Indian Tobacco (Lobelia) Extract

PROPERTIES AND USES: Specific for asthma, powerful nervine, cramped muscles, "Charlie horse", abdominal cramping, antispasmodic, nervous agitation.

BODILY INFLUENCES: Indian Tobacco is perhaps the most serviceable, responsible, and reliable herb of the herbal kingdom. It is a wonderful catalyst (regulator), and as Dr. John Christopher remarked, it is one of the "thinking" herbs. It has the power to coordinate, direct, and assist the use of other herbs or act alone, which makes it an herb of much leverage. Its usefulness has encouraged much jealously from the physicians of lesser ability. Doctors who did not recognize its true properties branded it as poisonous. In active practice, it is seen that the extract under the tongue will, within seconds or minutes (in several cases), stops spasms, convulsions, and asthmatic attacks. With use, it easily directs itself and the other herbs to handle the body's condition needing help first, and the lesser conditions next. It may also be rubbed on the chest and spine when it cannot be taken by mouth. In those cases where Indian Tobacco does empty the stomach, since it is an antispasmodic, the emesis (throwing up) of putrid material, does not even cause bruising. Indian Tobacco will not act as an emetic (stomach pump) unless an emetic is necessary, and then it will without bruising. When rubbed across the entire abdominal area, it will relieve any associated painful gas. Indian Tobacco is very helpful in food poisoning. It is an antagonist to poison, whether animal or vegetable in origin. It is at once, both tranquilizing and energizing. This is a peculiar concept, but experience has proven it to be true. For relief on menstrual cramping, or relief of "Charlie horse" (painful cramp in leg muscle), or any muscular cramping, apply liberally to the area and quickly rub in. When externally applied, please use a good quality extract, not a watery one for this action to be accomplished.