Butternut

Other Names: Butternussbaum, Douberre, Juglans cinerea, Lemon Walnut, Nogal Blanco Americano, Nogal Ceniciento, Noyer à Beurre, Noyer de Beurre, Noyer Blanc, Noyer Cendré, Oil Nut, White Walnut, whitenut.
Butternut is a plant. People use the bark for medicine.
See also : Winter Squash

Special Precautions of Butternut

• it can cause diarrhea and irritation of the stomach and intestines.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to use butternut in large amounts if you are pregnant. It might stimulate the bowels too much. Avoid use.
• Digoxin (Lanoxin) interacts with BUTTERNUT
• Medications for inflammation (Corticosteroids) interacts with BUTTERNUT
• Medications taken by mouth (Oral drugs) interacts with BUTTERNUT
• Stimulant laxatives interacts with BUTTERNUT
• Warfarin (Coumadin) interacts with BUTTERNUT
• Water pills (Diuretic drugs) interacts with BUTTERNUT

Benefits and uses of Butternut are

• constipation : Butternut bark has mild cathartic properties and was once used medicinally in place of jalap, a more expensive cathartic which was imported from Mexico
• gallbladder disorders
• hemorrhoids
• skin diseases.
• It is also used for cancer and infections caused by bacteria and parasites.
• Some people use butternut as “a tonic.”