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tx
urinary system
cystitis
Botanicals
primary herbs
Althea officinalis: as demulcent (Ellingwood, p. 431)
Aconitum napellus (toxic): acute, according to indications (Ellingwood, p. 80)
Apis mellifera (toxic): inflammation
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: antiseptic (Weiss, p. 244)
Barosma betulina: mucous or mucopurulent discharge, constant desire to urinate but with little relief from micturition, abnormally acid urine (Felter, p. 253)
Chimaphila umbellata: pinkish red sediment of mucus, blood or "brick dust." (Harper-Shove, p. 88)
Cochlearia armoracia or Armoracia rusticana (Horse radish root): anti-bacterial action of oils (Kienholz VM, Kemkes B. Arzneimittelforschung 1961;10:917-918; Schindler VE, et al. Arzneimittelforschung 1961;10:919-921; Weiss, p. 207.)
Conium maculatum (toxic): antispasmodic in acute cystitis ( Weiss, p. 247)
Equisetum arvense: cystic ulceration, hematuria (Priest and Priest, p. 182)
Eryngium maritimum: cystitis with frequency of micturition, calculi, combines with Hydrangea arborescens, Eupatorium purpureum (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 85)
Eupatorium purpureum: irritation, incontinence, painful, frequent urination, blood and pus, pain and weight in loins extending to bladder (Felter, p. 366)
Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic): acute or chronic according to indications (Ellingwood, p. 76)
Herniaria glabra: antispasmodic (Weiss, p. 246)
Hydrangea arborescens: irritation, gravel, hematuria (Ellingwood, p. 444)
Hyoscyamus niger (toxic): urethral irritation in feeble with urging (Felter, p. 421)
Juniperus communis: diuretic, antiseptic, cystitis in absence of renal inflammation, combines with Alchemilla arvensis (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 124)
Parietaria diffusa: recurrent cystitis with urinary lithiasis, combines with Juniperus communis, Alchemilla arvensis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Barosma betulina (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 153)
Piper methysticum
Populus tremuloides: anti-inflammatory, antiseptic; tenesmus after urination (Felter, p. 561)
Thuja occidentalis: in aged (Ellingwood, p. 393)
Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry): juice, prevents bacterial adhesion
Zea mays: catarrhal, acute or chronic inflammation of urinary tract with Triticum repens, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 239)
complementary herbs
Equisetum arvense with Zea mays or Triticum repens for demulcent support (Priest and Priest, p. 103)
hematuria and enuresis: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi + Rhus aromatica (toxic) (Priest and Priest, p. 103)
crystals in urine: Eupatorium purpureum tincture and Hydrangea arborescens tincture (NCNM Botanicals)
Barosma betulina + Berberis aquifolium + Chimaphila umbellata (NCNM Botanicals)
acute: tinctures of: Apis mellifera (toxic) 20 drops. + Cantharis vesicatoria (toxic) 20 drops; then add 2 parts each: Echinacea spp. + Berberis vulgaris + Chimaphila umbellata. instructions: 20 drops. every 2 hours for 1-2 days; if severe 20 drops every hour for 1-2 days. May change formula, i.e. add Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Use a demulcent tea separately while using the above treatment (Khalsa)
acute: Althea officinalis + Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: dose often (e.g. every 2 hours) at first (NCNM Botanicals)
chronic: Cimicifuga racemosa + Eupatorium purpureum + Althea officinalis (NCNM Botanicals)
chronic: use reproductive tonics, e.g., Aletris farinosa, Chamaelirium luteum (Helonias), Cimicifuga racemosa, Turnera aphrodisiaca, Serenoa spp., Caulophyllum thalictroides, Mitchella repens, etc. (Anderson Geller)
formula:
Apis mellifera (toxic) 10 drops.
Cantharis vesicatoria (toxic) 10 drops, in 4 oz. water.
instructions: 1 tsp. three times daily. (NCNM Botanicals)
footnotes
Avorn J, Monane M, Gurwitz JH, et al. Reduction of bacteriuria and pyuria after ingestion of cranberry juice. JAMA 1994;271:751-754.
Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al, eds. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Austin: American Botanical Council and Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998, 428.
Bodel PT, Cotran R, Kass EH. Cranberry juice and the antibacterial action of hippuric acid. J Lab Clin Med 1959;54:881-888.
British Herbal Medicine Association. British Herbal Pharmacopeia. West Yorks, England: BHMA, 1983.
Dignam R, Ahmed M, Denman S, et al. The effect of cranberry juice on UTI rates in a long term care facility. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:S53.
Ellingwood F. American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, 11th ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1919, 1998.
European Scientific Cooperative for Phytotherapy. Proposal for European Monographs, Vol. 3. Bevrijdingslaan, Netherlands: ESCOP Secretariat, 1992.
Felter HW, Lloyd JU. Kings American Dispensatory, 18th ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1898, 1983.
Kienholz VM, Kemkes B. The anti-bacterial action of ethereal oils obtained from horse radish root (Cochlearia armoracia L.) Arzneimittelforschung 1961;10:917-918. [Article in German]
Mills SY. Out of the Earth: The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine. London: Viking Arkana, 1991, 493-494.
Schindler VE, Zipp H, Marth I. Comparative clinical investigations of an enzyme glycoside mixture obtained from horse radish roots (Cochlearia armoracia L). Arzneimittelforschung 1961;10:919-921. [Article in German]
Sobota AE. Inhibition of bacterial adherence by cranberry juice: Potential use for the treatment of urinary tract infections. J Urol 1984;131:1013-1016.
Sun DX, Abraham SN, Beachey EH. Influence of berberine sulfate on synthesis and expression of pap fimbrial adhesin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Antimicr Agents Chemother 1988;32:1274-1277.
Weiss RF. Herbal Medicine. Gothenhburg, Sweden; Beaconsfield, England: Beaconsfield Publishers, Ltd., 1988.