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(1; WO2); Immunostimulant (1; PH2); Larvicide (1; BGB; LAF); Laxative (f; WO2); Sedative (f;
WO2); Stomachic (f; AHP; BGB); Tranquilizer (f; WO2).Indications (Cassia) — Allergy (1; WO2); Amenorrhea (1; PH2; WO2); Anesthetic (1; WO2);
Anorexia (2; BGB; KOM; PH2); Ascites (f; WO2); Asthenia (f; BGB); Asthma (1; BGB; WO2);
Bacteria (1; BGB; LAF; PH2); Bloating (2; BGB; KOM); Bronchosis (1; BGB); Cancer (1; CAN;
JLH); Cancer, bladder (f; JLH); Cancer, diaphragm (f; JLH); Cancer, kidney (f; JLH); Cancer, liver
(f; JLH); Cancer, rectum (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Cancer,
uterus (f; JLH); Cancer, vagina (f; JLH); Cold (f; BGB; CAN); Colic (1; BGB; CAN; PH2);
Condyloma (f; JLH); Cough (f; BGB); Cramp (1; BGB; CAN); Cystosis (f; JLH); Diaphragmosis
(f; JLH); Diarrhea (1; BGB; CAN; PH2); Dyspepsia (2; BGB; CAN; KOM; PH2); Dysuria (f;
WO2); Edema (f; WO2); Enterosis (f; BGB; PH2; WO2); Enuresis (f; PH2); Epilepsy (f; WO2);
Fatigue (f; PH2); Fever (f; AHP; BGB; WO2); Fungus (1; BGB; LAF; PH2); Gas (1; BGB; CAN;
PH2; WO2); Gastrosis (f; BGB; PH2; WO2); Gray Hair (f; WO2); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Hernia (f;
PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; WO2); Immunodepression (1; PH2); Impotence (f; PH2); Induration
(f; JLH); Infection (1; BGB; LAF; PH2); Insomnia (f; WO2); Menopause (f; PH2); Mycosis (1;
BGB; LAF; PH2); Nephrosis (1; BGB; WO2); Nervousness (f; WO2); Neuralgia (1; WO2);
Neurasthenia (f; PH2); Ophthalmia (1; WO2); Orchosis (f; PH2); Pain (1; WO2); Pharyngosis (f;
WO2); Sore (f; JLH); Splenosis (f; JLH); Tracheosis (1; WO2); Tumor (1; CAN); Ulcer (1; BGB;
CAN; PH2; WO2); Urethrosis (f; WO2); Uterosis (f; WO2); Vaginosis (f; JLH); Virus (1; BGB;
LAF); Vomiting (1; CAN; PH2); Wart (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; WO2).Dosages (Cassia) — 2–4 g ground bark/day (BGB; PH2); 0.7–1.3 g bark in 150 ml water 3 ×/day
(BGB); 0.5–1 g bark as tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.05–0.2 ml cassia oil 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.3–1.2 ml fl
tincture (1:5 in 90% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cassia) — Class 2b, reportedly abortifacient
(AHP). CAN cautions that the cinnamaldehyde in the volatile oil is allergenic and irritant (CAN).
May interfere with absorption of tetracycline (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for
proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Prolonged use of the EO should be restricted during preg-
nancy (AHP). Commission E reports contraindications for bark: hypersensitivity to cinnamon or
Peruvian balsam, also contraindicated in pregnancy; adverse effects: often allergic reactions of
skin and mucosa (AEH). Flower not permitted for therapeutic use. EO LD50 = 320 mg/kg der
(CAN); should not be used on skin at levels >0.2%. Aqueous extracts of cassia deemed as
effective as cimetidine at preventing ulcers (BGB; WO2).CASSIE (Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.) ++Synonyms — A. smallii Isely, Mimosa farnesiana L.Activities (Cassie) — Alterative (f; CRC); Antispasmodic (f; CRC); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC); Astrin-
gent (f; CRC); Candidicide (f; JFM); Curare (f; CRC); Demulcent (f; CRC); Dentifrice (f; CRC);
Stimulant(f; CRC); Stomachic (f; JFM).Indications (Cassie) — Bleeding (f; JFM); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Candida
(f; JFM); Conjunctivosis (f; JFM); Cramp (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f; JFM); Diarrhea (f; CRC; JFM);
Dysentery (f; JFM); Dyspepsia (f; JFM); Fever (f; CRC; JFM); Gastrosis (f; JLH); Headache (f;
CRC; JFM); Inflammation (f; JFM); Leukorrhea (f; CRC; JFM); Lumbago (f; CRC); Mucososis
(f; JFM); Neurosis (f; JFM); Ophthalmia (f; JFM); Pain (f; CRC; JFM); Parasite (f; CRC); Proctosis
(f; CRC); Prolapse (f; CRC); Puerperium (f; CRC); Rheumatism (f; CRC; JFM); Sore (f; CRC);
Sore Throat (f; CRC; JFM); Tuberculosis (f; JFM); Typhoid (f; JFM); Ulcer (f; CRC); Uterrhagia
(f; JFM); Wound (f; JFM); Yeast (f; JFM).