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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Guaiacum officinale |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Guaiacum officinale (Guaiacum)
Common name: Guaiacum, Lignum vitae (tree of life)
Part used: Heartwood
Active Constituents: Resin acids (guaiaconic, guaianetic, guacic acids), saponins (guaiacosaponin), vanillin, polyterpenoid (guaiaguttin) (4)
Actions: * Peripheral Circulatory Stimulant (6)
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- Antirheumatic, esp chronic/subacute (not acute rheumatism)(6)
- Anti-inflammatory (4)
- Laxative(4)
- Diuretic (4)
- Diaphoretic (4)
- Alterative (4)
Indications: (4)* Chronic Rheumatic conditions
- Chronic inflammatory degenerative disease (Osteoarthritis – 2)
- Gout (prophylaxis as well)
- Cancer
Specific Indication: * Chronic rheumatic complaints (3)
C-I/Caution: Avoid in hypersensitivity, allergic, acute inflammatory conditions(6)
Dosage: 1:10 0.25-0.7mltds = 5-15ml/wk Low (11)
Bibliography
- (1) Bone, K. Clinical Applcations of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs, Phytotherapy Press: Australia, 1997.
- (2) Mills, S. The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine, Penguin Books: UK, 1991.
- (3) British Herbal Pharmacopeia, UK, 1983.
- (4) Hoffmann, D. The New Holistic Herbal, Element Books: Australia, 1996.
- (5) Murray & Pizzorno, Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Llittle, Brown & Co: UK, 1996.
- (6) Mills, S. The Complete Guide of Modern Herbalism, Harper Collins Publishers: UK, 1994.
- (7) Murray, M. The Healing Power of Herbs, Prima Publishing: USA, 1995.
- (8) Potterton, D. (ed.), Culpepper’s Colour Herbal, W.Foulsham & Co: Sydney, 1983.
- (9) Holmes, P. Energetics of Western Herbs Vol 1, Nat Trp, Berkeley, 1986.
- (10) Ses Salmond, Materia Medica Class Notes, Nature Care College, 1997.
- (11) Melanie Koeman, Materia Medica Class Notes, Nature Care College, 1998.
- (12) Mediherb, Modern Phytotherapist, Vol 3, No. 1, Summer 1996, p.10
- (13) Mediherb, Monitor, No.25, March 1998.
- (14) Mediherb, Summary of Uses of Ayuvedic & Chinese Herbs, 1998.