Message #938 - THE_HERBALIST 
   Date: 12-21-95 09:20
   From: Morgan
     To: Corlleen Plumb
Subject: catalogs!
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CP>         I have a question to throw out: I am about to go into surgery
CP> for a bad gall bladder. Any recommendations for teas, etc?

Richard Mabey (The New Age Herbalist) recommends that for inflammation of 
the gall bladder you make an infusion/decoction of 1 part each dandelion,
Oregon grape, fringe tree bark, and wahoo, and 2 parts marshmallow root and 
drink until the condition improves.  For gallstones, use bitters like 
dandelion, Oregon grape, greater celandine, culver's root, and wahoo,
combined
with relaxing/soothing herbs like chamomile, crampbark, marshmallow, slippery 
elm.  He warns that treatment of these disorders should be done under the 
direction of a trained herbal practitioner.  I have also heard that adding 
lecithin to the diet is very helpful for a bad gallbladder.


Janie Young, moderator P_BIRTH, Traditional Homebirth Midwife (in training)
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