Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum majus L.) +

Activities (Nasturtium) — Allergenic (1; HH2); Antibacterial (1; PH2); Antipyretic (1; WOI);
Antiscorbutic (1; MAD); Antiseptic (1; JFM; PH2); Depurative (f; DAA; EFS); Diuretic (f; EFS);
Emmenagogue (f; EFS); Expectorant (f; EFS); Fungicide (1; PH2); Laxative (f; MAD); Rodenticide
(1; WOI); Rubefacient (2; PH2); Stimulant (f; DAA); Vulnerary (f; PH2).


Indications (Nasturtium) — Alopecia (f; MAD; PH2); Bacteria (1; PH2; WOI); Bronchosis (2;
BRU; JFM; MAD; PH2); Burn (f; BRU); Cancer (f; DAA); Candida (1; HH2); Catarrh (f; MAD;
PH2); Conjunctivosis (f; WOI); Constipation (f; MAD); Cough (2; JFM; PH2); Cystosis (f; DAA;
WOI); Dandruff (f; BRU); Dermatosis (f; WOI); Diaper Rash (f; BRU); Dysmenorrhea (2; HH2;
PH2); Emphysema (f; MAD); Escherichia (f; HH2); Fever (1; WOI); Flu (f; WOI); Fungus (1;
PH2; WOI); Gas (f; DAA; MAD); Infection (1; JFM; PH2; WOI); Inflammation (f; WOI); Itch
(f; DAA); Mycosis (1; PH2; WOI); Nephrosis (f; WOI); Ophthalmia (f; WOI); Pulmonosis (f;
DAA); Respirosis (f; PH2); Ringworm (f; DAA); Salmonella (1; HH2); Scurvy (f; DAA); Shigella
(1; HH2); Sore (f; WOI); Staphylococcus (f; HH2); Streptococcus (f; HH2); Sunburn (f; BRU);
Tuberculosis (1; HH2; PH2); Urogenitosis (f; DAA); UTI (2; PH2; WOI); Wound (f; HH2; PH2);
Yeast (1; HH2).


Dosages (Nasturtium) — 30 g juice (MAD; PH2); 30 g leaf/liter water (PH2); 14.4 mg benzyl-
isothiocyanate 3 ×/day (PH2).


Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Nasturtium) — Not covered (AHP). “Hazards
and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Overdoses can irritate mucous
membranes and skin.


NEEM (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) +

Synonyms: Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb., Melia azadirachta L.

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