WOLFBERRY WOOD ANEMONE

WOLFBERRY (Lycium chinense Mill.) ++

Chinese Wolfberry (Note :
according to Foster and Yue, the Chinese use L. barbarum L. and L. chinensis interchangeably, so where they were not specific, I have entered indications, etc., in both accounts). A union of both entries might be in order. HH2 maintains them as distinct.

Activities (Wolfberry) :
ACE Inhibitor (1; PH2); Analgesic (1; FAY); Antiaging (1; JAF49:3106); Antibacterial (1; FAY); Antipyretic (1; FAY; HH2); Bitter (f; LMP); Depurative (f; LMP); Hemostat (f; FAY); Hepatoprotective (1; X10960900); Hepatotonic (f; FAY; PH2); Hypoglycemic (1; FAY); Hypotensive (1; FAY; PH2); Immunosuppressive (1; PH2); Mydriatic (f; FAY); Nephrotonic (f; LMP; PH2); Radioprotective (1; X10197745); Tonic (f; PH2).

Indications (Wolfberry) :
Asthma (f; FAY); Atherosclerosis (1; JAF49:3106); Backache (f; FAY); Bacteria (1; FAY); Bleeding (f; FAY; HH2); Cachexia (f; DAA); Cancer (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (1; PH2); Circulosis (f; LMP); Cough (f; HH2; LMP; PH2); Diabetes (f; FAY; PH2); Dizziness (f; FAY); Eczema (f; HH2; PH2); Epistaxis (f; FAY; HH2; PH2); Fever (1; FAY; HH2; LMP; PH2); Hepatosis (1; LMP; PH2; X10960900); High Blood Pressure (1; FAY; PH2; JAF49:3106); Hyperglycemia (1; FAY); Hyperhydrosis (f; PH2); Infection (1; FAY); Inflammation (f; PH2); Malaria (1; FAY; PH2); Nephrosis (f; PH2); Neurosis (f; LMP); Night Sweats (f; LMP); Nyctalopia (1; JAF49:3101); Odontosis (f; HH2; LMP); Ophthalmia (f; LMP); Osteosis (f; LMP); Pain (1; FAY; HH2; PH2); Pertussis (f; PH2); Pneumonia (f; LMP); Pulmonosis (f; LMP); Pulposis (f; HH2; PH2); Rheumatism (f; HH2; LMP; PH2); Spermatorrhea (f; DAA); Stroke (1; JAF49:3106); Thirst (f; LMP; PH2); Tinnitus (f; FAY); Toothache (1; FAY; LMP; PH2); Tuberculosis (f; LMP); Vertigo (f; FAY); Vomiting (f; PH2).

Dosages (Wolfberry) :
9–15 g fruit/day in tea (FAY); sip tea through the day for pertussis (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wolfberry) :
Class 2b (AHP). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Avoid in cold, diarrhea, and pregnancy (PH2).


WOOD ANEMONE (Anemone nemorosa L.) +

Activities (Wood Anemone) :
Antiseptic (1; HHB); Neurotonic (f; EFS); Vesicant (1; PH2); Toxic (f; EFS).

Indications (Wood Anemone) :
Amenorrhea (f; HHB); Arthrosis (f; HHB); Asthma (f; PH2); Bronchosis (f; HHB); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, foot (f; JLH); Corn (f; JLH); Cough (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; JLH); Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Pain (f; PH2); Pertussis (f; PH2); Pleurosis (f; HHB); Stomachache (f; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wood Anemone) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). Internally may cause colic and diarrhea, irritating GI tract and urethra; externally a vesicant, irritating skin and mucus membrane (PH2). Ingestion of 30 freshly harvested plants is considered the lethal dose for humans (PH2).