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Pain (f; DEM); Pharyngosis (1; FAD); Sore Throat (f; DEM); Stomatosis (1; DEM; FAD); Ulcer
(1; COX; DEM; FAD; X9781854); Yeast (1; X8207690).
Dosages (Yellowroot) — Based on dosages for barberry and oregon grape, I’d suggest 0.5–1 tsp
powdered root bark/cup 1–3 ×/day (or 1–2 tsp fresh bark); 1.5–3 tsp tincture 3 ×/day or 1–2 ml
liquid root extract (JAD).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Yellowroot) — If Barney is right in saying
that “goldenseal should not be taken for long periods of time,” I suspect that the same would be
true for those herbs containing similar compounds, such as barberry, goldthread, oregon grape, and
yellowroot. Therefore, I lowered their safety ratings to 1+ (Barney, 1996). A good source of the
COX-2 inhibitor, berberine. (COX; FNF).YELLOW SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus officinalis Lam.) ++Synonyms: M. arvensis Wallr., M. officinalis var. micranthus O. E. Schulz, M. vulgaris Hill,
Trifolium officinale L.
Activities (Yellow Sweet Clover) — Alterative (f; CRC); Analgesic (1; CRC; PNC); Antiaggregant
(1; CRC; MAB; PNC); Antiedemic (2; BRU; KOM; MAB; PH2); Antiexudative (1; PH2); Anti-
inflammatory (2; FAD; KOM; MAB; PH2); Antiprostaglandin (1; MAB); Antispasmodic (f; CRC;
HHB; MAD; PNC); Antitumor (1; MAB); Astringent (f; CRC); Carcinogenic (1; MAB); Carmi-
native (f; CRC; HHB; PNC); Collyrium (f; CRC); Decongestant (f; PH2); Digestive (f; CRC;
MAB); Diuretic (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Emollient (f; CRC; MAB); Expectorant (f; CRC); Fumitory
(f; CRC); Hemostat (f; CRC); Hepatotoxic (1; MAB); Hypotensive (1; PNC); Immunostimulant
(1; MAB); Insectifuge (f; CRC; DEM); Lactagogue (f; MAD); Laxative (f; CRC); Lymphotonic
(1; PH2); Myorelaxant (1; PNC); Nervine (f; CRC); Neuralgia (f; MAB); Poison (f; CRC);
Proteolytic (1; MAB); Sedative (1; PNC); Stimulant (f; CRC); Tonic (f; CRC); Vasodilator (1;
PNC); Vulnerary (1; PH2).
Indications (Yellow Sweet Clover) — Acne (f; DEM); Adenopathy (1; CRC; KOM); Aposteme
(f; JLH); Arthrosis (f; CRC); Asthma (f; CRC; FAD); Bleeding (f; CRC); Boil (f; CRC); Brachiosis
(f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; CRC); Brucellosis (1; MAB); Bruise (2; BRU; DEP; KOM; PH2); Burn
(1; MAB); Cancer (1; JLH; MAB); Cancer, anus (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, eye (f;
JLH); Cancer, joint (f; JLH); Cancer, kidney (1; MAB); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, nose (f;
JLH); Cancer, prostate (1; MAB); Cancer, scrotum (f; JLH); Cancer, sinew (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen
(f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Carcinoma (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (1;
MAB); Cellulite (f; MAB); Chill (f; DEM); Cold (f; CRC; DEM); Colic (f; CRC; FAD; FEL);
Condyloma (f; JLH); Congestion (1; PH2); Conjunctivosis (f; BRU); Constipation (f; CRC); Cramp
(2; CRC; HHB; KOM; MAD; PH2; PNC); CVI (2; KOM; MAB; PH2); Dermatosis (f; MAD);
Diarrhea (f; FAD; FEL); Dysmenorrhea (f; FAD; FEL); Dysuria (f; FAD; FEL); Earache (f; MAD);
Edema (2; HHB; KOM; MAB; PH2); Elephantiasis (1; MAB); Encephalosis (1; HHB); Endothe-
lioma (1; JLH; MAB); Enterosis (f; BRU; FEL; MAB); Epigastrosis (f; BRU); Epithelioma (f;
JLH); Eructation (f; BRU); Erysipelas (f; MAD); Fever (f; DEM); Filariasis (1; MAB); Gas (f;
BRU; CRC; FAD; FEL; HHB; PNC); Gastrosis (f; BRU; FEL); Headache (f; CRC; FAD; FEL;
HHB; MAD); Hemorrhoid (2; BRU; CRC; KOM; MAB; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; PNC);
Immunodepression (1; MAB); Induration (f; JLH; MAD); Infection (f; MAD); Inflammation (2;
FAD; KOM; MAB; PH2); Insomnia (1; BRU; PNC); Ischemia (1; MAB); Insomnia (f; MAD);
Itch (1; PH2); Lymphedema (1; MAB; PH2); Lymphatic Congestion (2; KOM; MAB; PH2);
Melanoma (1; MAB); Migraine (f; HHB); Mononucleosis (1; MAB); Myalgia (f; FAD); Myco-
plasmosis (1; MAB); Nervousness (1; FAD; PNC); Neuralgia (f; FEL; MAB); Ophthalmia (f; BRU;
MAD); Otosis (f; MAD); Pain (1; CRC; FEL; MAB; PNC); Pancreatosis (1; MAB); Phlebitis (f;
BIS; CRC); Poison (f; CRC); Proctosis (f; JLH); Psittacosis (1; MAB); Rheumatism (f; CRC; FAD;