Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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Indications (Gardenia Oleander) — Anxiety (f; PH2); Atherosclerosis (f; PH2); Cardiopathy (f;
PH2); Gastrosis (f; PH2); High Blood Pressure (f; PH2); Neurodystonia (f; PH2); Water Retention
(f; EFS).


Dosages (Gardenia Oleander) — Don’t take except with physician guidance! (JAD); cymarin
0.6–0.9 mg ivn man/day, 2.3–2.5 mg orl man (HDN); ouabain 0.25–0.65 mg ivn man/day, 12–48
mg/day orl man (HDN); toxic dose 143 mg/man, k-strophanthoside 0.2–1.2 mg ivn man/day, to
7.5 mg/day orl man; toxic dose 143 mg/man (HDN).


Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Gardenia Oleander) — Not covered
(AHP). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Side effects may
include cardiac arrhythmia, headache, ophthalmia (disturbance of color vision), queasiness,
stupor, and vomiting. May enhance effects and side effects with calcium salts, glucocorticoids,
laxatives, quinidine, and saluretics (PH2). Powdered seeds LDlo 25 mg/kg ivn dog (HH2); g-
strophanthidin LDlo 0.33–0.44 mg/kg ivn dog (HH2).


GARLIC (Allium sativum L.) +++

For much more information, see Koch & Lawson’s excellent Garlic Book (LAW).


Activities (Garlic) — Acarifuge (1; LAW); Alexeteric (f; KAB); Alterative (f; PED); Amebicide
(1; APA; X11101670); Analgesic (1; BGB; DAD); Androgenic (1; LAW); Antiaflatoxin (1;
X1394115); Antiaggregant (3; APA; FNF; KOM; PH2; SHT; WHO); Antiallergic (1; AKT);
Antiandrogenic (1; DAD); Antiatherosclerotic (2; LAW); Antiarthritic (1; LAW); Antiathero-
genic (2; BGB; WHO); Antibacterial (2; AKT; FAD; KOM; SKY; WHO); Anticancer (1; LAW;
SKY); Anticholinesterase (1; LAW); Antidiabetic (1; LAW; PNC); Antidote (f; WO2); Antifer-
tility (1; LAW; WO2); Antigiardial (1; X11101670); Antiinflammatory (1; APA; BGB); Anti-
integrase (1; LAW); Antioxidant (1; LAW; SHT; WO3); Antimycotic (2; BGB; LAW); Antiox-
idant (1; AKT; PH2); Antiprostaglandin (1; WHO); Antipyretic (1; WHO); Antirheumatic (1;

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