Simple Herbal Extracts | Black Haw
Name |
Black Haw |
Botanical Name |
Viburnum prunifolium |
Part Used |
bark |
Contraindications |
Use cautiously if history of kidney stones* |
Traditional Information* |
Black Haw is antispasmodic especially to the uterus. It is indicated for dysmenorrhea with lumbar pain, for threatened miscarriage, menorrhagia,vaginismus, mittleschmertz (ovulatory pain), hiccoughs, uterine and abdominal colic, testicular pain (epididymitis) and intercostal pain. |
Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG
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