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Dulcamara Extract

Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary

Dulcamara Extract is a preservative — Preservative from nightshade family

Also: Bittersweet Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara

What it does

Preservative from nightshade family

What the research says

Narcotic; in large doses paralyzes central nervous system. Slows heart and respiration, lowers temperature, causes vertigo, delirium, convulsions, death. Berries may be poisonous to children.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: BAN
  • Notes: Banned in food

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): It is a narcotic, and in large doses it paralyzes the central nervous system