Botanical Index No. 462

Goldenrod

solidago virgaurea

Medicinal Actions

Allergenic, Analgesic, Antiedemic, Antiexudative, Antiinflammatory, Antilithic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Aquaretic, Astringent, Candidicide, Carminative, Cicatrizant, Decoagulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Laxative, Litholytic, Sedative, Spermicide, Stimulant, Tonic, Urinary Antiseptic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Nervine Vulnerary Albuminuria Amenorrhea Arthrosis Asthma Atony Bladder Stone Bleeding BPH Bronchosis Calculus Cancer breast Candida Catarrh Cholecystosis Cholera Constipation Cramp Cystosis Diabetes Diarrhea Diphtheria Dropsy Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Eczema Edema Fever Flu Fungus Gas Gastrosis Gout Gravel Headache Hemorrhoid Hepatomegaly Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Immunodepression Infection Inflammation Insomnia Kidney Stone Malaria Mastosis Measles Menorrhagia Mycosis Nephrosis Nervousness Pain Pertussis Pharyngosis Phosphaturia Phthisis Pulmonosis Rheumatism Scrofula Sore Sore Throat Spasm Splenosis Stomatosis Stone Swelling Tenesmus Toothache Tuberculosis Tumor Uremia UTI Water Retention Wound Yeast

General Dosage

6–15 g herb; 3–5 g herb/240 ml up to several ×/day; 15–20 g herb; 6–12 g crude herb; 1–2 tsp per 150 ml hot water, 2–4 ×/day between meals; 2–4 ml liquid leaf extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2d. Patients with chronic nephropathy should consult a practitioner before taking.“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Contraindications for the herb: patients with chronic renal disease should first consult a physician. None reported for oral consumption; irrigation therapy contraindicated with edema due to reduced cardiac and renal function. Mixed saponins antiedemic and antiexudative at 1.25–2.5 mg/kg; saponins spermicidal.

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