Condition
Treatment Support
respiratory antispasmodic
Application
tincture
Grindelia
(Grindelia squarrosa)
Also know as Gumweed
Botanical Information
A perennial in the Aster family with smooth round stems and divided ascending branches which end in sticky yellow flower heads.
Working with Grindelia
Part(s) Used
Leaf, Flowers
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
Grindelia has anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, expectorant, and mild pain-relieving properties. It was formerly included in the United States Pharmacopoeia as an internal remedy for asthma, bronchitis, and other upper respiratory tract ailments. It is often blended with yerba santa, marshmallow root, licorice, and other respiratory herbs. Grindelia is used topically for burns, poison oak, and other skin rashes. The tincture is beneficial when useful locally for poison oak rashes. It has a mild pain-relieving effect, but its main action is that of a protective barrier against inadvertently spreading the rash to other parts of the body. Grindelia also acts as an irritant aquaretic and anti-inflammatory for chronic bladder infections.
Grindelia has a taste of ACRID, BITTER and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
None noted.
Conditions treated with Grindelia
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant
Application
tincture
Condition
Treatment Support
anti-inflammatory, pain reliever
Application
tea internally and externally
Condition
Treatment Support
antispasmodic, expectorant
Application
tincture
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The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
