Introduction
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- Herbalist(s) 2
- Other 1
- Physician Dr. François-Joseph Cazin (1788-1864) was a French physician. Author of an imposing Practical and Reasoned Treatise on Indigenous Medicinal Plants, he is considered the ancestor of the French school of phytotherapy.
- Herbalist Paul-Victor Fournier (1877-1964) was a French canon and botanist. His major work, 'Les quatre flores de France', published between 1934 and 1940, remains a reference work for the identification of plants in the field.
- Herbalist Yves Vanopdenbosch is a graduate hospital nurse trained in Belgium, he directs the École des Plantes where he teaches traditional European phytotherapy.
- Journalist Sophie Lacoste, editor-in-chief of Rebelle-Santé magazine, has also run the health section of TV magazine for around twenty years.
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Practical information
Family
Brassicaceae
Parts used
- Flowering top
- Leaf
Picking info
- Harvest flowering tops from the beginning of flowering, dry on shaded racks, then store in an airtight container away from light and moisture
- Harvest the leaves from March for fresh consumption or all year for drying; in the latter case, dry them in the shade in a warm, well-ventilated area, then store in an airtight container away from light and moisture
Medicine cabinet
- Dried flowering top
- Dried leaf
12 traditional uses
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Dosages
Internal intake
Consume freshly picked leaves in salad 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "les feuilles […] se mangent en salade au printemps"]. Omnibus.
Internal infusion
Infuse approx. 4 g dried flowering tops or leaves in 150 ml of simmering water for 10 minutes off the heat, strain and drink 2 to 3 cups per day 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "infusion […] 30 à 60 g par litre"]. Omnibus.
4 plant properties
Anti-scorbutic 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "antiscorbutique"]. Omnibus.
Antigout 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "calment les douleurs de la goutte"]. Omnibus.
Depurative 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "dépurative"]. Omnibus.
Expectorant 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "expectorant"]. Omnibus.
4 constituents
Gluconasturtiin 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "gluconasturtiine"]. Omnibus.
Glucoside 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "glucoside"]. Omnibus.
Sesquiterpene lactone 2
- Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 250, "principe amer"]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 215, "principe amer"]. Omnibus.
Sinigrin 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 215, "sinigrine"]. Omnibus.
common name
Large bittercress 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "large bittercress"]. Omnibus.
scientific name
Cardamine amara 4
- Nineteenth century French physician Cazin, F.-J. (1876). Traité pratique et raisonné des plantes médicinales indigènes et acclimatées : avec un atlas de 200 plantes lithographiées (4e ed.) [p. 250, "C. amara L."]. P. Asselin, libraire de la faculté de medecine. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58310855/
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "Cardamine amara L."]. Omnibus.
- Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 129, "Cardamine amara"]. Leduc.
- Contemporary Belgian Herbalist Vanopdenbosch, Y. (2018). Plantes médicinales et tempéraments : aux sources d’une phytothérapie traditionnelle [p. 122, "Cardamine amara"]. Editions Amyris.
Conditions of use
Contraindications
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Toxicity
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Side effects
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Drug interactions
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Precautions for use
The large bittercress (Cardamine amara) is used as the cuckoo flower (Cardamine Pratensis) 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 213, "on emploie de la même facon [que la cardamine des prés] la cardamine amère"]. Omnibus.
Children
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Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Energetics
Tastes
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Elementary energies
Warm and dry 1
- Contemporary Belgian Herbalist Vanopdenbosch, Y. (2018). Plantes médicinales et tempéraments : aux sources d’une phytothérapie traditionnelle [p. 122, "chaud et sec"]. Editions Amyris.