DWARF BRICH DWARF ELDER

DWARF BIRCH (Betula pumila L.) ++

Synonyms :
B. hallii Howell, B. pumila var. fastigiata hort. ex Rehder.

Indications (Dwarf Birch) :
Catarrh (f; DEM); Childbirth (f; DEM); Debility (f; CEB); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM).


DWARF ELDER (Sambucus ebulus L.) ++

Activities (Dwarf Elder) :
Antipyretic (f; DEP); Diaphoretic (f; EFS; HHB); Diuretic (1; EFS; HHB; PH2; PNC); Expectorant (1; EFS; MAD; PNC); Hypotensive (1; HH2; PNC); Laxative (f; DEP; EFS; HHB; SKJ); Poison (f; EFS; HHB); Tonic (f; DEP).

Indications (Dwarf Elder) :
Angina (f; MAD); Appendicitis (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; JLH); Ascites (f; MAD); Asthma (f; DEP); Bruise (f; KAB); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, flesh (f; JLH); Cancer, joint (f; JLH); Cancer, kidney (f; JLH); Cancer, skin (f; JLH); Cancer, thigh (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Constipation (f; EFS; HHB; PH2); Cough (f; MAD); Cystosis (f; MAD); Dermatosis (f; DEP; JLH); Dropsy (f; DEP; MAD; SKJ); Edema (f; PH2); Erysipelas (f; DEP); Fever (f; DEP; EFS; HHB); Gout (f; MAD); Gravel (f; MAD); High Blood Pressure (1; HH2; PNC); Hoarseness (f; MAD); Kernel (f; JLH); Malaria (f; DEP); Nephrosis (f; MAD; PH2); Obesity (f; MAD; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; DEP); Rheumatism (f; DEP; PH2); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Splenosis (f; MAD); Swelling (f; JLH; KAB; MAD); Uterosis (f; JLH); Water Retention (1; EFS; HHB; PH2; PNC).

Dosages (Dwarf Elder) :
2.5 g root/cup water (HHB).

Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects (Dwarf Elder) :
- Not covered (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Symptoms of poisoning: bloody diarrhea, coma, cyanosis, dizziness, headache, hematchezia, mydriasis, nausea, oral pain, or vomiting (HHB; MAD; PH2).
Cases of death are also mentioned (PH2). Saponin diuretic (HHB). Aqueous extracts hypotensive
(ipr rat) (HH2).