B
CRC); Hypotensive (1; PH2); Laxative (f; BIB; CRC; EFS; HHB); Narcotic (f; BIB; CRC;
EFS); Propecic (1; EFS); Sedative (f; BIB; CRC; EFS); Tonic (f; EFS); Toxic (f; EFS);
Vermifuge (f; CRC; EFS).Indications (Boxwood) — Alopecia (1; BIB; EFS; PH2); Bacteria (1; PH2); Cancer (f; HHB;
JLH); Constipation (f; CRC; EFS; HHB; PH2); Dermatosis (f; HHB; PH2); Epilepsy (f; BIB; CRC;
HHB); Fever (f; BIB; CRC; EFS; PH2); Gout (f; CRC; HHB; PH2); Hemorrhoid (f; BIB; CRC);
High Blood Pressure (1; PH2); Insomnia (f; BIB; CRC; EFS); Leprosy (f; CRC); Malaria (f; CRC;
EFS; HHB; PH2); Nervousness (f; BIB; CRC; EFS); Paralysis (1; PH2); Pneumonia (f; PH2); Rash
(f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; BIB; CRC; HHB; PH2); Syphilis (f; CRC); Tetanus (1; PH2); Toothache
(f; BIB; CRC); Tuberculosis (1; PH2); Tumor (f; CRC); VD (f; BIB; CRC); Water Retention (f;
EFS; CRC); Worm (f; CRC; EFS).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Boxwood) — Class 3 (AHP). “Hazards and/or
side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Leaves have caused fatalities in
grazing animals. Toxic symptoms include collapse, convulsions, cramps, dermatosis, diarrhea,
nausea, paralysis, shakes, vertigo, vomiting, and possibly death due to asphyxiation (CRC; PH2).
LD in dogs = 100 g alkaloids/kg.BRAHMI (Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell) ++Activities (Brahmi) — Adaptogen (1; WOI); Analgesic (f; KEB); Anticancer (1; MPI); Anticon-
vulsant (f; KEB); Antiinflammatory (f; KEB); Antioxidant (1; ABS; PR14:180); Antitumor (1;
WOI); Anxiolytic (1; WOI); Aperient (f; WOI); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Cardiotonic (1; KAP; MPI;
WOI); Cerebrotonic (f; KEB); Convulsant (1; MPI); Diuretic (f; MPI; WOI); Emetic (f; KAB);
Expectorant (1; WOI); Hypertensive (1; MPI); Hypotensive (1; WOI); Laxative (f; KEB); Memo-
rigenic (1; MPI; WOI; PR14:180); Negative Chronotropic (1; MPI); Nervine (f; KAB); Neurotonic
(f; KAP; MPI); Sedative (1; MPI; WOI); Spasmogenic (1; MPI); Tonic (f; WOI); Tranquilizer (1;
MPI; WOI); Vasoconstrictor (1; KEB; MPI).Indications (Brahmi) — Aging (f; KEB); Anemia (f; KAB); Anxiety (1; WOI); Aphonia (f;
KAP); Ascites (f; KAB); Asthenia (f; KAP); Asthma (f; MPI; WOI); Bronchosis (f; KAP; WOI);
Cancer (1; MPI; WOI); Cardiopathy (1; KEB; WOI); Catarrh (f; KAB); Constipation (f; KEB);
Convulsion (f; KEB); Cough (f; KAP); Diarrhea (f; WOI); Dyspepsia (f; KAB); Dysuria (f;
KAP); Epilepsy (2; KEB; MPI); Fever (f; KAB); High Blood Pressure (1; WOI); Hoarseness (f;
KAP; WOI); Hysteria (f; KAP); Impotence (f; KEB); Inflammation (f; KEB); Insanity (f; KAP;
KEB; MPI; WOI); Insomnia (1; MPI; WOI); Leprosy (f; KAB); Lethargy (f; KEB; WOI);
Leukoderma (f; KAB); Low Blood Pressure (1; MPI); Nervousness (1; MPI; WOI); Neurasthenia
(1; KAP; KEB); Pain (f; KEB); Rheumatism (f; WOI); Scabies (f; KAB); Splenomegaly (f;
KAB); Stress (1; WOI); Stroke (f; KEB); Syphilis (f; KAB); Tumor (1; KAB; WOI); Water
Retention (f; MPI; WOI).Dosages (Brahmi) — 5–10 g powdered herb (KAP); 8–16 ml herb tea (KAP); 2–6 g dry herb or
4–12 ml fluid extract (1:2) (KEB).Extracts (Brahmi) — Alcoholic extract given at 50 mg/kg in rats had tranquilizing activity. With
me, at 100 kg, that would be 5 g tincture, which I am sure I would feel safe with orally. Remember
1 ounce is 30 grams, some capsules are standardized for 20% Bacosides A and B. In India, pediatric
experiments were with 1 tsp Brahmi extract (pineapple flavored) 3 ×/day for 3 months. Memory
scores improved; error rates declined in the Brahmi-treated students. 100 μg Brahmi tincture
(alcoholic extract) equivalent to 58 μg Vitamin E (Tripathi et al., 1996).