WILD CHERRY PRUNUS SEROTINA

WILD CHERRY (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) ++

CEB and FEL treat it with the closely related P. virginiana L.

Activities (Wild Cherry) :
Analgesic (1; APA); Antidiarrheal (1; WAM); Antiinflammatory (1; APA); Antiseptic (f; CEB); Antispasmodic (f; SKY); Antitussive (1; APA; PH2; SKY; WAM); Astringent (1; APA; EFS; PH2; PNC); Cyanogenic (1; PH2); Decongestant (1; APA); Depurative (f; DEM); Digestive (f; FEL); Expectorant (1; APA; FAD); Gastrostimulant (f; FEL); Hematonic (f; DEM); Narcotic (f; CEB); Pectoral (f; EFS); Poison (f; EFS); Sedative (1; APA; PH2; PNC; WAM); Tonic (f; EFS; FEL); Tranquilizer (1; APA); Vermifuge (f; CEB).

Indications (Wild Cherry) :
Ague (f; CEB; DEM); Anemia (f; FEL); Anorexia (f; FAD; FEL); Anxiety (f; APA); Asthma (f; CEB); Biliousness (f; DEM); Bronchosis (1; APA; CEB; FAD; PH2; WAM); Burn (f; CEB; DEM); Cancer (1; APA; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; CEB; FEL); Childbirth (f; APA; DEM); Chill (f; DEM); Chlorosis (f; FEL); Cholera (f; CEB; DEM); Cold (f; APA; FAD; MIC); Congestion (1; APA); Cough (1; APA; FAD; MIC; PH2; WAM); Cramp (f; DEM SKY); Debility (f; FAD; FEL); Dermatosis (f; DEM); Diarrhea (1; APA; FAD; FEL; WAM); Dysentery (f; CEB; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; FAD; FEL; PH2); Dysuria (f; FEL); Enterosis (1; APA); Fever (f; FAD; FEL); Flu (f; MIC); Gangrene (f; CEB); Gastrosis (f; CRC; FEL); Headache (f; DEM); Hematochezia (f; DEM); Hepatosis (f; FEL); Hysteria (f; CEB; DEM); Inflammation (1; APA; FAD; FEL); Insomnia (1; APA; PH2; PNC; WAM); Itch (f; DEM); Jaundice (f; DEM); Laryngosis (f; DEM); Lethargy (f; DEM); Lumbago (f; CEB); Measles (f; DEM); Nervousness (1; APA; PH2; PNC; WAM); Neurosis (f; FEL; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; FEL); Pain (1; APA; CEB); Palpitation (f; FEL); Pertussis (f; APA; FEL; PH2; PNC); Phthisis (f; FEL); Pleurisy (f; FEL); Pneumonia (f; APA; FAD; FEL); Pulmonosis (f; APA; FAD; FEL); Scrofula (f; DEM; FEL); Sore (f; DEM); Sore Throat (f; DEM); Stress (f; APA); Syphilis (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; DEM; FEL); Ulcer (f; DEM); VD (f; DEM); Worm (f; CEB; DEM); Wound (f; CEB; DEM).

Dosages (Wild Cherry) :
2–4 g bark (AHP); 1 oz bark/pint water (FEL); 1 tsp powdered bark/cup water 1–3 ×/day (APA); 0.25–0.5 tsp bark tincture 1–3 ×/day (APA); 2–4 ml bark tincture (PNC); 2–4 ml bark tincture 3–4 ×/day (SKY); 2.5–10 ml bark syrup (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wild Cherry) :
Class 2d. Cyanogenic glycosides (prunasin yielding up to 1500 ppm (HCN)). In pediatrics, do not use high doses or for more than 1 week (WAM). Not for long-term use. Do not exceed recommended dose (2–4 g bark) (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). “Not allowed as a non-medicinal ingredient in oral use products in Canada” (Michols, 1995).