MOUNTAIN ASH NOUNTAIN AVENS

MOUNTAIN ASH (Sorbus americana Marshall) ++

So similar to S. aucuparia that few people know with which they are dealing. PH2 ignored the American species but gave accounts for two much more trivial species, again showing that the so called PDR for American physicians had a largely European bias.

Activities (Mountain Ash) :
Analgesic (f; DEM); Antiscorbutic (1; FAD); Antiseptic (f; HHB); Aperitif (f; DEM; FAD); Astringent (f; HHB); Bitter (f; HHB); Depurative (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Digestive (f; DEM); Diuretic (f; CEB); Tonic (f; FAD; HHB); Vermifuge (f; FAD).

Indications (Mountain Ash) :
Anorexia (f; DEM; FAD); Boil (f; FAD); Childbirth (f; DEM); Cold (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Debility (f; DEM; FAD); Depression (f; DEM); Diarrhea (f; FAD); Dyspepsia (f; DEM); Fever (f; CEB); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Inflammation (f; CEB); Malaria (f; CEB; HHB); Pain (f; DEM); Pleurisy (f; DEM); Stomachache (f; MIC); Tonsilosis (f; FAD); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; CEB); Witchcraft (f; MIC); Worm (f; FAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Mountain Ash) :
Not covered (AHP; PH2).


MOUNTAIN-AVENS (Dryas octopetala L.) ++

Activities (Mountain-Avens) :
Astringent (f; HHB; PH2).

Indications (Mountain-Avens) :
Callus (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH); Diarrhea (f; HHB); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Pain (f; PH2); Sore (f; JLH); Stomachache (f; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Mountain-Avens) :
Not covered (AHP). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).