Arctostaphylos glauca

Arctostaphylos glauca
Family:Arctostaphylos glauca; Antiseptic; Astringent; Diuretic; Skin.
Common name:Bigberry manzanita
The dried leaves are used in the treatment of a variety of complaints. These leaves should be harvested in early autumn only green leaves being selected and then dried in gentle heat. A tea made from the dried leaves is strongly astringent diuretic and an antiseptic for the urinary tract. It is much used for kidney and bladder complaints and inflammation of the urinary tract but it should be used with caution because it contains arbutin which hydrolyzes into the toxic urinary antiseptic hydroquinone. Externally an infusion is used to treat poison oak rash.

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