B
Dysentery (f; JFM); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC; JFM); Eczema (f; PH2; PNC); Erythema (f; MAD);
Fever (2; DAV; MAD; PHR); Frostbite (2; KOM; PHR; PH2); Fungus (f; JFM); Gonorrhea (f;
CRC; JFM); Gout (f; MAD); Headache (f; CRC; PH2); Hemorrhoid (2; KOM; PHR; PH2; PIP);
Induration (f; JLH); Infection (2; JFM; KOM; PHR; PH2); Inflammation (2; PH2); Itch (f; CRC;
JFM; PH2; PNC); Laryngosis (f; CRC; JFM); Leukorrhea (f; CRC; JFM); Lice (1; CRC; PIP);
Metrorrhagia (f; JFM; PH2); Mucososis (f; MAD; PH2); Mycosis (f; JFM); Osteomyelosis (f; CRC;
JFM); Paralysis (f; MAD); Parasite (2; CRC; JFM; PIP); Pediculosis (2; CRC; PIP); Pharyngosis
(2; PHR; PH2); Proctosis (f; CRC); Puerperium (f; JFM); Pulmonosis (f; DAV); Rash (f; PNC);
Respirosis (f; MAD; PH2); Rheumatism (f; CRC; JFM; PH2; 60P); Scabies (2; CRC; KOM; PH2);
Sore (2; JFM; PH2; PIP); Sprain (f; DAV); Staphylococcus (1; 60P); Stomatosis (2; PHR; PH2);
Swelling (f; JLH); Tetanus (f; MAD); Toothache (f; CRC; JFM; PH2); Ticks (2; KOM; PIP);
Tuberculosis (1; CRC; DAV); Tumor (f; JLH); Ulcer (f; CRC); Ulcus cruris (2; KOM); Urethrosis
(f; PH2); Uterosis (f; CRC; PH2); VD (1; JFM; 60P); Water Retention (f; JFM); Whitlow (f; JLH);
Worm (f; JFM); Wound (2; KOM; PHR; PH2; PIP; 60P).
Dosages (Balsam of Peru) — 0.2–2 g/day (MAD). Galenics with 5–20% balsam, no more than
10% if to be applied over a large area (PIP).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Balsam of Peru) — Allergic skin reactions
(KOM; PIP). Commission E reports contraindications: allergic disposition; adverse effects:
allergic skin reactions. Application on large surfaces maximum 10%. Not to be used for more
than 1 week (AEH).BALSAM OF TOLU (Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms) ++Activities (Balsam of Tolu) — Antibacterial (1; PH2); Antiseptic (1; FNF; PH2; PNC); Expectorant
(1; PHR; PH2; PNC); Fungicide (f; PH2); Stimulant (f; PNC).
Indications (Balsam of Tolu) — Bacteria (1; PH2); Bronchosis (2; PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH);
Catarrh (2; KOM; PIP); Cough (2; PHR; PH2; PNC); Fungus (f; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Infection
(1; PH2; PNC); Inflammation (1; PH2); Mucososis (1; PH2); Mycosis (f; PH2); Respirosis (1;
PH2); Swelling (f; JLH); Wound (f; PH2).
Dosages (Balsam of Tolu) — 0.6 g balsam (KOM; PIP); 0.5 g balsam (PHR); 2–8 ml Tolu Syrup
(PNC); 2–4 ml Tolu Tincture (PNC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Balsam of Tolu) — None reported (KOM;
PIP). Allergic reactions not reported but possible (PHR).BANANA, PLANTAIN (Musa x paradisiaca L.) ++Synonym — M. dacca Horan., M. rosacea Jacq., M. x paradisiaca subsp. sapientum (L.) Kuntze,
M. x paradisiaca var. dacca (Horan.) Baker ex K. Schum., M. x sapientum L.
Activities (Banana) — Antacid (f; IED); Antiaggregant (1; JNU; TRA); Antibacterial (1; AAB;
TRA; WOI); Antibilious (f; IED); Antidote (1; HAD; TRA); Antidote, arsenic (f; IED); Antidote,
opium (f; IED); Antihistaminic (1; MPI); Antioxidant (1; TRA); Antiscorbutic (f; IED); Antiseptic
(1; TRA); Antistress (1; ZUL); Antiulcer (1; HH2; MPI; PH2); Aperitif (f; KAB); Aphrodisiac (f;
UPW); Astringent (1; TRA); Cardiodepressant (1; MPI); Depurative (1; TRA; WOI); Detoxicant
(1; TRA); Diuretic (1; AAB; MPI; TRA); Ecbolic (f; UPW); Emmenagogue (f; UPW); Expectorant
(1; TRA); Fungicide (1; HHB; WOI); Hallucinogen (1; HHB); Hemopoietic (1; MPI); Hemostat
(f; IED; UPW); Hypertensive (1; UPW); Hypocholesterolemic (f; PH2); Hypoglycemic (1; HHB;
MPI); Hypotensive (1; MPI); Immunodepressant (f; ZUL); Immunostimulant (f; ZUL); Memori-