Viburnum prunifolium
Plant · Adoxaceae
Key symptoms
- Threatened abortion and miscarriage, whether habitual or from accidental causes
- Spasmodic uterine pains and contractions threatening premature labour
- Dysmenorrhœa with spasmodic uterine pains
- Menorrhagia with copious sanguineous discharge
- Antidotes effects of Gossypium (cotton-root) used to procure abortion
- Tetanus (considered perhaps the best remedy in the world)
- Cancer of the tongue (topical use of bark decoction)
Viburnum prunifolium. Black Haw. (An American species.) N. O. Caprifoliaceæ. Tincture of fresh bark ("gathered in October and November from trees grown in open situations."─Phares, quoted by Hale).
Clinical
Abortion, threatened. Dysmenorrhœa. Menorrhagia. Tetanus. Tongue, cancer of.
Characteristics
Hale quotes experiences showing a close resemblance between Vib. p. and Vib. o., with some additional uses of Vib. p. E. P. Fowler cured two cases of cancer of the tongue with the decoction of Vib. p. bark, used topically. Phares thinks it perhaps "the best remedy in the world for tetanus." Hale used the tincture in threatened miscarriage, dysmenorrhœa, and spasmodic uterine pains. Phares says of it, "It is particularly valuable in preventing abortion and miscarriage, whether habitual or otherwise; whether threatened from accidental causes or criminal drugging," and he gives cases in support of each. It entirely antidotes the effect of Gossyp., which is much used for procuring abortion in some of the States; …
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