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Description of stone root, its habitat, medicinal uses, and other useful tips. ... Stone root - a perennial herb growing up to 4 feet tall, with a single, erect, square stem. Oval, toothed leaves grow in opposite pairs along the stem, which culminates in a cone-shaped, branched cluster of small, tubular,
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Collinsonia canadensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The fresh root and plant Collinsonia canadensis, Linné. Nat. Ord.—Labiatae. COMMON NAMES: Stone-root, Rich-weed, Rich-leaf, Knob-weed, Knob-root, Horsebalm, Horse-weed, and improperly as Hardhack and Heal-all.
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The whole plant has a strong, disagreeable odour and a pungent and spicy taste. The chief virtue of the plant is in the root, ... ---Constituents---In the root there is resin, starch, mucilage and wax. In the leaves, resin, tannin, wax and volatile oil. The alkaloid discovered in the root appears to be a magnesium salt.
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Indications: As its name suggests, Stone Root finds its main use in thetreatment and prevention of stone and gravel in the urinarysystem and the gall-bladder. It can be used as a prophylactic but is alsoexcellent when the body is in need of help in passing stones of gravel.
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Stone root; Collinsonia canadensi ... Stone root is suitable for atonic conditions. Since it is vasocontracting to the portal system, stone root is indicated for pelvic or rectal congestion secondary to portal back-pressure and venous stasis. It is used for gastroenteritis with diarrhea, hemorrhoids and laryngeal inflammation.
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Stone Root is used mainly in the treatment and prevention of stone and gravel in the urinary system and the gall-bladder. It is a strong diuretic. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Sedative, antispasmodic, astringent, tonic, diaphoretic, diuretic.' ;
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Collinsonia / Stone Root - Liquid Extract - Extra Strength; by Gaia Herbs; 1 oz ... "I read in book called 'Eat right for your bloodtype' that Collinsonia root could help if you have problems with sinuit, so thats why I am interested to try it. But I don t know about the effects yet." -- Stina;
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Herbal and medical practitioners both agree that Stone root has been an effective treatment of all muscles and tissues where congestion, irritation, and constriction prevail (12). One of the first uses of the plant was in the treatment of Ministers sore throat, which is the irritation of the mucous tissues in...
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Stone Root, Collinsonia canadensis and many other herbs, extracts and essential oils for all your natural health needs. ... Stone Root is a native North American perennial plant found in damp woods from Quebec to Florida and westward to Wisconsin and Arkansas.
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