STONE ROOT Collinsonia canadensis
Liquid extract of fresh flowering tops & rhizome.
- Actions: Heart and circulatory tonic; quiets irritation and gives strength and regularity to
heart's action. Astringent tonic to veins and mucous membranes; allays venous stasis,
congestion and sense of constriction in the throat, larynx and ears.
- Uses: Specific to maladies associated with flaccid, atonic veins, venous stasis and torpor of
portal circulation: hemorrhoids with constriction, heat and weight in rectum (esp. during
pregnancy); to relieve soreness and facilitate recovery from rectal surgery; varicose veins; vascular
engorgement and mucous membrane irritation of pelvic viscera (e.g., chronic gastro-enteritis
with catarrh or diarrhea). Female disorders dependent upon varicosis: amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea,
menorrhagia, leukorrhea, flaccid or prolapsed uterus and threatened miscarriage. Chronic
laryngitis, pharyngitis, middle-ear inflammation, bronchitis and tracheitis; hoarseness due to voice
strain. Heart debility due to inflammation, protracted fevers and overstrain, and in chronic
inflammation of pericardium. Chronic catarrhal conditions of kidneys and bladder.
- Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 4 times per day. As gargle mix drops in a little water and
gargle several times per day.
- Cautions: None known.