Wood Anemone

Anemone nemorosa

Also known as Wind Flower, Wind crowfoot.

CoolingDryingNeutralTaste: Pungent

Used in traditional Russian folk medicine and European herbalism Fresh plant only for medicinal value (dries lose potency) Low-dose botanical due to toxicity Non-officinal Regional rarity in some areas limits harvest RxList ScienceRise Henriette's Herbal

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AntispasmodicNervineSedativeAnti-inflammatoryRubefacientAntirheumaticAntineoplasticDiaphoreticExpectorantDiureticAntimicrobialAntifungal

Indications what the tradition reached for it in

Gout
Indolent ulcers
Whooping cough
Tinea capitis
Eye inflammation
Malignant ulcers
Rheumatism
Asthma
Chronic eruptions
Delayed menstruation
Indurated glands
Melancholy
Headache
Suppressed menses
Corns
Stomach pain
Palsies
Fever
Bone pain
Anxiety
Bronchitis
Colic
Cough
Cramps
Edema
Fluid retention
Fungal infections
Infection
Inflammation
Insomnia

Safety

Recognised toxicity. This plant carries a toxicity flag in the record; it is for trained practitioners only.

Low dose botanical. Used in drop doses in the classical practice; not a plant to dose freely.

Pregnancy: Use with care in pregnancy

Breastfeeding: Not for use while breastfeeding

The record lists 7 contraindications; open the plate in the library to read them in full.

Dosing as the sources wrote it

Preparation	As written	Metric
Fresh tincture	Fresh tincture (leaves/flowers) 1:2 95%, 1-5 drops initially, up to 15 drops 4x daily	0.02-0.1 mL
	Tincture fresh root, 10 drops in 120ml water, 5ml q2-4h Chestnut Herbs	0.2 mL
	It has been recommended in amaurosis and other diseases of the eye, secondary syphilis, cutaneous diseases, and whooping-cough, in doses of 1 or 2 grains daily.	130-130 mg
	A tincture of the fresh plant in fruit (℥viij to alcohol Oj) may be tried in doses of a fraction of 1 drop to 5 drops.	0.02-0.1 mL
	Anemone virginiana, Linné. Wood flower, Wind flower, Thimble weed. An herb growing from 2 to 3 feet high, having from 2 to 4 greenish-white flowers

Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.

From the sources

Clinical Notes. Used in traditional Russian folk medicine and European herbalism Fresh plant only for medicinal value (dries lose potency) Low-dose botanical due to toxicity Non-officinal Regional rarity in some areas limits harvest RxList ScienceRise Henriette's Herbal

Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage. This plant has been found useful in many chronic cases of ophthalmic maladies, as cataract, amaurosis, and corneal opacity; also in cutaneous eruptions and secondary syphilitic diseases. It has likewise effected cures in uncomplicated amenorrhoea, leucorrhoea, pains in the testes, or ovaries, and along the spermatic chord, sharp, cutting gastric pains, frontal headache in onanists, and in chronic irritation of the nerves.

primary-actions. Wood Anemone acts primarily as: Antispasmodic, Nervine, Sedative, Anti-inflammatory, Rubefacient, Antirheumatic. Secondary actions include Antineoplastic, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Diuretic, Antimicrobial, Antifungal.

Botanical Source and History. "Anemone patens is a very conspicuous flower in early spring, found in prairie regions of Illinois, thence west to the Rocky Mountains, and northwest. The stem rises about 4 inches out of the ground, and is terminated by a large, erect, solitary, light bluish-purple flower.

Drawn from Scudder's Specific Medication and Specific Medicines; King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd), and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.

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