Ingredients | Amount Per Serving |
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1000 mg |
Below is general information about the effectiveness of the known ingredients contained in the product Bittersweet Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product Bittersweet Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
POSSIBLY SAFE ...when the stem is used orally or topically and appropriately (2,18).
LIKELY UNSAFE ...when the leaves or berries are used orally. The plant contains the toxic compounds solanine, solanidine, and dulcamarin (6).
CHILDREN: LIKELY UNSAFE
when used orally; unripe berries have caused poisonings.
A lethal dose is estimated to be 200 berries (18). There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of bittersweet nightshade when used topically in children; avoid using.
PREGNANCY: LIKELY UNSAFE
when used orally.
The alkaloids of the plant, solasodine, soladulcine, and related compounds have been linked to birth defects in animals (6); avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of bittersweet nightshade when used topically during pregnancy; avoid using.
LACTATION: LIKELY UNSAFE
when orally; avoid using.
There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of bittersweet nightshade when used topically; avoid using.
Below is general information about the interactions of the known ingredients contained in the product Bittersweet Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product Bittersweet Powder. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General
...When used orally, the leaves and berries of bittersweet nightshade may be unsafe.
There is limited information available about the adverse effects of the stem of bittersweet nightshade when used in medicinal amounts.
Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):
Orally: The leaves and berries can cause toxicity, including circulatory and respiratory depression, convulsions, cyanosis, diarrhea, dilated pupils, gastrointestinal bleeding, headache, scratchy throat, speech difficulties, subnormal temperature, vertigo, vomiting, and even death.
Cardiovascular ...Orally, bittersweet nightshade leaf and berry can cause circulatory depression (6).
Gastrointestinal ...Orally, bittersweet nightshade leaf and berry can cause diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, scratchy throat, vomiting and (6).
Neurologic/CNS ...Orally, bittersweet nightshade leaf and berry can cause convulsions, headache, speech difficulties, subnormal temperature, and vertigo (6).
Ocular/Otic ...Orally, bittersweet nightshade leaf and berry can cause dilated pupils (6).
Pulmonary/Respiratory ...Orally, bittersweet nightshade leaf and berry can cause cyanosis and respiratory depression (6).