Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
White Bryony(English Mandrake) |
Botanical Name |
Bryonia alba, Bryonia dioica |
System Affected |
diuretic, lungs, dropsy, tonsile, heart |
Properties |
diuretic Pleurisy (lungs), bronchitis, cough, influenza, pneumonia dropsy (glands), tonsilitis heart disease (normalize inflamations brought on by rheumatism or gout) Asthma, colds, flu Tincture: 1oz powdered herb to 1pint pure grain alcohol |
Description |
white root of climbing vine |
Origin |
Europe |
Notes |
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Toxicity |
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Dosage |
15 grains or 1 tsp tincture |
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