STONEROOT COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS

STONEROOT (Collinsonia canadensis L.) ++

Activities (Stoneroot) :
Antilithic (f; PH2); Antioxidant (f; FAD); Antispasmodic (f; APA; HHB); Astringent (1; APA; HHB); Carminative (1; HHB); Deodorant (f; DEM); Depurative (f; DEM); Diaphoretic (f; APA; CAN); Diuretic (1; FAD; PHR; PH2); Emetic (1; APA; DEM; FAD); Litholytic (f; CAN); Panacea (f; DEM); Sedative (f; APA); Stimulant (f; DEM); Stomachic (1; PHR; PH2); Tonic (1; APA; PHR; PH2).

Indications (Stoneroot) :
Backache (f; DEM); Bladder Stone (f; APA); Bleeding (f; DEM); Boil (f; DEM); BPH (f; AKT); Bruise (f; FAD; HHB); Burn (f; FAD); Calculus (f; PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, tongue (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; DEM); Colic (f; DEM); Colitis (f; AKT); Constipation (f; PH2); Cramp (f; APA; HHB); CVI (f; AKT); Cystosis (1; FAD; HHB; PH2); Debility (f; DEM); Diarrhea (f; FAD; PH2); Dropsy (f; FAD; PHR); Dysentery (f; FAD); Dyspepsia (f; FAD); Enterosis (1; PHR; PH2); Fever (f; APA; CAN); Gas (1; HHB); Gastrosis (1; AKT; PHR; PH2); Glossosis (f; JLH); Headache (f; DEM); Hematochezia (f; DEM); Hemorrhoid (f; AKT; APA; FAD; PH2); Inflammation (f; AKT; PH2); Insomnia (f; APA); Kidney Stone (f; APA); Laryngosis (f; AKT; FAD); Leg Ache (f; DEM); Listlessness (f; DEM); Lithuria (f; PH2); Mastosis (f; DEM); Nephrosis (f; CAN; FAD); Nervousness (f; APA); Pulmonosis (f; AKT); Rheumatism (f; DEM); Sore (f; APA; FAD); Sore Throat (f; AKT); Sprain (f; FAD); Stomatosis (f; AKT); Stone (f; CAN); Swelling (f; DEM); Telangiectasia (f; AKT); Varicosis (f; AKT); Water Retention (1; FAD; HHB; PHR; PH2); Wound (f; APA; FAD; HHB).

Dosages (Stoneroot) :
1 - 4 g dry root, or in tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 1 - 4 ml liquid root extract (PNC); 1 - 4 ml liquid root extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 30 - 40 drops 1:2 tincture (fresh whole root) 3 - 5 ×/day (AKT); 2 - 8 ml root tincture (1:5 in 40% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 2 - 8 ml root tincture (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Stoneroot) :
Class 1 (AHP). None listed (PH2). In view of the lack of pharmacological and toxicological data, excessive use, especially during lactation and pregnancy, should be avoided (CAN). Overdose can cause colic, nausea, and pain, irritating the mucus lining of the GI tract, sometimes dizziness and strangury (APA).