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Health Remedies - Angina Pectoris
Angina Pectoris is a accumulation-like tightness or pain in the chest due to ischemia of the heart muscle. The pain is usually experienced under or to the left of the sternum (breastbone) and radiates to the left shoulder and down the upper arm; less frequently, it spreads to the right shoulder. It usually occurs on exertion and is relieved by rest. Angina pectoris is often a prelude to a heart attack and is a primary symptom of coronary artery disease.
To improve the appetite and strengthen the digestive system, relieve symptoms such as abdominal bloating, indigestion, nausea and vomiting (leaves and stem); chest congestion, diarrhoea and headaches, in the treatment of angina pains (leaves); for cancer (plant).
In the treatment of stuffiness sensation and pain in the chest, angina pectoris, pleurisy, bronchitis, diarrhoea and tenesmus in cases of dysentery (plant)
Diarrhea, cholera and body swellings due to beri-beri and rheumatism (leaf); angina, chest troubles, headache, dropsy and hypertension and as a tranquilizer (leaf extract).
For treating disorders of the heart and circulation system, especially angina, for inflammation of the heart muscle, arteriosclerosis and for nervous heart problems (herb); in the treatment of malaria and other fevers (bark); to stimulate the arteries of the heart (root)
In the treatment of stomach aches (leaves); in catarrhal angina (plant); to increase milk flow in a nursing mother and as an eyewash for sore eyes (bark infusion)
Sore throat (decoction), reducing fever, antigonorrheic, syncope, anxiety and a cardiotonic for several heart problems, such as Angina pectoris (plant).
Cough, asthma, bronchitits, dropsy, leprosy, constipation, flatulence, sore throat, tonsilitis, gum diseases, snake bites, heart disease, chest pain, certain types of fever, muscular pains, gonorrhoea, dysuria, enlargement of the liver and spleen and stomach. Leaves are applied locally to relieve pain. The juice of berries is used in sore throat. Like roots, seeds are also administered as an expectorant in asthma and cough. The plant is credited with diuretic properties and is used to cure dropsy. Its juice is mixed with whey and ginger and given in fevers. The juice of the leaves, mixed with black pepper, is prescribed in rheumatism.
Chronic rheumatism, typhoid and skin diseases and impurity of the blood, fever, children's ailments, common cold, cough, gastro-intestinal disturbances, heart ailments, kidney ailments, orthopedic ailments, pulmonary ailments and respiratory ailments. To relieve toothache (fruit juice)
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