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the information about plants which were found around the FoAM building/ Koolmijnenkaai 30-34 | the information about plants which were found around the FoAM building/ Koolmijnenkaai 30-34 | ||
- | * Solanum dulcamara-is a species of vine in the potato genus Solanum, family Solanaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, | + | * Solanum dulcamara |
+ | -is a species of vine in the potato genus Solanum, family Solanaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, | ||
and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America, where it is an invasive problem weed. It occurs in a very wide range of habitats, | and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America, where it is an invasive problem weed. It occurs in a very wide range of habitats, | ||
from woodlands to scrubland, hedges and marshes. | from woodlands to scrubland, hedges and marshes. | ||
- | Bittersweet is a semi-woody herbaceous perennial vine, which scrambles over other plants, capable | + | ---Description--- |
- | The fruit is an ovoid red berry about 1 cm long, soft and juicy, poisonous | + | In the days of belief in witchcraft, shepherds used to hang it as a charm round the necks of those of their beasts whom they suspected |
- | As with most Solanum species, the foliage is also poisonous to humans. | + | to be under the evil eye.The older physicians valued Bittersweet highly |
- | Usage: | + | Gerard says of it: |
- | Bittersweet is used in naturopathy and herbalism. | + | ' |
- | Its main usage is for conditions | + | Boerhaave, the celebrated Dutch physician, |
- | Bittersweet is considered | + | fever and inflammatory diseases of all kinds. |
- | Other common names for Solanum dulcamara: | + | There are few complaints |
- | include trailing nightshade, bittersweet, trailing bittersweet, climbing nightshade, blue bindweed, bitter nightshade, fellenwort, dogwood, woody nightshade, poisonflower, | + | |
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+ | The drug possesses feeble narcotic properties, with the power of increasing the secretions, particularly those of the skin and kidneys. It has no action on the pupil of the eye. | ||
+ | It is chiefly used as an alterative in skin diseases, being a popular remedy for obstinate skin eruptions, scrofula and ulcers. | ||
+ | It has also been recommended in chronic bronchial catarrh, asthma and whoopingcough. | ||
+ | For chronic rheumatism and for jaundice it has been much employed in the past, an infusion of 1 OZ. of the dried herb to 1/2 pint water being taken in wineglassful doses, two or three times daily. | ||
+ | From the fluid extract made from the twigs, a decoction is prepared of 10 drachms in 2 pints of boiling water, boiled down to 1 pint, and taken in doses of 1/2 to 2 OZ. with an equal quantity of milk. | ||
+ | The berries have proved poisonous to a certain degree to children. | ||
+ | Fluid extract, 1/2 to 2 drachms. | ||
-Information source: | -Information source: | ||
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