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Gelsemium sempervirens is a non-scientific common name that may refer to a number of plant species and varieties.
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemium sempervirens in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Description
Historical Use of Gelsemium sempervirens in Western Medicine
Quote Paraph: "Gelsemium sempervirens.—The effect of gelsemium in lowering the reflex action in the spinal cord, and in depressing the respiratory centre and paralyzing some of the cranial nerves, suggested its trial in epilepsy. The results show that its value, alone or in combination with bromide, is not considerable, although now and then it seems to be of some service, as in the following case:— [PARAGRAPH BREAK] A boy, aged 14, had suffered, for seven years, from fits, each of which commenced by rotation to the left, and was succeeded by sickness, but without giddiness. Their frequency, before treatment was commenced, was not noted, but while taking bromide, bromide with digitalis and bromide with belladonna, he had from four to eight fits per month whereas during three months in which five and seven minims of tincture of gelsemium was given with each dose (•) i.)[IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT, THE "•)" WAS REPRESENTED AS ONE SYMBOL, A SEMICIRCLE OPENED TO THE LEFT WHICH INSCRIBED A DOT.] of bromide, on
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Primary Source: Gowers, WR. Epilepsy and other chronic convulsive diseases. New York. William Wood & Company. 1885. p. 224.
Background
Synonymns for Gelsemium sempervirens
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Gelsemium sempervirens
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Gelsemium sempervirens in the Treatment of Epilepesy
Basic Science
Animal Studies
Cohort, Case-Control and Non-Randomized Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-Analysis
1st Five Results: pubmed search
Oksana Peredery, Michael A Persinger
Herbal treatment following post-seizure induction in rat by lithium pilocarpine: Scutellaria lateriflora (Skullcap), Gelsemium sempervirens (Gelsemium) and Datura stramonium (Jimson Weed) may prevent development of spontaneous seizures.
Phytother Res: 2004, 18(9);700-5
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