WASABI WATER AVENS

WASABI, JAPANESE HORSERADISH (Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.) +++

Synonyms :
Cochlearia wasabi Siebold, Eutrema japonica (Miq.) Koidz., E. wasabi Maxim., Lunaria japonica Miq., Wasabia pungens Matsum., W. wasabi (Maxim.) Makino.

Activities (Wasabi) :
Antiaggregant (1; TAD); Anticancer (1; TAD); Decongestant (1; ABS); Diaphoretic (f; TAD).

Indications (Wasabi) :
Cancer (1; TAD); Congestion (1; ABS); Fever (f; TAD); Sinusosis (1; ABS); Thrombosis (1; TAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wasabi) :
Not covered (AHP; FAD; KOM; PH2). Overdoses may cause sweating, confusion, and collapse (TAD).


WATER AVENS (Geum rivale L.) ++

Some data derived from the more commonly used G. urbanum L., both were treated together in Madaus (1938). Most uses in Madaus specified G. urbanum, which see!

Activities (Water Avens) :
Antidiarrheal (f; CAN); Antiemetic (f; HHB); Antihemorrhagic (1; CAN; FNF); Antipyretic (f; CAN; DEM; PNC); Antiseptic (1; EFS; FNF); Astringent (1; CAN; PHR; PNC); Digestive (f; EFS); Elastase Inhibitor (1; X2131766); Expectorant (f; HHB); Hemostat (1; DEM; PNC); Hypotensive (1; CAN); Stomachic (f; EFS; HHB; PNC); Tonic (f; EFS; PNC).

Indications (Water Avens) :
Ague (f; CEB; WOI); Asthma (f; CEB); Bleeding (1; CAN; DEM; FNF; PNC); Callus (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; CAN; WOI); Chill (f; WOI); Cold (f; DEM); Colic (f; CEB); Colitis (f; CAN); Cough (f; DEM); Diarrhea (f; DEM); Dysentery (f; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; PHR); Fever (f; CAN; CEB; DEM; HHB; PNC); High Blood Pressure (1; CAN); Indigestion (f; PHR); Infection (1; EFS; FNF); Leukorrhea (f; CEB; PNC; WOI); Malaria (f; CAN); Metrorrhagia (1; CAN); Nausea (f; HHB); Phthisis (f; CEB); Sore (f; JLH); Sore Throat (1; CEB; PNC; WOI); Tuberculosis (f; CEB); Ulcerative Colitis (1; CAN); Uterosis (1; CAN; CEB); VD (f; CEB); Vomiting (f; HHB).

Dosages (Water Avens) :
From Geum urbanum: 1 g herb in tea 3 ×/day (CAN); 1–4 ml liquid herb extract (1:1 in 25% alcohol) (CAN); 10–15 drops herb tincture 2–3 ×/day (MAD); 0.5–1 tsp herb in hot water several ×/day (PH2); 1–4 ml liquid root extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Water Avens) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).