Frankincense herb is commonly used for the treatment of bilious and digestive disorders, and in particular for cramp-like complaints in the gallbladder, bile ducts and gastrointestinal tract. The herb is suitable for relieving the associated discomforts such as flatulence, bloating, cramps and pain.
Furthermore, people also use fumitory to treat psoriasis and eczema (inflammatory reactions of the skin).
Folk medicinal use of fumitory
Folk medicine says that fumitory herb has diuretic and antispasmodic properties. Furthermore, it is used internally as a laxative and externally for various skin conditions such as psoriasis vulgaris and chronic eczema.
Fumitory in homeopathy
Homeopathically, the fresh aerial parts of flowering plants are used for chronic itchy eczema in liver disorders.
Ingredients of fumitory
Like other poppy plants, fumitory contains various alkaloids with protoberberines and protopines at a level of about one percent. Furthermore, fumaric acid esters, flavone glycosides such as rutin and quercetin, and caffeic acid derivatives occur.
Earth fumitory – for what indication?
Indications for use of fumitory are:
- Cramp-like complaints of the gallbladder and bile ducts.
- Digestive complaints
- Flatulence
- Feeling of fullness
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
