Bryonia

(bri-o’ne-ah) [L.; Gr. βρυωνία)]. 1. A genus of cucurbitaceous plants called bryony. 2. The root of Β. al’ba and Β. dioica. It is an active and acrid hydragogue cathartic, and is given in pneumonia, pleurisy, rheumatic fever, and colds. Its use is largely homeopathic. Dose of the powdered root, 20-60 gr. (1.3-3.7 gm.); of the tincture, 5-30 min. (0.333-2 c.c.); of the fluidextract, 10-60 min. (0.6-4 c.c.).