Most often times we'll manicure our lawns without a second thought of what we're cutting down or getting rid of. I live in Savannah, Ga and I see chamber bitters everywhere, but they're normally mistaken for useless weeds. Now, they can cause issues and loss of other plants if planted too close, but this can be prevented by designating a space specifically for the bitters. Chamber bitters has a bitter-sweet taste and has numerous benefits. Let's explore further.
Chamber bitters is used for liver problems such as acute and chronic hepatitis B. Diabetes, flu, tumors, headache, fever, jaundice, dysentery, vaginitis and menstrual disorders, and parts of the urinary system can also be treated with the plant.
Below is a list of how to use the plant for specific ailments.
Paste prepared from Chamber Bitter, rock salt and water in copper utensils when applied around the eye is beneficial for eye disorders.
Decoction obtained from boiling whole plant when taken about 1 tsp every day is beneficial for cough.
Paste obtained from 10 g root with water when taken with 1 tsp rock sugar or honey is effective for Respiratory diseases.
Mixture of 100 g leaves and 250 ml milk is beneficial for Ascites as well as urinary diseases.
Consuming 10 ml Decoction obtained from heating 50 g whole plant along with 400 ml water is beneficial for Ascites.
Decoction obtained from boiling 20 g leaves of Chamber Bitter along with 200 ml water is beneficial for bloating as well as Dysentery.
Decoction obtained from boiling 50 g whole plant with 400 ml water when taken with fenugreek powder is effective in diarrhea.
Paste prepared from 5 g root when taken with 250 ml milk in empty stomach is beneficial for jaundice.
Powder prepared from whole plant along with black pepper when taken 2-3 times a day is beneficial for diabetes.
Mixture of 10 ml Chamber Bitter juice along with cumin and Jaggery is beneficial for urinary diseases.
Paste prepared from immature leaves when applied over wounds is beneficial for wound healing.
Paste prepared from leaves along with salt when applied over itch is beneficial for itchiness.
Decoction obtained from leaves is beneficial for skin disorders.
Paste prepared from leaves is beneficial for itch in your legs.
Paste prepared from equal amounts of Chamber Bitter leaves along with black pepper and nutmeg is made into small medicinal pills. Such pills when taken 2 times a day is beneficial for malarial fever as well as other recurring fevers.
Bitter leaves are eaten to treat hiccup and cough.
Decoction of young shoots or roots is taken to treat dysentery, malaria and typhoid fever.
Decoction of the whole plant is taken to fight jaundice and gonorrhea and is topically applied as a poultice to treat skin problems such as ulcers, sores, swelling and itch.
Plant decoction is drunk as a diuretic and purgative to treat diarrhea, painful urination, syphilis and liver problems, and also to treat fever in Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.
Stem or leaf infusion is taken to treat bronchitis and asthma and is externally applied to treat parasitic skin diseases in Madagascar.
Leaf infusion is taken to treat cough in Rodrigues.
It is used as a diuretic and purgative to treat a wide variety of uro-genital disorders, diarrhea and diabetes, as a bitter tonic and to treat fever, including malaria throughout the world.
Extracts are widely used against hepatitis B infections in Asia.
Crushed plant parts or an infusion are applied to treat ulcers, sores and tumors.
Crushed plant is used as fish poison in India.
Leaf or stem bark decoction is taken as a diuretic to treat venereal diseases and pain caused by kidney stones.
Sap of leafy twigs, or a twig decoction, is consumed to treat pain in the side.
Paste of fresh crushed leaves and kaolin in water is drunk and applied to the body to treat convulsions, colic, constipation and urethral discharges.
References
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=phur
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28381#null
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-155097
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/71283/
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/46061