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tx
immune system
mononucleosis
botanicals

primary herbs

Baptisia tinctoria: acute (Pizzorno, Murray, VI: Mono 9,11)
Ceanothus americanus: splenic hypertrophy with sallow, doughy skin; mononucleosis with splenic tenderness (Mitchell, p. 70, Felter, p. 283)
Echinacea angustifolia, purpurea: viral infections (Weiss, p. 229)
Glycyrrhiza glabra: acute, antiviral (Pizzorno, Murray, VI: Mono 9,12)
Hydrastis canadensis: acute phase (Pizzorno, Murray, VI: Mono 8,11)
Hypericum perforatum
Iris versicolor (toxic): soft glandular enlargements, lymphatic and splenic congestion (Mitchell, p. 70)
Ligusticum porterii: antiviral (NCNM Botanicals)
Lomatium dissectum: antiviral (NCNM Botanicals)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): hard glandular enlargements (Harper-Shove, p. 176)

in acute phase, liberal consumption as teas: (Pizzorno, Murray, VI: Mono 11)
Achillea millefolium
Arctium lappa
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Matricaria chamomilla

nutritive and tonic herbs: (Anderson Geller)
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Medicago sativa
Panax spp.
Rumex officinalis
Taraxacum officinale
Urtica dioica


complementary herbs

• splenic tenderness: Ceanothus americanus + Echinacea spp. (Sherman)

consider: antiviral botanicals in formulas:
Achillea millefolium (NCNM Botanicals)
Allium sativum (Mitchell)
Glycyrrhiza glabra (Mitchell)
Larrea divaricata (NCNM Botanicals)
Melissa officinalis (NCNM Botanicals)
Mentha piperita (NCNM Botanicals)
Pau d'Arco (Mitchell)


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