Madder
rubia tinctorum
Medicinal Actions
Analysis pending research update.
Primary Conditions Treated
Amenorrhea
Anemia
Arthrosis
Bladder Stone
Bruise
Calculosis
Cancer
bladder
kidney
liver
skin
stomach
uterus
Chlorosis
Cholecystosis
Cystosis
Decubitis
Dermatosis
Diarrhea
Dropsy
Dysentery
Dysmenorrhea
Dysuria
Enterosis
Enuresis
Gastrosis
Gout
Hepatosis
Induration
Jaundice
Kidney Stone
Lichen
Malaria
Nephrosis
Pyelonephrosis
Scab
Scrofula
Sore
Splenosis
Stone
Synovia
Tuberculosis
Uterosis
Water Retention
Wound
General Dosage
Do not take it; 30 grains root 3–4 ×/day; 1 g powdered root 3 ×/day.
Safety & Contraindications
The court is still out on whether or not alizarin, lucidin, and purpurin from Rubia tinctorum exert a disintegrating effect on the surface of bladder and kidney stones containing calcium. Since extracts of the root are mutagenic and contain genotoxic and tumorigenic compounds, it is not to be recommended. “Drug should not be administered”.
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