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

Rev.11-03-2021

White bryony

Plant

Family

Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae)

English

White bryony, Black-berried bryony, Bryonia, White bryonia

Latin

Bryonia alba L.

Plantparts

Entire plant, Grass, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aching muscles, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-catarrhal, Anticonvulsant, Anti-edemic, Anti-epileptic, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-Rheumatic, aperient, arthritis, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, catharic, Cathartic, convulsion, Convulsions, Diaphoretic, Dieting, dispel worms, diuretic, dropsy, edema, Emetic, Epilepsy, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, expel worms, fluid accumulation, Gout, helmint, hidrotic, Hydropsy, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, inflammation of mucous membrane, laxative, Lose weight, low back pain, lumbago, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Muscle Pain, muscle pains, muscular pain, Myalgia, oedema, Pain in the muscels, Pleurisy, Pleuritis, Podagra, Powerfull catharic, Purgative, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, rheumatic pains, rheumatism, slimming remedy, strong laxative, sudorific, sweat-inducing, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, vomitive, weight-reducing, worm, worms

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, induce abortion

Homoeopathically uses

Anti-Bronchitic, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, 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

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, alkaloid, Amylase, bitter glycoside, bryonicine, Bryonin, Bryoresin, Chrysophanic acid, cucurbitacin, Cucurbitacin E, cucurbitin, essential oil, fatty acid, glucose, glycoside, Invertase, linolenic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Peroxidase, Phlobaphenes, Poison, resin, Rhamnose, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, tannin, Tanning agents, toxic resin, trimethylamine

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0261

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