Botanical Index No. 1094

Wheat

triticum aestivum

Medicinal Actions

Antialcoholic, Antibilious, Antiseptic, Laxative, Lipolytic, Peristaltic, Sedative

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperitif Aphrodisiac Bulking Demulcent Discutient Emollient Vulnerary Adenopathy Aegilops Alcoholism Anorexia Aposteme Arthrosis Biliousness Bleeding Bruise Burn Callus Cancer Cancer abdomen Cancer breast Cancer colon Cancer foot Cancer joint Cancer parotid Cancer sinus Cancer skin Cancer spleen Cancer testicle Cancer tonsil Cancer uterus Cancer whitlow Cardiopathy Colitis Condyloma Constipation Corn Dermatosis Diarrhea Diverticulosis Dysentery IBS Epistaxis Fever Flux Fracture Gravel Heatstroke Hematuria Hemoptysis Incontinence Induration Inflammation Insomnia Itch Leprosy Leukorrhea Mastosis Metrorrhagia Nervousness Neurasthenia Night Sweats Orchosis Osteosis Pain Scald Smallpox Sore Sting Swelling Syphilis Tonsilosis Tuberculosis Ulcer VD Wart Wound

General Dosage

15 g bran 2 ×/day; 15–40 g bran 1–2 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. None at proper dosage. Bulking agents should not be taken by those with stenotic lesions of the GI tract. May lead to bowel obstruction if fluid intake is inadequate. Do not take bulking agents when laying down or at bedtime. Do not use with antiperistaltics.

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