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Indications (Cowslip) — Adenopathy (f; MAD); Anxiety (f; APA; CAN; PH2); Apoplexy (f;
MAD); Arthrosis (f; HH2; MAD; PH2); Asthma (f; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Bronchosis (2;
APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH);
Candida (1; HH2); Catarrh (2; HH2; KOM; MAD; PH2; PIP); Cold (1; APA); Congestion (1;
APA); Conjunctivosis (f; MAD); Constipation (1; APA; HH2); Cough (2; MAD; PHR; PH2);
Cramp (1; APA; CAN; HH2; PH2); Croup (f; MAD); Cystosis (f; HH2; MAD; PH2); Derma-
tosis (f; PH2); Dizziness (f; PH2); Dropsy (f; HH2); Exanthema (f; HH2); Fungus (1; HH2);
Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gout (f; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Headache (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Hepatosis
(f; JLH); High Blood Pressure (1; APA; CAN); Hysteria (f; CAN; HH2); Induration (f; JLH);
Infection (1; HH2); Inflammation (1; APA; CAN); Insomnia (f; APA; CAN; HH2; PH2; PNC);
Low Blood Pressure (1; APA; CAN); Migraine (f; HH2; PH2); Mycosis (1; HH2); Myocardosis
(f; HH2); Nephrosis (f; HH2; MAD; PH2); Neuralgia (f; APA; HH2; PHR; PH2); Nervousness
(f; APA; CAN; HH2; PNC); Ophthalmia (f; JLH); Pain (1; APA; CAN); Palsy (f; PH2); Pertussis
(f; APA; MAD; PHR; PH2); Pyelosis (f; MAD); Respirosis (2; APA; KOM; PH2; PIP);
Rheumatism (f; MAD; PH2); Sore (f; MAD); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomachache (f; HH2);
Stomatosis (1; HH2); Stress (1; APA); Trachoma (f; MAD); Tremor (f; PHR; PH2); Vertigo
(f; HH2; MAD; PHR; PH2); Water Retention (1; APA; HH2; PH2; PNC); Wound (f; MAD);
Yeast (1; HH2).
Dosages (Cowslip) — 1–2 g flower as tea 3 ×/day (APA; CAN; HH2); 2–4 g flower (KOM; PH2;
PIP); 1–2 ml liquid flower extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (APA; CAN); 2.5–7.5 g flower
tincture (KOM; PIP); 0.5–1.5 g root (KOM; PIP); 0.2–0.5 g finely cut root (PH2); 1.5–3 g root
tincture (KOM; PIP).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cowslip) — Class 1 (AHP). Occasional
GI distress and nausea recorded (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper
therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Commission E reports for flower, contraindications: hypersensitivity;
adverse effects: GI disturbances (occasionally). For root, GI disturbances (occasionally) (AEH;
KOM). The Herbal PDR lists diarrhea, gastric discomfort, nausea, and queasiness as side effects
of the root (PH2). CAN cautions the quinones are allergenic. May interfere with blood pressure
therapy (CAN).CRAMPBARK (Viburnum opulus L.) ++PH2 was nice with this one, treating the American Viburnum prunifolium and ignoring the European
V. opulus. Both seem to be very good cramp barks.