RUPTUREWORT RYE SECALE CEREALE

RUPTUREWORT (Herniaria glabra L.) ++

EFS and HHB lump H. glabra L. with H. hirsuta L. WOI entries were reported for H. glabra or H. hirsuta. I think the two can logically be treated generically.

Activities (Rupturewort) :
Antidiuretic (f; HHB); Antiseptic (f; HHB); Antispasmodic (f; EFS; PH2); Astringent (f; EFS; WOI); Depurative (f; PH2); Diuretic (1; HHB; PH2; X10709449); Expectorant (f; EFS); Hemolytic (f; WOI); Hypotensive (1; X11427823); Kaliuretic (1; X10709449); Litholytic (f; EFS); Saluretic (1; X10709449).

Indications (Rupturewort) :
Albuminuria (f; MAD); Anuria (f; MAD); Bladder Stone (f; EFS); Bright’s Disease (f; MAD); Bronchosis (f; MAD); Catarrh (f; GMH; MAD); Cramp (f; EFS; PH2); Cystosis (f; EFS; GMH; PH2); Dropsy (f; MAD); Dysuria (f; PH2); Fracture (f; MAD); Gallstone (f; MAD); Gonorrhea (f; MAD); Gout (f; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; X11427823); Jaundice (f; MAD); Kidney Stone (f; MAD); Metrosis (f; MAD); Nephrosis (f; MAD; PH2); Neurosis (f; PH2); Respirosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; PH2); Stone (f; EFS; MAD; PH2); Syphilis (f; MAD); Tenesmus (f; MAD); Tuberculosis (f; PH2); Urethrosis (f; MAD; PH2); VD (f; MAD); Water Retention (f; HHB; PH2).

Dosages (Rupturewort) :
3 tsp (ca 5.8 g) shoot in cold or hot infusion (MAD); 1 tsp (1.4–1.5 g) shoot in tea 2–3 ×/day (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rupturewort) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). The coumarin reported from H. hirsuta by WOI is said to be powerfully narcotic and gastroirritant, in large doses causing cardiodepression, coldness of the extremities, nausea, vertigo, and vomiting (WOI).


RYE (Secale cereale L.) +

Activities (Rye) :
Antiinflammatory (f; SHT).

Indications (Rye) :
Adenoma (f; SHT); BPH (f; SHT); Dysuria (f; SHT); Inflammation (f; SHT).

Dosages (Rye) :
80–120 mg pollen StX/day (SHT).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rye) :
No contraindications were reported. Rare GI and dermatitic side effects were reported. Varro Tyler cautioned against self-medication of BPH. Whenever treating BPH a practitioner should be involved. Base-line levels of PSA should be established before considering an herbal treatment (JAD).