Botanical Index No. 362

Dyer’s Broom

genista tinctoria

Medicinal Actions

Cardiotonic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Laxative, Litholytic, Nephrotonic, Teratogenic, Uterotonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Bladder Stone Bleeding Cancer Constipation Corn Cystosis Dermatosis Dropsy Dyspepsia Epistaxis Exanthema Fever Gravel Gout Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Hip Ache Hysteria Induration Kidney Stone Lumbago Nephrosis Pain Rabies Rheumatism Scrofula Splenosis Stone Tumor Wart Water Retention Wen Hallucinogen Hemostat

General Dosage

2 tsp/day in hot tea; 1 tsp herb/cup, 1–2 cups/day; tinctures used for gravel and stone.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b. “Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages”. Overdoses can cause diarrhea. Not for use by pregnant women.

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