Dulcamara, Bittersweet
| Dulcamara, Bittersweet Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis |  |  |
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| Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 | Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 |
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:
Substitutes:
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
