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Indications (Water Hemlock) — Adenopathy (f; JLH); Arthrosis (f; DEM); Bruise (f; DEM);
Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, gland (f; JLH); Fracture (f; DEM); Headache
(f; CRC); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (f; CRC); Lameness (f; DEM); Neuropathy (f;
CRC; CEB); Paralysis (f; CEB); Rheumatism (f; DEM); Scrofula (f; CEB); Sore (f; CEB;
DEM); Sore Throat (f; CEB); Sprain (f; CEB; CRC; DEM); Swelling (f; JLH); Tumor (f; CRC);
Uterosis (f; CEB).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Water Hemlock) — “Children have been
fatally poisoned by eating the roots. Symptoms include frothing at the mouth, diarrhea, nausea,
abdominal pain, dilated pupils, delirium, tremors, and periodic violent convulsions alternating with
brief relaxations. Convulsions may be so violent that vomiting is prevented, and the tongue may
be chewed up. Death is due to cardiac or respiratory failure” (CRC). Too lethal to use, with
poisonous compounds like in Poison Hemlock, it is highly toxic. Do not confuse with edible
members of the celery family (FAD).
WATERLILY (Nymphaea odorata Aiton) ++Synonyms: N. maximiliani Lehm., N. rosea Raf.
Activities (Waterlily) — Analgesic (f; EFS); Antiseptic (1; EFS; PHR; PH2); Astringent (1;
EFS; HH2; PHR; PH2); Demulcent (f; EFS); Hemostat (1; FAD); Poison (f; DEM); Suppurative
(f; DEM).
Indications (Waterlily) — Acne (f; FAD); Adenopathy (f; DEM); Bleeding (1; FAD); Boil
(f; PH2); Burn (f; PHR); Cancer (f; JLH; PH2); Cancer, uterine (f; JLH); Cold (f; DEM);
Cough (f; DEM; FAD); Cystosis (f; HHB); Dermatosis (1; PH2); Diarrhea (f; PHR; PH2);
Dysentery (1; PH2); Enterosis (f; FAD); Flu (f; DEM); Freckle (f; FAD); Furuncle (f; HH2;
PHR); Gonorrhea (f; PH2); Infection (1; PHR; PH2); Inflammation (1; PH2); Leukorrhea (f;
HH2; PH2); Nephrosis (f; HHB); Pain (f; EFS; JLH); Pharyngosis (f; HH2; PHR); Pulmonosis
(f; FAD); Scrofula (f; PH2); Sore (1; DEM; PH2); Sore Throat (1; PNC); Spermatorrhea (f;
HHB); Stomatosis (f; FAD; PH2); Swelling (f; DEM); Toothache (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f;
DEM; FAD); Tumor (f; PH2); Uterosis (f; JLH); Vaginosis (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); VD (f; PH2);
Whitlow (f; JLH).
Dosages (Waterlily) — 1–2 g in herb tea/day (HH2; PH2); 1–4 ml liquid herb extract (HH2;
PHR).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Waterlily) — Not covered (AHP). None
reported at proper dosages (PHR). High doses have led to animal fatalities (PHR). “Hazards and/or
side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).