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tx
reproductive system
prostatitis
botanicals

primary herbs

Aconitum napellus (toxic): initial stages of inflammation (Ellingwood, p. 80)
Barosma betulina: antiseptic with Althea officinalis (Felter, p. 253)
Delphinium staphysagria (toxic): incontinence, vesical and prostatic irritation with urgency and increased frequency, dysuria (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1832)
Equisetum hyemale: increases flow of urine; relieves irritation (Ellingwood, p. 440)
Eryngium maritimum: with increased frequency; combines well with Hydrangea arborescens and Eupatorium purpureum (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 85)
Eupatorium purpureum: (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 87)
Galium aparine: weakened, elderly patient, clears inflammation (Ellingwood, p. 432)
Hydrangea arborescens: prostatitis and enlarged prostate (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 113)
Medicago sativa: restores weakened patient; relieves irritation (Ellingwood, pp. 436-437)
Piper cubeba: chronic inflammation (Felter, p. 329)
Piper methysticum: burning urination, hypertrophy (Ellingwood, p. 443)
Salix nigra: an aphrodisiac, tonic (Felter, p. 613)
Serenoa serrulata: dull, aching, throbbing pain in prostatic urethra, mucoid and prostatic discharge (Felter, p. 628)
Thuja occidentalis: enlarged; urine dribbles (Felter, p. 679)
Triticum repens (couch grass): chronic prostatitis with enlarged prostate, hematuria and strangury (Felter and Lloyd, p. 2001)
Zea mays: (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 239)


complementary herbs

Hydrastis canadensis + Petroselinum sativum + Eupatorium purpureum + Juniperus communis (berries) + Althea officinalis + Capsicum frutescens + Arctostaphylos uva-ursi + Zingiber officinale + Lobelia inflata (toxic): cleans out sediment, arrests infection (NCNM Botanicals)

formula: to improve health of the prostate; include:
Alaria esculenta
Cimicifuga racemosa
Capsicum frutescens
Zingiber officinale
Polygonum multiflorum (Chinese)
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Lobelia inflata (toxic) (NCNM Botanicals)

formula: prostatitis with pain on ejaculation and possibly bloody ejaculate:
Althea officinalis, 2 dr.
Echinacea spp., 2 dr.
Serenoa repens or serrulata, 1 dr.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, 1 dr.
Piper cubeba, 2 dr.
instructions: 45-60 drops every 2 hours for 8-12 hours. Then take out the Echinacea spp. and optionally Piper cubeba. Add Zea mays 1 dr.
new instructions: 45-60 drops three times daily, then 30 drops three times daily (NCNM Botanicals)


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