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Neurotonic (f; LMP); Rubefacient (f; KAP); Sedative (1; MPI; WO2); Sialagogue (f; MPI); Stim-
ulant (f; DEP; LMP); Stomachic (f; KAB); Tonic (f; KAB; WO2); Tranquilizer (1; MPI; WO2);
Tremorigenic (1; MPI).
Indications (Oriental Bittersweet) — Amenorrhea (f; WO2); Anemia (f; DEP); Arthrosis (f;
KAB); Asthma (f; KAB); Bacteria (1; WO2); Beriberi (f; LMP; KAP); Convulsion (1; KAP);
Cramp (1; KAP); Debility (f; KAB); Depression (f; WO2); Dermatosis (1; WO2); Dropsy (f; DEP);
Dysentery (f; DAA; LMP; WO2); Eczema (f; WO2); Encephalosis (f; DEP; KAB); Enterosis (f;
KAB); Fever (1; DEP; KAB; WO2); Fistula (f; DEP); Gastrosis (f; KAB; WO2); Gout (f; DEP;
KAB; WOI); Headache (f; KAB); Hepatosis (f; KAB); High Blood Pressure (1; MPI; WO2);
Impotence (f; DEP); Inflammation (1; DEP; JE42:193; WO2); Insomnia (1; MPI; WO2); Itch (1;
WO2); Leprosy (f; DEP; KAP); Leukoderma (f; KAB); Malaria (f; DEP; KAB); Nervousness (1;
MPI; WO2); Pain (1; DEP; KAB; WO2; JE42:193); Paralysis (f; DAA; DEP; LMP; WO2);
Pneumonia (f; WO2); Rheumatism (f; DAA; KAB; LMP); Scabies (f; WO2); Senility (f; WO2);
Sinusosis (f; DEP); Sore (f; KAB; WO2); Spermatorrhea (1; WO2); Stress (1; WO2); Swelling (f;
WO2); Venosis (f; WO2); Ulcer (1; WO2); Virus (1; KAP); Vomiting (1; WO2); Wound (f; WO2).
Dosages (Oriental Bittersweet) — 10–30 minims as diuretic (DEP); 5–15 minims as diaphoretic
and neurotonic (DEP); 1–3 g powdered seed (KAP); 1–2 ml seed oil (KAP); 28–56 ml seed
decoction ( = 1–2 oz) (KAP).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Oriental Bittersweet) — Not covered (AHP;
KOM; PH2).ORRIS (Iris spp) +Are the irises, or the taxonomists, or me screwed up? In a rare show of bravery, Steinmetz (EFS)
covers six species of Iris, but then templates very repetitive entries for all six, especially the two
I treat as orris, almost identical in EFS. More modern writers tend to aggregate some of these that
are also called, colloquially, “orris.” The USDA accepts I. pallida Lam. as orris, but also has listed