538 Handbook of Medicinal Herbs X3932203); Orexigenic (2; BGB; PH2; WHO); Parasiticide (1; X10594976); Pectoral (f; KAB); Phospholipase Inhibitor (1; WHO); Protein-Kinase Inhibitor (1; WHO); Protisticide (1; X10594976); Rubefacient (f; JFM); Sedative (f; KAB); Stimulant (f; JFM); Stomachic (f; KAB); Tonic (f; WHO); Vermifuge (f; WHO) O Indications (Onion) — Acne (f; JFM; WHO); Adenopathy (f; JLH); Allergy (1; BRU; PHR; WHO); Ameba (1; X10594976); Anaphylaxis (1; X3932203); Angina (f; BGB; PHR); Anorexia (2; BGB; KOM; PH2; WHO); Apoplexy (f; DEP); Asthma (1; APA; JFM; PHR; PH2; PNC); Atherosclerosis (2; APA; JFM; KOM; PH2; SHT; WO2); Bacillus (1; X4064797); Bacteria (2; JFM; KOM; PH2; SHT; WHO); Biliousness (f; KAB); Bleeding (f; KAB); Blister (1; SKJ); Boil (1; SKJ); Bronchosis (2; BGB; PHR; PH2; WHO); Bruise (f; PHR; WHO); Bug Bite (f; PHR); Burn (f; JLH; PHR); Cancer (1; APA; BGB); Cancer, breast (1; FNF; JLH; JNU); Cancer, colon (1; JNU); Cancer, esophagus (1; JNU); Cancer, gland (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, liver (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, lung (1; JNU); Cancer, rectum (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, stomach (1; APA; FNF; JLH); Cancer, uterus (1; FNF; JLH); Candida (1; WHO; X10594976); Carbuncle (f; KAB); Cardiopathy (1; APA; JNU); Caries (1; X9354029); Catarrh (f; KAB); Chest Cold (f; JFM); Chilblain (f; KAP); Cholecystosis (f; JFM; PHR); Cholera (f; DEP; WHO); Cold (2; DEM; PHR; PH2); Colic (f; PHR; PH2; WHO); Colosis (f; KAP); Congestion (1; APA; BGB; JFM); Convulsion (f; KAB); Corn (f; JLH); Cough (2; BGB; JFM; PHR; PH2); Cramp (f; PNC; GHA); Deafness (f; JFM); Dermatosis (1; SKJ; X7600010); Diabetes (2; APA; WHO); Dropsy (f; BGB; DAD; GMH); Dusgeuzia (f; KAB); Dysentery (f; BGB; DAD; JNU); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR); Dyspepsia (2; JFM; PHR; PH2); Dyspnea (f; BGB); Dysuria (f; KAB); Earache (1; APA; DEM); Edema (f; JFM); Enterosis (f; KAP); Epilepsy (f; JFM); Epistaxis (f; KAB); Escherichia (1; PH2); Felon (f; JLH); Fever (2; DEM; JFM; PHR; PH2; WHO); Flu (f; DEM); Fungus (1; APA; WHO; X10594976); Furuncle (f; PHR); Gas (f; DAD; JFM; SKJ); Gastrosis (f; GHA); Gingivosis (1; X9354029); Gravel (f; BGB; DAD; GMH); Heatstroke (f; DEP); Hepatosis (f; KAB); High Blood Pressure (2; DAD; KOM; PHR; PH2; SHT; WHO); High Cholesterol (2; APA; BGB; JNU; MPI; SHT; WHO); High Triglycerides (1; WHO); Hyperglycemia (2; APA; MPI; PNC; WHO); Hyperlipidemia (f; SKJ); Hysteria (f; DEP; KAB); Immunodepression (2; PHR); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (2; APA; JNU; PHR; PH2; WHO); Inflammation (2; PHR); Insomnia (f; KAB); Jaundice (f; WHO); Lymphangites (f; KAB); Malaria (f; JFM); Mange (f; JFM); Migraine (f; KAB); Mycosis (1; APA; WHO); Nephrosis (f; BGB); Nervousness (f; KAB); Neuralgia (f; JFM); Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (2; WHO); Nyctalopia (f; KAB); Obesity (1; BGB; SKJ; WHO); Odontosis (f; KAB); Ophthalmia (f; SKJ); Osteoporosis (1; ACT5:330; JNU); Otosis (f; SKJ; WHO); Pain (f; JFM); Parasite (1; JFM; X10594976); Periodontosis (1; X9354029); Pertussis (f; PHR); Pharyngosis (2; PHR); Proctosis (f; KAB); Prolapse (f; KAB); Protozoa (1; X10594976); Rabies (f; KAB); Rheumatism (f; JFM); Salmonella (1; PH2); Scabies (f; JFM); Sore (1; JNU; WHO); Sore Throat (f; DEP); Splenosis (f; DEP); Sting (f; JFM); Stomachache (f; PHR); Stomatosis (2; PHR); Strangury (f; KAP); Streptococcus (1; X9354029; X4064797); Swelling (1; APA; JFM; WHO); Syncope (f; DEP; KAB); Tenesmus (f; BGB); Thrombosis (f; JFM); Tinnitus (f; JFM); Tonsilosis (f; JFM); Toothache (f; JNU); Tuberculosis (f; JFM); Tumor (1; APA; BGB); Vertigo (f; KAB); Virus (1; X10594976); Wart (f; PHR); Whitlow (f; JLH); Worm (f; APA; JFM; WHO) Wound (f; PHR); Yeast (1; WHO; X10594976) Dosages (Onion) — 0.25–1 onion (2–5 oz) (APA); onion/day (JAD); 50 g fresh onion or 20 g dry onion (KOM; SHT; WHO); 10–20 ml bulb or leaf infusion (KAP); tsp onion juice 3–4 ×/day (APA); 4–5 tsp tincture/day (PHR); 4–5 tbsp onion syrup (PHR); 1–3 g powdered seed (KAP) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Onion) — Class Some idiopathic allergies (JAD) Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and contact dermatosis reported (WHO) Feeding rats g Handbook of Medicinal Herbs 539 powdered onion/day/month boosted bone mineral content 17%, bone thickness more than 15%, performing better than calcitonin(+) (JNU) OPIUM ANTIDOTE (Combretum micranthum G Don) + Activities (Opium Antidote) — Antibacterial (1; HHB); Antidote, opium (f; HHB); Antiemetic (f; HHB); Astringent (1; PH2); Choleretic (1; PH2); Diuretic (f; HHB) Indications (Opium Antidote) — Addiction (f; HHB); Bacteria (1; HHB); Blackwater Fever (f; HHB); Cholecystosis (f; HHB; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Fever (f; HHB); Hepatosis (f; HHB; PH2); Nausea (f; HHB); Vomiting (f; HHB) OPIUM POPPY (Papaver somniferum L.) (+++ seeds) (XXX opium) O Activities (Opium Poppy) — Abortifacient (f; SKJ); Analgesic (1; APA; CRC; KAP; PHR); Anaphrodisiac (1; FEL); Antibacterial (1; BIB); Antidiarrheal (f; PNC); Antidote, atropine (f; FEL); Antidote, physostigmine (f; FEL); Antidote, strychnine (f; FEL); Antiinflammatory (f; DEP); Antipyretic (1; FEL; KAB); Antispasmodic (1; APA; DEM; DEP; FEL; PNC); Antitussive (1; APA; PHR; PNC); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC; KAB); Astringent (1; CRC; DAA; KAB); Calmative (1; CRC); Carminative (f; BIB; CRC); Cerebrostimulant (1; KAP; FEL); Decongestant (1; CRC); Deliriant (f; KAB); Demulcent (f; BIB; CRC); Diaphoretic (f; CRC; FEL; PNC); Diuretic (f; KAB); Emollient (f; CRC); Euphoric (1; APA); Expectorant (f; CRC); Hemostat (f; CRC); Hypotensive (f; BIB; CRC); Hypnotic (1; APA); Intoxicant (1; CRC); Lipogenic (f; KAB); Myorelaxant (1; APA; FEL); Narcotic (1; APA; CRC; SUW); Nervine (f; BIB; CRC); Sedative (1; APA; CRC; KAP); Spinostimulant (f; FEL); Stimulant (1; APA); Tonic (f; BIB; CRC); Tranquilizer (f; DEM); Vasodilator (1; CRC) Indications (Opium Poppy) — Anemia (f; KAB); Angina (1; DAA); Anxiety (1; APA); Asthma (1; APA; CRC; FEL); Bacteria (1; BIB); Bleeding (f; CRC); Boil (f; BIB; CRC); Bronchosis (f; KAP; PHR); Bruise (f; CRC); Calculus (1; FEL); Cancer (1; CRC; FNF); Cancer, bladder 540 O Handbook of Medicinal Herbs (1; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; JLH); Cancer, colon (1; JLH); Cancer, ear (1; JLH); Cancer, eye (1; JLH); Cancer, liver (1; JLH); Cancer, nose (1; JLH); Cancer, skin (1; JLH); Cancer, spleen (1; JLH); Cancer, stomach (1; JLH); Cancer, throat (1; JLH); Cancer, tongue (1; JLH); Cancer, uterus (1; JLH); Cancer, uvula (1; JLH); Cancer, vagina (1; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; WOI); Catarrh (f; CRC; FEL); Childbirth (1; FEL); Cholecystosis (f; PHR); Cholera (f; DEP; FEL); Cold (f; CRC); Colic (f; DEP; PHR; PH2); Condyloma (f; JLH); Congestion (1; CRC); Conjunctivosis (f; CRC; FEL; PH2); Convulsion (f; KAP); Cough (1; APA; FEL; PHR; PNC); Cramp (1; APA; DEM; DEP; FEL; PH2; PNC); Cystosis (1; BIB; CRC; DEP; PH2); Delirium (f; DEP; FEL); Depression (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; FEL; JLH); Diarrhea (1; APA; CRC; FEL; PH2); Duodenosis (f; WOI); Dysentery (1; CRC; DEP; FEL; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC; DEP); Dyspepsia (f; FEL); Eclampsia (1; FEL); Embolism (1; WOI); Enterosis (1; APA; CRC; FEL; PH2); Epistaxis (f; BIB); Erysipelas (f; FEL); Fever (1; CRC; DEP; FEL; KAB; PH2; PNC); Flu (f; WOI); Flux (f; CRC); Gallstone (f; PH2); Gangrene (f; DEP); Gastrosis (1; APA; DEP); Gonorrhea (f; FEL); Gout (1; FEL); Headache (f; CRC; DAA); Hemicrania (f; BIB; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; FEL); Hepatosis (f; DEP; JLH); High Blood Pressure (f; BIB; CRC); Hyperacidity (f; WOI); Hypochondria (f; CRC); Hysteria (f; CRC; FEL); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (f; CRC; DEP; PH2); Inhibition (1; APA); Insomnia (1; APA; CRC; KAP); Itch (f; BIB); Kidney Stone (f; PH2); Leukorrhea (f; CRC; DAA); Malaria (f; CRC); Mania (f; BIB; CRC); Mastosis (f; JLH); Melancholy (f; CRC); Menorrhagia (f; DEP); Mucososis (f; FEL); Myocardosis (f; WOI); Nausea (f; CRC; FEL); Nephrosis (f; DEP; FEL); Nervousness (1; APA; CRC; DEM; KAP); Neuralgia (f; CRC; FEL); Neurosis (f; DEP); Ophthalmia (f; DEP; PH2); Otosis (f; CRC); Pain (1; APA; CRC; FEL; KAP; PHR); Peritonosis (f; DEP; FEL); Pertussis (f; CRC; WOI); Phthisis (f; DEP; FEL); Polyp (f; JLH); Proctosis (f; CRC; FEL; PH2); Prolapse (f; CRC; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; FEL); Raynaud’s Syndrome (1; WOI); Respirosis (1; APA; FEL); Rheumatism (f; CRC; DEP); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Snakebite (f; CRC); Sore Throat (f; JLH); Spasm (1; PHR); Spermatorrhea (f; CRC; DAA); Splenosis (f; JLH); Sprain (f; BIB; CRC); Stomachache (f; BIB; CRC); Swelling (f; CRC); Tenesmus (f; FEL); Tetanus (f; DEP; FEL); Toothache (f; CRC; DAA); Tuberculosis (f; PH2; WOI); Tumor (f; CRC); Typhoid (f; FEL); Typhus (f; PH2); Ulcer (f; CRC; PH2; WOI); Urogenitosis (1; PHR); Uterosis (f; DEP; FEL; JLH); Uvulosis (f; JLH); Vaginosis (f; JLH); Vomiting (f; DAA); Wart (f; CRC; JLH); Wound (1; PHR) Dosages (Opium Poppy) — Prescription only (for opiates) I not believe I’d recommend the dosage in KAP, 30–125 mg Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Opium Poppy) — Seeds Class (AHP) Not indexed in Commission E Opium overdoses can cause cold clammy skin, fast weak pulse, fluid in the lungs, cyanosis, pupil constriction, and possible death from circulatory and respiratory failure Opium addicts can reportedly tolerate 2000 mg over hours, but 300 mg will kill many naive subjects Opiates have been detected in urine of poppy-seed eaters as much as 48 hours after ingestion Like ginkgo, it “increases blood flow to the brain” (APA) ORANGE (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) ++ Synonyms: C aurantium var sinensis L., C macracantha Hassk Activities (Orange) — Antibilious (1; EFS; FNF); Anticancer (1; FNF; JAD); Antigastric (1; TRA); Antihistaminic (1; TRA); Antihomocysteine (1; JNU); Antiinflammatory (1; JNU; TRA); Antioxidant (1; JNU); Antiseptic (1; EFS; FNF); Antispasmodic (1; EFS; TRA); Antitussive (1; TRA); Antiulcer (1; TRA); Antiviral (1; JNU); Cardioprotective (1; JNU); Carminative (1; TRA); Depurative (f; WO2); Diaphoretic (f; JFM); Digestive (f; PHR); Gastrostimulant Handbook of Medicinal Herbs 541 (1; PHR); Hepatoprotective (1; TRA); Hypocholesterolemic (1; TRA); Hypoglycemic (1; TRA); Hypolipemic (1; TRA); Hypotensive (1; JNU; TRA); Hypouricemic (1; TRA); Immunostimulant (1; JNU); Laxative (f; WBB; WO2); Myorelaxant (1; TRA); Orexigenic (2; BIS; JFM; KOM; PH2); Respiradepressant (f; WBB); Secretolytic (1; PH2; TRA); Sedative (f; EFS); Stomachic (f; WO2); Tonic (f; WO2) Indications (Orange) — Acne (f; WO2); Anorexia (2; JFM; KOM; PH2); Asthma (1; TRA); Biliousness (1; EFS; FNF; WO2); Bronchosis (f; JFM); Cancer (1; FNF; JAD; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; JNU); Cancer, cervix (1; JNU); Cancer, esophagus (1; JNU); Cancer, mouth (1; JNU); Cancer, skin (1; JNU); Cancer, stomach (1; JNU); Candida (f; JFM); Cardiopathy (1; JNU); Catarrh (f; WO2); Cervicosis (1; JNU); Childbirth (f; JFM); Conjunctivosis (f; TRA); Constipation (f; WBB; WO2); Convulsion (f; JFM); Cough (f; TRA); Cramp (1; EFS; TRA); Dermatosis (f; WBB); Diabetes (1; TRA); Diarrhea (f; TRA; WO2); Dysentery (f; JFM); Dyspepsia (2; PHR; PH2); Earache (1; TRA; WO2); Epilepsy (f; JFM); Esophagosis (1; JNU); Fever (f; JFM; TRA; WO2); Flu (1; JNU; TRA); Gas (f; JFM); Gastrosis (1; JFM; JNU); Gout (1; TRA); Headache (f; TRA); Hepatosis (1; TRA); Herpes (1; JNU); High Blood Pressure (1; JNU; TRA); High Cholesterol (1; JNU; TRA); Hyperglycemia (1; TRA); Hysteria (f; JFM); Immunodepression (1; JNU); Infection (1; JNU); Inflammation (1; JNU; TRA); Insomnia (f; EFS); Malaria (f; WBB); Nervousness (f; EFS); Obesity (1; TRA); Palpitation (f; JFM); Pneumonia (f; JFM); Polio (1; JNU); Psoriasis (f; WBB); Sore (f; JLH); Splenomegaly (1; WBB); Stroke (1; JNU); Toothache (f; WO2); Ulcer (1; TRA); Virus (1; JNU); Worm (f; JFM) Dosages (Orange) — Juice is a food pharmaceutical; tsp chopped rind/cup water; 20 drops tincture ×/day for Citrus aurantium (APA); 10–15 g pericarp (KOM) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Orange) — Other species are Class 1; this species is a food, and is not covered (AHP) “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) Commission E reports possible photosensitivity (PHR) None known (KOM) Coumarins may photosensitize and may interact with other anticoagulants Convulsions, enteric colic, and even death are reported in children following ingestion of large amounts of orange peel (AHP, speaking of C aurantium, not this species, but the same chemicals, hence warning should prevail) Extract LD50 = 7000 mg/kg mouse; safe dose 5000, surely fatal dose 10,000 (WBB) ORANGE PEEL (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) ++ Synonyms: C aurantium var sinensis L., C macracantha Hassk Activities (Orange Peel) — Antigastric (1; TRA); Antihistaminic (1; TRA); Antispasmodic (1; TRA); Digestive (PHR); Gastrostimulant (1; PHR); Orexigenic (2; BIS; KOM); Secretolytic (1; TRA) Indications (Orange Peel) — Anorexia (2; KOM); Cramp (1; TRA); Dyspepsia (2; PHR) Dosages (Orange Peel) — tsp chopped rind/cup water; 20 drops tincture ×/day for Citrus aurantium (APA); 10–15 g pericarp (KOM) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Orange Peel) — Other species are Class 1; this species, a food, is not covered (AHP) Commission E reports possibility photosensitivity (PHR) None known (KOM) Coumarins may photosensitize and may interact with other anticoagulants Convulsions, enteric colic, and even death are reported in children following ingestion of large amounts of orange peel (AHP, speaking of C aurantium, not this species, but the same chemicals, hence warning should prevail) O 542 Handbook of Medicinal Herbs ORDEAL BEAN, CALABAR BEAN (Physostigma venenosum Balf.) X O Activities (Ordeal Bean) — Anticholinesterase (1; HH3); Anticuraroid (1; PH2); Antidote (f; CRC); Antidote, curare (1; PHR); Cardiodepressant (1; PHR; PH2); Insecticide (1; UPW); Mitotic (1; PH2); Myotic (1; CRC; UPW); Negative Chronotropic (1; PH2); Paralytic (1; CRC; UPW); Parasiticide (1; CRC); Parasympathomimetic (1; HH3); Pediculicide (1; CRC); Peristaltic (1; PH2; UPW); Poison (1; CRC); Rodenticide (1; CRC; UPW); Sedative (f; CRC); Spasmogenic (1; PH2) Indications (Ordeal Bean) — Alzheimer’s (1; CRC; PHR; PH2); Arthrosis (f; CRC; HH3); Bursitis (f; CRC); Cholera (f; HH3); Colic (f; CRC; HH3); Diabetes (f; CRC; HH3); Edema (f; CRC; HH3); Epilepsy (f; HH3); Erysipelas (f; HH3); Fibrososis (f; CRC; HH3); Gastrosis (f; HH3); Glaucoma (1; CRC; PHR; PH2); Insomnia (f; CRC); Lice (2; CRC); Mucososis (f; HH3); Myasthenia (1; CRC; UPW); Nervousness (f; CRC); Ophthalmia (1; CRC; HH3); Parasite (1; CRC); Psoriasis (f; CRC; HH3); Rheumatism (f; CRC; HH3); Spasm (f; CRC); Tetanus (f; CRC; HH3) Dosages (Ordeal Bean) — Too dangerous for internal use (JAD); 1–2 eye drops ×/day (PH2) Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ordeal Bean) — Not covered (AHP) Lethal dose for adult man = 6–10 drops physostigmine (ca 2–3 beans) Symptoms of intoxication: cyanosis diarrhea, dizziness, nausea, salivation, spasms, stupor, sweating, tachycardia, twitching, vomiting, and finally death through asphyxiation (PH2) Lithium chloride may increase toxicity (HH3) ... following ingestion of large amounts of orange peel (AHP, speaking of C aurantium, not this species, but the same chemicals, hence warning should prevail) O 542 Handbook of Medicinal Herbs ORDEAL BEAN,... PHR); Bruise (f; CRC); Calculus (1; FEL); Cancer (1; CRC; FNF); Cancer, bladder 540 O Handbook of Medicinal Herbs (1; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; JLH); Cancer, colon (1; JLH); Cancer, ear (1; JLH);... TRA); Depurative (f; WO2); Diaphoretic (f; JFM); Digestive (f; PHR); Gastrostimulant Handbook of Medicinal Herbs 541 (1; PHR); Hepatoprotective (1; TRA); Hypocholesterolemic (1; TRA); Hypoglycemic