NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS

NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS (Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt. & Rose) +

Synonym :
Cactus grandiflorus L.

Activities (Night-Blooming Cereus) :
Antiinflammatory (f; PHR; PH2); Antirheumatic (f; CRC); Cardiotonic (1; CRC; PHR; PH2); Positive Inotropic (1; HH2); Spinostimulant (1; PHR; PH2); Vasodilator (1; PHR; PH2); Vermifuge (f; CRC; JFM); Vesicant (f; CRC).

Indications (Night-Blooming Cereus) :
Angina (f; CRC; PH2); Bleeding (f; PHR; PH2); Cardiopathy (f; PH2); Congestion (f; JFM); Cystosis (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Dermatosis (f; JLH; PHR); Dropsy (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR); Dyspnea (f; CRC; PH2); Dysuria (f; PHR; PH2); Endocardosis (f; CRC); Fungus (f; JLH); Headache (f; CRC; JFM); Heart (f; CRC); Hemoptysis (f; CRC; PH2); Inflammation (f; PHR; PH2); Menorrhagia (f; HH2); Myocardosis (f; CRC); Nephrosis (f; CRC); Nervousness (f; JFM); Neuralgia (f; CRC; JFM); Neurosis (f; PH2); Palpitation (f; CRC); Prostate (f; CRC); Respirosis (f; HH2); Rheumatism (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Stenocardia (f; CRC; PH2); Worm (f; CRC; JFM).

Dosages (Night-Blooming Cereus) :
0.6 ml fluid extract to 10 ×/day; 0.12 to 2 ml 2 - 3 ×/day (HH2; PHR; PH2); 10 drops tincture (1:10) in sweet water 3 - 5 ×/day (HH2; PHR).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Night-Blooming Cereus) :
Class 1 (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). The fresh juice can irritate the GI tract (CAN). Cactine may possibly have cardiotonic effects (PNC).