Botanical Index No. 423

Forsythia, Golden Bells

forsythia suspensa

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antiinflammatory, Anti-itch, Antinauseant, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antitussive, Antiseptic, Anti-viral, Cardiotonic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Hepatoprotective, Hypotensive, Laxative, Tonic, Uterotonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Bitter Adenopathy Bacteria Bleeding Boil Cancer breast Carbuncle Chickenpox Cold Constipation Cough Dermatosis Dropsy Edema Encephalosis Erysipelas Fever Flu Fungus Gonorrhea Headache Hemorrhoid Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Infection Inflammation Itch Jaundice Malaria Measles Mycosis Nausea Nephrosis Pain Paralysis Polio Pulmonosis Purpura Retinosis Ringworm Scabies Scrofula Sore Sore Throat Staphylococcus Streptococcus Swelling Tuberculosis VD Urethrosis UTI Virus Water Retention

General Dosage

Dosages — 6–15 g fruit; 6–9 g stem and/or leaf.

Safety & Contraindications

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects — Class 2b. Emmenagogue and uterotonic. Not covered.

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