- Region
- North America
- Origin
- Moist woodland edges, meadows and swamps of eastern North America
- Traditions
- Cherokee medicine, Haudenosaunee medicine
North America · Herb · № 940
Eutrochium purpureum en E. maculatum (syn. Eupatorium)
Herb · North America
Joe-Pye weed
Eutrochium purpureum en E. maculatum (syn. Eupatorium)
Tall, purple-pink flowering plants of the daisy family, related to European hemp agrimony. They may contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which damage the liver with long use.
Safety notes
May contain liver-damaging pyrrolizidine alkaloids: not for long periods, not in pregnancy or while breastfeeding and not with liver disease. Traditional use is no proof of effect; consult a doctor or pharmacist if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, take medication or have a medical condition.
Cautions by tradition (1)
- Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) medicine: May contain liver-damaging compounds: use briefly, not in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Preparation
The root as a decoction.
Use in traditions
According to the notes in Herrick, Haudenosaunee healers used the root after childbirth, for a sore belly and womb, and also for kidney and bladder complaints. By tradition the English name recalls a healer called Joe Pye, though this is uncertain.
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) medicine
Attributed effects
After childbirth for a sore belly and womb, and for kidney and bladder complaints.
Preparation and amount
Boil a few roots in plenty of water.
Caution: May contain liver-damaging compounds: use briefly, not in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
- Ways to prepare herbs
- Decoction