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Activities (White Cohosh) — Allergenic (1; FAD); Alterative (f; CRC); Anticonvulsant (f; DEM);
Aperitif (f; DEM); Circulostimulant (f; FAD); Deliriant (f; FAD); Emetic (1; PHR); Insectifuge (f;
CRC); Lactagogue (f; CRC); Laxative (f; CRC; FAD; PHR); Nervine (f; CRC); Spasmogenic (1;
APA); Vesicant (f; FAD).
Indications (White Cohosh) — Anorexia (f; DEM); Arthrosis (f; CRC); Childbirth (f; APA; CRC;
DEM); Cold (f; FAD); Congestion (f; CRC); Constipation (f; CRC; FAD; PHR); Convulsion (f;
DEM); Cough (f; DEM; FAD); Debility (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f; CRC; DEM); Diarrhea (f; CRC);
Dysmenorrhea (f; APA); Gastrosis (f; CRC); Headache (f; FAD); Hematuria (f; DEM); Itch (f;
CRC; DEM); Metrorrhagia (f; CRC); Pain (f; DEM); Parturition (f; APA); Rheumatism (f; CRC);
Sore (f; DEM); Urogenitosis (f; DEM).
Dosages (White Cohosh) — Do not use it (APA).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Cohosh) — Not covered (AHP; KOM).
Poisonous and vesicant, may cause blistering, delirium, gastroenterosis, inflammation, irregular
breathing, and vomiting. European cases of fatal child poisoning have been reported from eating
berries of A. spicata.
WHITE DEADNETTLE (Lamium album L.) +++
Activities (White Deadnettle) — Astringent (1; EFS; HHB; PH2; PNC); Cholagogue (f; EFS);
Depurative (f; EFS; MAD; WOI); Diuretic (f; EFS; MAD); Expectorant (f; PHR; PH2); Hemostat
(1; PNC; WOI); Hypnotic (f; WOI); Pectoral (f; EFS); Resolvent (f; WOI); Sedative (f; EFS); Tonic
(f; EFS); Uterotonic (f; MAD); Vulnerary (f; WOI).
Indications (White Deadnettle) — Adenopathy (1; HHB); Adnexosis (f; MAD); Albuminuria (f;
MAD); Amenorrhea (f; MAD); Anemia (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; MAD); Bleeding (1; EFS; MAD;
PNC; WOI); Boil (f; HHB); Bronchosis (2; PHR; PH2); Burn (f; MAD); Cancer (f; JLH; MAD);
Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Carbuncle (f; PH2);
Catarrh (2; HHB; KOM; PH2); Chlorosis (f; MAD; WOI); Climacteric (f; PH2); Cough (2; PHR;
PH2); Cramp (f; HHB); Cystosis (f; HHB); Debility (f; WOI); Dermatosis (2; KOM; PH2); Dysentery
(f; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; MAD; PH2); Earache (f; HHB); Enterosis (f; PH2); Epistaxis (1; WOI);
Fever (f; MAD); Fracture (f; PH2); Gas (f; PHR; PH2); Gastrosis (2; PHR; PH2); Goiter (f; MAD);
Gonorrhea (f; HHB); Hemorrhoid (f; EFS; MAD); Hysteria (f; HHB); Induration (f; JLH); Inflam-
mation (f; PH2); Insomnia (f; EFS; HHB); Itch (f; MAD); Kidney Stone (f; MAD); Leukorrhea (2;
KOM; PH2); Lumbago (f; PH2); Menorrhagia (1; PNC; WOI); Mucososis (2; KOM; PH2); Nephrosis
(f; HHB); Nervousness (f; EFS); Pharyngosis (2; KOM; PH2); Pyelosis (f; MAD); Respirosis (2;
HHB; PH2); Rhinosis (1; WOI); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Scrofula (f; MAD); Sore (f; HHB; MAD); Sore
Throat (2; PH2); Splenosis (f; JLH; MAD); Stomatosis (2; KOM; PH2); Swelling (f; JLH); Syphilis
(f; MAD); Urethrosis (f; HHB); Urogenitosis (f; PH2); Uterosis (f; MAD; WOI); VD (f; HHB); Water
Retention (f; EFS; MAD); Wen (f; JLH); Whitlow (f; JLH); Wound (f; MAD; PH2).
Dosages (White Deadnettle) — 3 g flower (KOM); 4–6 tsp (2.4–3.6 g) flower in tea/day (MAD); 1
g flower/cup water 3 ×/day (PHR); 5 g flower for one sitz bath (KOM); 5–10 drops tincture several
×/day (MAD); for poultice, scald 50 g flowers with 500 ml water (PH2); add 5 g to bath (PH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (White Deadnettle) — Class 1 (AHP). None
known (KOM; PH2). Leaves are edible (WOI).
WHITE HELLEBORE (Veratrum album L.) X
Synonym: V. lobelianum Bernh.