Botanical Index No. 883

Rupturewort

herniaria glabra

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

albuminuria anuria bladder stone bright's disease bronchosis catarrh cramp cystosis dropsy dysuria fracture gallstone gonorrhea gout high blood pressure jaundice kidney stone metrosis nephrosis neurosis respirosis rheumatism stone syphilis tenesmus tuberculosis urethrosis vd water retention

General Dosage

3 tsp shoot in cold or hot infusion; 1 tsp shoot in tea 2–3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. The coumarin reported from H. hirsuta by WOI is said to be powerfully narcotic and gastroirritant, in large doses causing cardiodepression, coldness of the extremities, nausea, vertigo, and vomiting.

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