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Known also as Butterfly Weed, Silkweed, and Wind Root, Ascelpias Tuberosa is perhaps most commonly known as Pleurisy Root. Its use dates back to Native American tribes, who used it as a remedy for pulmonary infections as well as the treatment of wounds. Physicians among settlers readily adopted it and its popularity did not diminish, as it became widely used to treat Pleurisy, from which it derives the common name, and other such ailments. Indeed, the root became featured within the United States Pharmacopoeia in the 1800`s and remained there for nearly 100 years. Modern herbalists still use Pleurisy root to relieve pain and inflammation, and even pleurisy though it is most common for it to be used in treating less severe illness, by helping those treated with it to cough up phlegm, reduce inflammation, and reduce fever through perspiration. Some herbalists also use Pleurisy Root to treat chronic diarrhea and similar digestive ailments, such as dysentery. This is a 1 oz packet of cut Pleurisy Root.