Orris Root
Iris florentina
“Some of the flavonoids (in particular the isoflavon irigenin) have an inhibitory effect on c-AMP phosphodiesterase. Root extracts are said to have an ulcer-protective, spasmolytic and serotonin-antagonistic effect.”
- PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition
“In combinations, preparations of orris root are used internally for headache, toothache, muscle and joint pain, migraine, neuralgia, acute and chronic catarrhs of the respiratory tract, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cough, mucous congestion, nasal catarrh, hoarseness, for better blood supply of the bronchi and mucous membranes, smoker’s catarrh, for internal therapy of asthmatics, for the care of heart, nerves and stomach, as a sedative, for nervous disturbances of cardiovascular function, for difficulties in falling asleep and sleep disorders, loss of appetite, gastro-intestinal disturbances, sluggishness of the bowels, feeling of fullness, bloating, ailments of gallbladder, liver and pancreas, diabetes, for the relief of irritations caused by inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract, skin diseases, as well as topically for tumors, swelling of the lymph glands, uric acid sedimentation, kyphosis, keloid formation, for rheumatic discomforts, and for burns and cuts.
“The effectiveness of the claimed applications is not documented.”
- Commission E Monographs
