Botanical Index No. 497

Hedge Hyssop

gratiola officinalis

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Adenopathy Anemia Anorexia Cancer Cardiopathy Catarrh Chlorosis Constipation Cystosis Delirium Dermatosis Diarrhea Dropsy Dysuria Emphysema Enterosis Epilepsy Erectile Dysfunction Gastrosis Gonorrhea Gout Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Hypochondria Insanity Jaundice Leukorrhea Malaria Melancholy Nephrosis Nymphomania Osteosis Parasite Psychosis Pulmonosis Scabies Slimness Splenosis Syphilis Ulcus cruris Varicosis VD Water Retention Worm

General Dosage

0.3 g/cup herb tea; 0.15–0.3 g powdered herb or decoction thereof.

Safety & Contraindications

“Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages”. Cucurbitacins very irritant to mucous membranes. Overdosage can cause diuresis, even anuria, and finally, circulatory collapse, colic, and cramps. Fatalities rare; after cramps, circulatory collapse, and paralysis. Use can cause bloody stools and kidney irritation.

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