FUMITORY FUMARIA OFFICINALIS

FUMITORY (Fumaria officinalis L.) +

Activities (Fumitory) :
- Amphicholeretic (1; BRU; HHB; PHR; PH2); Anesthetic (1; HHB); Antiarrhythmic (1; BRU); Anticholinergic (1; BRU); Antihistaminic (1; CAN); Antiinflammatory (f; MAD; PNC); Antilithic (1; CAN); Antiseptic (1; PNC); Antispasmodic (2; APA; KOM; PH2; SHT); Aphrodisiac (f; MAD); Bradycardic (1; CAN); Cholagogue (f; CAN; SHT); Cholekinetic (SHT); Choleretic (1; PH2; SHT); Depurative (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Diaphoretic (f; MAD); Diuretic (f; APA; CAN; MAD; PNC); Emetic (f; MAD); Hypertensive (1; HHB); Hypotensive (1; CAN; HHB); Laxative (f; APA; CAN; PNC); Litholytic (f; MAD); Poison (1; HHB); Sedative (1; CAN); Stomachic (f; HHB); Tonic (f; PNC).

Indications (Fumitory) :
- Acne (f; PNC); Alopecia (f; MAD); Amenorrhea (f; MAD); Arrhythmia (1; BRU); Arthrosis (f; PHR; PH2); Atherosclerosis (f; MAD; PHR; PH2); Bile-Duct Spasm (2; KOM; PH2); Bladder Stone (f; MAD); Cancer (f; JLH; MAD); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, gut (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (1; APA; BRU); Cholecystosis (2; KOM; MAD; PH2); Colic (1; APA); Conjunctivosis (f; CAN; MAD); Constipation (1; APA; CAN; PH2; PNC); Cramp (2; APA; KOM; PH2; SHT); Cystosis (f; PHR; PH2); Dermatosis (1; APA; CAN; PHR; PH2); Dropsy (f; MAD); Dyskinesia (1; APA); Eczema (f; CAN; HHB;
PH2); Enterosis (2; KOM; PH2); Exanthema (f; MAD); Fever (f; MAD); Gas (f; MAD); Gastrosis (2; APA; KOM; PH2); Gout (f; MAD); Halitosis (f; MAD); Headache (1; APA); Hepatosis (2; JLH; MAD; PHR; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; APA; CAN; HHB); Hypoglycemia (f; PHR; PH2); Infection (f; PHR; PH2); Inflammation (f; MAD; PNC); Insomnia (1; CAN); Itch (f; PH2); Jaundice (f; MAD); Leprosy (f; MAD); Low Blood Pressure (1; HHB); Melancholy (f; MAD); Nausea (1; APA); Nervousness (1; CAN); Ophthalmia (f; MAD); Pain (1; HHB); Psoriasis (1; APA); Rheumatism (f; PHR; PH2); Scabies (f; MAD); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Sore (f; MAD); Sore Throat (f; MAD); Spasm (2; KOM); Splenosis (f; MAD); Stomachache (f; HHB; MAD); Stone (f; MAD); Syphilis (f; MAD); Uterosis (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; APA; CAN; MAD; PNC).

Dosages (Fumitory) :
- 1.25 - 2 tsp (2 - 3 g) herb/cup water up to 2 ×/day (APA); 2 - 3 tsp (2.4 - 3.6 g) herb/cup tea/day (MAD); 2 - 4 g herb, or in tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 6 g herb/day, drink 1 cup warm tea (2 - 3 g/cup, steeped 20 minutes) 30 minutes before meals (PH2); 6 g/day (APA; KOM; SHT); 2 - 4 ml liquid herb extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 2 - 4 ml liquid herb extract (PNC); 2 - 4 g aqueous extract (HHB); 1 - 4 ml herb tincture (1:5 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 3.65 g sap/day (MAD); 2 - 3 tsp (2.4 - 3.5 g) expressed juice in hot or cold infusion (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Fumitory) :
 - Not listed (AHP). None reported (KOM). HH3 says protopine is spasmogenic; Im more inclined to believe BRU, which calls it antispasmodic.