Botanical Index No. 571

Java Tea

orthosiphon aristatus

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Aquaretic, Astringent, Choleretic, Diuretic, Glycogenic, Hypertensive, Hypoglycemic, Saluretic, Sympathicolytic, Uricosuric

Primary Conditions Treated

Insulin-Sparing Albuminuria Atherosclerosis Arthrosis Bacteria Bacteriuria Bladder Stone Cancer Catarrh Cholecystosis Cramp Cystosis Diabetes Dropsy Dysuria Edema Gallstone Gout Gravel Hematuria Hepatosis Inflammation Kidney Stone Low Blood Pressure Nephrocirrhosis Nephrosis Phosphaturia Rheumatism Stone Swelling UTI Water Retention

General Dosage

2.5 g/cup leaf tea; 6–12 g/day leaf in tea with at least 2 liters water; 2 tsp leaf in cold infusion.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. None reported for oral dosing. Irrigation therapy contraindicated for edema due to reduced cardiac or renal function.

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