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Dulcamara, Bittersweet

Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis
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Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

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Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884

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Botanical name:
Solanum dulcamara

Parts used:
Stem; Whole Plant

Temperature & Taste:
Warm (Cold?), dry. Bitter
cleansing, opening

Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat:

2. Moves the Blood, clears Stasis:

3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:

4. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:

5. Resists Poison:



Dose:
... available in PRO version

Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
1. Scrofula:
i. Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
iii. Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
iv. Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
2. Eczema:
i. Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Chronic Eczema, Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
3. Blood Cleansing Tea, Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
4. Cancer, Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
5. Gout and Rheumatism, Bittersweet  ... available in PRO version
6. Ointment for Tumors, Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version
7. Hard Tumors of the Breast, Bittersweet with  ... available in PRO version

Cautions:
1. Toxic, especially the unripe fruit. (2–3 berries can be toxic to children; overdose of the stem is around 25 grams)
2. Overdose causes nausea, vomiting, dizziness, paralysis

Main Preparations used:

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