WATER DOCK WATER DROPWORT

WATER DOCK (Rumex aquaticus L.) ++

Activities (Water Dock) :
Alterative (f; EFS; PNC); Analgesic (f; DEM); Antiaggregant (f; EFS); Antiscrofulous (f; EFS); Antiscorbutic (f; EFS); Astringent (f; CEB); Decongestant (f; EFS); Dentifrice (f; PH2); Deobstruent (f; EFS; PNC); Depurative (f; PH2); Detergent (f; EFS); Diaphoretic (f; CEB); Digestive (f; EFS; PH2); Laxative (f; DEM); Tonic (f; CEB).

Indications (Water Dock) :
Arteriocongestion (f; EFS); Boil (f; DEM); Cancer (f; CEB; JLH); Congestion (f; EFS); Constipation (f; DEM; PH2); Dysentery (f; CEB); Fever (f; CEB); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Pain (f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; DEM); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Scrofula (f; EFS); Scurvy (1; EFS; PH2); Sore (f; CEB; EFS; PH2); Stomachache (f; DEM); Stomatosis (f; CEB; PH2); Swelling (f; DEM); Syphilis (f; CEB); Ulcer (f; PH2); Wound (f; DEM).

Dosages (Water Dock) :
4–8 ml liquid root extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Water Dock) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). Food, but oxalate poisoning is a remote possibility (PH2). Eaten as a vegetable.


WATER DROPWORT (Oenanthe crocata L.) X

Activities (Water Dropwort) :
Cardiotoxic (f; PH2); Emmenagogue (f; MAD); Litholytic (f; MAD); Narcotic (f; JLH); Poison (1; USA); Toxic (1; EFS).

Indications (Water Dropwort) :
Apoplexy (f; MAD); Asthma (f; MAD); Bronchosis (f; MAD); Cancer (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; MAD); Cerebrosis (f; PH2); Convulsion (f; MAD; PH2); Cramp (f; MAD); Delirium (f; MAD); Dermatosis (f; DEM); Enuresis (f; MAD); Epilepsy (f; EFS; FEL); Leprosy (f; MAD); Meningosis (f; MAD); Paralysis (f; MAD); Pertussis (f; MAD); Psoriasis (f; MAD); Stone (f; MAD); Tic (f; MAD); Uremia (f; MAD); Whitlow (f; JLH). Dosages (Water Dropwort) :
Don’t take it (JAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Water Dropwort) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). Responsible for many poisonings (PNC). Early symptoms include burning sensations, chills, debility, dizziness, dysphonia, twitching, colonic spasms, unconsciousness, and death (PH2). As little as five drops in a tincture can cause serious headache (FEL). 650 g root can kill a cow and horse, 2 g a guinea pig (HH2).