Pleurisy Root

Pleurisy Root is Asclepias tuberosa in Latin, and is a kind of milkweed. It is also known as Butterfly weed, silkweed, and Orange swallow wort. Butterflies adore the orange and yellow flowers that the Asclepias tuberosa produces during the warm summer months, because it is an excellent source of nectar for them Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa Common Names: Butterfly Weed, wind root, Canada root, silkweed, orange swallow wort, tuber root     California Proposition 65 WARNING (only pertains to the following products)  Pleurisy Root Powder Wildcrafted * This statement has not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.