Good for portal hypertension, viral hepatitis, liver diseases from alcohol or solvents. Better used in formulas than by itself. Liver stimulant. Good for hiatal hernia and billirubin.
LEPTANDRA (Veronicastrum, Culver's Root) ROOT. Tincture [1:5, 65% alcohol], 10-30 drops,to 3X a day. An herb better used in formulas than by itself. USE WITH CARE. STATUS : W/Rare
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
LEPTANDRA
Tongue white-coated, light feces. Dizziness, depression, frontal headache, tenderness, pain in rt. hypochondrium. Acute cholangitis. Cholecystalgia; pain in right hypochondrium to right shoulder, without any major abdominal pain. Cholelithiasis preventative. Hepatitis; hot skin, cold feet, abdominal congestion, white-coated tongue, bad taste and breath, pain in right hypochondrium with pain referred to right or left shoulder. Jaundice with pale dry skin, thick coated tongue, moderate hepatic pain. Dyspepsia, aggravated by fats and proteins. Headache, in digestive dysfunction, following meals.
LIVER TONIC
Barberry or Oregon Grape..... ...........2 parts
Milk Thistle Seed................... ...........2 parts
Chaparral (Larrea) ................. ...........1 part
Toadflax (Linaria).................. ...........1 part
Echinacea....... ....................... ...........1 part
Burdock Rt or Seed................ ...........1 part
Yellow Dock.. ....................... ...........1 part
Leptandra or Blue Flag Rt ..... ...........1 part
An old-fashioned "shotgun" formula. Grind well and encapsulate. Echinacea is the only one of these herb that deteriorates in a powdered form, so the best compromise would be to keep it as a rather coarse grind, the rest as fine a powder as desired. Useful for passive liver "heaviness", with periodic light stools and/or frontal headaches brought on by overeating or eating rich foods when tired. Look for greasy hair, acne on the cheeks (both kinds of cheeks) and acne around the mouth. It should be tried for those that regularly work with solvents or that drink regularly, whether in moderation or excess. In general, for those that eat before going to bet and are slow in waking, grouchy and sluggish in the morning...they also have to cut back on the snacks. DOSE: Pronounced liver dysfunction, but w/out pathology: 2 caps, 3X a day. No overt symtoms, but having many of the risks mentioned: 1 cap, 3X a day.
ROBERT'S BILIARY FORMULA
Chionanthus (Fringetree)....... ...........1 part
Euonymus (Wahoo)............... ...........1 part
Piper methysticum (Kava)..... ...........1 part
Leptandra (Culver's Root) ..... ...........1 part
Marshmallow Root .................... ............ 1 part
Powder the herbs and encapsulate. 1 capsule after each meal and one just before sleeping. A biliary laxative and gallstone preventative, it is also useful for cholecystalgia or biliary cholic. Larger doses can be irritating; it is better to use the smaller dosages recommended, allowing a day or two to see if they help.
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https://www.swsbm.com/school/
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