Clematis

Other Names: Clemátide Recta, Clematis recta, Clématite, Clématite Dressée, Clématite Droite, Ground Virginsbower, Upright Virgin's Bower, Virgin's Bower.
Clematis is an herb. People use the parts that grow above the ground to make medicine.

Special Precautions of Clematis

• Clematis is poisonous.
• While there are no known health hazards or side-effects when the herb is taken in proper doses, extended skin contact with freshly harvested clematis can cause skin rashes and blisters.
• Fresh clematis is UNSAFE to take by mouth. It can cause colic, diarrhea, and severe irritation to the stomach, intestines, and urinary tract when taken by mouth.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to take fresh clematis by mouth or apply it to the skin if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
• Clematis should never be used by children
• The fresh plant is also UNSAFE when applied to the skin. With extended skin contact, the fresh plant can cause slow-healing blisters and burns.

Benefits and uses of Clematis are

Despite serious safety concerns, clematis is used for

• joint pain (rheumatism)
• headaches
• varicose veins
• syphilis
• gout
• bone disorders
• ongoing skin conditions
• fluid retention.
• Syphilis.
• Blisters, when applied to the skin.
• Wounds, when applied to the skin.
• Ulcers, when applied to the skin.