Dulcamara, Bittersweet

Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis

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:

… available in PRO version

Substitutes:

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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