Western Herbalism
Leatherwood
Dirca
Also known as Moosewood, American mezereon, Wickopy.
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage: The bark is acrid, rubefacient, and vesicant when fresh. From 5 to 7 grains of it cause great gastric heat and uneasiness, with emesis and catharsis. In contact with the skin it produces rubefaction, followed by blisters, and the sores it occasions are frequently difficult to heal, forming very indolent and obstinate ulcers. If chewed it causes salivation, with burning pain in the tongue, gums, etc., and has thus proved useful as an irritant in paralysis of the tongue, toothache, facial neuralgia, etc. Bigelow says, that a decoction of the bark may be used as a sudorific and expectorant, in the place of senega. The berries produce vomiting, and are said to be a narcotic poison. | 454 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
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