Western Herbalism
Laburnum
Laburnum
Also known as Bean-trefoil, Golden chain.
Both the flowers and the seeds have been employed in medicine, in dropsical affections, and with considerable efficacy. Sixty grains of the powdered seeds produce active catharsis, and even emesis, and is the dose generally advised in dropsy. An infusion of the flowers has been advantageously employed in gout and rheumatism, and is also stated to have been successful in several cases of albuminuria, in doses of 2 tablespoonfuls every 1 or 2 hours. Probably a tincture would be found more available. Formerly this plant had an unmerited reputation for the prevention, as well as the cure, of hydrophobia.
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Recognised toxicity. This plant carries a toxicity flag in the record; it is for trained practitioners only.
Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Med.), suggests the small dose (teaspoonful of the solution of 10 drops of a tincture of the recent bark, made with 98 per cent alcohol, in 4 ounces of water), every 1 to 3 hours in irritation of mucous tissues occurring in nervous dyspepsia, in the restlessness and uneasiness which follows mental overwork, and in the excitation of the gastric and hepatic nerves giving rise to frequent and easily excited vomiting. | ||
| a decoction | The dose of a decoction, of sp. gr. |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage. Both the flowers and the seeds have been employed in medicine, in dropsical affections, and with considerable efficacy. Sixty grains of the powdered seeds produce active catharsis, and even emesis, and is the dose generally advised in dropsy. An infusion of the flowers has been advantageously employed in gout and rheumatism, and is also stated to have been successful in several cases of albuminuria, in doses of 2 tablespoonfuls every 1 or 2 hours. Probably a tincture would be found more available. Formerly this plant had an unmerited reputation for the prevention, as well as the cure, of hydrophobia.
Botanical Source and History. This plant is an erect shrub, about a foot high, and is a native of Central Europe. It is quite common in poor soil throughout England, and has been naturalized, and grows abundantly, in a few localities of the eastern United States.
The young branches and leaves of Genista tinctoria, Linné. Nat. Ord: Leguminosae. COMMON NAMES: Dyer's green-weed, Wood-waxen, Green weed, Dyer's broom, Dyer's weed.
Drawn from King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd), and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
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