Dosages White Mustard — 4 tbsp seed flour in water for compress or poultice KOM; 20–30 g powdered seed flour/liter water for foot bath; 150 g seed flour in a pouch with bath water for mu
Trang 1leaf decoctions LD50 (50% ethanolic extract pl) = >1000 mg/kg ipr mus (MPI) I like FAY’s term
here for “migrating arthralgia,” that’s what I called my Lyme Disease arthrosis, in the spring of 2000
Here today, there tomorrow, but always unbearable pain in unsuspecting places, unusually placed for
me Doxicylin or serendipity took it away This spring, it was the bad apple syndrome
WHITE MUSTARD (Sinapis alba L ssp alba) ++
Synonyms: Brassica alba (L.) Rabenh., B hirta Moench, Sinapis alba cv melanosperma Alef.
Activities (White Mustard) — Allergenic (1; APA); Antibacterial (1; APA; PH2); Antidote,
narcotic (f; FEL); Aperitif (f; DEM); Canifuge (1; APA); Counterirritant (1; APA; PNC);
Decon-gestant (1; APA); Backache (1; APA); Digestive (f; APA); Diuretic (f; FEL; PNC); Emetic (f; PNC);
Emmenagogue (f; CEB); Felifuge (1; APA); Fungicide (1; APA); Gastrotonic (f; CEB); Goitrogenic
(1; APA); Pancreatonic (f; CEB); Rubefacient (1; APA; PNC); Stimulant (f; PNC); Stomachic (f;
WOI); Tonic (f; DEM); Vesicant (1; APA)
Indications (White Mustard) — Acid Indigestion (1; APA); Ague (f; DEM); Amenorrhea (f; CEB;
FEL); Angina (f; FEL); Anorexia (f; DEM); Apoplexy (f; FEL); Arthrosis (2; APA; KOM; PH2);
Asthma (f; DEM); Backache (1; APA); Bacteria (1; APA; HH2; PH2); Bronchosis (f; DEP; PH2;
PNC); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH);
Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Cancer, throat (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Carcinoma (f; JLH);
Cardiopathy (f; FEL); Catarrh (2; KOM); Chlorosis (f; CEB); Cholera (f; FEL); Cold (2 PH2);
Colic (f; FEL); Coma (f; FEL); Congestion (1; APA; FEL; PH2); Constipation (1; APA; FEL);
Cough (f; PH2); Cramp (f; FEL); Croup (f; DEM); Debility (f; CEB); Dropsy (f; DEM); Dyspepsia
(1; APA; DEP; FEL); Endothelioma (f; JLH); Enterosis (f; PH2); Epigastrosis (f; FEL); Epithelioma
(f; JLH); Escherichia (1; HH2); Fever (f; CEB); Flu (f; DEP); Foot Ache (1; APA); Fungus (1;
APA); Gastrosis (f; FEL; PH2); Head Cold (f; DEP); Infection (1; APA); Inflammation (f; PH2);
Lumbago (1; APA); Meningosis (f; FEL); Myalgia (f; DEP); Mycosis (1; APA); Nephrosis (f;
DEM); Neuropathy (f; DEP; WOI); Neurosis (f; WOI); Pain (f; FEL; PH2); Palsy (f; DEM);
Paralysis (f; PHR; PH2); Phthisis (f; DEM); Pleurisy (f; FEL; WOI); Pneumonia (f; WOI);
Pul-monosis (f; HH2); Respirosis (1; APA; PH2); Rheumatism (2; DEP; KOM; PH2); Rhinosis (f;
DEP); Sarcoma (f; JLH); Sinusosis (1; ABS); Sore (f; PH2); Sore Throat (f; JLH); Splenosis (f;
JLH); Staphylococcus (1; HH2); Streptococcus (1; HH2); Swelling (f; PH2); Tuberculosis (f; HH2);
Typhoid (f; CEB); Typhus (f; FEL); Uterosis (f; JLH); Voice (f; PH2); Vomiting (f; PH2); Water
Retention (f; FEL; PNC)
Dosages (White Mustard) — 4 tbsp seed flour in water for compress or poultice (KOM); 20–30
g powdered seed flour/liter water for foot bath; 150 g seed flour in a pouch with bath water for
mustard bath (PHR); 60 to 240 g powdered seed “to brighten and clear the voice” (PH2)
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Mustard) — Class 2d (AHP)
Inges-tion of large quantities can cause irritant poisoning Commission E reports seed permitted for
external use only Contraindications: children younger than 6 years and those with renal disease
(mustard oil is absorbed through the skin) Even an external poultice should be limited to 5–10
minutes pediatrically, 10–15 minutes for adults, less for sensitive patients (KOM) Plaster for 15–30
minutes can cause severe burns (AHP) Adverse effects: skin and nervous damage (prolonged use)
Should not be used for more than 2 weeks (AEH) Contraindicated in GI ulcers and nephrosis
(PHR) Overdoses cause GI distress (PHR) Long-term dosing may cause nerve damage (PH2)
“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (and PH2 suggests
as much as 240 g dry seed to clear the voice (PH2) Hyperthyroidism with goiter traced “to the
use of the isothiocyanates in mustard” (APA) Delaneyite nitpickologists will doubtless clamber to
put the same goitrogenic warning on all members of the mustard family, as well as papaya, caper,
and nasturtium
Trang 2WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus L.) +
Synonym: P strobus f prostrata (Rehder ex Beissner) Fernald & Weath.
Activities (White Pine) — Analgesic (f; DEM); Aperitif (f; DEM); Balsamic (f; EFS); Demulcent
(f; EFS); Diaphoretic (f; CEB); Diuretic (f; EFS); Emetic (f; DEM); Expectorant (f; CEB; DEM); Hematonic (f; DEM); Panacea (f; DEM); Pectoral (f; EFS); Stimulant (f; DEM); Tonic (f; CEB; DEM); Vermicide (f; CEB)
Indications (White Pine) — Abscess (f; DEM); Acne (f; CEB); Anorexia (f; DEM); Arthrosis (f;
DEM); Asthma (f; CEB); Backache (f; DEM); Bleeding (f; CEB; DEM); Boil (f; DEM); Bruise (f; DEM; FAD); Burn (f; CEB); Cancer (f; CEB); Chafing (f; DEM); Childbirth (f; DEM); Cold (f; CEB; DEM); Cough (f; CEB; DEM); Cramp (f; CEB; DEM); Dandruff (f; CEB); Dermatosis (f; CEB; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; CEB); Dyspnea (f; CEB; DEM); Eruption (f; DEM); Felon (f; DEM; FAD); Fever (f; CEB); Fistula (f; CEB); Flu (f; CEB; DEM); Fracture (f; DEM); Frostbite (f; CEB); Gall (f; DEM); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Headache (f; CEB; DEM); Head Cold (f; DEM); Hemorrhoid (f; CEB); Infection (f; DEM); Inflammation (f; DEM); Itch (f; CEB); Nephrosis (f; CEB; DEM); Pain (f; CEB; DEM); Penis (f; DEM); Poison Ivy (f; DEM); Pulmonosis (f; CEB; DEM); Rheu-matism (f; DEM); Scab (f; DEM); Scurvy (1; CEB; DEM); Smallpox (f; CEB); Sore (f; CEB; DEM); Sore Throat (f; CEB; DEM); Swelling (f; CEB; DEM); Tetter (f; CEB); Toothache (f; CEB); Tuberculosis (f; CEB; DEM); Typhoid (f; DEM); Ulcer (f; CEB); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; EFS); Wen (f; CEB); Worm (f; CEB); Wound (f; CEB; DEM)
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Pine) — Class 1 (AHP) Strangely,
AHP says, “Regulated in the U.S as an allowable flavoring agent in alcoholic beverages only” (AHP) Not covered (KOM; PH2)
WHITE SPRUCE, FIR (Picea abies (L.) H Karsten) ++
The data, like the species, are terribly confused: Abies alba Mill., A pectinata, A sachalinensis (F Schmidt) Mast., A sibirica Ledeb., Picea abies, P excelsa (Lam.) Link (synonym of P abies), and P mariana (Mill.) Britton et al., according to KOM and PHR, neither of whom could probably
tell you on the spot which species they were talking about Their editorial assistants might not
know, if questioned, whether Picea is an angiosperm or a gymnosperm Some botanists, and fewer
salespersons, chemist, pharmacists, and physicians can tell these species of spruces and firs, or the needles, or the EOs apart So, buyer beware PH2 speaks of the timber as the medicinal part, yet gives dosage only for the EO Studying the USDA nomenclature database, suggests that this may
be the European White Spruce, P glauca (Moench) Voss, or the American White Spruce.
Activities (White Spruce) — Antibacterial (1; HH2); Antiseptic (1; HH2; KOM; PIP);
Antispas-modic (1; HH2); Diuretic (f; EFS); Bronchospasmolytic (1; HH2); Expectorant (1; EFS; HH2; PH2); Irritant (f; EFS); Pulmonary (f; EFS); Rubefacient (2; EFS; HH2; KOM; PIP); Secretolytic (2; HH2; KOM; PIP; PH2)
Indications (White Spruce) — Abscess (f; DEM); Adenopathy (f; JLH); Arthrosis (f; HH2);
Bacteria (1; HH2); Boil (f; DEM); Bronchosis (2; HH2; KOM; PHR; PH2); Bruise (f; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, gland (f; JLH); Cancer, parotid (f; JLH); Candida (1; HH2); Catarrh (2; PHR; PH2; PIP); Cold (2; PHR; PH2); Condyloma (f; JLH); Cough (2; PHR; PH2); Cramp (1; HH2); Decubitis (f; HH2; PH2); Escherichia (1; HH2); Fever (2; PHR; PH2); Fungus (1; HH2); Infection (2; HH2; PHR; PH2); Mental Ailments (2; PHR); Mucososis (1; PH2); Myalgia (2; PHR; PH2; PIP); Mycosis (1; HH2); Neuralgia (2; HH2; PHR; PH2; PIP); Neurosis (f; HH2); Pain (f; DEM; PHR; PH2); Parotosis (f; JLH); Pharyngosis (2; PHR; PH2); Respirosis (2; PHR; PH2; PIP); Rheumatism (2; HH2; KOM; PH2); Sprain (f; HH2; PH2); Staphylococcus (1; HH2); Stomatosis
Trang 3(2; PHR; PH2); Strain (f; PH2); Streptococcus (1; HH2); Swelling (f; HH2); Tension (f; PH2);
Tuberculosis (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Tumor (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; EFS); Yeast (1; HH2)
Dosages (White Spruce) — 5–6 g shoots/day (KOM; PIP); 200–300 g shoots/bathtub (KOM;
PIP); 4 drops oil 3 ×/day (PH2); add a few drops oil to hot water and inhale (PH2)
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Spruce) — Not covered (AHP) None
indicated for the shoots (KOM; PIP) Commission E reports contraindications for EO: bronchial
asthma, whooping cough; adverse effects: local irritation, exacerbation of bronchospasms (AEH;
KOM) Patients with extensive skin breaks, acute dermatosis, cardiac insufficiency, fevers,
hyper-tonia, or infectious diseases should not use these as bath additives (PHR)
WHITE WILLOW (Salix alba L.) ++
Synonyms: S alba f chermesina (Hartig) Rehder, S alba var britzensis Späth.
Activities (White Willow) — Analgesic (2; KOM; PIP; PH2; WAM); Anaphrodisiac (f; MAD);
Antihydrotic (f; CAN); Antiinflammatory (2; KOM; PH2; PIP; WAM); Antiprostaglandin (1; BGB);
Antipyretic (2; FNF; KOM; PIP; PH2; WAM); Antirheumatic (1; CAN; FAD); Antiseptic (CAN);
Astringent (1; APA; FAD; PED; PH2); Bitter (1; FAD; PED); Contraceptive (f; MAD); Keratolytic
(1; FNF); Sedative (f; MAD); Tonic (f; BIB)
Indications (White Willow) — Ankylosing Spondylitis (1; CAN); Arthrosis (1; APA; FAD; MAD;
SKY); Bursitis (f; SKY); Callus (f; BIB; JLH); Cancer (f; BIB; FAD; JLH); Candida (f; BIB);
Cardiopathy (1; FAD); Catarrh (1; CAN); Cataract (1; FAD); Cold (1; APA); Colic (f; MAD); Corn
(1; BIB; FAD; MAD); Debility (f; BIB); Dermatosis (1; FAD; MAD); Diabetes (f; MAD); Diarrhea
(1; APA; BIB; FAD; MAD); Dysentery (f; BIB); Dysmenorrhea (f; BIB; MAD); Dyspepsia (f;
BIB; FEL; MAD); Earache (1; MAD; PED); Encephalosis (f; MAD); Enterosis (f; DEM); Fever
(2; APA; FAD; FNF; KOM; MAD; PH2; PIP; WAM); Flu (1; BIB; FNF); Fungus (1; CEB); Gout
(1; APA; MAD; PNC); Headache (1; BGB; PH2; PIP; WAM); Hemoptysis (f; BIB; MAD; WOI);
Hoarseness (f; DEM); Infection (1; APA); Inflammation (2; APA; KOM; PH2; PIP; WAM);
Influ-enza (1; CAN); Insomnia (f; MAD); Malaria (f; BIB; DEP; FEL); Myosis (1; APA; CAN);
Nervousness (f; MAD); Neurasthenia (f; MAD); Neuropathy (f; MAD); Obesity (f; APA);
Osteoar-throsis (1; SKY); Pain (2; KOM; PHR; PH2; PIP; PNC; WAM); Pertussis (f; MAD); Poison Ivy
Trang 4(1; FAD); Rheumatism (2; CAN; FAD; PHR; PH2; PIP); Scrofula (f; MAD); Sore (f; BIB; FAD; FEL; MAD); Sprain (1; APA); Tendinitis (1; BGB); Thrush (f; BIB); Toothache (1; BGB; JAD); Ulcus cruris (f; MAD); Vaginosis (f; BIB); Wart (1; FNF; JLH); Worm (f; MAD)
Dosages (White Willow) — 2–3 g bark in cold water, bring to boil, steep 5 minutes (PH2); 1–2 g bark
(20–40 mg salicin); 2–4 tbsp fresh bark (PED); 1–2 tsp powdered bark 1–3 ×/day (APA); 3–6 g dry bark (PED); 1–3 g dry bark, or in tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 4.5 g dry bark:22 ml alcohol/23 ml water (PED); 1–2 ml bark tincture (25% alcohol) 3 ×/day (APA; SKY); 1–3 ml liquid extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3
×/day (CAN); 20–40 mg salicin (APA); 60–120 mg salicin/day (KOM; PIP); 2–3 (380 mg) capsules every 3 hours (JAD); 2–3 (379 mg) capsules as needed, or every 3 hours, up to 18 capsules (APA)
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Willow) — Class 1 (AHP) Salicylates and
tannins (AHP) For oral use of bark Commission E reports contraindications, adverse effects, and interactions: on theoretical grounds, similar to those of the salicylates (AEH) (all plants contain salicy-lates) In view of the lack of toxicological data, excessive use, especially during lactation and pregnancy, should be avoided Individuals with aspirin hypersensitivity, asthma, diabetes, gastrosis, gout, hemophilia, hepatosis, hypothrombinemia, nephrosis, and peptic ulcers should be cautious with salicylates Alcohol, barbiturates, and oral sedatives may potentiate salicylate toxicity Beware of salicylate interaction with oral anticoagulants, methotrexate, metoclopramide, phenytoin, pronebecid, spironolactone, and val-proate Salicylates excreted in breast milk reportedly can cause macular rashes in breast-fed babies Salicylate toxicity may cause dermatosis, gastrosis, hematochezia, nausea, nephrosis, tinnitus, and vom-iting (CAN) Excessive use of the tannin-rich bark may cause diarrhea and nausea (SKY) Still, “willow
is much safer than aspirin” (SKY) Not for use during viral infections, because of [remote theoretical, JAD] possibility of Reye’s Syndrome (WAM) The prodrug, salicin, which does not irritate the stomach,
is metabolized to saligenin in the GI tract and salicylic acid after absorption “Products containing willow should preferably be standardized on their salicin content ” (CAN) “The analgesic actions of willow are typically slow-acting, but last longer than standard aspirin products” (SKY)
WILD CHERRY (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) ++
CEB and FEL treat it with the closely related P virginiana L.
Activities (Wild Cherry) — Analgesic (1; APA); Antidiarrheal (1; WAM); Antiinflammatory (1;
APA); Antiseptic (f; CEB); Antispasmodic (f; SKY); Antitussive (1; APA; PH2; SKY; WAM);
Trang 5Astringent (1; APA; EFS; PH2; PNC); Cyanogenic (1; PH2); Decongestant (1; APA); Depurative
(f; DEM); Digestive (f; FEL); Expectorant (1; APA; FAD); Gastrostimulant (f; FEL); Hematonic
(f; DEM); Narcotic (f; CEB); Pectoral (f; EFS); Poison (f; EFS); Sedative (1; APA; PH2; PNC;
WAM); Tonic (f; EFS; FEL); Tranquilizer (1; APA); Vermifuge (f; CEB)
Indications (Wild Cherry) — Ague (f; CEB; DEM); Anemia (f; FEL); Anorexia (f; FAD; FEL);
Anxiety (f; APA); Asthma (f; CEB); Biliousness (f; DEM); Bronchosis (1; APA; CEB; FAD; PH2;
WAM); Burn (f; CEB; DEM); Cancer (1; APA; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; CEB; FEL); Childbirth (f;
APA; DEM); Chill (f; DEM); Chlorosis (f; FEL); Cholera (f; CEB; DEM); Cold (f; APA; FAD;
MIC); Congestion (1; APA); Cough (1; APA; FAD; MIC; PH2; WAM); Cramp (f; DEM SKY);
Debility (f; FAD; FEL); Dermatosis (f; DEM); Diarrhea (1; APA; FAD; FEL; WAM); Dysentery
(f; CEB; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; FAD; FEL; PH2); Dysuria (f; FEL); Enterosis (1; APA); Fever (f;
FAD; FEL); Flu (f; MIC); Gangrene (f; CEB); Gastrosis (f; CRC; FEL); Headache (f; DEM);
Hematochezia (f; DEM); Hepatosis (f; FEL); Hysteria (f; CEB; DEM); Inflammation (1; APA;
FAD; FEL); Insomnia (1; APA; PH2; PNC; WAM); Itch (f; DEM); Jaundice (f; DEM); Laryngosis
(f; DEM); Lethargy (f; DEM); Lumbago (f; CEB); Measles (f; DEM); Nervousness (1; APA; PH2;
PNC; WAM); Neurosis (f; FEL; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; FEL); Pain (1; APA; CEB); Palpitation (f;
FEL); Pertussis (f; APA; FEL; PH2; PNC); Phthisis (f; FEL); Pleurisy (f; FEL); Pneumonia (f;
APA; FAD; FEL); Pulmonosis (f; APA; FAD; FEL); Scrofula (f; DEM; FEL); Sore (f; DEM); Sore
Throat (f; DEM); Stress (f; APA); Syphilis (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; DEM; FEL); Ulcer (f; DEM);
VD (f; DEM); Worm (f; CEB; DEM); Wound (f; CEB; DEM)
Dosages (Wild Cherry) — 2–4 g bark (AHP); 1 oz bark/pint water (FEL); 1 tsp powdered bark/cup
water 1–3 ×/day (APA); 0.25–0.5 tsp bark tincture 1–3 ×/day (APA); 2–4 ml bark tincture (PNC);
2–4 ml bark tincture 3–4 ×/day (SKY); 2.5–10 ml bark syrup (PNC)
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wild Cherry) — Class 2d Cyanogenic
glycosides (prunasin yielding up to 1500 ppm (HCN)) In pediatrics, do not use high doses or for
more than 1 week (WAM) Not for long-term use Do not exceed recommended dose (2–4 g bark)
(AHP) “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2
designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD) “Not allowed as a non-medicinal ingredient in oral
use products in Canada” (Michols, 1995)
WILD DAGGA (Leonotis leonurus (L.) R Br.) ++
Synonym: Phlomis leonurus L.
Activities (Wild Dagga) — Analgesic (f; ZUL); Diuretic (f; ZUL); Emetic (f; ZUL); Emmenagogue
(f; CRC; WBB); Euphoriant (1; CRC); Hallucinogen (1; CRC); Intoxicant (1; CRC); Laxative (f;
WBB; ZUL); Narcotic (1; CRC; VVG); Tonic (f; ZUL); Vermifuge (1; CRC)
Indications (Wild Dagga) — Asthma (f; CRC; VVG; WBB); Biliousness (1; CRC); Boil (f; VVG);
Bronchosis (1; CRC; VVG; WBB); Bug Bite (f; VVG); Cardiopathy (f; ZUL); Cold (f; VVG;
WBB; ZUL); Constipation (f; WBB; ZUL); Cough (1; CRC; VVG; WBB); Cramp (f; CRC; VVG);
Dermatosis (f; CRC; VVG; WBB); Dysentery (f; ZUL); Dyspepsia (f; CRC; WBB); Eczema (f;
VVG); Epilepsy (f; VVG; WBB; ZUL); Fever (f; VVG, ZUL); Flu (f; VVG; WBB; ZUL); Headache
(f; VVG; WBB; ZUL); Hemorrhoid (f; CRC; WBB; ZUL); Hepatosis (f; CRC; VVG); Herpes (f;
CRC; WBB); High Blood Pressure (f; VAG; VVG); Itch (f; CRC; VVG; WBB); Jaundice (f; CRC;
WBB; ZUL); Leprosy (f; CRC; WBB); Myosis (f; CRC); Myospasm (f; VVG); Obesity (f; ZUL);
Ophthalmia (1; CRC); Pain (f; ZUL); Paralysis (f; CRC; ZUL); Pulmonosis (f; CRC; WBB); Scabies
(1; CRC); Snakebite (f; VVG; WBB; ZUL); Sore (f; CRC; WBB; ZUL); Sting (f; ZUL); Syphilis
(1; CRC); Tapeworm (f; ZUL); Tuberculosis (f; CRC; WBB; ZUL); VD (f; CRC); Virus (f; VVG);
Water Retention (f; ZUL); Worm (1; CRC; ZUL)