.157 Treat diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, vaginal infection, skin conditions. 

N.A. Lysimachia vulgaris L. Saponins, flavonoids, tannins, benzoquinene.99 Treat gastrointestinal conditions such as diarrhea, dysentery, stop bleeding. 

The fruits of pomegranate (Punica granatum, L. Punicaceae) are popular in the East and far East countries. The dried pericarp has been utilized in folk medicine for colic, colitis, diarrhea, dysentery, leucorrhea, menorrhagia, oxyuriasis, paralysis and rectocele. The flavonoid extract from cold pressed seed oil showed 31-44% inhibition of sheep COX-1 enzyme and 69-81% inhibition of soybean lipoxygenase [181]. 

Brazil Anemia. Bite (snake), Constipation. Cystitis, Diuretic. Diaphoretic, Diarrhea. Dysentery. Emetic. EMMenagogue. Febrifuge, Gastritis. Purgative, Stimulant. Stomachic, Tonic. Ulterine... 

Throughout history, Cannabis has been appreciated as a healing herb. By the time of Christ it was used in India and China for the relief of pain, reduction of fever, surgery, stimulation of appetite and treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, bronchitis, migraine, insomnia and a variety of neurological diseases. Between 1840 and 1900, more than a hundred contributions were made to the Western medical literature that recommended Cannabis for one ailment or another. 

Trophozoites reproduce by simple division, and they may invade the lining of the large intestine, resulting in symptoms (colitis, diarrhea, dysentery). 

In general, most strains of E. coli are avirulent however, there are strains that cause an impressive variety of different types of diseases, including diarrhea, dysentery, hemolytic uremic syndrome, bladder and kidney infections, septicemia, pneumonia, and meningitis. A strain of E. coli associated with a particular disease is due to the fact that the organism has acquired a set of virulence genes. 

Terminalia avicennioides C ombre taceae Asthma, cough, hemoptysis, tuberculosis, sore throat, diarrhea, shigelloeidal aetivity ascites, edema, conjunctivitis, ophthalmia, ulcers, wounds, bums, bmises, rheumatism, swollen joints, diarrhea, dysentery, toothache, epilepsy Anthraquinones, saponin, steroids, Ttnnin, terpenoids. 17, 27, 28... 

Snakebite, wounds Diarrhea, dysentery, cough, asthma, rheumatic fevers, wounds Heart diseases, catarrah, eye diseases Malarial fever... 

Aromatic stimulant, stomachic, diarrhea, dysentery, throat ailments, insect bites Fever, colitis... 

Sd Poisonous, given in small doses for paralytic and neuralgic affections, diarrhea, dysentery and debility of the spinal system... 

Diarrhea-dysentery Typically with fever Shigella... 

Acacias are quite useful for ulceration in any part of the gastrointestinal tract and for excessive mucus, catarrh, diarrhea, dysentery, gum infection, and hemorrhage. Though rarely used for parasitic infestation in the United States, they are common for that use in other cultures. One species. Acacia anthelmintica, is specific for worms in Abyssinia another, A. nilotica, is specific for malaria in Nigeria and another, A. polyacantha, is specific for malaria in Tanzania. They share a common use throughout the world for amebic dysentery. 

Use with caution in persons with diarrhea, dysentery, or colitis (Bradley 1993). 

Traditional use This species has been used for centuries. Avicenna used the leaves as a hemostatic, to heal wounds, tumors, eye inflammation, chronic skin ulcers, and elephantitis as well as for liver and kidney diseases. In more recent times the plant has been used to treat lung tuberculosis, pertussis, stomach catarrh with low acidity, acute gastritis, enterocolitis, stomach and duodenum ulcers, and as a hemostatic (Khahnatov et al. 1984). A tea made from the dried leaves is used to treat coughing, diarrhea, dysentery (with tea from seeds is most effective), inflammation of the bladder, and malaria, and as an expectorant (Altimishev 1991). 

Traditional Medicine. Historically, in Europe, the fruits and to a lesser extent the leaves, have been used for astringent and antiseptic activities in diarrhea, dysentery, dyspepsia, intestinal dyspepsia in infants leaf tea as antidiabetic. 

Traditional Medicine. A root decoction is reportedly used as a gargle or mouthwash for throat inflammations, hoarseness, and bleeding gums. The root, in one form or another, is also used to treat a wide variety of ailments such as gastrointestinal problems (e.g., ulcers), excessive menstrual flow, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody urine, persistent cough, bronchitis, cancers, and others. ... 

Traditional Medicine. In Africa the roots of various Pelargonium spp. are reportedly used as astringent in diarrhea, dysentery, and so on. (watt and breyer-brandwuk). 

Traditional Medicine. In European and American folk traditions, leaf tea used as blood purifier, diuretic, astringent for anemia, gout, glandular diseases, rheumatism, poor circulation, enlarged spleen, mucous discharges of lungs, internal bleeding, and diarrhea, dysentery (foster and duke). 

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