Botanical Index No. 446

German Ipecac, White Swallowwort

vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Bruise Cancer breast uterus Constipation Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Edema Fever Fungus Infection Mastosis Mycosis Nephrosis Pain Plague Scrofula Snakebite Swelling Tumor Uterosis Water Retention

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. The mix of glycosides, called vincetoxin, in high doses in animals causes apnea, cardiac paralysis, and vomiting.

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