WOOD BETONY STACHYS OFFICINALIS

WOOD BETONY (Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevis.) ++

Synonyms :
Betonica officinalis L., Stachys betonica Benth.

Activities (Wood Betony) :
Antidepressant (f; CRC; PED); Antidiarrheic (1; APA; PED); Antiinflammatory (1; APA); Antiseptic (1; PHR; PH2); Astringent (1; APA; CRC; PNC); Bitter (1; APA; PNC); Carminative (f; PHR; PH2); Cerebrotonic (f; CRC); Cholagogue (1; APA); Depurative (f; GMH); Digestive (1; APA); Expectorant (1; PHR); Hepatotonic (1; APA); Hypotensive (1; APA; CRC; PED); Nervine (f; GMH); Sedative (f; APA; PNC); Tonic (1; APA; GMH); Tranquilizer (f; PHR).

Indications (Wood Betony) :
Ague (f; CRC); Anxiety (1; APA; PNC); Arthrosis (f; MAD); Asthma (f; CRC; PHR); Bladder Stone (f; CRC; PHR); Bleeding (f; GMH); Bronchosis (f; PHR); Bruise (f; GMH); Cancer (f; CRC); Cancer, genital (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; CRC; JLH); Catarrh (f; CRC; PHR); Cholecystosis (1; APA; PHR); Cold (f; CRC; GMH); Convulsion (f; CRC); Cough (f; CRC; GMH; PHR); Cramp (f; MAD); Cystosis (f; CRC; PH2); Debility (f; CRC; PH2); Depression (f; CRC; PED); Dermatosis (1; APA); Diarrhea (1; APA; PED; PH2); Dropsy (f; CRC); Dyspepsia (1; APA; CRC; GMH); Dyspnea (f; GMH); Edema (f; PHR); Enterosis (1; APA); Epilepsy (f; CRC; GMH); Epistaxis (f; CRC); Fracture (f; MAD); Gas (f; PHR; PH2); Gingivosis (1; APA); Gout (f; CRC; GMH; PHR); Headache (1; APA; CRC; GMH; PNC); Heartburn (f; PHR); Hemoptysis (f; GMH); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Hernia (f; GMH); High Blood Pressure (1; APA; CRC; PED); Hysteria (f; GMH); Inflammation (1; APA); Insomnia (f; APA; PNC); Jaundice (f; GMH); Kidney Stone (f; CRC; PHR); Mucososis (1; APA); Nephrosis (f; CRC); Nervousness (f; APA; PHR; PNC); Neuralgia (1; CRC; GMH; PHR; PNC); Neurosis (1; APA; CRC; GMH); Palpitation (f; CRC; GMH); Palsy (f; CRC; GMH); Paresis (f; MAD); Phthisis (f; MAD); PMS (1; APA); Pulmonosis (f; PHR); Rheumatism (f; GMH); Rhinosis (f; JLH); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Sore Throat (1; APA; PED); Scrofula (f; GMH); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomatosis (1; APA; PED); Stress (f; APA); Swelling (f; PH2); Tension (f; APA); Throat (f; CRC); Toothache (f; MAD); Vertigo (f; MAD); Wen (f; CRC); Wound (f; PHR).

Dosages (Wood Betony) :
1 oz herb/pint boiling water (GMH); 1 - 2 g herb/day in 3 doses (PHR); 1 - 2 tsp fresh herb (PED); 0.5 - 1 g dry herb (PED); 0.75 g dry herb:4 ml alcohol/4 ml water (PED); 2 - 4 ml liquid herb extract (APA; PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wood Betony) :
Class 1 (AHP). None reported (PHR). Overdose may irritate stomach (CRC). Russians report finding principals in wood betony with antiinflammatory and cholagogue properties, and significantly hypotensive, but with no reference to human studies (APA).