Dulcamara

Latin Name: Dulcamara

Common Name: Bittersweet, or climbing nightshade

Classification: Narcotic, diaphoretic, diuretic, cathartic, discutient, emmenagogue, antimanic, and aphrodisiac

Isolated Drug/s: Solanine

Medicinal Usage: The root, stalk and berries have medicinal value. In small doses, Dulcamara causes an increase in the secretions of the skin, kidneys and mucous surfaces, with some dimunition of sensibility. In large doses, it is an acro-narcotic poison.

Dulcamara is used as a diaphoretic and diuretic to treat painful cutaneous affections, rheumatism, and gout. It is also used as an expectorant for chornic catarrh. It is often prepared in the form of a decoction, but a nerve oitment may be made with the bark and roots, and used to treat bruises, sprains, and stiff joints.

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