Combinations : In the treatment of influenza it may be combined with Yarrow, Elder Flowers, Cayenne or Ginger. With Pleurisy Root and Elecampane in bronchial conditions.
Preparations & Dosage : Infusion: pour a cup of boiling water onto l-2 teaspoonfuls of the dried herb and leave to infuse for l0-l5 minutes. This should be drunk as hot as possible. During fevers or the `flu it should bedrunk every half hour. Tincture: take 2-4 ml of the tincture three times a day.
Citations from the Medline database for the genus Eupatorium
Boneset, Gravel RootCai DG [Expectorant constituents of Eupatorium fortunei]
Chung Yao Tung Pao 1983 Nov;8(6):30-1 (Published in Chinese))Gassinger CA Wunstel G Netter P [A controlled clinical trial for testing the efficacy
of the homeopathic drug eupatorium perfoliatum D2 inthe treatment of common cold (author'stransl)]
Klinishe Prufung zum Nachweis der therapeutischen Wirksamkeit deshomoopathischen Arzneimittels Eupatorium perfoliatum D 2 (Wasserhanf composite)bei der Diagnose "Grippaler Infekt"1.
Arzneimittelforschung 1981;31(4):732-6 (Published in German)Hall TB Jr Eupatorium perfoliatum. A plant with a history.
Mo Med 1974Sep;71(9):527-8Kupchan SM Sigel CW Hemingway RJ Knox JR Udayamurthy MS Tumor inhibitors. 33. Cytotoxic flavones from eupatorium species.
Tetrahedron 1969 Apr;25(8):1603-15Lexa A Fleurentin J Lehr PR Mortier F Pruvost M Pelt JM Choleretic and hepatoprotective properties of Eupatorium cannabinum in therat.
Planta Med 1989 Apr;55(2):127-32Malingre TM
[Eupatorium cannabinum L., and old medicinal herb with newperspectives]
Eupatorium cannabinum L., een oud geneeskruid met nieuweperspectieven.
Pharm Weekbl 1971 Sep 24;106(39):738-44 (Published in Dutch)Rao KV Alvarez FM Antibiotic principle of Eupatorium capillifolium. J Nat Prod 1981May-Jun;44(3):252-6Triratana T Suwannuraks R Naengchomnong W Effect of
Eupatorium odoratum on blood coagulation. J Med Assoc Thai1991 May;74(5):283-7Woerdenbag HJ
Eupatorium cannabinum L. A review emphasizing the sesquiterpene lactones and their biological activity.Pharm Weekbl [Sci] 1986 Oct 17;8(5):245-51
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Whilst working in conservation and lecturing in ecology and the eco-crisis for the University of Wales, David Hoffman became convinced that to heal the world, to embrace planetary wholeness and responsibility for it 
