Pleurisy Root has been referenced as/for: anti-spasmodic/inflammatory, cardiac, carminative, cathartic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, purgative, tonic, alopecia, asthma, breathing, bronchitis, chest complaints, colds, colic, cough, diarrhea, dysentery, eczema, headache, indigestion, influenza, lung inflammation, ophthalmia, pain, pleurisy, pneumonia, rheumatism, scrofula, syphilis & typhoid.