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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria Treponema pallidum. The disease affects the genitals, skin and mucous membranes. Transmission of the bacteria usually occurs during vaginal, anal, and oral sex or from mother to fetus. The typical symptom is a small, painless sore (chancre) on the part of the body where the infection was transmitted, usually genitals, rectum, tongue or lips and enlarged lymph nodes in the groin. The second stage of syphilis begins within 6-8 weeks after the chancres appearence. The ulcers heal up, but the disease goes on developing. Skin rash breaks out. The infected person can lose hair, suffer from fever, headaches, sore throat, has white patches in the nose, mouth and vagina. The symptoms of syphilis can vanish and than appear again during several years. After 3-4 years, the third stage of syphilis begins. In this stage the infection spreads to the brain and heart. The infection damages all organs and can result in death. |
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Actaea alba |
In the treatment of coughs, colds, rheumatism and syphilis, to treat itchy skin and as a gargle for sore throats (root) |
Agave americana |
Syphilis, scrofula, to bruises, cancer, for indigestion, flatulence, constipation, jaundice, dysentery and gonorrhea (leaf juice); for toothache (gum from root and leaf). |
Apocynum cannabinum |
To treat syphilis, rheumatism, intestinal worms, fever, asthma, and dysentery (plant). |
Aristolochia bracteolata |
The leaves and root are used in the form of decoction and juice to treat wound, worms, fever and skin disease. Used to treat constipation, inflammations, amenorrhoea, syphilis, gonorrhoea, dyspepsia, arthhralgia and eczema. |
Buxus wallichiana |
Useful in the treatment of rheumatism and syphilis. |
Capparis micrantha |
Used as a drink to reduce fever, to promote urination, and as a remedy for cough (juice of root); to assuage stomachache and to invigorate after childbirth (decoction of the root); for coughs (seed); to relieve stomachache and to treat biliousness and dizziness, to heal syphilitic ulceration of the nose (wood). |
Casearia sylvestris |
For diarrhea, chest colds and flu (bark); to treat wounds and leprosy (roots or seeds);for skin diseases, to treat rheumatism, syphilis, herpes, stomach and skin ulcers, edema, fevers of all kinds, diarrhea, a topical pain-reliever and as an anti-ulcer drug (plant) |
Ceiba pentandra |
To treat gonorrhea (leaves); to reduce fever and to invigorate (roots); used to promote urination, to treat gonorrhea, to reduce fever, and to treat diarrhea and asthma (bark); in gravels (decoction of plant); in syphilis (decoction of leaves); to treat asthma and coughs (juice of leaves); in fever, to promote libido, in dysentery, menorrhagia, and diabetes (plant exudate). |
Centratherum anthelminticum |
In cholera, syphilis and constipation (plant); giardiasis (50% EtOH achene extract), for treating skin diseases and leucoderma in Ayurvedic practice. |
Chrysanthemum coronarium |
Stimulating secretion of gastric juices and insecticidal (flower); laxative (plant and bark); in syphilis (bark) |
Cleome isocandra |
They are used as an external application to wounds and ulcers. The juice of the leaves has been used to relieve earache. The seed contains 0.1% viscosic acid and 0.04% viscosin. Used in the treatment of ulcers and wounds, oedema, inflammation in the ear, piles, splenic, liver disorders and syphilis. |
Cleome viscosa |
Bronchitis and gonorrhea (plant); ear infections (leaf juice); an external application to wounds and ulcers, in treating oedema, inflammation in the ear, treat piles, splenic and liver disorders and syphilis (leaves). |
Clerodendron phlomidis |
In cough and cold and externally for dropsy (plant extract); to treat gonorrhea and syphilis (leaves juice); in digestive disorders like indigestion and constipation (bark). |
Clerodendrum indicum |
Asthma, cough and scrofula (root bark); eliminating intestinal worms (leaf). Leaf juice mixed with butterfat is applied externally to herpetic eruptions and pemphigus. Its resin is employed in syphilitic rheumatism. |
Cochlospermum religiosum |
Stimulant (flower and leaf); as sedative, for cough, gonorrhea, syphilis and asthma (gum). |
Cocos nucifera |
In diseases of the uterus, cooling and diuretic (Immature fruit); in debility, incipient phthisis and cachetic affections (fresh milk); for a wide range of physical disorders including asthma, cold, constipation, dysentery, earache, erysipelas, fever, flu, gingivitis, gonorrhea, jaundice, rash, scabies, syphilis, toothache, tuberculosis etc. |
Cynodon dactylon |
Hemorrhoids, dropsy, to stop bleeding from piles and syphilis (root), ophthalmia, cuts and wounds (plant juice); anasarca and dropsy (plant decoction); chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, hysteria, epilepsy and insanity; in the treatment of hysteria, epilepsy and insanity (leaf juice) |
Cyperus scariosus |
Increasing the secretion of gastric juices, as an aphrodisiac and desiccant (tuber); in syphilis, gonorrhea, debility and diarrhea (tuber decoction). |
Dicentra canadensis |
In the treatment of chronic cutaneous affections, syphilis, scrofula and some menstrual complaints (tubers). |
Dichrostachys cinerea |
In rheumatism, urinary calculi and renal troubles (root); applied to the eyes in cases of ophthalmia (shoot); for snake-bites and scorpion stings (plant). to treat dysentery, toothache, elephantiasis, vermifuge, snake-bite, leprosy, syphilis and gonorrhoea (bark). |
Dioscorea bulbifera |
Syphilis, hemorrhoids,ulcers and dysentery (tuber); as contraceptives and in the treatment of various disorders of the genitary organs as well as in a host of other diseases such as asthma and arthritis. |
Eclipta prostrata |
Tetanus, baldness, long-term skin diseases, in enlargements of the liver and spleen (as a tonic and deobstruent) (plant); in catarrhal jaundice (plant juice and "aromatics"); as an antiseptic in cattle wounds etc. and in syphilis (root), removes worms, cough and indigestion, good remedy for dental disorders. Various local traditions and Ayurveda employ its parts for elephantiasis, migraine, pyorrhoea, chronic dysentery, oedema, nervous weakness, anorexia, gum troubles and to remove intestinal worms.This plant invigorates sex and consumed for fertility. It is an antidote for poisons. |
Euphorbia antiquorum |
Syphilis, bronchitis, asthma, anasarca, dropsy and whitlow (plant); used as external application in cutaneous affections, rheumatism, toothache and ulcers. Its stem-decoction is beneficial in gout and nervous diseases. |
Evolvulus alsinoides |
In dysentery, asthma, bronchitis, reducing fever, as a vermifuge and brain tonic, febrifuge, useful in internal haemorrhages, malarial fever, as blood purifier (decoction), in syphilis and scrofula. |
Gloriosa superba |
Antimalarial, increasing the secretion of gastric juices, laxative and as a tonic (tuber); leprosy and anthelmintic (root); to treat arthritis , piles, boils, for extraction of foreign body, for easy delivery, baldness, scrofula and ear diseases (root powder); effective against paralysis, rheumatism, snake bite, insect bites and leaf-juice effective against lice (root-paste). Various ethnic medical practices across India employ this plant for gout, stomachache,intermittent fevers, wounds, spleen complaints, syphilis, tumours, asthma, cholera, gonorrhoea, leprosy, piles, dropsy, labour pain and for acute spasmodic pain. |
Gmelina arborea |
In rheumatism and stomach problems (root decoction); gonorrhea and as an anthelmintic (leaf juice); for cough (root decoction and leaf juice); making prosthetics (wood); increasing the secretion of gastric juices and as a tonic (bark); in fever (root decoction); for headache, anasarca, asthma, bronchitis, cholera, colic pain, diarrhoea, dropsy, dyspepsia, epilepsy, fever, phthisis, rheumatism, small pox, sore, spleen complaints, syphilis, throat swelling, urticaria, fever, urinary complaints, urticaria, consumption, wounds and leucorrhoea (herb). |
Gynocardia odorata |
In rheumatism, in leprosy, secondary syphilis, scrofula, in phthisis and as a tonic (seed oil); in leprosy, scrofula and skin diseases (seed). |
Hemidesmus indicus |
Syphilis, leucorrhea and as a snakebite antidote (root); as a tonic, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, in purifying blood, stomach disorders, fever, gonorrhea, nutritional maladies, kidney stones, gravel and other urinary problems, chronic rheumatism and skin diseases, for relieving inflammation in the eye (milky latex); in asthma, bronchitis, gonorrhea and for sore mouths of children (plant). |
Homonoia riparia |
For hemorrhoids, in piles, stone in the bladder, gonorrhoea, syphilis and chest pain (root decoction) and urinary problems (stone of fruit); as a poultice for skin diseases (pounded leaves) |
Ichnocarpus frutescens |
Syphilis, indigestion, skin diseases and as a blood purifier (root); reducing fever (root, leaf and stalk). The root powder, administered with milk, is used in the treatment of diabetes, gall bladder stones, and as a blood purifier. A decoction of the leaves and stalks, or of the roots and leaves is used to treat fevers. |
Lepidium sativum |
The plant is administered in cases of asthma, cough with expectoration and bleeding piles; syphilis, tenesmus (root). The leaves are antiscorbutic, diuretic and stimulant. The seeds are galactogogue. It used to procure an abortion, applied as a poultice to pains and hurts and also used as an aperient. |
Lonicera japonica |
In dysentery, chronic psoriasis, to reduce blood pressure (plant); acute rheumatoid arthritis, mumps and hepatitis (stems); upper respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia) and dysentery (stem and flowers together); syphilitic skin diseases and tumors, bacterial dysentery, colds, enteritis, pain, swellings etc (flower buds) |
Luffa cylindrica |
Skin disorders (seed oil), it is used to treat biliousness, spleen diseases, leprosy, piles, fever, haematuria, syphilis and bronchitis. |
Mangifera indica |
In rheumatism, diphtheria and diarrhea (bark and flower); diabetes, scalds and burns (leaf); for severe bleeding, catarrh, hemoptysis, external ulcers, toothache and for preventing plaques of the teeth; in cases of diarrhea, chronic dysentery, catarrh of the bladder and chronic urethritis resulting from gonorrhea (dried mango flowers); on cracks in the feet and on scabies, and is used to treat syphilis (resinous gum from the trunk); as vermifuges and as astringents in diarrhea, hemorrhages and bleeding hemorrhoids (kernel decoction and powder); for diarrhea, fever, chest complaints, diabetes, hypertension etc (leaf decoction); scurvy and sthomachache (fruit) |
Nelumbo nucifera |
A decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of premature ejaculation. A decoction of the floral receptacle is used in the treatment of abdominal cramps, bloody discharges etc. The flower stalk is haemostatic. It is used in treating bleeding gastric ulcers, excessive menstruation, post-partum haemorrhage. The stamens are used in treating urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, haemolysis, epistaxis and uterine bleeding. A decoction of the fruit is used in the treatment of agitation, fever, heart complaints etc. The seed is sedative. It is used in the treatment of poor digestion, enteritis, chronic diarrhoea, insomnia, palpitations etc. The plumule and radicle are used to treat thirst in high febrile disease, hypertension, insomnia and restlessness. The root is tonic. The root starch is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery and a paste is applied to ringworm and other skin ailments. It is also taken internally in the treatment of haemorrhages, excessive menstruation and nosebleeds. The root nodes are used in the treatment of nasal bleeding, haemoptysis, haematuria and functional bleeding of the uterus. The plant is a folk folk remedy for cancer, modern research has isolated certain compounds from the plant that show anticancer activity. Embryos are used for reducing fever, for treating cholera, haemoptysis, spematorrhoea and syphilis. |
Onosma bracteatum |
For reducing fever and alleviating spasms. A decoction is used in the treatment of rheumatism, syphilis and leprosy. The plant is considered to be useful in relieving excessive thirst and restlessness in febrile excitement, and also to be useful in relieving functional palpitation of the heart, irritation of the bladder and stomach, and strangury. |
Pandanus fascicularis |
In syphilis, leprosy, smallpox and leucoderma (leaf); earache and diseases of the blood (anther). Its leaves are known for their aromatic, bitter and pungent properties and are used in leprosy, leucoderma, scabies, small pox and syphilis. Besides, an oil obtained from its bracts is administered in headache and rheumatism. |
Pedilanthus tithymaloides |
Leucoderma, sprains and syphilis(latex). |
Pistia stratiotes |
As an anodyne for eyewash, in ear complaints (plants); in eczema, in chronic skin diseases, leprosy, ulcers, piles and syphilis (leaves) |
Rhododendron campanulatum |
In rheumatism, sciatica and syphilis (leaf); used as a snuff in the treatment of colds and headache (leaves); used in the treatment of phthisis and chronic fevers (dried twigs and wood). |
Rumex nepalensis |
To cure dysentery, syphilis, to dislocated bones and constipation (root); in stomachaches (root extract); to relieve headaches (leaves). |
Saraca asoca |
For urinary discharges (seeds); in indigestion, dysppepsia, dysentery, piles and sores, irregular menstruation and in internal hemorrhaging (“where ergot is indicated”) (bark); for syphilis and hemorrhagic dysentery (dried flowers). |
Smilax china |
Old syphilitic cases and is also used for certain skin diseases, including psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, enteritis, urinary tract infections, skin ulcers etc. |
Solanum dulcamara |
In the treatment of skin diseases, warts, tumours, felons, arthritis, rheumatism, bronchial congestion, heart ailments, ulcerative colitis, jaundice, skin eruptions, ulcers and cellulite, syphilitic diseases, cachectic affections, scrofula, indurations from milk, leucorrhoea, jaundice, and obstructed menstruation (herb); to cancerous sores and other swellings (fruit); for cancer and swellings (root) |
Strychnos nux-vomica |
For epilepsy and dysentery (stem bark); as a nervine tonic, in paralysis (due to lead poisoning), neuralgia, chorea, debility, impotence, spermatorrhea, rectal prolapses, blindness, heartburn, incontinence (urinary), rashes (from syphilis and leprosy); to treat fever, lack of digestive power, in atonic dyspepsia (seed powder). |
Syzygium cumini |
In diabetes (powdered kernel, fruit and bark); diarrhea (bark decoction and leaf); dysentery, indigestion, purify blood, venereal ulcers in syphilis (bark); asthma and bronchitis (fruit). |
Tecoma undulata |
In cancer and swellings, syphilis and eczema (bark) |
Thespesia lampas |
For treating gonorrhoea and syphilis (roots and fruits); in ulcers (powdered bark) |
Tinospora cordifolia |
To treat fever (irregular and chronic), jaundice, thrist, vomiting, arthritis, skin diseases, cough, as rejuvenative for purifying breast-milk, eye diseases,secondary syphilis, rheumatism, constipation, tuberculosis, and leprosy. It is a blood purifier and may be useful in AIDS and other immune diseases also. It is also being proposed for cancer patients before and after chemotherapy. |
Waltheria indica |
For drying and healing of wounds, against cough (plant powder) and in internal bleeding and syphilis (root); in skin-eruptions and for cleansing wounds (aerial parts) |
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