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GRAVEL
ROOT
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This is another well known American Indian herb, also called Queen of the Meadow and Joe Pye Weed. It grows in the eastern part of the continent and up into Canada. As its name implies, Gravel root is specific for “gravel,” that is, stones. It’s also called “Kidney Root."
Alma Hutchens in Indian Herbology of North America, wrote that the root is “. . . almost an infallible remedy for gravel and accumulations of the associated bladder, kidney and urinary system.”
Dr. John R. Christopher, the “father” of modern herbal medicine, wrote in The School of Natural Healing, which is almost a bible for modern herbalism, “Gravel root is used principally as a therapeutic agent for the urinary-genital areas, influencing the kidneys, liver, bladder, prostate gland, and uterus. . . . Its popularity has been due to its powerful solvent effect on stony deposits in the kidneys . . . .Gravel root is one of the greatest herbs to use for any kidney and urinary problem. . . .As a nervine, it is reputed to influence the entire sympathetic nervous system.”
More recently, in his much-used Herbal Materia Medica, David L. Hoffman in Natural Healing with Herbs writes that Gravel root is used primarily for kidney stones or gravel. Humbart Santillo, a contemporary herbalist, writes: “Gravel root is used principally in the treatment of gravel or stones in the bladder, kidneys and urinary tract. It is also a nerve tonic. Gravel root is also good for uric acid deposits in the joints and for water retention.” In the well-respected Medical Botany, Walter and Memory Lewis note that “rhizomes [roots] of E. purpureum (gravel root) aided treatment of kidney ailments and urinary organs, as well as . . .stones. . . .” And The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants notes, “As its common name indicates, gravel root is a valuable herb for urinary tract problems. It helps to prevent the formation of kidney stones and bladder stones and may diminish existing stones.”
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This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
If you need medical attention, consult your health care professional.
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