Botanical Index No. 490

Haronga

harungana madagascariensis

Medicinal Actions

Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antitussive, Antiviral, Cholecystokinetic, Choleretic, Ecbolic, Emetic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Gastrotonic, Hepatoprotective, Laxative, Mastogenic, Pancreatonic, Secretagogue, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aphrodisiac Rubefacient Vermifuge Amenorrhea Anorexia Asthma Bleeding Bronchosis Cardiopathy Childbirth Cholecystosis Constipation Cough Craw-craw Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dyspnea Edema Enterosis Fever Fungus Ganglosis Gas Gastrosis Gonorrhea Hematuria Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Infection Itch Jaundice Leprosy Malaria Mange Micromastia Miscarriage Mycosis Pancreatic Insufficiency Pancreatosis Prickly Heat Pulmonosis Ringworm Roundworm Scabies Sore Sore Throat Staphylococcus Stomachache Toothache Ulcer Urethrosis VD Virus Worm Wound

General Dosage

7.5–15 mg hydroalcoholic extract corresponding to 25–50 mg drug.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages”. Commission E reports contraindications of bark with leaf: acute pancreatitis, severe hepatic dysfunction, bile stones, biliary obstruction, empyema of gall bladder, ileus; adverse effects: photosensitivity remotely possible due to hypericin and pseudohypericin. Should not be used for more than 2 months.

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