Lithospermum ruderale

Lithospermum ruderale
Family:Lithospermum ruderale; Antirheumatic; Astringent; Contraceptive; Diuretic; Kidney.
Common name:Western gromwell
An infusion or decoction of the root has been used as a diuretic in the treatment of kidney complaints and also to treat internal haemorrhaging diarrhoea etc. A poultice of the dried powdered leaves and stems has been used to relieve the pain of rheumatic joints. Some N. American Indian women drank a cold water infusion of the roots daily for six months to ensure permanent sterility. Alcoholic extracts of the plant have been shown to eliminate the oestrus cycle and decrease the weight of the thymus and pituitary glands.

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