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Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Jamaica Dogwood

  • Botanical Name

    Piscidia piscipula

  • Part Used

    Root-Bark

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    60%

  • Dose

    20 to 170mL weekly

This plant, often found in ‘women’s tonics’, is a mild sedative and relaxes smooth muscle. It is a powerful remedy for the treatment of painful conditions such as neuralgia and migraine. Its main use is in insomnia where this is due to nervous tension or pain.

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Jamaica Dogwood and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Traditionally it has been used as an analgesic and narcotic for neuralgias and as a fish poison (fish poisons from plants are not toxic to humans unless they are injected).

  • Actions

    Analgesic, antispasmodic, sedative, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, anodyne

  • Indications

    •    Insomnia, neuralgia, headache, migraine
    •    Nervous tension, anxiety
    •    Dysmenorrhoea, ovarian and uterine pain

  • Energetics

    Pungent, bitter, cooling

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Contraindicated

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Contraindicated with bradycardia (slow heart rate) and cardiac insufficiency.

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with central nervous system depressants. 

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Passion Flower, Feverfew, Hops, Valerian