Viburnum opulus
(Cramp bark)

Therapeutic Actions:

• Antispasmodic - especially to the uterus
• Nervine
• Tonic
• Uterine sedative

Clinical Indications:

• Dysmenorrhea
• Endometriosis
• Osteoporosis
• Uterine fibroid
• Labor tonic
• Obstinate hiccough
• Pain and spasm in voluntary muscles
• Painful spasm of hollow organs - stomach, intestines, ureters, uterus

Contraindications:

• None known

Drug/Nutrient Interaction:

• Limited data

Chemical Constituents:

• Bitter principle
• Scopoletin - a uterine and small muscle antispasmodic
• Valeric acid
• Viburnin

Toxicity:

• None known

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