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| gal, especially useful in dealing with candida flareups anywhere in the body. An herb that doesn't work so well in the petri dish but works well in people. |
| Preparations and dosages: The tea as needed. |
| Garden Sage |
| (Salvia officinalis) |
| Part(s) used: The herb in flower. |
| Therapeutic effects: A good mucus membrane astringent, diminishing both inflammation and excess discharges; it is also mildly antimicrobial in the urine. |
| Preparations and dosages: Tincture [fresh, 1:2, dry, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 30 to 60 drops in hot water (diaphoretic) or cold water (tonic and diuretic). Cold infusion or strong decoction, 2 to 4 ounces, all as needed. |
| Goldenrod |
| (Solidago spp.) |
| Part(s) used: The herb in early flower. |
| Therapeutic effects: A simple volume diuretic with some soothing effect. |
| Preparations and dosages: Standard infusion, 1 to 3 ounces every four hours. |
| Gravel Root |
| (Eupatorium purpureum) |
| Part(s) used: The root and rhizome (although I have found that the whole plant is equally useful). |
| Therapeutic effects: An effective antispasmodic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory for the urinary tract, both for irritated bladder and urethra from a UTI and the pain of kidney stones (about to be or already passed). Extended hot baths while taking the herb helps greatly. |
| Preparations and dosages: Strong decoction, 2 to 4 ounces; tincture [fresh root or fresh plant, 1:2; dry root, |
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