Botanical Index No. 297

Contrahierba

dorstenia contrayerba

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Anorexia Bite Cancer Cholera Cold Cough Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Epilepsy Fever Fracture Gastrosis Malaria Measles Smallpox Snakebite Tetanus Toothache Typhoid Typhus Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

Decoct 8 g in 180 cc sweetened water.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages” Furanocoumarins may trigger phototoxicity.

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