Botanical Index No. 1107

Wild Cherry

prunus serotina

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antidiarrheal, Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Astringent, Cyanogenic, Decongestant, Depurative, Digestive, Expectorant, Gastrostimulant, Hematonic, Narcotic, Sedative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Pectoral Poison Tranquilizer Vermifuge Ague Anemia Anorexia Anxiety Asthma Biliousness Bronchosis Burn Cancer Cardiopathy Childbirth Chill Chlorosis Cholera Cold Congestion Cough Cramp Debility Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Enterosis Fever Flu Gangrene Gastrosis Headache Hematochezia Hepatosis Hysteria Inflammation Insomnia Itch Jaundice Laryngosis Lethargy Lumbago Measles Nervousness Neurosis Ophthalmia Pain Palpitation Pertussis Phthisis Pleurisy Pneumonia Pulmonosis Scrofula Sore Sore Throat Stress Syphilis Tuberculosis Ulcer VD Worm Wound

General Dosage

2–4 g bark; 1 oz bark/pint water; 1 tsp powdered bark/cup water 1–3 ×/day; 0.25–0.5 tsp bark tincture 1–3 ×/day; 2–4 ml bark tincture; 2–4 ml bark tincture 3–4 ×/day; 2.5–10 ml bark syrup.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2d. Cyanogenic glycosides). In pediatrics, do not use high doses or for more than 1 week. Not for long-term use. Do not exceed recommended dose. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. “Not allowed as a non-medicinal ingredient in oral use products in Canada”.

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