CRAMPBARK VIBURNUM OPULUS

CRAMPBARK (Viburnum opulus L.) ++

PH2 was nice with this one, treating the American Viburnum prunifolium and ignoring the European V. opulus. Both seem to be very good cramp barks.

Activities (Crampbark) :
- Antiabortive (f; MAD); Antispasmodic (1; FAD; WAM); Astringent (1; FAD); Diuretic (f; APA); Emetic (1; FAD); Hypotensive (f; APA); Laxative (1; FAD; MAD); Myorelaxant (f; APA); Sedative (f; APA); Uterorelaxant (1; FAD).

Indications (Crampbark) :
- Adenopathy (f; APA); Asthma (f; APA); Backache (f; MAD); Bleeding (f; DEM; MAD); Blood (f; DEM); Childbirth (f; DEM); Climacteric (f; MAD); Cold (f; DEM; MAD); Colic (f; APA); Conjunctivosis (f; DEM); Constipation (1; FAD); Cough (1; MAD; WAM); Cramp (1; DEM; FAD; WAM); Dysmenorrhea (1; FAD; MAD; WAM); Dyspnea (f; DEM); Enterosis (f; MAD); Fever (f; DEM); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Headache (1; WAM); Heart (f; DEM); Hepatosis (f; DEM); High Blood Pressure (f; APA); Hysteria (f; MAD); Impotence (f; MAD); Infertility (f; MAD); Insomnia (f; APA); Miscarriage (f; APA); Mumps (f; APA); Nephrosis (f;
DEM); Nervousness (f; APA); Odontosis (f; MAD); Ophthalmia (f; DEM); Pain (f; DEM); Parotosis (f; DEM); Prolapse (f; DEM); Sore (f; MAD); Stomachache (f; DEM); Swelling (f; MAD); Uterosis (f; DEM; MAD); Water Retention (f; APA).

Dosages (Crampbark):
- 15 g/bark/750 ml water (APA); 1 tsp tincture/cup water to 3 ×/day (APA); 2 - 4 g bark in decoction (HH3); 2 - 8 ml liquid bark extract (PNC); 1.8 - 3.5 g fl extract (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Crampbark) :
- Class 1 (AHP). Canadian regulations do not allow crampbark as a non-medicinal ingredient for oral use products (Michols, 1995). Not for use by anyone with kidney stones (WAM). Large overdoses may cause coma, dry mouth, dyspnea, irregular movements, nausea, and irregular speech.