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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
conjunctivitis
botanicals

primary herbs

Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): chronic, with bland yellow discharges (Felter, p. 587)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): caution with use in children, catarrhal conjunctivitis, acute stage, headache and pain in eyes (Harper-Shove, p. 40)
Berberis spp.: as eye wash (Weiss, p. 341)
Calendula officinalis: diluted as eyewash, antiseptic, hyperemia (Felter, p. 263)
Cineraria maritima: diluted, as eyewash (Weiss, p. 341)
Eucalyptus spp.: externally (with caution), ulcerative conjunctivitis (Harper-Shove, p. 40)
Euphrasia officinalis: compress of decoction and given internally; relief of redness, swelling and visual disturbances in acute and subacute eye inflammations; photophobia, copious acrid mucous discharge (Felter, p. 369; Weiss, p. 339; Harper-Shove, p. 40)
Foeniculum vulgare: conjunctivitis; blepharitis: as an eye wash (Weiss, p. 68)
Hydrastis canadensis: diluted as an eye wash; as such may be combined with Hamamelis virginiana (leaf) and Euphrasia officinalis (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 114)
Matricaria chamomilla: catarrhal, from colds (Harper-Shove, p. 40)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic) (Ellingwood, p. 375)
Quercus alba or robur: decoction used as compress (Weiss, p. 341)
Rubus idaeus (leaf): as an eyewash, combines well with Euphrasia officinalis (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 182)
Sticta pulmonaria: conjunctivitis associated with hay fever
Thuja occidentalis: trachomic eyelids (Harper-Shove, p. 40)

see: hayfever


complementary herbs

Euphrasia officinalis + Cineraria maritima: dilute; eye drops. May add Hydrastis canadensis (NCNM Botanicals)


footnotes