Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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THORN APPLE (Datura inoxia Mill.) X

Activities (Thorn Apple) — Amnesiagenic (f; CRC; WOI); Analgesic (f; CRC; WOI); Anesthetic

(f; CRC); Antispasmodic (f; CRC); Demulcent (f; CRC); Expectorant (f; CRC); Intoxicant (f;

WBB); Narcotic (f; CRC); Sedative (f; CRC).

Indications (Thorn Apple) — Asthma (f; CRC; SKJ); Boil (f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; CRC);

Cough (f; CRC); Cramp (f; CRC); Dandruff (f; CRC); Earache (f; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f;

CRC); Hydrophobia (f; SKJ); Insomnia (f; CRC); Motion Sickness (f; CRC; SKJ); Nervousness

(f; CRC); Ophthalmia (f; CRC; SKJ); Pain (f; CRC; WOI); Parkinsonianism (f; CRC; SKJ);

Phthisis (f; CRC); Pyorrhea (f; CRC); Seasickness (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Spasm (f; CRC);

Tumor (f; CRC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Thorn Apple) — Not covered (AHP). Nar-

cotic hallucinogen and hypnotic. See D. stramonium (CRC). Used by shamans, sometimes with

fatal results; children have become intoxicated after sucking the nectar (WBB).

THREE-LEAVED CAPER (Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.) +

Activities (Three-Leaved Caper) — Antiinflammatory (1; KEB); Aperitif (1; WOI); Astringent

(f; WOI); Bitter (1; WOI); Cholagogue (f; WOI); Contraceptive (f; SKJ); Demulcent (f; WOI);

Hepatotonic (f; WOI); Laxative (f; WOI); Litholytic (2; KEB); Natriuretic (1; KEB); Rubefacient

(f; WOI); Tonic (f; SKJ).

Indications (Three-Leaved Caper) — Alopecia (f; SKJ); Anorexia (1; WOI); Bladder Problem

(2; KEB); Bladder Stone (2; KEB); BPH (2; KEB); Calculi (2; KEB); Constipation (f; WOI);

Dysuria (f; SKJ); Enuresis (1; KEB); Hydrocele (f; SKJ); Incontinence (1; KEB); Inflammation

(1; KEB); Kidney Stone (2; KEB); Nephrosis (2; KEB); Orchosis (f; SKJ); Puerperium (f; SKJ);

Sore (f; SKJ); Stone (2; KEB); UTI (2; KEB).

Dosages (Three-Leaved Caper) — 15–25 g dry bark or root bark (KEB); 5–10 ml 1:2 extract

(KEB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Three-Leaved Caper) — Not covered

(AHP; KOM).

THUJA, WHITE CEDAR (Thuja occidentalis L.) +

Synonyms: T. occidentalis var. fastigiata H. Jaeger, T. occidentalis var. nigra L. H. Bailey, T.

occidentalis var. pyramidalis Zederb.