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WOODRUFF (Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.) +Synonym: Asperula odorata L.
Activities (Woodruff) — Antiaggregant (1; APA); Antibacterial (1; APA; CRC; HHB); Antiedemic
(1; APA; PHR; PH2); Antiinflammatory (1; APA; CRC; PHR; PH2); Antiseptic (1; APA); Antis-
pasmodic (1; APA; CRC; PHR; PH2); Anxiolytic (f; CRC); Aperient (f; CRC); Aphrodisiac (f;
CRC); Astringent (1; APA); Bitter (1; APA; CRC); Deobstruent (f; CRC); Depurative (f; CRC);
Diaphoretic (f; APA; CRC); Digestive (1; APA); Diuretic (f; APA; CRC); Expectorant (f; APA);
Hepatotonic (f; APA); Hepatotoxic (1; CRC); Hypnotic (f; CRC); Insectifuge (1; CRC); Lympho-
kinetic (1; PHR; PH2); Sedative (f; APA; CRC; HHB); Sialagogue (1; APA); Stomachic (f; CRC).
Indications (Woodruff) — Anxiety (f; CRC); Arrhythmia (f; PHR); Arthrosis (1; APA); Bacteria
(1; APA; CRC; HHB); Bladder Stone (f; CRC); Cancer (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; PHR); Cholecys-
tosis (f; LAF); Circulosis (f; LAF; PH2); Colitis (f; CRC; HHB); Constipation (f; APA); Cramp
(1; APA; CRC; HHB; PHR; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR; PH2); Edema (1; APA; PHR; PH2);
Fever (f; APA; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; LAF; PH2); Hepatosis (f; CRC; HHB; PH2); Hysteria (f;
PHR); Infection (1; HHB); Inflammation (1; APA; CRC; JLH; PHR; PH2); Insomnia (f; APA;
CRC; HHB; PHR; PH2); Jaundice (f; PH2); Metrosis (f; CRC); Migraine (f; CRC); Nephrosis (f;
LAF); Nervousness (f; APA; CRC; HHB; PHR; PH2); Neuralgia (f; CRC); Phlebitis (1; APA);
Respirosis (f; LAF); Stomachache (f; CRC); Swelling (1; APA; PHR; PH2); Thrombophlebitis (1;
APA); Thrombosis (1; APA); Varicosis (f; APA; PH2); Venosis (f; PH2); Water Retention (f; APA;
CRC); Wound (1; APA; CRC).
Dosages (Woodruff) — 2 tsp (1.8 g) shoots/glass water (PHR); 1 g drug/day (PHR).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Woodruff) — Class 1. Rarely may cause
headache (AHP). None known for proper dosages (PHR). High dosages may cause dizziness,