ACTIONS
Urinary System

ANTI-LITHICS (lithic = stone)
Another important property of some diuretics is their ability
to prevent the formation or aid in the removal of calculi
(stones in the urinary system.)

There are many herbs with the reputation of being anti-lithics,
but perhaps the most effective ones;
GRAVEL ROOT
HYDRANGEA
PARSLEY PIERT
PELLITORY OF THE WALL
STONE ROOT

Vegetables such as; lovage, celery, asparagus and artichoke
are Good preventatives of stone formation.


ANTI-MICROBIALS
ANGELICA ROOT
ECHINACEA
GOLDEN ROD
WILD INDIGO ROOT

DIURETICS
CLEAVERS
DANDELION

URINARY ANTISEPTICS
BEARBERRY
BIRCH
BOLDO
BUCHU
CELERY SEED
COUCHGRASS
JUNIPER
YARROW

URINARY ASTRINGENTS
BETH ROOT
BURR-MARIGOLD
HORSETAIL
PLANTAIN
TORMENTI

URINARY DEMULCENTS
CORN SILK
COUCHGRASS
MARSHMALLOW LEAF


SOURCES
Herbs of the Urinary System
"The New Holistic Herbal"
by David Hoffman

PaganGardeningandHerbalism


HERBS ACTIONS


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