Cornus florida
Remedy of intermittent fever and debility. Chronic malarial fever. Sluggish liver. General aching. Substitute for quinine in folk medicine. Pneumonia with debility.
Source
Prepared from the bark of Cornus florida (Cornaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Intermittent malarial fever — used as quinine substitute. Chronic debility from malaria. Sluggish liver. General aching — sore, bruised feeling. Pneumonia with debility. Diarrhea from malaria. Bitter taste.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, heavy from fever.
General Symptoms
Malarial. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Intermittent malarial fever. Debility. Quinine substitute.
Abdomen
Sluggish liver. Diarrhea from malaria.
Extremities
General aching. Sore, bruised.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Malarial patients.
Clinical Indications
Intermittent fever, malarial debility, sluggish liver, general aching, pneumonia
Comparative Materia Medica
China has malaria with periodicity. Eupatorium perfoliatum has bone-breaking ache with fever.
Safety Information
Not established.
Flowering dogwood bark is non-toxic. Used historically as quinine substitute. Safe in all potencies.
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