Product Name
Historical uses
Category
Issued
Rupturewort
Herniara glabra
Antiseptic, diuretic.
Single product
Nov. 1996
Replaces:
N/A
Common Names:
Rupturewort, Hawkweed.
Parts Used:
Tops.
Historical Uses:
Rupturewort has long been used in traditional medicine to treat urinary tract disorders, fluid accumulation around the heart and hernias (ruptures), hence its scientific name.1 It has been employed in the treatment of urinary tract (cystitis), kidney and gall bladder inflammations.
1,2
It is also said to be useful in the prevention and elimination of kidney and bladder stones and to strengthen muscle tissues.
1,3
Contraindications:
None.
Adverse reactions:
None.
Dosage:
40 to 80 drops following meals. As a preventive, 40 drops per day. Externally, apply as a poultice on the rupture. Use with a good bowel management program.
References:
S. Talalaj & Dr A.S. Czechowicz,
Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects Hill
of Content, Melbourne, 1989; Dr. A. B. Howard,
Herbal Extracts
,1990;
Plantes M�dicinales
, Gr�nd, Paris, 1984; M. Grieve,
A Modern Herba
l, Internet site Botanical.com.
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All right reserved
1
Plantes M�dicinales
, Gr�nd, Paris, 1984, p.173.
2
S.Talalaj & Dr A.S.Czechowicz,
Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects,Hill
of Content,Melbourne, 1989,p.342
3
Dr. A. B. Howard,
Herbal Extracts
,1990, p.189.
This information is not intended to substitute medical advice regarding medical problems, diagnosis, treatments or healing of diseases or other physical and mental problems. This work is about historical observations and historical information relating to herbs. It is not the author's intention to establish prescriptions and/or diagnosis. The author and publisher deny responsibility in case of auto-prescription without former authorization of a physician.
