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Black alder berries

Botanicals / Herbs

Botanical Name or Chemical Name: Ilex verticillataPrinos verticillatus

Description: Black alder is a shrub. It is from aquiloliaceae family. Its berries are used medicinally.

Oral Actions

  • Action - Cathartic RatingRatingRating

    Black alder berries are cathartic; promote defecation. Take black alder berries daily, in divided doses, for many days, as suggested on the label.

  • Action - Laxative RatingRatingRating

    Black alder berries are laxative; facilitate defecation by softening the stool. Take black alder berries daily, in divided doses, for many days, as suggested on the label.

Recommended Dosage

Take black alder berries daily, in divided doses, for many days, as suggested on the label.

Cautions & Side Effects

There is no clear information about safety of black alder berries.

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