Botanical Index No. 1136

Woodruff

galium odoratum

Medicinal Actions

Antiaggregant, Antibacterial, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant, Hepatotonic, Hepatotoxic, Hypnotic, Lymphokinetic, Sedative, Sialagogue, Stomachic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Aphrodisiac Bitter Deobstruent Insectifuge Anxiety Arrhythmia Arthrosis Bacteria Bladder Stone Cancer Cardiopathy Cholecystosis Circulosis Colitis Constipation Cramp Dysmenorrhea Edema Fever Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Hysteria Infection Inflammation Insomnia Jaundice Metrosis Migraine Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Phlebitis Respirosis Stomachache Swelling Thrombophlebitis Thrombosis Varicosis Venosis Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

2 tsp shoots/glass water; 1 g drug/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. Rarely may cause headache. None known for proper dosages. High dosages may cause dizziness,

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