Hydrangea
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Botanical Name |
Hydrangea arborescens |
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Family |
Saxifragaceae |
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Other Names |
Seven barks, wild hydrangea |
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Native to |
North America |
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Cultivated in |
Worldwide |
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Parts Used |
Roots, rhizome |
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Harvesting |
Roots: autumn |
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Actions |
Anti-lithic, diuretic, nephritic |
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Constituents |
Glycosides, resins, Saponins Flavonoids –kaempferol, quercetin Umbelliferone, volatile oil |
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Combines with |
Parsley piert, bearberry, gravel root, horsetail |
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Genito-urinary |
Prostate gland, kidney stones, cystitis |