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| Contraindications: Pregnancy, with heart medications and wherever a parasympathomimetic or vagus nerve stimulant is inappropriate, such as abnormally slow pulse and anticholinergic drug use. |
| Pygeum |
| (Pygeum [Prunus] africanum) |
| Part(s) used: The bark. |
| Therapeutic effects: Although widely used in Europe for prostate difficulties, usually combined with saw palmetto, pygeum is, by itself, an efficient urinary tract soother and anti-inflammatory. |
| Preparations and dosages: 2 to 6 grams a day, taken in capsules or mixed with enough honey to make into "pills" and eaten. The whole bark is hard to find in commerce, but the European pharmaceutical preparations are easy to find in American health food stores and many pharmacies. |
| Red Clover |
| (Trifolium pratense) |
| Part(s) used: The flowering upper branches, leaf, stem and blossoms picked before browning and dried quickly. |
| Therapeutic effects: A mineral-heavy tea with good, mild, long-term anti-inflammatory effects on the kidneys and lower urinary tract and for chronic inflammation in general. |
| Preparations and dosages: Standard infusion or strong decoction, 4 to 6 ounces to 3x a day. Some herbalists feel that bringing red clover to a very brief boil makes for better solubility, even though leaf and flower herb teas are normally only steeped. |
| Rose Buds |
| (Rosa spp.) |
| Part(s) used: The buds or petals. |
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