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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
otitis media
botanicals

primary herbs

Allium sativum: external use (NCNM Botanicals)
Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): tinnitus, yellow discharge, creamy discharges (Harper-Shove, p. 46)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): throbbing, flushed, fast onset (Ellingwood, p. 184)
Calendula officinalis: inflammation (Harper-Shove, p. 45)
Chamomilla spp.: associated with colds (Felter, p. 476)
Echinacea spp.
Guaiacum officinalis: anti-inflammatory (Ellingwood, p. 397)
Hydrastis canadensis: mucopurulent discharge (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1027)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): with hard swollen lymph glands
Verbascum thapsus (oil): purulent discharge, anodyne (Ellingwood, p. 397)


complementary herbs

Guaiacum officinalis + Verbascum thapsus (Sherman, 1979)
Zingiber officinale + olive oil: apply locally (Sherman, 1979)
eardrops: Allium sativum (oil) + Verbascum thapsus (oil): locally
eardrops: Usnea spp. (oil) + Hypericum perforatum + Allium sativum (oil): locally (NCNM Botanicals)

formula: acute otitis media: fluid extract containing:
Echinacea spp., 2 parts
Hydrastis canadensis, 2 parts
Phytolacca decandra (toxic), 1 part
instructions: (age x 5) drops every 2 hours internally (Pizzorno, Murray, VI: OtitMe-3)

formula: acute: eardrops containing tinctures of:
Aconitum napellus (toxic), 1 part
Verbascum thapsus, 4 parts
Hydrastis canadensis, 4 parts
instructions: 3-4 drops in ear at night or as needed (Pizzorno, Murray, VI: OtitMe-3)


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