WHITE BRICH WHITE COHOSH BANEBERRY

WHITE BIRCH (Betula papyrifera Marshall) ++

Synonyms :
B. excelsa Aiton, B. lyalliana Koehne, B. papyrifera var. commutata (Regel) Fernald.

Activities (White Birch) :
Analgesic (f; DEM); Astringent (f; CEB); Carminative (f; CEB); Contraceptive (f; DEM); Depurative (f; CEB); Diaphoretic (f; DEM); Diuretic (f; CEB); Emetic (f; CEB); Lactagogue (f; DEM); Laxative (f; DEM); Tonic (f; DEM). Indications (White Birch) — Backache (f; DEM); Blood (f; CEB); Burn (f; DEM); Cataract (f; CEB); Chafing (f; CEB); Cold (f; CEB; DEM); Constipation (f; DEM); Cough (f; DEM); Cramp (f; DEM); Dermatosis (f; DEM); Diarrhea (f; DEM); Dropsy (f; CEB); Dysentery (f; DEM); Fever (f; DEM); Fracture (f; DEM); Gas (f; CEB); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Headache (f; CEB); Ophthalmia (f; CEB); Pain (f; DEM); Rash (f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; CEB); Scab (f; DEM); Sciatica (f; CEB); Scurvy (f; CEB); Stomachache (f; DEM); Teething (f; DEM); Toothache (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; CEB); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; CEB); Womb (f; DEM).


WHITE COHOSH, BANEBERRY (Actaea pachypoda Elliott) +

Synonym :
Actaea alba auct.

APA confusingly aggregates Actaea pachypoda, the White Baneberry, and Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd., the Red Baneberry, as White Cohosh. I have joined them, but may treat them separately later. PHR treats Actaea spicata L. as an emetic, purgative poisonous plant.

Activities (White Cohosh) :
Allergenic (1; FAD); Alterative (f; CRC); Anticonvulsant (f; DEM); Aperitif (f; DEM); Circulostimulant (f; FAD); Deliriant (f; FAD); Emetic (1; PHR); Insectifuge (f; CRC); Lactagogue (f; CRC); Laxative (f; CRC; FAD; PHR); Nervine (f; CRC); Spasmogenic (1; APA); Vesicant (f; FAD).

Indications (White Cohosh) :
Anorexia (f; DEM); Arthrosis (f; CRC); Childbirth (f; APA; CRC; DEM); Cold (f; FAD); Congestion (f; CRC); Constipation (f; CRC; FAD; PHR); Convulsion (f; DEM); Cough (f; DEM; FAD); Debility (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f; CRC; DEM); Diarrhea (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; APA); Gastrosis (f; CRC); Headache (f; FAD); Hematuria (f; DEM); Itch (f; CRC; DEM); Metrorrhagia (f; CRC); Pain (f; DEM); Parturition (f; APA); Rheumatism (f; CRC); Sore (f; DEM); Urogenitosis (f; DEM).

Dosages (White Cohosh) :
Do not use it (APA).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Cohosh) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). Poisonous and vesicant, may cause blistering, delirium, gastroenterosis, inflammation, irregular breathing, and vomiting. European cases of fatal child poisoning have been reported from eating berries of A. spicata.