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- Title
Botanical Medicine for Cystitis.
- Authors
Abascal, Kathy; Yarnell, Eric
- Abstract
Plant medicines are used on a worldwide scale to prevent and treat cystitis. Some of the specific medicinal herbs used for cystitis have been investigated by scientific means while others are prescribed on the basis of long histories of safety and efficacy. This article reviews the qualities and research on the most important botanical medicines used in treating cystitis: Vaccinium macrocarpon and V. oxycoccos (cranberry); Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (uva ursi) leaf; Tropaeolum major (nasturtium) leaf; Armoracia rusticana (horseradish) root; Agathosma (formerly Barosma) betulina (buchu) leaf; Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) root; Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape) root; Berberis vulgaris (barberry) root; Coptis spp. (gold thread); Solidago spp. (goldenrod) herb; Levisticum officinale (lovage) root; Betula spp. (birch) bark; Taraxacum officinalis (dandelion) leaf; Zea mays (corn) silk; Agropyron repens (couch grass) rhizome; Apium graveolens (celery) seed; Juniperus communis (juniper) leaf; Crataegus spp. (hawthorn) berries; Fragaria spp. (strawberry) leaves; Matricaria recutita (chamomile) flowers; Equisetum spp. (horsetail); Althaea officinalis (marshmallow) leaf and root; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) bark; Sphaeralcea spp. (globemallow) leaf; Alcea rosea (hollyhock) leaf and root; Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) bark; Glycyrrhiza spp. (licorice) root; Chimaphila umbellata (pipsissewa) leaf; Piper methysticum (kava) root; and Scutellaria spp. (skullcap) herb and root.
- Subjects
CYSTITIS; PLANT products industry; HERBAL medicine; MEDICINAL plants; CRANBERRIES; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS uva-ursi; TROPAEOLUM majus; GOLDENSEAL; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Alternative & Complementary Therapies, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 2, p69
- ISSN
1076-2809
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/act.2008.14203