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Crampbark

Cramp bark resembles the Common Elder in habits of growth, hence in some districts we find it called Red Elder or Rose Elder. The conspicuous, large, nearly flat topped heads of snow-white flowers are 3 to 5 inches across, the inner ones very small, but with an outer ring of large, showy, sterile blossoms, containing undeveloped stamens with no pollen and an ovary without ovules. Only the inner, complete flowers provide the nectar for the attraction of insects who are to fertilize them. The resulting fruits, which ripen very quickly, form a drooping cluster of bright red berries, shining and translucent, perhaps the most ornamental of our wild fruits, the tree presenting a very beautiful appearance in August, when they are ripe, especially as the leaves assume a rich purple hue before falling.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Crampbark c/s	$6.92	$12.11	$21.63	$36.33
Crampbark Powder	$6.92	$12.11	$21.63	$36.33

Properties/Uses - Cramp bark has been employed with benefit in all nervous complaints and debility and used with success in cramps and spasms of all kinds, in convulsions, fits and lockjaw, and also in palpitation, heart disease and rheumatism, as a nerve sedative and anti-spasmodic in asthma and hysteria. It has a strong, characteristic odor and its taste is mildly astringent and decidedly bitter.

Botanical Name - Viburnum opulus

Part Used - Bark

Common Names/Synonyms - Guelder Rose, Snowball Tree, King's Crown, High Cranberry, Red Elder, Rose Elder, Water Elder, May Rose, Whitsun Rose, Dog Rowan Tree, Silver Bells, Whitsun Bosses, Gaitre Berries, Black Haw.

Cautions - No side effects or contraindications with normal use.

Crampbark in larger sizes


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