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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 9:01:25 GMT -5
I'm in the weeds. No not them kinda weed. real weeds, a woman I support over on N4S gets what she calls "kidney infections".
Back in her day, she was stationed somewhere in the balkans. And got her best ever relief from an herb tea of local manufacture.
Well she and me have been on the hunt for them weeds. here is the list.
Stinging nettle leaves Greater horsetail (fern) Bear berry (leaves) Rupturewort (leaves) Restharrow (leaves) "Birch" leaves Rose berry (hips)
No, no eye of newt or wing of bat. I suspect after a crash course of trying to find her stuph she's self medicating for kidney stones, but I'se just an old tech. And no kinda doctor.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Aug 22, 2014 12:29:18 GMT -5
The best thing that I've found for kidneystones is magnesium citrate. I used to have them every other year in every other kidney. This old guy at a health food store told me about them. It's now been 10 years without one.
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Post by garrett on Sept 8, 2014 18:55:25 GMT -5
Doesn't mag citrate ummmmmm errrrrrr Activate the rear?
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Post by nightmist on Sept 9, 2014 17:37:08 GMT -5
I'm in the weeds. No not them kinda weed. real weeds, a woman I support over on N4S gets what she calls "kidney infections". Back in her day, she was stationed somewhere in the balkans. And got her best ever relief from an herb tea of local manufacture. Well she and me have been on the hunt for them weeds. here is the list. Stinging nettle leaves Greater horsetail (fern) Bear berry (leaves) Rupturewort (leaves) Restharrow (leaves) "Birch" leaves Rose berry (hips) No, no eye of newt or wing of bat. I suspect after a crash course of trying to find her stuph she's self medicating for kidney stones, but I'se just an old tech. And no kinda doctor. First off some of them weeds will be the very devil to find as they are not at all common to North America. We have a greater Horsetail, and though it is a cousin it is not the same plant as the European variety. I doubt you will find that one at all, and I would not hazard the local variety on the presumption that it works the same. As I understand the function of the stuff, I would suggest dandelion root as a replacement (an alternate name for dandelion is piss-a-bed, and yeah that is what the horsetail does). Bear berry is Uva Ursi, you can find that in any herb shop. If you find anybody growing rupture wort on purpose, do us all a favor and kill them now before they plant again. That stuff moves almost as fast as kudzu, but as a creeping mat. At least it is good for something. However as it is an antispasmodic and diuretic, there are dozens of herbs that do the job. There is already a strong diuretic in there, so I would use a little cardamom, or fennel or kalonji (nigella sativa seed). Restharrow is another diuretic. I looked and looked and finally checked the USDA site, the stuff has never been reported growing in North America. Stinging nettle, birch, and rosehips are common as dirt and you should have no trouble finding them at all. It appears that the purpose of this stuff is to acidify the urinary tract (like cranberry juice), and cause the drinker to piss like a Russian racehorse, with some mild antispasmodics to ease the muscles, a little antiseptic to avoid infection, and a little something to dilate the capillaries to enhance circulation. Not a bad concoction, though I would go about it differently using local herbs, and ease off on the strong diuretics. Yeah that is something you want for stones, so long as there is not complete blockage, but IMHO this is a bit too much of a good thing.
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