> Supplement Index > Bearbind / Convolvulus sepium / Bindweed / Hedge Bind Weed / Old Man’s Nightcap > Bearbind General Information Bearbind Uses & Scientific Evidence For Bearbind Dosage Information Bearbind Safety & Interaction Information - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bearbind General Information Bearbind is a perennial weed plant with a climbing, coiling stem and alternating leaves. The trumpet-shaped flowers are white or pale pink with white stripes and is a relative to the common morning glory. It grows in thickets or gardens wherever it can twine itself strangling nearby plants, and its root system depletes the soil. Bearbind has been used for hundreds of years for its laxative effects. In folk medicine it is used as a remedy for jaundice. This plant also has cathartic, emollient, and regenerating properties. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bearbind Uses & Scientific Evidence For Today the underground stems, roots and leaves of Bearbind are used in the preparation of laxatives, but are also used in remedies for gallbladder problems. This herb is also used to treat ascites due to cirrhosis. The fresh sap works to relieve fevers relating to tonsillitis, sinusitis, otitis, and other infections. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bearbind Dosage Information Bearbind comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products. For mixing a decoction, use either 3 leaves, 2 flowers, or 2g of the stem and 1g of the root to 1 cup of water. For other formulations, read and follow product label directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bearbind Safety & Interaction Information Bearbind is generally regarded as safe when taken in the recommended doses. If you are taking any other medications (prescription or otherwise), it is best to consult with your physician before using Bearbind for the treatment of your condition. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - -