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digestive system
dysentery
botanicals

primary herbs

Allium sativum: antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, anti-dyspeptic, bacillary and amebic dysentery; helps balance the bowel flora (Weiss, p. 172)
Alchemilla vulgaris (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 19)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): according to indications (Harper-Shove, p. 80)
Baptisia tinctoria: antiseptic; fetid condition, dysentery and proteus infections; combines well with Echinacea angustifolia (root) (Mitchell, p. 1)
Collinsonia canadensis: with pain and inflammation of the rectum (Ellingwood, p. 266)
Erigeron canadensis: suddenly gushing, copious evacuations, with cramps, some blood (Felter, p. 361)
Euphorbia corollata: with irritating acrid passage, tenesmus and nausea during evacuations (Kuts-Cheraux, p. 130)
Frasera canadensis: relaxed, atonic mucous membranes (Ellingwood, p. 273)
Geranium maculatum: not acute stage; used where the disease tends toward chronicity (Felter and Lloyd, p. 929)
Hordeum vulgare (barley grain): demulcent: barley water; as a drink in dysentery (Felter and Lloyd, p. 997)
Hydrastis canadensis: subacute, atonic states with increased flow of mucus (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1026)
Juglans cinerea: (Priest and Priest, p. 99)
Lobelia inflata (toxic): spasm (Ellingwood, p. 240)
Myrica cerifera: chronic catarrhal diarrhea, mucus (Felter, p. 482)
Olea europaea: as a laxative (Mitchell, p. 48)
Papaver somniferum (toxic) (opium poppy): anti-diarrheal (Weiss, p. 103)
Plantago ovata or psyllium: seeds soaked in water; demulcent, laxative (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, pp. 165-166)
Polygonum bistorta: prolonged dysentery (Mitchell, p. 46)
Potentilla tormentilla: tannins, anti-diarrheic for acute and chronic enterocolitis, summer diarrhea, paratyphoid diarrhea (Weiss, pp. 99-100)
Quercus alba: diarrhea, mucus, passive hemorrhage (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1618)
Rheum officinalis: laxative, tonic hepatic to cleanse and tone bowels (Priest and Priest, p. 99)
Ribes nigrum: Vitamin C, fruit juice used (Weiss, p. 102)
Strychnos nux vomica (toxic): according to indications (Harper-Shove, p. 80)
Trifolium arvense: severe dysentery-like diarrhea (Weiss, p. 103)
Ulmus fulva: demulcent; inflammation of the mucous membranes
Vaccinium myrtillus: tannins (Weiss, pp. 101-102)
Zingiber officinalis: to control flatulence and colic in certain dysenteries, especially those associated with tainted foods, dietary indiscretions (Kuts-Cheraux, p. 279)

see: cholera: Ellingwood, Harper-Shove, British Herbal Pharmacopoeia have extensive lists of dysentery remedies. Not all are chosen for this program.


complementary herbs

chronic watery dysenteries: Geranium maculatum + Hydrastis canadensis + Euphorbia hypericifolia (Kuts-Cheraux, p. 143)
• Weiss pp. 98-105 has various anti-diarrheal formulae


footnotes