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cutaneous system
folliculitis
botanicals
primary herbs
Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): skin eruptions associated with bacterial infections; combines well with Baptisia tinctoria and Echinacea spp. (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 174)
Baptisia tinctoria: with Phytolacca decandra (toxic), Viola odorata and Arctium lappa (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 39)
Commiphora myrrha
Hydrastis canadensis: skin disorders associated with gastrointestinal debility, imperfect digestion (Felter, p. 419)
Iris versicolor (toxic): rough, greasy skin with disorders of the sebaceous follicles (Felter, p. 435)
Linum usitatissimum: with Lobelia inflata (toxic), Ulmus fulva, and Althea officinalis (root) as a poultice (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 132)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): alterative; vitiated blood associated with hard glandular enlargements (Felter, p. 537)
Scrophularia nodosa: cutaneous eruptions of a vesicular character (Kings, p. 1738)
Smilax spp.: alterative (Kings, p. 1729)
Trigonella foenum-graecum: poultice; boil seeds in water (Weiss, p. 336)
Ulmus fulva: with Linum usitatissimum as a poultice (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 223)
immune-stimulating herbs:
Echinacea angustifolia (Weiss, p. 229)
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Eupatorium perfoliatum (Weiss, p. 229)
Panax spp.
blood purifiers:
Arctium lappa: nourishes skin
Berberis aquifolium
Echinacea angustifolia
Phytolacca decandra (toxic)
Rumex crispus
Trifolium pratense
Viola odorata (Kings, p. 2079)
see: abscess
complementary herbs
tea to cleanse system: Urtica spp. + Taraxacum officinale (whole plant) + Rosa spp. (rosehips) + Rhamnus frangula (toxic) + Cassia spp. (toxic) (leaf) + Pimpinella anisum (seed), equal parts to make 100 g. Use 2 tsp. to a cup of boiling water; infuse for 20 minutes. 1 cup morning and night (Weiss, p. 335)
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