Botanical Index No. 943

Sloe, Blackthorn

prunus spinosa l.

Medicinal Actions

Antipyretic, Astringent, Cardiotonic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Laxative, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Vermifuge Ascites Asthma Bleeding BPH Cardiopathy Childbirth Cold Constipation Cramp Cystosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dysuria Edema Enterosis Epistaxis Fever Gas Gastrospasm Gingivosis Gout Headache Heart Hemorrhoid Inflammation Leukorrhea Menorrhagia Mucososis Nausea Nephrosis Neurosis Pharyngosis Plethora Prolapse Proctosis Pulmonosis Respirosis Rheumatism Side Ache Sore Throat Stomachache Stomatosis Stone Uterosis Water Retention Worm

General Dosage

2–4 g fruit; 1–2 g flower or fruit, or 1–2 tsp as a tea, to 2 ×/day; 2 tsp flower in cold or hot tea.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2d. Not for long-term use. Do not exceed recommended dose. Cyanogenic glycosides present, as in many Rosaceae, in flowers and seeds, at least. None known. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”.

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