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Bryonia alba, Bryonia dioica (Bryonia)
Botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Bryonia alba, B. dioica

synonyms: bryonia, English mandrake

part(s) used: root

qualities:

affinities:

actions:

dosage:

» tincture: 0.2 - 1 ml.

therapy:

toxicity: 3

» treatment of overdose: tannins (Ellingwood, p. 250)

» handling fresh plant may cause contact dermatitis (Brinker, p. 20)

» gastrointestinal toxidrome: abdominal pain, nausea, uncontrollable vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal inflammation, diaphoresis, vertigo, reduced body temperature, dilated pupils, depressed cardiac function with thread-like pulse, colic, prostration, and sometimes convulsions, collapse, and death (Ellingwood,

p. 250; Felter and Lloyd, p. 368)

» Larger doses cause bronchial irritation with cough, hepatitis, jaundice, increased urination with tenesmus and vesical formation, and a feeling of cerebral fullness with congestion (Ellingwood, p. 250; Felter and Lloyd, p. 368).

constituents: cucurbitacins, polyhydroxy-unsaturated fatty acids, volatile oil, tannins

footnotes

Brinker, F.J. 1986. The Toxicology of Common Botanical Substances, 2nd ed. Portland, OR: National College of Naturopathic Medicine.

Ellingwood, F. 1898. American Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Pharmacognosy. Portland, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications.

Felter, H. W., and Lloyd, J. U. 1983. King's American Dispensatory, Vols. I and II. Portland, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications.