Monday, October 26, 2020

Materia Medica Lesson 5-15: Cionanthus

 This is another one that grows around here, but I don't know much about. It is sad that his class seems to have no knowledge of Tennessee Williams! I'm sure they don't know Faulkner... and there is no such thing as an educated person who knows no Faulkner, America's Shakespeare! "The past is not dead... it is not even past." If you think I favor ellipses ... you don't know Faulkner!

Fringetree is good for liver. Good for liver pain, especially pain felt from liver to navel.

Most gall stones resolve on their own.

CHIONANTHUS (Fringetree) BARK. Cold Infusion, 2-4 ounces. Tincture [Fresh Bark, 1:2, Dry Bark, 1:5, 65% alcohol] 30-60 drops. LEAF. Cold Infusion, 2-4 ounces. STATUS : W/LA

From  SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

CHIONANTHUS Cholangitis with light stools, cloudy or dark urine, steatorrhea, pain in right hypochondrium to navel. Cholecystitis - "catarrhal"; with occasional jaundice. Cholelithiasis, preventative. Alcoholic cirrhosis with portal congestion. Hepatitis with Jaundice, light frothy stool, scanty urine, right hypochondrium pain. Functional Jaundice. Glycosuria from hepatic hyperglycogenolysis or diet. Hemorrhoids, from any venosities, especially with leg or cervical varicosities. Steatorrhea, from overindulgence in fats. Blood serum levels:SGOT, SGPT elevations with elevated bilirubin, no active hepatitis. Headache, in digestive dysfunction, following meals. 


Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course

https://www.swsbm.com/school/

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