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digestive system
gastroenteritis
botanicals
primary herbs
Aconitum napellus (toxic): acute inflammation according to indications (Ellingwood, p. 82)
Alchemilla vulgaris: acute diarrhea, epidemic diarrhea of infants; may be combined with Agrimonia eupatoria (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 19)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): as anti-motility agent, antispasmodic; according to indications, may cause urinary retention (Collins)
Bentonite clay: absorbent
Berberis aquifolium: bacterial infection of gastrointestinal tract (Mitchell, p. 8)
Bryonia alba (toxic): opposes drying; acute inflammatory distress and pain, worse from movement, pressure (Ellingwood, p. 84)
Chamomilla spp.: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory (Weiss, p. 25)
Charcoal: absorbent
Collinsonia canadensis: irritated mucous membranes with congested portal circulation, spasmodic pain, anorexia, diarrhea (Felter, p. 317; Priest and Priest, p. 97)
Echinacea spp. (Ellingwood, p. 361)
Mentha piperita: herb or enteric-coated capsules: antispasmodic, anti-emetic, carminative (Collins; Weiss, p. 29)
Mentha viride: anti-emetic
Olea europaea: acute enteritis (Mitchell, p. 48)
Opium (tincture of): as anti-motility agent
Rubus villosa (root): astringent, watery diarrhea, sore throat (NCNM Botanicals)
Rumex crispus: laxative
Ulmus fulva: inflammation of stomach, duodenum, diarrhea, irritation from foods. Combines with Althea officinalis (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 223, Mitchell, p. 21)
Valeriana spp.: antispasmodic
Viburnum opulus: antispasmodic
Zingiber officinale: anti-emetic
complementary herbs
Robert's formula: Althea officinalis + Geranium maculatum + Echinacea angustifolia (root) + Hydrastis canadensis + Hibiscus esculentus + Ulmus fulva + Phytolacca americana (toxic). instructions: a quarter to a half tsp. every 2 hours for acute.
formula: diarrhea with severe cramping: tinctures of:
Opium (camphorated), 2 dr.
Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth), 5 drops
Dioscorea villosa, 10 drops
fill with water to one oz.
instructions: 40 drops every hour until effect. (Collins)
formula: irritant diarrhea:
Aconitum napellus (toxic), 2 drops
Cephaelis ipecacuanha (ipecac), 5 drops
fill with water to 1 oz.
instructions: half tsp. every hour to effect, then every 3 hours. (Collins)
formula: gastroenteritis with flatulence:
Carum carvi (caraway seed), 10 g.
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel seed), 10 g.
Chamomilla spp. (flowers), 80 g.
2 tsp. to a cup of boiling water. Infuse. 2 cups of tea taken several times daily. (Weiss, p. 35)
formula: gastroenteritis with poor gall bladder function:
Carum carvi (caraway seed), 10 g.
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel seed), 10 g.
Mentha piperita (leaf), 30 g.
Chamomilla spp. (flowers), 50 g. 2 tsp. to a cup of boiling water. Infuse. 2 cups of tea to be taken several times daily. (Weiss, p. 35)
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