Hydrangea
arborescens.
Wild hydrangea,
Seven Barks
Family: Saxifragaceae
PART USED: Roots
TASTE: Sweetish then pungent ODOR: Odorless
ACTIONS
GROUP: The Urinary System- Antilithics
1. Diuretic.[1,2,4] Nephritic.[4]
2. Cathartic.
INDICATIONS
1. Calculi especially with gravel and cystitis.[1,2] Gravel. Cystitis.[1,2] Urethritis.[1,2] Prostatitis.[1,2] Enlarged prostate.[1,2] Kidney and bladder stones, and as a prophylactic.[4]
2. Rheumatic conditions.
3. Lymphatic swellings.
COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS: 3X /day
Dried underground parts 2-4 g.[1,2] or in decoction 1:20.
Fluid extract 1:1 25% alcohol 2-4 ml.[1,2]
Fluid extract root 1:2 25% alcohol.[3]
Tincture 1:5 in 45% 2-10 ml.[1,2]
Bark, leaves and flower buds toxic if eaten in large quantities- contain Hydrangin- a cyanogenic glycoside.
- Growing ornamental hydrangeas by Clive Harris
ORIGIN: Hydrangea is a shrub native to centre and southern United States.
DESCRIPTION: Root; pale fawn colored, smith with tapering branches. Fracture hard and woody, showing a radiate structure and in larger pieces a distinct pith.
References
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Constituents
Research
The extract has ben shown to be non-toxic in animals.[1]
References
[1] Der Mardirossian, A. et al. (1976) J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 1, 939