Botanical Index No. 415

Fish Berry, Levant Nut

anamirta cocculus

Medicinal Actions

Analeptic, Antibacterial, Antidote, Avicide, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Insecticide, Paralytic, Parasiticide, Pediculicide, Piscicide, Spasmogenic, Sialagogue

Primary Conditions Treated

Ague Bacteria Chorea Cramp Dermatosis Dysmenorrhea Epilepsy Fever Gout Headache Lice Motion Sickness Neurosis Nystagmus Paralysis Parasite Phthisis Scabies Seasickness Vertigo barbituate morphine Nervine

General Dosage

Up to two fruits; do not take without responsible dispenser; 1–5 mg picrotoxin ivn; or 1 mg suppositories for 3 weeks.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Very poisonous, causing convulsions, delirium, depression, diaphoresis, disturbed coordination, dizziness, dyspnea, headache, nausea, and spastic twitching. 2–3 g fruit can kill a human; 2.4 g have killed a person.

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