Botanical Index No. 65

Avens, Bennet’s Root

geum urbanum l.

Medicinal Actions

Antidiarrheal, Antihemorrhagic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Digestive, Hypotensive, Stomachic, Styptic, Tonic, Climacteric, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Ague Amenorrhea Anemia Anorexia Asthma Atony Bite Bleeding Callus Cancer liver Cardiopathy Caries Catarrh Chill Cholera Chlorosis Colitis Congestion Cystosis Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Encephalosis Enterosis Fever Fistula Frostbite Gastrosis Gingivosis Halitosis Hemorrhoid High Blood Pressure Incontinence Indigestion Infection Inflammation Leukorrhea Malaria Metrorrhagia Mucososis Myalgia Nausea Neuralgia Pulmonosis Rachosis Scrofula Sore Sore Throat Stomachache Typhus Ulcerative Colitis Urethrosis Uterosis VD Wound

General Dosage

1 g herb 3 ×/day; 1–4 ml liquid herb extract; 10–15 drops tincture 2–3 ×/day; 0.5–1 tsp in hot water, several ×/day; 1–4 ml liquid root extract.