HERB.
Tincture [Fresh Plant, 1:2, Dry plant, 1:5, 50% alcohol),
20-50
drops, to 4X a day. Standard Infusion 4-8 ounces.
CINNAMOMUM
(Cinnamon, Canela)
BARK.
Standard Infusion 2-4 ounces. Tincture [1:5, 60% alcohol,
5%
glycerin] 20-50 drops, both to 4X a day.
ESSENTIAL
OIL. 2-5 drops in capsule.
COMMIPHORA
(Myrrh Gum)
RESIN.
Tincture [ 1:5, 95% alcohol] 5-20 drops. Capsules, #0, 1-2,
both
to 3X a day. Topically, dilute tincture with water as needed.
Dandelion
see
Taraxacum
Devil's
Claw see
Harpagophytum
Devil's
Club see
Oplopanax
Dong
Quai see
Angelica
sinense
ERIODICTYON
(Yerba Santa)
LEAVES
(from current year's growth). Tincture [Fresh Herb,1:2,
Dry
Herb, 1:5, 75% alcohol] 20-30 drops, to 5X a day. Standard
Infusion,
2-4 ounces as needed.
ERYNGIUM
YUCCAFOLIUM (Eryngo, Rattlesnake Master,
Button
Snakeroot)
WHOLE
PLANT. Fresh Plant Tincture, 1:2, 15-30 drops in warm
water.
ROOT.
Weak Decoction, 4-8 ounces. Dry Root Tincture, [1:5,
60%
alcohol], 20-40 drops, in cup of water. All forms to 4X a day.
Fennel
Seed see
Foeniculum
FOENICULUM
(Fennel Seed)
SEED.
Tincture [1:5, 60% alcohol] 30-60 drops in warm water as
needed.
Standard Infusion as needed.
*FOUQUIERIA
SPLENDENS (Ocotillo)
FRESH
BARK. Tincture, [1:2] 10-30 drops, to 4X a day.
*GELSEMIUM
(Yellow Jasmine)
ROOT.
Tincture [Fresh Root 1:2, Dry Root, 1:10, 65% alcohol] 2-10
drops.
DANGEROUS
IN LARGER DOSES
Ginseng
see
Panax
*GLYCYRRHIZA
GLABRA (Licorice)
ROOT.
Tincture [1:5, 50% alcohol] 3-60 drops. Strong Decoction,
1-3
ounces, either to 3X a day. Can occasion sodium retention.
HARPAGOPHYTUM
PROCUMBENS (Devil's Claw)
TUBERS.
Capsules, #0, 2-4 in evenings. Cold Infusion 4-6 ounces
similarly.
Strong Tincture [1:2, 60% alcohol], 1/2 to 1 teaspoons.
Some
recommend that two weeks on and two weeks off is the best
approach
to Devil's Claw. I have found a month of continuous
use
is the best way to begin.
Horehound
see
Marrubium
*HYDRASTIS
(Golden Seal)
ROOT
and LEAF. Fresh Plant Tincture [1:2], 15-30 drops. Dry Root
Tincture,
[1:5, 70% alcohol] 20-50 drops. Dry Herb Tincture [1:5,
60%
alcohol] 30-75 drops all the above to 4X a day. Dry Root
capsules
#00, 2-4, to 3X a day. Standard Infusion of leaf 1-3