Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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WAFER ASH (Ptelea trifoliata L.) +

Activities (Wafer Ash) — Antibacterial (1; HHB; PH2); Antiperiodic (f; EFS); Antipyretic (f;
EFS); Antiseptic (1; PH2); Aperitif (f; FEL); Astringent (f; EFS); Candidicide (f; HHB; PH2);
Curare (f; DEM); Detersive (f; EFS); Fungicide (f; HHB; PH2); Litholytic (f; PH2); Tonic (f; EFS;
FEL; PH2); Vermifuge (f; EFS; HHB).

Indications (Wafer Ash) — Anorexia (f; FEL); Asthma (f; FEL); Bacteria (1; HHB; PH2);
Candida (1; HHB; PH2); Debility (f; FEL); Dermatosis (f; FEL); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Dyspnea
(f; FEL); Erysipelas (f; FEL); Fever (f; EFS; FEL); Fungus (1; HHB; PH2); Gallstone (f; PH2);
Gastrosis (f; DEM; PH2); Infection (1; HHB; PH2); Inflammation (f; FEL); Malaria (f; EFS;
FEL); Mucososis (f; FEL); Mycosis (1; HHB; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; DEM; FEL); Rheumatism
(f; PH2); Stomachache (f; DEM); Stone (f; PH2); Tuberculosis (1; HHB); Worm (f; EFS; HHB);
Yeast (1; HHB; PH2).

Dosages (Wafer Ash) — 0.5 fluid oz cold bark infusion every 2–4 hours (FEL).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wafer Ash) — Not covered (AHP; KOM).
None at standard dosages (PH2). Phototoxicity is possible with the citrus family.

WAHOO

(Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.) X (downgraded from CRC)

Rightly or wrongly, European authors (EFS and PH2) tend to aggregate E. atropurpureus and E.
europaeus L. Some of the data below probably accrue only to one or the other.