BOGBEAN

WATERDRIEBLAD, WATERKLAVER, Menyanthes trifoliata
Parts used: Leaves, collected after flowering
Constituents: Iridoid glycosides, Flavonoids, Coumarins, Alkaloids, Saponins, Essential oil
 
Actions Indications

Diuretic

Increases the flow of urine

Anti-rheumatic

Rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular rheumatism

Bitter

Anorexia, dyspepsia, poor appetite

Laxative

Cleanses the GI tract (in high doses)

Cholagogue

Tones the GI tract (in small doses)

 

Herbal extract, 10-30mL per week

Energetics: Cooling, dry, very bitter, pungent

Meridians: liver, lung, large intestine

Contraindications: Diarrhoea, colitis, dysentery

 


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