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Fever (f; EFS; JFM; KAB; SUW; WOI); Flu (f; JFM; ZUL); Fungus (1; ZUL); Gas (f; WOI);
Gastrosis (f; IHB); Halitosis (f; KAB); Hangover (1; JAD); Headache (f; JFM; KAB); Hematosis
(f; KAB); Infection (1; ZUL); Insomnia (f; KAB); Lumbago (f; WOI); Malaria (f; SKJ; ZUL);
Mycosis (1; ZUL); Nervousness (f; KAB); Neuropathy (f; JFM); Pain (f; JFM); Pleurisy (f; JFM;
ZUL); Puerperium (f; IHB); Rheumatism (f; JFM; WOI); Snakebite (f; SKJ); Spermatorrhea (f;
KAB); Sprain (f; WOI); Sting (f; SKJ); Stomatosis (f; SKJ); Stone (f; IHB); Vomiting (f; WOI);
Water Retention (f; EFS); Worm (1; ZUL).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Vetiver) — Class 2b. Abortifacient, emmen-
agogue, and uterotonic (AHP).
VIRGINIA-CREEPER, AMERICAN IVY
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.) +Activities (Virginia-Creeper) — Allergenic (f; FAD); Astringent (f; PH2); Diaphoretic (f; PH2);
Diuretic (f; CEB; FAD; HHB); Poison (f; HHB); Tonic (f; PH2).
Indications (Virginia-Creeper) — Alcoholism (f; CEB); Bronchosis (f; CEB); Bunion (f; JLH);
Cancer (f; JLH); Corn (f; JLH); Dermatosis (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Diarrhea (f; CEB; FAD); Dropsy
(f; CEB); Drunkenness (f; CEB); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Dysuria (f; DEM);
Fever (f; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; FAD); Jaundice (f; DEM; FAD); Poison Ivy (f; DEM; FAD); Swelling
(f; FAD); VD (f; FAD); Wart (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; CEB; FAD; HHB); Wound (f; FAD).
Dosages (Virginia-Creeper) — 15–30 drops fluid shoot extract (CEB).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Virginia-Creeper) — Not covered (AHP).
“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates
no specific quantified dosage! JAD). There has been one report of a child fatality following ingestion
of the berries (which can contain up to 20,000 ppm oxalic acid) (PH2).