CLEAVERS Galium aparine
Liquid extract of dried whole herb harvested as flowers are just emerging.
- Actions: Soothing diuretic. Lymphatic and glandular alterative which facilitates removal of
catabolic wastes and facilitates repair of tissue. Cooling to fevers (but is not diaphoretic).
- Uses: Irritation or inflammation of urinary tract; dysuria and painful urination; to clear
urinary wastes and mucous. Lymphatic and glandular swellings. Ovarian cysts. Benign
prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and other prostate maladies. Psoriasis, eczema, hives and skin
problems associated with poor elimination (especially nodular deposits). Mononucleosis.
Measles. Fevers.
- Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 5 times per day.
- Cautions: Avoid or combine with warming herbs when body is cold.