Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Red bryony

Plant

Family

Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae)

English

Red bryony, Bryony, Cretan bryony, Dioecious bryony, Red, White bryony, Wild hop

Latin

Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin, Bryonia dioica Jacq., Bryonia cretica dioica (Jacq.) Tutin, Bryonia cretica ssp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin, Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica, Bryonia dioca, Bryonia dioeca Jacq., Bryonia dioica

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Grass, Leaf, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aching joint, Aching joints, Aching muscles, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-edemic, Anti-epileptic, Anti-flu, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-Rheumatic, Aperient, Arterial hypertension, Arthralgia, arthritis, asthma, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, catharic, Cathartic, Convulsion, Convulsions, cytocidal, Cytotoxic, Diaphoretic, Dieting, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, dispel worms, diuretic, dropsy, edema, Emetic, Epilepsy, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, expel worms, Flu, fluid accumulation, Gout, Gripe, Grippe, helmint, hidrotic, High bloodpressure, Hydrogogue, Hydropsy, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, inflammation of the lungs, influenza, Irritant, joint pain, joints pain, laxative, Lose weight, low back pain, Lowers bloodpressure, lumbago, Lung inflammation, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Muscle Pain, muscle pains, muscular pain, Myalgia, Oedema, Painfull joints, pain in the joints, Pain in the muscels, Pectoral, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumonia, pneumonitis, Powerfull catharic, purgative, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, Rheumatic arthralgia, rheumatic diseases, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, scrofulouse sores in children, slimming remedy, strong laxative, sudorific, sweat-inducing, the flue, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, vomitive, weight-reducing, worm, worms

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, induce abortion

Homoeopathically uses

Anti-Bronchitic, arthritis, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, gout, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, rheumatism, sciatica

Warnings

do not self-administer, No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Not suitable for pregnant women, Poison, Poisonous, should not be taken when pregnant, Toxic

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Bitter Components, bitter glycoside, bryonicine, Bryonin, Bryoresin, cucurbitacin, essential oil, fatty acid, glycoside, Poison, resin, saponin, tannin, Tanning agents, toxic resin, triterpene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0262

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