Eryngium maritimum

Eryngium maritimum
Family:Eryngium maritimum; Aphrodisiac; Aromatic; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Expectorant; Stimulant; Tonic.
Common name:Sea holly
Sea holly roots were collected on a large scale in the 17th and 18th centuries in England and were candied then used as restorative quasi-aphrodisiac lozenges. The plant is still used in modern herbalism where it is valued especially for its diuretic action. The root is to be aphrodisiac aromatic diaphoretic diuretic expectorant stimulant and tonic. The root promotes free expectoration and is very useful in the treatment of debility attendant on coughs of chronic standing in the advanced stages of pulmonary consumption. It is used in the treatment of cystitis urethritis as a means to alleviate kidney stones (it is unlikely that it dissolves the stones but it probably helps to retard their formation) and to treat enlargement or inflammation of the prostate gland. Drunk freely it is used to treat diseases of the liver and kidneys. Used externally as a poultice the dried powdered root aids tissue regeneration. The root should be harvested in the autumn from plants that are at least 2 years old.

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