Botanical Index No. 1082

Water Avens

geum rivale

Medicinal Actions

Antidiarrheal, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Digestive, Elastase Inhibitor, Expectorant, Hypotensive, Stomachic, Tonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Ague Asthma Bleeding Callus Cancer Catarrh Chill Cold Colitis Cough Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Fever High Blood Pressure Indigestion Infection Leukorrhea Malaria Metrorrhagia Nausea Phthisis Sore Sore Throat Tuberculosis Ulcerative Colitis Uterosis VD Vomiting

General Dosage

From Geum urbanum: 1 g herb in tea 3 ×/day; 1–4 ml liquid herb extract; 10–15 drops herb tincture 2–3 ×/day; 0.5–1 tsp herb in hot water several ×/day; 1–4 ml liquid root extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”.

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