Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.29-09-2008

Bitter Nightshade

Plant names
Solanaceae
English Bitter Nightshade, bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Dulcamara, Felonwood, Felonwort, Scarlet Berry, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade
Latin Solanum dulcamara L., Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara, Dulcamara flexuosa Moench
Plant partsBerry, Leaf, Root, Root bark, Stem, Young shoots before flowering
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Aching joints, Aching muscles, Allergy, Alterative, Antigout, Antiinflammatory, antimicrobial action, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, Asthma, Blood cleanser, Cellulite, colitis, Common cold, cooling, Cough, dermatitis, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, fever, Gastroenteritis, Glandular swellings, Hepatic, Icterus, Itchy skin conditions, laxative, Nausea, Pain, Poisonings, psoriasis, Rashes, relaxes the nervous system, skin diseases, sty, sweatinducing, syphilis, tumor, urticaria, Wart, Whooping cough
Cancer cancer
Homoeopathically uses homoeopathically use, arthritis, colds, skin rashes
Veterinary uses Veterinary homoeopathy: strangles in horses, Veterinary: strangles in horses
Warnings do not selfadminister, No folk medical use
Other uses Narcotic
Contents
 2,4-Methylene-Cholesterol, alkaloid, Atropine, Beta-Sitosterol, bitter essence, Campesterol, Cholesterol, D-Galactose, Diosgenin, D-Xylose, Lycopene, poisonous alkaloid, Saponins, solaceine, solaneine, Solanine, Stigmasterol, Sugar, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, Yamogenin

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Kilde: LiberHerbarum/Pn0298