VIRGINIA CREEPER VIRILITY VINE

VIRGINIA-CREEPER, AMERICAN IVY (Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.) +

Activities (Virginia-Creeper) :
Allergenic (f; FAD); Astringent (f; PH2); Diaphoretic (f; PH2); Diuretic (f; CEB; FAD; HHB); Poison (f; HHB); Tonic (f; PH2).

Indications (Virginia-Creeper) :
Alcoholism (f; CEB); Bronchosis (f; CEB); Bunion (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH); Corn (f; JLH); Dermatosis (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Diarrhea (f; CEB; FAD); Dropsy (f; CEB); Drunkenness (f; CEB); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Dysuria (f; DEM); Fever (f; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; FAD); Jaundice (f; DEM; FAD); Poison Ivy (f; DEM; FAD); Swelling (f; FAD); VD (f; FAD); Wart (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; CEB; FAD; HHB); Wound (f; FAD).

Dosages (Virginia-Creeper) :
15–30 drops fluid shoot extract (CEB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Virginia-Creeper) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). There has been one report of a child fatality following ingestion of the berries (which can contain up to 20,000 ppm oxalic acid) (PH2).


VIRILITY VINE (Rhynchosia pyramidalis (Lam.) Urb.) +

Synonym :
Dolichos pyramidalis Lam.

Activities (Virility Vine) :
Aphrodisiac (1; CRC); Hallucinogen (1; CRC); Narcotic (1; CRC); Poison (1; CRC).

Indications (Virility Vine) :
Cough (f; CRC); Impotence (1; CRC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Virility Vine) :
Narcotic hallucinogen (CRC).