Iris is "used for one thing and one thing only" increased secretions in digestive organs. Especially good for the middle organs. Finally, something I can really agree with MM on... Iggy Pop ROCKED!!!!!!!!!!!! "Here comes Johnny Yin again, lust for life...."
IRIS FLORENTINA and others (Orris Root) DRIED ROOT, preferably aged for at least 2 years. 1/2 to 1 teaspoon in warm water as suspended tea; the pressed "fingers" for teething infants to gum on. Although sometimes a topical allergen, it is not so internally. STATUS : C
*IRIS VERSICOLOR, I. MISSOURIENSIS (Blue Flag) RHIZOME. Tincture [1:5, 80% alcohol], 5-20 drops to 3X a day. USE WITH CARE. STATUS : W/C
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
IRIS
Thyroid hypofunction with fluid retention, immunodepression. Sick headache with nausea, dyspepsia, light feces. Cholangitis with sharp cutting pains, increased by motion. Alcoholic cirrhosis with portal congestion. Constipation with light feces. Diarrhea, large mucoid semi-formed feces. Dyspepsia with nausea, sick headache, light feces. Gastroenteritis with mucus hypersecretions. Heartburn from fats. Nausea in morning, after fatty breakfast. Vomiting, from fats, pastry abuse. Eczema, with chronic poor fat digestion, dry skin. Blood serum levels: LDL, VLDL elevated. Nutritional malabsorption in radical dietary changes with sluggish pancreatic and succus entericus response. To stimulate innate immunity. Lymphangitis, subacute, lingering
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 regularly 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.
LIVER DEFICIENCY TINCTURE
Mahonia (Oregon Grape).......2 parts
Yellow Dock Root.................2 parts B
uckbean ....... .......................2 parts
Pleurisy Root . .......................2 parts
Blue Flag Root.......................1 part
Ocotillo Bark . .......................1 part
Mix from tinctures, with Mahonia, Yellow Dock, Pleurisy Root and Blue Flag made from dry herb, and Buckbean (if possible) and Ocotillo (mandatory) made as fresh tinctures. Take 30 drops, morning, afternoon and before retiring. A constitutional tonic for those with catabolic or adrenergic excess.
ALTERATIVE SYRUP
Aralia Root .... .......................3 ounces
Oplopanax...... .......................2 ounces
Xanthoxylum Bark ................2 ounces
Smilax (Sarsaparilla) .............2 ounces
Burdock Root. .......................2 ounces
Guaiacum or Stillingia...........1 ounce
Sassafras or Sweet Root ........1 ounce
Pipsissewa...... .......................1 ounce
Blue Flag Root.......................1 ounce
Tincture 1:3 with 65% alcohol, add 1 part water (15 oz.) & 1 part simple syrup or honey (15 oz.) to bring to a final 1:5 strength
LYMPH TONIC
Burdock Root. .......................8 parts
Red Root........ .......................6 parts
Echinacea Root......................6 parts
Ocotillo .......... .......................4 parts
Stillingia Root .......................2 parts
Yerba Mansa Root.................2 parts
Aristolochia serpentaria.........1 part
Blue Flag........ .......................1 part
Poke Root ...... .......................1 part.
Mix from the individual tinctures, and add 5% glycerin. A general tonic for moderate chronic immunosuppression, not for acute conditions. 60 drops 4X a day
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