Angostura - Treatment and Medical Benefits of Angostura Bitters

Latin description: Galipea officinalis syn Galipea cuspana

Common Name: Angustura, Bonplandia trifoliata, Cusparia Bark, Cusparia febrifuge

Medcinal Uses and Benefits of Angostura

• Laxative and emetic in large doses (anything over 15 grains of the powder).
• Bitter tonic, aromatic bitter, stimulant, stomachic.
• Has been used as a substitute for cinchona
• Has been used for dysentary, bilious diarrhea, poor appetite, feverish illnesses, intermittant fever, and edema.
• Has been used to stimulate liver and gallbladder, lower fevers, and to relax spasms.

• Vigabatrin
• Mittelschmerz
• Asendin
• Accuneb
• Renal function test
• Balanoposthitis
• Strep throat
• Acitretin
• Canker sore
• Chalazion

Health Tip

If a person is suffering from hypothermia, replace damp clothing if necessary, wrap up well and give high energy foods and hot drinks to restore body temperature to normal.