Dulcamara, Bittersweet
Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis
Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640
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Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800
Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884
Botanical name:
Solanum dulcamara
Parts used:
Stem; Whole Plant
Temperature & Taste:
Warm (Cold?), dry. Bitter
cleansing, opening
Solanum dulcamara
Parts used:
Stem; Whole Plant
Temperature & Taste:
Warm (Cold?), dry. Bitter
cleansing, opening
Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat:
-swelling and obstruction of the Liver or Spleen; Hepatitis
-skin diseases
2. Moves the Blood, clears Stasis:
-obstructed Menstruation, Dysmenorrhea
3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-purges by Stool and Urine; Edema
4. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-chronic Bronchitis, Bronchial Catarrh, Whooping Cough, Asthma, difficulty Breathing
5. Resists Poison:
-Cold, Flu, Catarrh
6. Externally:
-It may be used as a wash or ointment topically, as well as being taken internally for these conditions.
-Applied topically to Cancers, especially of the breast.
-Also applied to Burns and Scalds
SUBSTITUTES:
... available in PRO version
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:
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: