FIREWEED EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM

FIREWEED (Epilobium angustifolium L.) ++
 
Synonyms :
- Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub, Epilobium spicatum Lam.

Activities (Fireweed) :
- Alpha-Reductase Inhibitor (1; X9140222); Antibacterial (1; PHR; PH2); Anti-BPH (1; PHR); Antiedemic (1; PHR; PH2); Antiexudative (f; PHR; PH2); Antiinflammatory (1; FAD; PHR; WOI); Antiprostaglandin (1; X1775578); Antiprostatitic (1; X9140222); Antiseptic (1; PHR; PH2); Antitumor (f; PHR); Aromatase Inhibitor (1; X9140222); Astringent (1; FNF; WOI); Candidicide (1; PHR; PH2); Laxative (f; DEM); Panacea (f; DEM); Toxic (f; DEM).

Indications (Fireweed) :
- Abscess (f; DEM); Arthrosis (f; DEM); Bacteria (1; PHR; PH2; X10857921); Bleeding (f; DEM; PH2); Boil (1; DEM; FAD); BPH (1; MAB; PHR; PH2); Bruise (f; DEM); Burn (f: FAD); Cancer (f; DEM; PHR); Candida (1; PHR; PH2); Carbuncle (f; DEM); Constipation (f; DEM); Cough (f; DEM); Cramp (f; FAD); Dermatosis (f: DEM; FAD); Dysentery (1; FAD; PHR); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR); Dysuria (1; DEM; PH2); Edema (1; PHR; PH2); Enterosis (f; FAD; PH2); Gastrosis (f; PHR); Infection (1; DEM; PH2); Inflammation (1; FAD;
PHR; WOI; X1775578); Mucososis (f; PHR); Nephrosis (f; DEM); Pain (f; DEM); Proctorrhagia (f; PHR); Prostatosis (1; X9140222); Shigella (1; PH2); Sore (f; DEM); Sore Throat (f; DEM); Splinter (f; DEM); Staphylococcus (1; PH2); Stomachache (f; DEM); Stomatosis (f; FAD; PHR); Swelling (1; DEM; PHR; PH2; X1775578); Tuberculosis (f; DEM); Tumor (f; PHR); Wound (f; PHR); Yeast (1; PHR; PH2).

Dosages (Fireweed) :
- Herb taken as a tea (FAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Fireweed) :
- Class 1 (AHP). Not recorded (PHR).

Extracts (Fireweed) :
- 1 - 2% leaf extract antiinflammatory (WOI). Antiinflammatory tinctures reportedly active against bacteria and yeast (Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Pseudomonas procyanea, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Staphylococous albus, and Staphylococcus aureus) (PHR). Any high-tannin plant can inhibit many enzymes, in vitro, even alpha-reductase, aromatase, elastase, lipoxygenase, and reverse-transcriptase (MAB), but this activity may not be reflected in vivo because of poor availability. Myricetin 3-O-beta-Dglucuronide is 10 × more potent as indomethacin in carageenan-induced edema in the rat paw model (X1775578).