ease labour pain.
BLACK HAW Viburnum prunifolium, L.( N. O.: Caprifoliaceae)
Common Names: American Sloe, Stagbush. Features: Black haw is found in most of the North American states, more abundantly from New York to Florida.
This is an erect, bushy shrub or tree from 10 – 25 ft. tall, with a 10 in. trunk diameter. The bark is irregular, transversely curved and greyish brown, or where the outer bark has scaled off brownishred; inner surface reddish brown. The root bark is cinnamon colour and tastes bitter and astringent. The deep-green leaves are broadly elliptical or obovate, finely and sharply toothed, the under-surface smooth, 1 – 3 in. long. The flowers bloom from May to June in small white clusters 2 – 4 in. across and 3 – 5 lobes in each flower. The fruit known as Black haw is edible, but to some unbearably sweet. They are shiny black; cadet blue on red stems. Parts Used: Root bark( preferred), bark of stems and branches. Solvents: Water, alcohol. Bodily Influence: Diuretic, Tonic, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Astringent. Uses: To expectant mothers in cases of threatened abortion Black haw is an almost infallible remedy and therefore of special value to women who are subject to miscarriage, acting as a specific tissue bracing Materia Medica for the womb.
The preparation for this purpose should be anticipated two or three weeks before the expected reoccurrence of the misfortune and continued for about two weeks after any disturbance. If there are no symptoms of the above mentioned during the last weeks, discontinue until after delivery. To allay the severity of after pains and to arrest bleeding, Black haw is also administered.
BLACK HAW Viburnum opulus, L.( Kalina)( Bello-Russ. Academy of Science, Minsk, 1965)
A decoction of this plant will generally alleviate chills and fever and usually gives speedy relief in palpitation of the heart and is a valuable agent in diarrhoea and dysentery. Notice that the herbs that have healing qualities on the stomach and intestinal tract are also influential for the complaints of the mouth and throat. Dose: 1 oz. to 1 pint of boiling water taken in tablespoonful amounts three or four times a day; 1 teaspoonful of the tincture, three or four times a day. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of fresh bark— Abortion( threatened), Dysmenorrhoea,