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Sherry
Just to mention that Burdock tea/extract is on our avoid list. Good luck
and keep the faith. This too shall pass.
Gina

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  1. gaston800 Says:
    September 17th, 2003 at 1:27 am

    Hi Sherry!
    Sorry to hear you are not doing OK.
    From “Advanced Treatise in Herbology” by Edward Shook I found:
    BURDOCK;
    Properties: Alterative (modifies nutrition), aperient (mild purgative),
    depurative, diuretic, diaphoretic (herbs that produce sweating),
    antiscorbutic.
    Uses: Rheumatism, gout, pulmonary catarrh, chronic skin diseases (psoriasis,
    acne, etc.) syphilis, scrofula, cancer, urinary deposits.
    Externally: Swelling, hemorrhoids, burns, wounds, eruptions.
    It has a 40% of inulin (also called alantoin). It is very similar to starch.
    It is a resinoid or camphor-like hydrocarbon that is aromatic, stimulant,
    expectorant, tonic, stomachic, antiseptic.
    BLACK COHOSH:
    Therapeutic Properties: Nervine, tonic, antispasmodic, alterative, diuretic,

    expectorant, emmenagogue (remedies which stimulate menstruation) and induces
    free perspiration.
    Get well!
    Teresa

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