Botanical Index No. 1079

Wall Germander

teucrium chamaedrys

Medicinal Actions

Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Gastrostimulant, Hepatotoxic, Stimulant, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Vulnerary Ague Arthrosis Bronchosis Cancer breast feet liver sinew spleen Cerebrosis Cholecystosis Cramp Cystosis Dermatosis Enterosis Fever Fibroma Gallbladder Gastrosis Gout Hepatosis Induration Infection Jaundice Malaria Mastosis Parasite Polyp Rheumatism Side Ache Splenosis Uterosis Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

Don’t take it; 2–4 ml liquid herb extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 3; allowable only in alcoholic beverages. Canadian regulations disallow germander as a nonmedicinal ingredient in oral-use products. T. chamaedrys is hepatotoxic in humans). Fatalities reported with liver necrosis, jaundice, and elevated blood aminotransferase levels. Hepatosis has been associated with germander in the U.K.. One death has been recorded. Drug is highly toxic, “should not be used.”.

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