Hooded heart-shaped flower

The hooded heartflower is a plant whose fleshy root is used to make medicine. Despite serious safety concerns, some people use hooded heartflower for digestive problems, urinary tract disorders and skin rashes. Women use hooded heart flower for menstrual problems.

How does the hooded heart flower work?

Hooded Heart Flower may help the body to excrete excess water by increasing urine production.

How effective is hooded heart flower?

There is not enough scientific data to make a statement about the effectiveness of hooded heart flower for digestive problems, menstrual problems, urinary tract disorders and skin rashes. Further scientific research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the hooded heart flower in these applications.

Safety and side effects

The use of the hooded heart flower does not appear to be safe and harmless. Hooded Campion may cause poisoning.

Precautions and warnings

Pregnancy and breastfeeding: The use of hooded heart flower does not appear to be safe and harmless and should therefore be avoided, especially during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Interactions

Care should be taken when combining Hooded Heart Flower with the following medications:

Lithium

Kapuzen Herzblume could have a dehydrating (diuretic) effect. Taking Kapuzen Herzblume may impair the excretion of lithium by the body, which could result in increased lithium levels and serious side effects. For this reason, it is important to consult your doctor before using Hooded Heart Flower if you are taking lithium. The lithium dosage may need to be adjusted.

Dosage

An appropriate dosage of Hooded Heart Flower depends on various factors such as age, state of health and others. At the present time, there is insufficient scientific data to make a statement about appropriate dosage ranges for the hooded heart flower. For this reason, you should follow the dosage instructions on the label and/or consult a doctor or pharmacist before use.