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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Uva-ursi, Bearberry)
Botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

synonyms: uva ursi, bearberry, kinnick-kinnick, upland cranberry

part(s) used: leaves

qualities: cold, dry

affinities: renal epithelium

actions: antiseptic, astringent, disinfectant, diuretic, tonic

dosage:

» tincture: 2 - 4 ml.

specific indications: relaxed urinary tract, with pain and bloody or mucous secretions; weight and dragging in the loins and perineum not due to prostatic enlargement; chronic irritation of the bladder, with pain, tenesmus, and catarrhal discharge (Felter, p. 685)

therapy: acts directly on renal epithelium; retards putrescent changes in the urine; mild disinfectant of urinary passages; vesical catarrh; strangury; gonorrhea with bloody urination; cystitis, pyelitis (Felter, p. 685); dysuria; acute catarrhal cystitis with dysuria and highly acid urine (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 30); cystitis in paraplegics (Weiss, p. 245)

AHPA Botanical Safety Rating: 2b, 2d

toxicity: 1

» use with caution during pregnancy, oxytocic effects (Duke, p. 56)

» overdose may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, urethrocystitis, tenesmus, and bloody discharge (Phillips, p. 228; Felter and Lloyd, p. 2039)

» CNS effects: tinnitus, delirium, collapse, convulsions and death may ensue (Duke, p. 56)

» darkening of the urine (von Oettingen, p. 129)

» excessive long-term use, especially in children, may cause impairment of the liver (Duke, p. 56, Brooks)

» avoid in cases of kidney disorders (Brooks) possibly due to the urinary


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