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urinary system
kidney stones/renal colic
botanicals
primary herbs
Allium cepa: passage of blood, mucus, pus (Harper-Shove, p. 90)
Althea officinalis: demulcent
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: decreases irritation of stone passage (Mitchell, p. 35)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): spasmolytic, see contraindications (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 36)
Chamomilla spp.: for pain of passing: hot tea taken in sips, spasmolytic (Weiss, p. 247)
Dioscorea villosa: frequent doses for colic (NCNM Botanicals)
Equisetum arvense: renal calculi, fresh plant preparation (Priest and Priest, p. 103)
Erigeron canadensis: relieves irritation from stone (Ellingwood, p. 352)
Eryngium maritimum: antilithic; combines well with Hydrangea arborescens and Eupatorium purpureum (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 85)
Eupatorium purpureum: in children, irritation, diuretic, excess uric acid (Ellingwood, p. 438-439)
Galium aparine: (Mitchell, p. 35)
Hydrangea arborescens: irritation, to prevent deposits, removal of deposits, colic pain (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1001)
Lobelia inflata (toxic): relaxes muscular spasm, extreme pain (Ellingwood, pp. 240, 242)
Papaver somniferum (toxic): pain of passing (Weiss, p. 247)
Taraxacum officinale: diuretic, to help move stone after colic has passed (Weiss, p. 247)
complementary herbs
Verbascum thapsus + Eupatorium purpureum + Hydrangea arborescens (Sherman)
chronic, and to prevent: Galium aparine + Mg (Mitchell, p. 35)
formula: to flush urinary tract:
Taraxacum officinale (root and leaf)
Juniperus communis (berries)
Petroselinum sativum (seed)
Herniaria glabra
Pimpinella anisum (seed).
Equal parts to make 200 g.
instructions: 2 tbsp. to 1 liter boiling water, infuse 20 minutes; the whole amount to be taken in the morning, sipping slowly (Weiss, p. 250)
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