Botanical Index No. 434

Fumitory

fumaria officinalis

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Acne Alopecia Amenorrhea Arrhythmia Arthrosis Atherosclerosis Bile-Duct Spasm Bladder Stone Cancer colon gut liver uterus Cardiopathy Cholecystosis Conjunctivosis Constipation Cramp Cystosis Dermatosis Dropsy Dyskinesia Eczema Enterosis Exanthema Fever Gas Gastrosis Gout Halitosis Headache Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hypoglycemia Infection Inflammation Insomnia Itch Jaundice Leprosy Low Blood Pressure Melancholy Nausea Nervousness Ophthalmia Pain Psoriasis Rheumatism Scabies Sclerosis Sore Sore Throat Spasm Splenosis Stomachache Stone Syphilis Uterosis Water Retention

General Dosage

1.25–2 tsp herb/cup water up to 2 ×/day; 2–3 tsp herb/cup tea/day; 2–4 g herb, or in tea, 3 ×/day; 6 g herb/day, drink 1 cup warm tea 30 minutes before meals; 6 g/day; 2–4 ml liquid herb extract 3 ×/day; 2–4 ml liquid herb extract; 2–4 g aqueous extract; 1–4 ml herb tincture 3 ×/day; 3.65 g sap/day; 2–3 tsp expressed juice in hot or cold infusion.

Safety & Contraindications

Not listed. None reported. HH3 says protopine is spasmogenic; I’m more inclined to believe BRU, which calls it antispasmodic.

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