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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Fumaria officinalis |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Fumaria officinalis (Fumitory)
| Botanic Name | Fumaria officinalis |
| Common Name | Fumitory, Earth Smoke, Beggary, Fumus, Vapor, Nidor, Fumiterry, Wax Dolls |
| Family | Fumariaceae |
| Parts Used | Herb |
| Habitat | Europe and
America. Parts of Asia, Australia, South Africa 1
Common throughout Europe on cultivated and waste land, though native to the Mediterranean regions. 3 |
| Constituents | Alkaloids (protopine,
fumarine) 3
Bitter principles 3 Mucilage 3 Resin 3 |
| Actions | Antispasmodic
3
Choleretic 3 Laxative 3 Diuretic 3 |
| Applications | Blood
cleanser particular to chronic skin diseases especially in any
condition where liver or bile disturbances seem significant 3
For migraine under similar conditions 3 To calm biliary colic in gall-bladder disease 3 |
| Body Systems | Digestive, Skin |
| Energetics | Promotes
bowel movement, removes accumulations, and relieves constipation.
Promotes bowel movement, reduce liver congestion, and relieves epigastric fullness. Warm cholagogue laxative, liver decongestant. 4 Bitter, cool7 |
| Dosage | 1-4 gms
dried herb tds 3
Tincture 1-2mls tds 2 |
| Combinations | Arctium lappa, Galium aparine, Scrophularia nodosa 2 |
| C/I Cautions | Pregnancy & Lactation9 |
| BHP | Chronic eczema |