Dulcamara, Bittersweet

Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis
Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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

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: