Materia Medica Lesson 9-1: Mahonia, Oregon Grape and Friends

 Materia Medica Lesson 9-1: Mahonia, Oregon Grape and Friends

Inhibits staph, topically and internally. Helps with antibiotic resistant hospital bacterias. Anti-microbial, anti-bacterial. Stimulates protein metabolism in skin, mucosa and liver. Good for tissue damage.

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

BERBERIS VULGARIS As an eyewash for acute ophthalmia. Aphthous stomatitis (as a wash and internally). As a mouthwash for bleeding gums. Acute biliousness from food or drug excess. Jaundice, general recuperative. A preventative for alkaline, phosphatic stones. Recuperating from diarrhea. Dyspepsia from fats. Eczema, facilitating any external measures. Acute episodic psoriasis. Blood dyscrasias, with scaly skin eruptions, impaired nutrition. Allergies, in general. Nutritional malabsorption in poor protein absorption.

BERBERIS VULGARIS (Common Barberry) ROOT. Tincture [1:5, 50% alcohol] 10-60 drops. Cold Infusion, 1-3 ounces. Capsules, #00, 1-3. All to 3X a day. See MAHONIA (Oregon Grape) STATUS : W/A

MAHONIA (Oregon Grape, Algerita) SAME as Berberis. STATUS : W/A XANTHORHIZA (Yellow Root) SAME as Berberis. STATUS : W/LA

XANTHORHIZA (Yellow Root) SAME as Berberis. STATUS : W/LA

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

MAHONIA As an eyewash for follicular or catarrhal conjunctivitis, for acute or chronic catarrhal ophthalmia, or for the onset of styes. As a mouthwash for bleeding gums. Tongue with yellowish-brown coat. Aphthous stomatitis (as a wash and internally) Chronic or subacute rhinitis. Acute biliousness from food or drug excess. Jaundice, general recuperative. A preventative for alkaline, phosphatic stones. Atonic colon with anorexia. Constipation with light feces. Diarrhea from dietary indiscretions. Recuperating from diarrhea. Dyspepsia from fats. Dyspepsia with nausea, frontal headache. Chronic gastritis from alcoholic excess. Gastroenteritis with hepatic malfunction, slight jaundice. Heartburn from fats. Nausea after eating. Nausea in morning, after fatty breakfast. Shigellosis, for lingering autotoxicity. Steatorrhea with bile deficiency, nausea, sick headache. Gastric or duodenal ulcers, slow healing. Acne, face and scalp. Dry eczema. Eczema, facilitating any external measures. Pruritus senilis, in general. Acute episodic psoriasis. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), with oily skin and abdominal heaviness, food cravings, especially for fats and proteins (taken daily for the week before menses). Blood dyscrasias, with scaly skin eruptions, impaired nutrition. Allergies, in general. Allergies, secondary hypersensitivities. Nutritional malabsorption - poor protein absorption. Diabetes/hyperglycemia - functional hypergluconeogenesis. Hangover, liverish, dark circles under eyes. Headache, in digestive dysfunction, following meals.

COLON TONIC (Modified Thomsonian)

Cascara Sagrada.....................2 parts

Oregon Grape .......................2 parts

Cayenne ......... .......................1 part

Ginger Root ... .......................1 part

Lobelia ........... .......................1 part

Rhubarb Root. .......................1 pt.

Stimulates peristalsis for chronic constipation of long duration. 2 “00” caps with water, morning and evening. When feces soften up go to 1 capsule twice a day.

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

Buckbean ....... .......................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.

ALLERGY FORMULA

Yerba Mansa.. .......................4 parts

Yerba Santa.... .......................4 parts

Bayberry ........ .......................3 parts

Ambrosia ....... .......................2 parts

Horehound ..... .......................2 parts

Oregon Grape .......................1 parts

Mix herbs as tinctures, or tincture 1:5, 60% alcohol Use 30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day This is for the relief of seasonal allergies and resultant secondary hyper-sensitivities.

FEMALE BALANCER

Vitex agnus-castus Tinct .......3 parts

Black Cohosh Tinct ...............2 parts

Dandelion FE. .......................2 parts

Motherwort Tinct...................2 parts

Oregon Grape Root Tinct ......1 part

Mix with fluidextract and tinctures. Use 30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day This helps to regulate chronically short estrus cycles, with aggravated anabolic metabolism.

PMS FORMULA, LONG CYCLE

Vitex .............. .......................3 parts

Devil's Club ... .......................2 parts

Black Cohosh. .......................2 parts

Oregon Grape Root................2 parts

Peony ............. .......................2 parts

Inmortal ......... .......................2 parts

Anemone (Pulsatilla).............1 part

Mix as tinctures, since the Anemone MUST be made fresh, the Peony is BETTER fresh, the rest can or should be made dry. Use 30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day For symptoms that start just before menses, deriving from weak progesterone levels with a premature rise in estrogen before menstruation; the cycle is generally longer than 28 days. Problems include rapid-onset water-retention, headaches, joint pain, and labile emotions.

CANDIDA DOUCHE MIX IN A BLENDER JUST BEFORE USING:

Witch Hazel Extract (commercial)....3 tablespoons

Golden Seal Tincture ............. ...........1 teaspoon

(or Oregon Grape Root....... ...........(1/2 teaspoon) WITH Anemopsis.............. ...........(1 teaspoon)

Warm Water .. ....................... ...........1 pint

Table Salt....... ....................... ...........1/2 teaspoon

Yogurt, live culture................ ...........3-4 tablespns

Douche once in the evening, either every second or third day. Eat,if possible, 6-8 ounces of live culture yogurt a day, and check urine pH in the morning with a teststrip...it should be under 7.0 and above 6.0, i.e. acidic. If often alkaline (above 7.0), decrease carbohydrates (especially fruits, sweets and tubers) and increase proteins. If too acidic, modify in the other direction.

DETOX FORMULA

Oregon Grape Root................3 parts

Silybum Fluidextract .............2 parts

Larrea............. .......................2 parts

Yellow Dock.. .......................2 parts

Aristolochia watsonii.............1 part

Mix from the fluidextract and tinctures. Use 30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 3 or4 times a day. This is meant to assist cleansing of the blood, liver and lymph system when recovering from alcohol, drug abuse, even long-term overmedication.

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