Dulcamara

{dul-kam-a’ ’-ra) \dulcis, sweet; amarus, bitter]. Bittersweet. The young branches of D. solanum, containing an alkaloid, solanin. In overdoses it causes nausea, emesis, and convulsive muscular movements, and in toxic doses is a narcotic poison. It is employed in psoriasis and similar skin-diseases. D., Ext., Fid. Dose tt xxx-f j (2.0.4.0). 248