Botanical Index No. 143

Bogbean

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Neuralgia Otosis Pain Rheumatism Sarcoma Scabies Scrofula Seasickness Sore Splenosis Stomachache Stone Stress Swelling Trigeminal Neuralgia Tuberculosis Uterosis Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

0.5–1 tsp chopped leaf one-half hour before meals; 10–25 grains powdered leaf; 1–2 tsp leaf in hot or cold tea; 1–2 g, perhaps in tea, 3 ×/day; 1 tsp or 0.5–1 g/cup tea, 1/2 cup before each meal; 1–2 ml liquid extract 3 ×/day; 1–3 ml liquid extract 3 ×/day; 1–15 drops tincture with sugar for seasickness; 0.5–1.5 ml liquid herb extract.

Safety & Contraindications

AHP Class 2b, 2d. None known. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Not for patients with colitis, diarrhea, or dysentery. Should be avoided during pregnancy and lactation. Large doses may induce diarrhea, gripping pain, nausea, and vomiting. Unidentified hemolytic principle. Large doses are emetic and laxative. Betulinic acid is a promising antimelanomic compound. Europeans report success in treating glomerulnephrosis. Decoctions show dose-dependent antiedemic, antiinflammatory, antileukotriene, and antiprostaglandin activity; induced exocytosis.

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