> Supplement Index > Bogbean / Menyanthes trifoliata / Bean Trefoil / Bitter Trefoil / Bitterworm / Brook bean / Buckbean / Marsh Trefoil / Moonflower / Water Shamrock > Bogbean General Information Bogbean Uses & Scientific Evidence For Bogbean Dosage Information Bogbean Safety & Interaction Information - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bogbean General Information Bogbean is a beautiful perennial plant with trefoil leaves and spikes of pink and white fringed flowers. It grows mainly in bogs and marshes in cold water. Early Native American Indians boiled the root and stems for spitting blood and other internal problems. Colonists used the leaves as a cathartic and a remedy for constipation, fevers, rheumatism, scurvy, scabies, and dropsy. They also used it to treat skin diseases, jaundice, and intestinal worms. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bogbean Uses & Scientific Evidence For Bogbean is a strongly bitter herb that stimulates the appetite and encourages digestion. This herb works well as an aid in weight gain. Bogbean is still used today as an effective remedy for rheumatoid arthritis, especially when accompanied by weakness, weight loss, and a lack of vitality. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bogbean Dosage Information Bogbean comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products. It works very well when combined with celery seed and white willow. To use Bogbean as an infusion, take 1-2 teaspoons in 1 cup of boiling water. Drink 1 cup 3 times a day. In using a tincture, take 1-4 ml 3 times per day. For other formulations, read and follow product label directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Bogbean Safety & Interaction Information Bogbean is generally regarded as safe when taken in the recommended doses. If you are taking other medications (prescription or over-the-counter), or are allergic to any medicines it is best to consult with your physician before using Bogbean as a treatment for your condition. Do not use Bogbean if you are pregnant or nursing. Safety in young children, or those with high blood pressure, heart or blood vessel disease, or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - -