HYDRANGEA
| KLIMHORTENSIA, Hydrangea arborescens |
| Parts used: Dried rhizome, root |
| Constituents: Glycosides, alkaloids, saponins, resins, gum, sugar, starch,
albumen, volatile oil, lime potassa, magnesia, sulphuric and phosphoric acids |
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| Actions |
Indications |
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Tonic |
Inflamed or enlarged prostrate glands + Horsetail and Saw Palmetto |
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Diuretic |
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Antilithic |
Urinary stones or gravel associated with infections such as cystitis, alkaline urine, chronic gleet, and mucous
irritations of the bladder in aged persons, rheumatism, arthritis, gout, eczema |
Cathartic
Silagogue |
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Herbal extract,
30-60mL per week |
| Energetics: Cool, pungent, sweet |
| Meridians: kidney, bladder, lung |
| Caution: In overdoses, it will cause vertigo, oppressions of the chest, etc |
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