Botanical Index No. 360

Dwarf Elder

sambucus ebulus

Medicinal Actions

Antipyretic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Hypotensive, Laxative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Poison Angina Appendicitis Arthrosis Ascites Asthma Bruise Cancer flesh joint kidney skin thigh uterus Constipation Cough Cystosis Dermatosis Dropsy Edema Erysipelas Fever Gout Gravel High Blood Pressure Hoarseness Kernel Malaria Nephrosis Obesity Pulmonosis Rheumatism Scirrhus Splenosis Swelling Uterosis Water Retention

General Dosage

2.5 g root/cup water.

Safety & Contraindications

Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects — Not covered.“Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages”. Symptoms of poisoning: bloody diarrhea, coma, cyanosis, dizziness, headache, hematchezia, mydriasis, nausea, oral pain, or vomiting. “Cases of death are also mentioned”.

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