COMMON REED CONTRAHIERBA

COMMON REED (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.) ++

Synonyms :
- Arundo phragmites L., A. vulgaris Lam., P. communis Trin., P. communis var. longivalvis (Steud.) Miq., P. longivalvis Steud., P. vulgaris (Lam.) Crép., P. vulgaris var. longivalvis (Steud.) W. Wight.

Activities (Common Reed) :
- Antiemetic (f; WOI); Diaphoretic (f; EFS; HHB; JFM; PH2; WOI); Diuretic (f; EFS; HHB; JFM; PH2); Emetic (f; DEM); Expectorant (f; DEM); Litholytic (f; JFM).

Indications (Common Reed) :
- Bite (f; PH2); Boil (f; DEM); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH; PH2); Carbuncle (f; DEM); Dermatosis (f; DEM); Diabetes (f; HHB; PH2; WOI); Diarrhea (f; DEM); Dropsy (f; EFS); Fever (f; EFS; HHB; JFM; PH2; WOI); Fracture (f; DEM; WOI); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gout (f; EFS); Induration (f; JLH); Kidney Stone (f; JFM); Leukemia (f; HHB; JLH; PH2); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Pulmonosis (f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; EFS; WOI); Stone (f; JFM); Vomiting (f; WOI); Water Retention (f; EFS; HHB; JFM; PH2).

Dosages (Common Reed) :
- Not covered. Young sprouts eaten as a delicacy in Japan (HHB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Common Reed) :
- Not covered (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).


CONTRAHIERBA (Dorstenia contrayerba L.) +

Activities (Contrahierba) :
- Alexeteric (f; EFS); Antipyretic (f; JFM); Aperitif (f; JFM); Diaphoretic (f; HHB; PH2); Diuretic (f; HHB); Emmenagogue (f; JFM); Stimulant (f; EFS; PH2); Tonic (f; JFM).

Indications (Contrahierba) :
- Anorexia (f; JFM); Bite (f; JFM); Cancer (f; HHB; JLH); Cholera (f; JFM); Cold (f; JFM); Colic (f; JFM); Cough (f; EFS); Dermatosis (f; JFM); Diarrhea (f; HHB); Dysentery (f; HHB); Dyspepsia (f; JFM); Epilepsy (f; JFM); Fever (f; HHB; JFM; PH2); Fracture (f; IED); Gastrosis (f; EFS); Malaria (f; HHB); Measles (f; JFM); Smallpox (f; JFM); Snakebite (f; HHB; PH2); Tetanus (f; JFM); Toothache (f; JFM); Typhoid (f; JFM); Typhus (f; HHB); Water Retention (f; HHB); Wound (f; HHB).

Dosages (Contrahierba) :
 - Decoct 8 g in 180 cc sweetened water (take 2 tbsp every other hour) (JFM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Contrahierba):
- Not covered (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) Furanocoumarins may trigger phototoxicity.