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BLACK HAW, Viburnum prunifolium |
| Parts used: Dried bark of root, stem or trunk |
| Constituents:
Coumarins, Salicin, viburnin, plant acids, volatile oil, tannins |
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| Actions |
Indications |
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Relaxant
Sedative |
Of the uterus, dysmenorrhoea, threatened miscarriage or abortion, uterine
colic, hyperaesthesia, and obstinate hiccough. Morning sickness, braxton
hicks |
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Nervine |
Progesterone deficiency, prophylactic during pregnancy,
postpartum and menopausal bleeding, leucorrhoea, heavy periods |
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Hypotensive |
High blood pressure, hypertension |
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Anti-spasmodic |
Asthma, bronchitis |
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Anodyne |
Severe lumbar and bearing-down pains, cramp-like, expulsive
menstrual pain, intermittent, painful contractions of the pelvic tissues,
after-pains and false pains of pregnancy, |
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Astringent |
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Very strengthening for pregnancy |
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| Herbal extract,
10-30mL per week |
| Energetics: Cool, bitter, astringent, dry |
| Meridians: liver, heart, stomach, small intestine |
| Contraindications: Do not eat the uncooked fruit |
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