Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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Indications (Spinach) — Anemia (f; HHB; PHR); Anorexia (f; PHR; PH2); Arthrosis (f; KAB);

Asthma (f; KAB); Biliousness (f; KAB); Cancer (1; FNF; JLH); Cardiopathy (1; KAB; JNU);

Cataract (1; JNU); Cerebrosis (1; KAB; JNU); Cholecystosis (f; HHB); Colitis (f; WOI); Consti-

pation (f; EFS); Dementia (1; JNU); Dyspnea (f; KAB); Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Fatigue (f; PHR;

PH2); Fever (f; EFS; WOI); Gas (f; DAA); Gastrosis (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Hepatosis (f; KAB);

HIV (1; X10850653); Hyperglycemia (1; DAA); Immunodepression (1; JNU); Infection (1; JNU);

Inflammation (f; WOI); Jaundice (f; KAB); Leukoderma (f; KAB); Leukorrhea (f; KAB); Lumbago

(f; KAB); Maculosis (1; JNU); Nyctalopia (1; JNU); Osteoporosis (1; JNU); Pulmonosis (f; KAB);

Retinosis (1; JNU); Scabies (f; KAB); Sore Throat (f; KAB); Spina Bifida (1; JNU); Stone (f;

KAB); Stroke (1; JNU); Virus (1; X10850653); Water Retention (f; EFS); Worm (f; KAB).

Dosages (Spinach) — Food farmacy.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Spinach) — Not covered (AHP). Not

approved as a medicine (KOM; PHR). Infants should not receive spinach until after their fourth

month (danger of methemoglobin formation through nitrites) (PHR). If the levels of oxalic acid

reported in DAA and PHR are correct (6–8% in younger leaves, 16% in older leaves, 23–27% in

the cotyledons), then those sensitive to oxalic acid might not want to overindulge in spinach. PHR

advises not letting the leaves stand, as the nitrates may be converted to nitrites.

SPREADING DOGBANE (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.) X

Activities (Spreading Dogbane) — Analgesic (f; DEM); Anticonvulsant (f; DEM); Antidote (f;

CRC); Aphrodisiac (f; DEM); Cardiotonic (f; CRC); Contraceptive (f; DEM); Diaphoretic (f; CRC);

Diuretic (f; DEM); Emetic (f; CRC); Expectorant (f; CRC); Hydragogue (f; CRC); Lactagogue (f;

DEM); Laxative (f; CRC; DEM); Narcotic (f; CRC); Poison (f; CRC); Tonic (f; DEM).

Indications (Spreading Dogbane) — Arthrosis (f; CRC); Ascites (f; CRC); Bleeding (f; DEM);

Childbirth (f; DEM); Cirrhosis (f; CRC); Cold (f; DEM); Constipation (f; CRC; DEM); Convulsion

(f; CRC; DEM); Cramp (f; DEM); Diabetes (f; CRC); Dizziness (f; CRC; DEM); Dropsy (f; CRC;

DEM); Dysuria (f; DEM); Ear (f; DEM); Earache (f; CRC); Enterosis (f; CRC); Epistaxis (f; DEM);

Fever (f; CRC); Fit (f; DEM); Gallstone (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Glossosis (f; DEM);

Headache (f; DEM); Heart (f; DEM); Hepatosis (f; CRC; DEM); Insanity (f; CRC; DEM); Malaria

(f; CRC); Mange (f; DEM); Mucososis (f; CRC); Nephrosis (f; DEM); Nervousness (f; CRC);

Neuralgia (f; CRC); Ophthalmia (f; DEM); Pain (f; DEM); Palpitation (f; CRC; DEM); Pharyngosis

(f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; CRC); Scrofula (f; CRC); Snakebite (f; CRC); Sore (f; DEM); Sore

Throat (f; CRC); Syphilis (f; CRC); Throat (f; DEM); Typhoid (f; CRC); VD (f; CRC); Vertigo (f;

DEM); Wart (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; DEM); Womb (f; DEM); Worm (f; DEM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Spreading Dogbane) — Class 3 (AHP).

Cardiac glycosides. Canadian regulations preclude its use in food (AHP). Too toxic for experimen-

tation (JAD).

SPRING SNOWFLAKE (Leucojum vernum L.) X

Activities (Spring Snowflake) — Analeptic (1; FNF); Analgesic (1; FNF); Antiacetylcholinesterase

(1; FNF); Antialzheimeran (1; FNF); Antibutylcholinesterase (1; FNF); Anticholinesterase (1; FNF);

Anticurare (1; FNF); Antimyasthenic (1; FNF); Antineurotic (1; FNF); Bradycardic (1; FNF);

Cholinergic (1; FNF); CNS Inhibitor (1; FNF); Emetic (1; FNF); Emollient (f; HHB); Hypnotic

(1; FNF); Insecticide (1; FNF); Memorigenic (1; FNF); Myocontractant (1; FNF); Myoneurostim-

ulant (1; FNF); Peristaltic (1; FNF); Poison (1; HHB); Secretagogue (1; FNF); Sedative (1; FNF);

Sialagogue (1; FNF).