Dulcamara, Bittersweet
Dulcamara, Bittersweet Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis
Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Botanical name:
Solanum dulcamara
Parts used:
Stem; Whole Plant
Temperature & Taste:
Warm (Cold?), dry. Bitter
cleansing, opening
Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat:
-Jaundice
–Eczema (pustular), Psoriasis, and other skin diseases
2. Moves the Blood, clears Stasis:
-Dysmenorrhea
-Bruising
3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema
-Arthritis
4. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Asthma
5. Resists Poison:
-Cold, Flu, Catarrh
-Fevers
6. Externally:
-Applied to Ulcers
-Also applied to Burns and Scalds
Main Combinations:
1. Scrofula:
i. Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
ii. Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
iii. Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
iv. Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
2. Eczema:
i. Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
ii. Chronic Eczema, Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
3. Blood Cleansing Tea, Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
4. Cancer, Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
5. Gout and Rheumatism, Bittersweet … available in PRO version
6. Ointment for Tumors, Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
7. Hard Tumors of the Breast, Bittersweet with … available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Toxic, especially the unripe fruit. (2–3 berries can be toxic to children; overdose of the stem is around 25 grams)
2. Overdose causes nausea, vomiting, dizziness, paralysis
