WOODBINE Overview Information
Woodbine is an herb. The leaves are used to make medicine.
Despite serious safety concerns, people take woodbine for skin sores, cuts, and itching. They also take it for kidney disease (nephrosis) and fluid retention, tumors and cancer, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), fever, ulcers, constipation, tuberculosis, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck (cervical lymphadenitis).
Don’t confuse woodbine (Clematis virginiana) with American ivy, gelsemium, or honeysuckle. All of these plants are also known as woodbine.
How does it work?
There isn't enough information to know how woodbine might work.
WOODBINE Uses & Effectiveness 
Insufficient Evidence for:
- Skin sores.
- Cuts.
- Itching.
- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- Cancer.
- Tumors.
- Fever.
- Kidney problems.
- Ulcers.
- Fluid retention.
- Constipation.
- Tuberculosis.
- Other conditions.
WOODBINE Side Effects & Safety
Woodbine is UNSAFE when taken by mouth or when put on the skin. The juice of the leaf is very irritating to the mouth, stomach, and intestines.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Woodbine is UNSAFE for anyone to take by mouth as medicine or apply to the skin. If you use it while pregnant or breast-feeding, you will endanger yourself as well as your baby. Don’t use it.WOODBINE Interactions
We currently have no information for WOODBINE Interactions
WOODBINE Dosing
The appropriate dose of woodbine depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for woodbine. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.
