Botanical Index No. 1109

Wild Germander

teucrium canadense

Medicinal Actions

Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue

Primary Conditions Treated

Bronchosis Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Fever Hemorrhoid Water Retention Worm

General Dosage

2 g herb/cup water in tea.

Safety & Contraindications

Probably best avoided because of close relationship to T. chamaedrys. Some species of Teucrium can be fatally hepatotoxic, others hepatoprotective. We don’t yet know about this one.