288 Handbook of Medicinal Herbs Activities (Evodia) — Analgesic (f; DAA; LMP); Anthelminthic (f; DAA; LMP); Antibacterial (1; M&I44:9); Anticancer (1; DAA); Antiedemic (1; DAA); Antifertility (f; DAA); Antihelicobacter (1; M&I44:9); Antiinflammatory (1; DAA); Antipyretic (f; LMP); Antiseptic (1; DAA; FNF); Antiviral (1; DAA); Astringent (f; LMP); Carminative (f; DAA; LMP); CNS-Stimulant (1; JNP59:374); Decongestant (f; DAA); Deobstruent (f; LMP); Diuretic (f; DAA; LMP); Hypertensive (1; DAA; LMP); Laxative (f; LMP); Positive Chronotropic (1; JNP59:374); Positive Inotropic (1; JNP59:374); Sedative (f; LMP); Stimulant (f; DAA; LMP); Stomachic (f; DAA; LMP); Tonic (f; LMP); Uterotonic (1; DAA); Vasodilator (1; JNP59:374) E Indications (Evodia) — Amenorrhea (1; ABS; DAA); Bacteria (1; ABS; M&I44:9); Beriberi (f; DAA); Bleeding (f; ABS); Boil (f; LMP); Cancer (1; DAA); Chill (f; DAA); Cold (f; DAA); Congestion (f; DAA); Cramp (f; DAA); Dermatosis (f; LMP); Diarrhea (f; DAA; HHB; LMP); Dropsy (f; LMP); Dysentery (f; LMP); Dysmenorrhea (f; DAA); Edema (f; DAA); Enterosis (f; DAA); Fever (f; LMP); Gas (f; DAA; LMP); Gastrosis (f; DAA); Helicobacter (1; M&I44:9); Hiccup (f; LMP); Infection (1; ABS; DAA); Infertility (f; DAA); Inflammation (1; DAA); Insomnia (f; LMP); Jaundice (f; LMP); Low Blood Pressure (1; DAA; LMP); Nausea (f; LMP); Nervousness (f; LMP); Orchosis (f; DAA); Pain (f; DAA; LMP); Rheumatism (f; LMP); Sterility (f; DAA); Swelling (f; DAA); Tapeworm (f; LMP); Ulcer (1; ABS); Virus (1; DAA); Water Retention (f; DAA; LMP) Dosages (Evodia) — 3–9 g/day as tea (AHP); 1–3 g fruit in decoction (HHB) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Evodia) — Class 2d (AHP) Do not exceed recommended dose (3–9 g/day as tea) (AHP) Not covered (BGB; PH2) “Destroys the vital fluids and impairs vision” (LMP) EYEBRIGHT (Euphrasia spp.) + Taxonomy very murky PH2 entries purportedly refer to E officinalis, a synonym of E rostkoviana Hayne Activities (Eyebright) — Alterative (f; PED); Antibacterial (f; PED); Antiinflammatory (1; APA; SKY; WAM); Antiseptic (f; PED); Astringent (1; APA; EFS; SKY); Collyrium (f; CRC); Hepatotonic (f; PED); Laxative (f; CRC; EFS); Mucolytic (1; WAM); Tonic (f; CRC; EFS) Indications (Eyebright) — Allergy (1; WAM); Asthma (f; CRC); Bacteria (f; PED); Blepharosis (f; APA; PH2; SKY); Blindness (f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; CRC); Cancer (f; CRC; JLH); Catarrh (f; CRC; PH2); Cold (1; APA; CRC; WAM); Conjunctivosis (1; APA; PH2; SKY; WAM); Congestion (f; APA); Constipation (f; CRC; EFS); Cough (f; APA; CRC; HHB; PH2); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Eczema (f; CRC); Epilepsy (f; CRC); Hay Fever (f; CRC); Headache (f; CRC); Herpes (f; CRC); Hoarseness (f; APA; HHB; PH2); Inflammation (1; APA; CRC; PH2; SKY; WAM); Jaundice (f; CRC); Keratosis (f; CRC; HHB); Mucososis (f; CRC; PH2); Nervousness (f; PH2); Neurasthenia (f; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; APA; CRC; PH2); Otosis (f; CRC); Rhinosis (f; APA; CRC); Scab (f; CRC); Scrofula (f; CRC); Sinusosis (f; CAN); Sore Throat (f; APA; CRC); Stye (f; APA; WAF); Virus (f; CRC); Wound (f; CRC) Dosages (Eyebright) — Use only sterilized solutions for the eyes (APA); 2–4 g herb as tea ×/day (CAN; SKY); tbsp herb/2 cups water (HHB); 0.25–0.5 cup fresh herb (PED); 6–12 g dry herb (PED); g dry herb:45 ml alcohol/45 ml water (PED); 2–3 g/cup 3–4 ×/day (PH2); 2–4 ml liquid herb extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) ×/day (CAN); 2–6 ml herb tincture (1:5 in 45% ethanol) ×/day (CAN); 2–4 ml liquid extract (PNC) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Eyebright) — Class (AHP) None known (WAM) 10–60 drops of tincture may cause constipation, cough, diaphoresis, dyspnea, headache, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs 289 insomnia, itch, lacrimation, mental confusion, nausea, photophobia, polyuria, sneezing, toothache, and raised intraocular pressure (CAN) Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded (PH2) Many authors advise against using non-sterile eye drops of any kind Its safety during pregnancy and lactation has not been proven (SKY) E F FABA BEAN (Vicia faba L.) ++ F Activities (Faba Bean) — Antialcoholic (2; HAD); Antiangiogenic (1; FNF); Antiparkinsonian (2; FNF); Aphrodisiac (1; BIB; FNF); Cyanogenic (f; BIB); Dopaminergic (2; HAD); Diuretic (1; ABS; BIB); Estrogenic (2; BIB; HAD; WOI); Expectorant (f; BIB); Hemolytic (1; PHR); Hypertensive (1; PH2); Natriuretic (1; ABS); Stomachic (f; BIB); Tonic (f; BIB) Indications (Faba Bean) — Adenopathy (f; JLH); Alcoholism (2; HAD); Bronchosis (1; FNF); Burn (f; PHR); Callus (f; JLH); Cancer (1; FNF); Cancer, breast (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, eyelid (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, foot (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, gland (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, liver (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, penis (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, spleen (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, stomach (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, testes (1; FNF; JLH); Corn (f; JLH); Cough (f; PHR; PH2); Dermatosis (f; PHR; PH2); Drunkenness (2; BIB; FNF); Encephalosis (1; FNF); Fungus (1; WOI); Gastrosis (f; JLH); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Impotence (1; BIB; FNF); Induration (f; JLH); Leukemia (1; FNF); Low Blood Pressure (1; PH2); Mastosis (f; JLH); Melanoma (1; FNF); Mycosis (1; WOI); Nephrosis (f; PHR; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; JLH); Orchosis (f; JLH); Osteoporosis (1; FNF); Parkinson’s Disease (2; FNF); Pneumonia (f; BIB); Pulmonosis (f; BIB); Sclerosis (f; BIB); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomatosis (f; BIB); Swelling (f; BIB; JLH); Tumor (1; BIB); Urogenitosis (f; PH2); Wart (f; BIB; PH2); Water Retention (1; ABS; BIB); Wen (f; JLH) 291 292 Handbook of Medicinal Herbs Dosages (Faba Bean) — I once calculated that it would take a pound of faba beans, or a couple ounces of sprouts, to give a physiological dose of L-dopa The sprouts are also better sources of daidzein and genistein F Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Faba Bean) — Not covered by AHP or Commission E Inhaling pollen or ingesting seeds may, occasionally, cause favism, an especially severe hemolytic anemia, an inherited enzymatic deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase) among Mediterranean people (Greek, Italian, and Semitic people) Injected intravenously in rabbits, broadbean extracts have produced hemoglobinuria and death (BIB) Overdosage, especially in genetically susceptible individuals, can rapidly lead to diarrhea, queasiness, vertigo, and vomiting In more severe cases: anuria, fever, hemoglobinuria, icterus, and/or oliguria Following ingestion and digestion, pyrimidine derivatives in high doses can cause hemolysis (PHR) L-dopa may cause a rise in blood pressure (PHR) L- dopa is contraindicated if you have heart, liver, lung, kidney, or thyroid problems; glaucoma; or are taking vitamin B6, antidepressants (especially MAOIs), and antipsychotic drugs L- dopa may activate malignant melanomas, which, however, can be checked by 100 mg/day coumarin, found in the tonka bean Extracts (Faba Bean) — Estrogenic activity of fresh beans is equivalent to 11.4 µg estradiol monobenzoate/kg The ethanol-ether extract of the seeds at a 50-mg dose level stimulated nonpregnant uterus at diestrus (WOI) “The immature seeds exhibited appreciable antifungal activity; phytoalexins came into play to combat the infection” (WOI) L-dopa LD50 = 609 ppm (orl rbt); LD50 = 3650 ppm (orl mouse); LD50 = 4000 ppm (orl rat) (FNF) FAIRY FLAX, MOUNTAIN FLAX (Linum catharticum L.) + Activities (Fairy Flax) — Bitter (f; PH2); Emetic (f; PH2); Diuretic (1; EFS; HHB); Laxative (1; EFS; PH2); Vermifuge (f; EFS; HHB) Indications (Fairy Flax) — Amenorrhea (f; HHB); Ascites (f; HHB; MAD); Bronchosis (f; HHB); Catarrh (f; HHB; MAD; PH2); Constipation (1; EFS; PH2); Cough (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; HHB; PH2); Dropsy (f; PH2); Dysuria (f; PH2); Edema (f; PH2); Hemorrhoid (f; HHB; PH2); Hepatosis (f; EFS; HHB; MAD); Oliguria (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; HHB; MAD; PH2); Water Retention (1; EFS; HHB); Worm (f; EFS; HHB; PH2) Dosages (Fairy Flax) — 2.5 g/cup tea (HHB); g powdered herb/cup (MAD); 2–3 tsp (4.8–7.2 g) hot tea/day (MAD); g herb/cup tea (PH2) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Fairy Flax) — Not covered (AHP) “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) Small doses are laxative; larger doses are emetic and laxative, causing gastroenterosis FALSE SCHISANDRA (Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal) + Synonym — Uvaria japonica L Activities (False Schisandra) — Analgesic (f; PH2); Anticancer (f; PH2); Antiinflammatory (f; PH2); Antispasmodic (f; PH2); Hepatoprotective (f; PH2) Indications (False Schisandra) — Asthma (f; PH2); Cancer (f; PH2); Cough (f; PH2); Cramp (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Enuresis (f; PH2); Inflammation (f; PH2); Insomnia (f; PH2); Night Sweats (f; PH2); Osteosis (f; PH2); Pain (f; PH2); Spermatorrhea (f; PH2); Stomachache (f; PH2); Swelling (f; PH2) Dosages (False Schisandra) — 1.5–6 g fruit (9–15 in Chinese people) (PH2) ... JLH) 291 292 Handbook of Medicinal Herbs Dosages (Faba Bean) — I once calculated that it would take a pound of faba beans, or a couple ounces of sprouts, to give a physiological dose of L-dopa The.. .Handbook of Medicinal Herbs 289 insomnia, itch, lacrimation, mental confusion, nausea, photophobia, polyuria,... effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded (PH2) Many authors advise against using non-sterile eye drops of any kind Its safety during pregnancy