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| Preparations and dosages: Tincture [fresh root 1:2; dry root, 1:5, 60% alcohol], 10 to 25 drops up to 4x a day. Cold infusion, 1 to 2 ounces. Capsules, #00, 2 to 3 at a time. |
| Contraindications: None that I know of, although it is a potent enough therapeutic that there could be synergies with prescription opiates and analgesics. |
| Pipsissewa |
| (Chimaphila umbellata) |
| Part(s) used: The aerial parts. |
| Therapeutic effects: A relative of uva ursi, pipsissewa has the same antimicrobial action, but without the high tannin content. Therefore it can be used for longer periods of time. Uva ursi and manzanita, the more abundant plants, should be used for the usual short-lived UTI; pipissewa for obstinant or long-term tonic use. |
| Preparations and dosages: Tincture [fresh plant, 1:2; dry plant, 1:5, 50% alcohol), 20 to 50 drops. Standard infusion 4 to 8 ounces, both to 4x a day. |
| Pleurisy Root |
| (Asclepias tuberosa) |
| Part(s) used: The fresh or dried root. |
| Therapeutic effects: Pleurisy root mildly dilates the blood vessels to the nephrons, thereby increasing the volume of urine produced. It is a volume diuretic particularly useful for the person with kidney excess. Otherwise, it stimulates secretions in general and may help the kidney-deficient person with frequent urination, constipation, seemingly weak lungs and dry skin by shifting fluids to the skin, lungs and intestinal tract. |
| Preparations and dosages: Cold infusion, 2 to 4 ounces. Tincture [fresh, 1:2; dry, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 30 to 90 drops. Capsules, #00, 1 to 3, all to 3x a day. |
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