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Description: Gumweed is a perennial plant with toothed, simple leaves and attractive dark yellow flower heads borne on leafy stalks. Surrounding each flowering head are prominent, sharp-tipped, green involucral bracts that give a bristly, thistle-like appearance to the unopened heads. G. camporam is an acceptable alternative source of material and can be used interchangeably with G. squarrosa. Two other useful species are (G. robusta and G. humilis.
Origin: North America - northwestern parts of the USA (G. squarrosa) or the southwestern parts of the USA and Mexico (G. camporum). G. squarrosa has become a weed in Britain and Australia and is nowadays often a source of raw material.
Parts Used: Dried flowering tops and leaves (gumweed herb - Grindeliae herba).
Therapeutic Category: Antitussive, spasmolytic.
Uses and Properties: Gumweeds are traditionally used to treat coughs and catarrh of the respiratory tract, including asthma and bronchitis. Externally it is considered to be effective against skin problems, wounds and eczema. Traditionally to treat inflammations of the urinary tract, gastrointestinal spasms and arteriosclerosis.
Active Ingredients:Grindelia species contain a resin consisting of numerous diterpenes of the labdane type (grindelic acid is a main compound). Also present are phenolic acids, a volatile oil (mainly borneol, camphor, limonene and methyleugenol), flavonoids (kaempferol, luteolin), gallo- and ellagitannins, polyacetylenes (matricarianol) and triterpene saponins.
Pharmacological Effects: Gumweeds are known to have in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity which is plausible considering its content of various terpenoids that interfere with the stability of biomembranes and phenolic compounds, that inactivate proteins via non-covalent bond formation with phenolic OH-groups. Spasmolytic and anti-inflammatory effects were also shown experimentally.
Notes: The gum of G. camporum is said to be chewed liked chewing gum.
Status: Traditional medicine; Pharm.; Comm. E+.
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Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
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