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==Health Benefits and uses of Bogbean are==
Bogbean contains bitter chemicals that can increase the flow of saliva and stomach juices. This might help stimulate the appetite or relieve indigestion. For therapeutic reasons, bogbean is taken in the form of an infusion or tincture. Infusion: To prepare the infusion, add one to two teaspoonfuls of the dehydrated herb to one cup (250 ml) of boiling water and allow it to permeate for about 10 to 15 minutes. For best results, this infusion needs to be drunk thrice every day. Tincture: The tincture prepared from bogbean should be taken in dosage of 1 ml to 4 ml thrice every day.
*As a bitter agent, the drug promotes the salivary and gastric juice secretion and is therefore used for loss of appetite and indigestion as well as feeling bloated or flatulent. Also in bitter herbal liqueurs and schnapps occasional extracts are included. Fever clover leaves are predominantly used in tea blends. Bogbean is an intensely bitter herb which helps to promote appetite as well as invigorates the secretion of digestive juices. This herb is generally taken to enhance a weak or dysfunctional digestion, especially if the patient also experiences uneasiness in the abdominal region. In addition, bogbean is also used to facilitate weight gain and is considered to be a useful natural medication for treating rheumatoid arthritis, particularly when this malady is related to debility, weight loss and absence of vigour. Generally, herbalists prescribe bogbean in conjugation with other herbs, for instance white willow and celery seed.
* It may be noted that bogbean has intimate relation with gentians that are well-known bitter herbs employed in the form of a digestive as well as a common body tonic. This herb too may be used in the same way, but it may cause irritation to the digestive system, especially if the patient is enduring gastric infection or inflammation. Bogbean possesses astringent, anti-inflammatory, carminative (a medication that eases flatulence), digestive, cathartic, diuretic, deobstruent (a medication that helps to remove obstructions), emetic, febrifuge, emmenagogue (a medication that promotes menstrual discharge), stomachic, hypnotic and tonic attributes.