Diuretic
Tonic

Dysuria, cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis, nocturnal enuresis, oedema of any origin. Any kind of bladder infection

Demulcent

Urinary tract and mucous membranes

Antiseptic

Any acute or chronic inflammation of the urinary tract

Stimulant

Choleretic

Hepato-biliary disease

Nutritive

If used fresh

Alterative

Poultice for ulcers, swellings, rheumatic pain and to draw pus from boils and infected wounds

Anodyne

Traditionally used as a narcotic by the Peruvian Indians

Herbal extract, 15-50mL per week

Energetics: Cool/moist, sweet, astringent, pungent, drying

Meridians: kidney, gallbladder, bladder

Contraindications: None