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Indian Apple

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Mayapple
A perennial herb once used as an anthelmintic, emetic, purgative, and liver tonic; its marked purgative activity precludes its therapeutic use; a semisynthetic derivative, etoposide, is used to treat cancers
Toxicity Dermatitis, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, severe gastroenteritis, and possibly death; mayapple is regarded by the FDA as ‘unsafe’

Indian apple,
n Latin name:
Podophyllum peltatum; parts used: roots, resin; uses: antibilious, cathartic, hydragogue, purgative; precautions: pregnancy, elderly; can cause gastrointestinal inflammation, irritation, overstimulation, nausea, vomiting. Also called
duck's foot, hog apple, mandrake, American mandrake, mandrake root, May apple, podophyllum, racoonberry, and
wild lemon.


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