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The Kidney Stone Page |
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HYDRANGEA
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An old American Indian remedy used by the Cherokees and others, native to North America, hydrangea
is found in the rich soils of the woods in the eastern part of the country.
Alma Hutchens, in Indian Herbology of North America, says it is
“an old and admirable remedy for gravel
[the old-fashioned name for stones]. . . .best known for relieving the excruciating pain experienced
when the gravelly formations pass through the ureters from the kidneys to the bladder. . . . Will
relieve backache caused by kidney trouble. . . .”
In another old and trusted herbal volume, Back to Eden, Kloss wrote that hydrangea is
“an old remedy. . . .will remove . . .stones and will remove the pains caused by the stones,
brick and dust in the bladder.”
In one of the first volumes written by a medical doctor for physicians wishing to study herbs, Dr.
Edward Shook wrote a great deal about hydrangea. He wrote:
“So far as we know, this herb is the most powerful solvent
of stone and calculous deposits, not only in the renal [kidney] organs, but in every part of the
organism, wherever they may be located. . . . The sharp pains, and the blood that is passed in the
urine, are both caused by the sharp points of these crystals, piercing the kidney or ureter. . . .
When these sharp points are even partially dissolved, the pain, hemorrhage, and inflammation all
subside and the stone or stones frequently pass with just a stretching of the tubes. . . .”
In an early medical volume, a famous American physician, Ellingwood wrote that hydrangea is specific
for "frequent urination with heat, burning, accompanied with quick, sharp, acute pains in the urethra;
partial suppression of urine with general irritation and aching or pain in the back, pain from the
passage of renal sand. . . . I am convinced after a lifetime of experience that it is more specifically,
more universally a sedative to pain and distress in kidneys and urinary bladder than any other one remedy."
In more modern times, noted Israeli herbalist, Juliette de Bairacli Levy wrote that hydrangea is used
for “all bladder and kidney disorders, including stones, inflammation, backache from kidney trouble.”
(Common Herbs for Natural Health). In The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, Andrew Chevallier noted:
“Western herbal medicine considers the diuretic hydrangea as being particularly helpful in the treatment
of kidney and bladder stones. It is thought both to encourage the expulsion of stones and to help
dissolve those that remain.”
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This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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