ROWAN BERRY RUBBER VINE

ROWAN BERRY (Sorbus aucuparia L.) ++

Synonyms :
Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn., P. aucuparia var. dulcis (Kraetzl) Asch. & Graebn., Sorbus aucuparia f. fastigiata (Loudon) Rehder, S. aucuparia var. dulcis Kraetzl, S. aucuparia var. edulis Dieck, S. aucuparia var. moravica Dippel, S. aucuparia var. pendula G. Kirchn., S. aucuparia var. rossica Späth ex Koehne, S. aucuparia var. xanthocarpa Hartwig & Rümpler.

Activities (Rowan Berry) :
Antiinflammatory (f; PHR); Astringent (1; FEL; WOI); Catabolic (f; PHR); Depurative (f; WOI); Diuretic (f; MAD; WOI); Emetic (f; DEM); Emmenagogue (1; EFS; WOI); Irritant (1; PHR); Laxative (1; HHB; MAD; WOI); Litholytic (f; MAD); Pectoral (f; EFS; WOI); Sialagogue (1; HHB); Uricosuric (f; PHR).

Indications (Rowan Berry) :
Angina (1; FAD; FNF); Anorexia (f; DEM); Arthrosis (f; KOM); Boil (f; DEM); Bronchosis (f; WOI); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, rectum (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; FAD; FNF); Catarrh (f; MAD); Childbirth (f; DEM); Cholecystosis (f; WOI); Cold (f; DEM); Colic (f; DEM); Constipation (1; HHB; MAD; WOI); Cough (f; WOI); Croup (f; DEM); Debility (f; DEM); Depression (f; DEM); Diabetes (f; KOM; PHR; PH2); Diarrhea (1; FEL); Diphtheria (f; DEM); Dropsy (f; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR); Dyspepsia (1; KOM; WOI); Dysuria (f; FAD); Enterosis (f; MAD); Fever (f; CEB; MAD; PHR; PH2); Fracture (f; MAD); Gastrosis (f; MAD); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Gout (f; KOM; PHR; PH2); Hemorrhoid (f; WOI); Hepatosis (f; MAD); Hoarseness (f; MAD); Inflammation (f; KOM; PHR); Leukorrhea (f; WOI); Nephrosis (f; HH2; MAD); Pain (f; DEM); Pharyngosis (f; FEL); Pleurosis (f; DEM; MAD; PHR; PH2); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Proctosis (f; FEL; JLH); Pulmonosis (f; DEM; MAD; PHR); Rheumatism (f; HH2; KOM; PHR; PH2); Scurvy (f; FEL); Stomachache (f; MAD); Stone (f; MAD); Strangury (1; WOI); Tonsilosis (f; FEL); Tuberculosis (f; MAD); Vaginosis (f; FEL); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; MAD; WOI); Wound (f; MAD).

Dosages (Rowan Berry) :
Rarely given for food farmaceuticals like this.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rowan Berry) :
Not covered (AHP). “No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages of the dehydrated drug or with the consumption of fruit sauces, juices, jellies, jams, etc., produced through cooking” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Because of the irritant parasorbic acid (mostly or totally destroyed by cooking or drying) in untreated or unprocessed fruits, excessive intake of fresh fruits can lead to albuminuria, diarrhea, gastralgia, gastroenterosis, glycosuria, kidney damage, polymorphic exanthemas, queasiness, and vomiting (HHB; PHR). Amygdalin (342–617 ppm) and hydrocyanic acid (20–37 ppm) are reported from the frozen fruits (WOI).


RUBBER VINE (Cryptostegia grandiflora Roxb. ex R. Br.) X

Activities (Rubber Vine) :
Analgesic (f; CRC); Fungicide (f; CRC); Vermifuge (f; CRC).

Indications (Rubber Vine) :
Athlete’s Foot (f; CRC); Callus (f; CRC); Eczema (f; CRC); Fungus (f; CRC); Headache (f; CRC); Infection (f; CRC); Mycosis (f; CRC); Pain (f; CRC); Stomachache (f; CRC); Worm (f; CRC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rubber Vine) :
“All parts may cause severe stomach and intestinal upset. Cases of death have been reported from India. The leaf is toxic. Dry vine emits an eye-irritating dust which may induce coughing and swelling” (CRC).