| Action: | Astringent |
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| Synonym: | n/a |
Contracts and thickens tissues to decrease permeability and increase resistance to physical stress.
• wound healing: lacerations, bruises
• ulcers
• weeping eczema
• inflamed skin (Dermatitis)
• varicose veins
• diarrhea
• agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
• bayberry (Myrica cerifera)
• bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
• bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
• black walnut (Juglans nigra)
• butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
• cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
• cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
• cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• cranesbill (Geranium maculatum)
• elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
• horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
• lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
• myrrh (Commiphora myrrh)
• new jersey tea (Ceanothus Americanus)
• oak (Quercus robur)
• partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
• pau d'arco (Tabebuia avellanedae)
• pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellate)
• pygeum (Pygeum africanum)
• raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
• sage (Salvia officinalis)
• schisandra (Schisandra chinensis)
• shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
• trillium (Trillium pendulatum)
• witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
• yarrow (Achillea millefolium )
• skin
• gastrointestinal
Mechanism of Action:
• “tans” the mucous membranes making them less permeable
• destroys certain protein based toxins form micro-organisms
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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AstringentDefinitionContracts and thickens tissues to decrease permeability and increase resistance to physical stress. Indications• wound healing: lacerations, bruises Treatments• agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) Systems• skin MechanismMechanism of Action: ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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