Bryonia

{bri-of -ne-ah) [(3pvcovia, bryony]. Bryony. The root of B. alba and B. dioica; indigenous to Europe. Its properties are due to an intensely bitter glucosid, bryonin, C^HggOjg, which is a strong irritant when applied to the skin or mucous membrane, often producing vesication. It is used in pleurisy, pleuropneumonia, rheumatic fever, and colds. Dose of the powdered root gr. x-xxx (0.65- 2.0). B., ch152.xhtml i 160