Introduction
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- 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.
- 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 all year round, 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
11 traditional uses
Dosages
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.
3 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.
Expectorant 1
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 214, "expectorant"]. Omnibus.
2 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.
0 common names
scientific name
Cardamine impatiens 2
- Twentieth-century French botanist and canon Fournier, P.-V. (2010). Dictionnaire des plantes médicinales et vénéneuses de France [p. 215, "Cardamine impatiens L."]. Omnibus.
- Contemporary French journalist Lacoste, S. (2022). Ma bible des plantes qui soignent: le guide de référence de la phytothérapie [p. 129, "Cardamine impatiens"]. Leduc.
Conditions of use
Contraindications
The documents reviewed did not mention any data on this subject 1
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Toxicity
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Side effects
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Drug interactions
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Precautions for use
Narrowleaf bittercress (Cardamine impatiens) is used like 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 impatiente"]. Omnibus.
Children
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Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Energetics
Tastes
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Elementary energies
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