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Botanical Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum
Plant Part: Dried Root
Status: Wildcrafted
Description: Boneset has been used in traditional medicine as an effective expectorant, antispasmodic and antipyretic substance. It has a direct affect on the circulatory, urinary and structural systems. Patients suffering from indigestion and constipation have reported the beneficial effects of taking Boneset. For such people it is good to take this herb about thirty minutes before food as a cold infusion.
Traditionally, the herb has been used for the treatment of fevers, chills and pneumonia. It also loosens thick mucous and phlegm deposits, and is known to be effective in treating congestion, acute bronchitis and respiratory allergies.
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