SEA BUCKTHORN SEA ISLAND COTTON

SEA BUCKTHORN (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) +++

Activities (Sea Buckthorn) :
Antiaggregant (f; PH2); Antiaging (f; PH2); Antioxidant (1; PH2); Antitumor (1; PH2); Antiulcer (1; PH2); Astringent (1; EFS); Cardiotonic (f; PH2); Hepatoprotective (1; PH2); Ophthalmic (f; PH2); Radioprotective (f; HHB; PH2); Vulnerary (f; PH2).

Indications (Sea Buckthorn) :
Cancer (1; JLH; PH2); Cardiopathy (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; DAA; WOI); Diarrhea (1; EFS); Hepatosis (1; PH2); Infection (f; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; DAA; KAB); Sclerosis (f; PH2); Sunburn (f; PH2); Tumor (1; PH2); Ulcer (1; PH2); Wound (f; PH2).

Dosages (Sea Buckthorn) :
Food farmacy. Take as one of your Struggle for Seven Fruits (JAD). 5–10 g (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Sea Buckthorn) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).


SEA ISLAND COTTON, UPLAND COTTON (Gossypium barbadense L.) +

Synonyms :
G. evertum O. F. Cook & J. Hubb., G. peruvianum Cav., G. vitifolium Lam. Species are not necessarily distinguishable, activities and indications are often lumped; see, e.g., JFM.

Activities (Sea Island Cotton) :
Abortifacient (1; CRC; FNF); Astringent (f; CRC); Contraceptive (1; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emmenagogue (1; AHP; CRC); Emollient (f; CRC); Hemostat (f; CRC); Lactagogue (f; CRC); Oxytocic (f; CRC); Pectoral (f; CRC); Uterotonic (1; AHP); Vasoconstrictor (f; CRC).

Indications (Sea Island Cotton) :
Ague (f; CRC); Amenorrhea (1; CRC); Asthma (f; CRC); Bleeding (f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; CRC); Cancer (1; CRC; FNF); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Childbirth (f; CRC; HHB; PH2); Climacteric (f; PH2); Cold (f; CRC; JFM); Colic (f; CRC); Cramp (f; JFM); Diarrhea (f; CRC); Dysentery (f; CRC; JFM); Dyslactea (f; JFM); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC); Dysuria (f; JFM); Earache (f; JFM); Enterosis (f; JFM); Fever (f; CRC; JFM); Fibroid (1; CRC; FNF); Headache (f; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; CRC; JFM); High Blood Pressure (f; CRC; JFM); Hypochondria (f; CRC); Inflammation (f; CRC; JFM); Laryngosis (f; JFM); Leukemia (1; FNF; JLH); Lymph (1; CRC); Ovary (f; CRC); Pain (f; JFM); Polyp (f; CRC; FNF; JLH); Pulmonosis (f; JLH; JFM); Rheumatism (f; CRC; JFM); Rhinosis (f; JLH); Sterility (f; CRC); Stomachache (f; CRC); Strangury (f; CRC); Tumor (1; CRC; FNF); Uterosis (f; CRC; FNF); UTI (f; JFM); Water Retention (f; CRC).

Dosages (Sea Island Cotton) :
100 g root in 1 liter water, reduced by boiling to 0.5 liter, take 50 g liquid every half hour (dangerous formula for abortion; CRC); 3 leaves in 1 liter water for hypertension (JFM); 6–8 g seed/150 g water or milk, 3 ×/day as lactagogue (f; JFM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Sea Island Cotton) :
Class 2b. Contraindicated in urogenital irritation or tendency to inflammation; may sterilize men (AHP). LD50 gossypol 10–20 mg/kg ipr rat.