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GOLDEN DEWDROP (Duranta erecta L.) +Synonym — D. plumieri Jacq., D. repens L.
Activities (Golden Dewdrop) — Antipyretic (f; CRC; JFM); Detergent (f; CRC); Diuretic (f;
CRC); Insecticide (f; CRC); Larvicide (f; CRC); Poison (1; CRC); Stimulant (f; CRC; JFM).
Indications (Golden Dewdrop) — Fever (f; CRC; JFM); Malaria (f; CRC); Varicosis (f; CRC);
Water Retention (f; CRC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Golden Dewdrop) — Not covered (AHP;
KOM; PHR). “Berries contain a saponin, causing drowsiness, fever, nausea, vomiting, and
convulsion.” Children have died after ingesting berries. “Symptoms include sleepiness, hyper-
thermia, dilated pupils, rapid pulse, swelling of lips and eyelids, and convulsions” (CRC).GOLDEN EYE-GRASS (Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.) ++Activities (Golden Eye-Grass) — Alterative (f; DEP; KAB; KAP; WOI); Analgesic (f; KAB);
Antipyretic (f; KAB); Aperitif (f; KAB); Aphrodisiac (f; DEP; KAB; MBB; SUW); Bitter (f; KAB);
Carminative (f; KAB); Demulcent (f; DEP; KAB; SUW; WOI); Depurative (f; KAB); Diuretic (f;
DEP; KAB; WOI); Lipogenic (f; MBB); Litholytic (f; KAP); Nervine (f; DAA); Pectoral (f; DAA);
Tonic (f; DEP; KAB; MBB; SUW; WOI).
Indications (Golden Eye-Grass) — Anorexia (f; KAB; MBB); Arthrosis (f; DAA; KAB); Asthma
(f; DEP; KAB; SUW; WOI); Atrophy (f; MBB); Biliousness (f; KAB; KAP); Bleeding (f; KAB;
KAP; SKJ); Blennorrhea (f; DAA); Bronchosis (f; KAB; KAP); Cachexia (f; DAA); Cataract (f;
SKJ); Colic (f; DEP; KAB); Debility (f; DEP); Dermatosis (f; SKJ; SUW; WOI); Diarrhea (f; DEP;
KAB; SUW; WOI); Dyspepsia (f; KAB); Dyspnea (f; KAB); Dysuria (f; KAP); Enterosis (f; LMP);
Enuresis (f; DAA); Epilepsy (f; SKJ); Epistaxis (f; SKJ); Fatigue (f; KAB); Fever (f; KAB; LMP);
Gas (f; KAB); Gleet (f; KAB);Gonorrhea (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Hemorrhoid (f; DEP; KAB; KAP;
SUW; WOI); Hydrophobia (f; KAB); Impotence (f; DEP; KAB; MBB; SUW); Incontinence (f;
DAA); Itch (f; SKJ; SUW; WOI); Jaundice (f; KAB; KAP; SUW; WOI); Lassitude (f; DAA);
Leukorrhea (f; SKJ); Lumbago (f; DAA; KAB; KAP); Neurasthenia (f; DAA); Neurosis (f; MBB);
Ophthalmia (f; KAB; KAP; SKJ); Pain (f; KAB); Scleroderma (f; DEP); Senility (f; DAA); Stone
(f; KAP); VD (f; KAB); Tuberculosis (f; MBB); Vomiting (f; KAB); Water Retention (f; DEP;
KAB; WOI); Wound (f; KAB).
Dosages (Golden Eye-Grass) — 180 grains beaten with equal amount of sugar in water (DEP);
1–2 oz rhizome with warm milk and sugar for convalescence (KAP); 3–6 g powdered root
(KAP).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Golden Eye-Grass) — Class 3 (AHP).GOLDENROD (Solidago virgaurea L.) ++With good reason, many authors have taken a generic approach to Solidago. EFS aggregates S.
odora and S. virgaurea. PH2 confesses that S. canadensis, C. gigantea, and S. virgaurea have
been interchangeably mixed in the market. Few of the compilers, including yours truly, could
positively identify which species is in the apothecary jar or capsule, and probably none of the
chemical studies are vouchered. While I have maintained citations for several species, I think
the identities are all suspect.