Botanical Index No. 530

Hwema

corynanthe pachycera

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Cardiopathy Cold Cough Cramp Diarrhea Diabetes Fever High Blood Pressure Insomnia Leprosy Malaria Nephrosis Nervousness Pain

General Dosage

200 mg dry extract 1–4 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Over-doses potentially toxic, with convulsions and dyspnea. Stem bark is hypotensive and sedative. Corynanthine has twice the aphrodisiac effect on dogs as yohimbine, yet is 10–17 times less piscicidal as yohimbine.