Botanical Index No. 741

Night-blooming Cereus

selenicereus grandiflorus

Medicinal Actions

Antiinflammatory, Antirheumatic, Cardiotonic, Positive Inotropic, Spinostimulant, Vesicant

General Dosage

0.6 ml fluid extract to 10 ×/day; 0.12 to 2 ml 2–3 ×/day; 10 drops tincture in sweet water 3–5 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. The fresh juice can irritate the GI tract. Cactine may possibly have cardiotonic effects.

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