Bittersweet

Latin name: Solanum Dulcamara
Genus: Nightshade family (bittersweet nightshade), poisonous!
Common names: Shiny Berries, Günzkraut, Red Dog Berries, Teufelsklatten

Plant description Bittersweet

Plant description: Trending, woody below, herbaceous above. Stem filled with pith, leaves ovoid to heart-shaped. Purple flowers with a yellow cone of dust from June to August.

The ripe, intensely red berries are egg-shaped. Likes to grow in damp, shady areas. Closely related to deadly nightshade, Thorn apple and henbane, but not quite as poisonous as these. Nevertheless, self-treatment is to be avoided.

Plant parts used medicinally

The upper parts of the stem

ingredients

Glycosides, bitter substances, saponins, steroid alkaloids, tannins.

Healing effects and application of bittersweet

In folk medicine, bittersweet is a so-called "blood cleanser" for rheumatic diseases and skin diseases, for fever, pneumonia, jaundice and sexually transmitted diseases.

Use in homeopathy

The homeopathic remedy is called Dulcamara and is used for rheumatoid arthritis and muscle rheumatism as a result of colds, bladder catarrh and gastroenteritis with convulsions. Commonly D2,3,4.

Preparation of bittersweet

Because of its toxicity, the layperson should not use bittersweet.

side effect

Agitation symptoms, speech disorders, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, cramps, difficulty swallowing.