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JLH); Cardiopathy (f; PH2); Childbirth (f; CRC); Cold (f; CEB; CRC); Condylomata (f; CRC;
PHR; PH2); Conjunctivosis (f; DEM); Constipation (f; CRC; DEM); Cough (f; DEM; PHR; PH2);
Debility (f; FEL); Depression (f; FEL); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dropsy (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Dysentery
(f; CRC); Dyslactea (f; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; CRC; FEL); Edema (1; PH2); Enterosis (f; CRC);
Fertility (f; DEM); Fever (f; CRC; FEL); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Headache (f; CEB; CRC); Head
Cold (f; CEB; CRC); Heart (1; CRC; PHR); High Blood Pressure (1; PHR; PH2); Hydrocephalus
(f; FEL); Inflammation (f; CRC); Laryngosis (f; FEL); Leukorrhea (f; FEL); Low Blood Pressure
(1; CRC; PH2); Lumbago (f; FEL); Malaria (f; CRC; FEL); Menorrhagia (f; FEL); Nephrosis (f;
FEL; PH2); Neuralgia (f; FEL); Ophthalmia (f; DEM); Palpitation (f; CRC); Pertussis (f; CRC;
DEM); Pneumonia (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Pox (f; DEM); Respirosis (f; CRC; DEM); Rheumatism
(f; DEM; FEL; PHR; PH2); Rhinosis (f; FEL); Sciatica (f; FEL); Scrofula (f; FEL); Sore Throat
(f; CRC); Stomachache (f; DEM); Swelling (1; PHR; PH2); Syphilis (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Tumor
(1; CEB); Uterosis (f; CRC; DEM); Valvular Insufficiency (f; PHR; PH2); VD (1; CRC; DEM;
FEL); Vomiting (f; PH2); Wart (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Water Retention (1; PHR; PH2); Womb (f;
CRC); Worm (f; CEB; CRC); Wound (f; DEM).
Dosages (Dogbane) — 10–30 drops liquid extract 3 ×/day; 0.3 to 0.6 ml tincture (1:10) (PHR; PH2).
Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects (Dogbane) — Class 3 (AHP). Cardiac glyco-
sides (AHP). Nausea and GI symptoms may occur even at therapeutic dosage; topically may irritate
mucous membranes (PHR). Cymarin and apocannoside have antitumor activity (CEB).
DOGWOOD (Cornus florida L.) ++Activities (Dogwood) — Analgesic (f; DEM); Antidote (f; DEM); Antiplasmodial (1; PHR);
Antipyretic (f; HHB); Antiseptic (f; DEM); Aperient (f; CRC); Aperitif (f; PHR); Astringent (f;
CRC; FAD; PHR); Antimalarial (f; CRC); Antispasmodic (1; PH2); Astringent (f; PH2); Bitter (1;
HHB); Cardioactive (1; PHR); Depurative (f; DEM); Digestive (f; FAD); Laxative (1; PNC);
Molluscicide (1; PHR; PH2); Stimulant (f; CRC; DEM; PHR; PH2); Stomachic (f; CRC); Tonic
(f; CRC; FAD; PHR; PH2).
Indications (Dogwood) — Ague (f; CRC); Anthrax (f; CRC); Anorexia (f; CRC; PHR; PH2);
Backache (f; DEM); Bilharzia (1; PH2); Boil (f; PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; CRC); Cancer, breast (f;
CRC; JLH); Chill (f; CRC); Colic (f; CRC; DEM); Constipation (1; PNC); Cramp (1; PH2);
Diarrhea (f; DEM; FAD; PHR; PH2); Dysentery (f; CRC); Dyspepsia (f; CRC; PH2); Erysipelas
(f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; FAD; HHB; PHR; PH2); Flu (f; DEM); Headache (f; PHR; PH2);
Hepatosis (f; CRC); Hoarseness (f; DEM); Hyperacidity (f; FAD); Hysteria (f; CRC); Indolent
Ulcer (f; CRC); Jaundice (f; CRC); Leukemia (f; JLH); Malaria (1; CRC; FAD; PHR; PH2);
Mastosis (f; JLH); Measles (f; DEM); Myalgia (f; CRC); Nerves (f; CRC); Neurasthenia (f; PHR;
PH2); Pain (f; DEM); Pneumonia (f; CRC); Sore (f; FAD; HHB; JLH); Stomatosis (f; CRC);
Typhoid (f; CRC); Ulcer (f; DEM; JLH); Worm (f; DEM); Wound (f; DEM; PHR; PH2).
Dosages (Dogwood) — 2–4 g powdered bark (PNC); 2–4 ml liquid extract (PNC).
Contraindications, Indications, and Side Effects (Dogwood) — Not covered (AHP). “Hazards
and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Warning: As with hard
toothbrushes, chewing sticks of dogwood can cause receding gums (FAD).
DOKUDAMI, CHAMALEON PLANT
(Houttuynia cordata Thunb.) ++Activities (Dokudami) — Antibacterial (1; DAA); Anticapillary Fragility (1; FAY); Antidote
(f; DAA); Antiherpetic (1; X7617766); Antiinflammatory (1; DAA; X2119598); Antipyretic (f;