Oxydendrum arboreum

Oxydendrum arboreum
Family:Oxydendrum arboreum; Cardiac; Diuretic; Refrigerant; Tonic.
Common name:Sorrel tree
The leaves are cardiac diuretic refrigerant and tonic. A tea made from the leaves has been used in the treatment of asthma diarrhoea indigestion and to check excessive menstrual bleeding. It is diuretic and is a folk remedy for treating fevers kidney and bladder ailments. The bark has been chewed in the treatment of mouth ulcers.

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