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A substance that tones the stomach and helps increase appetite and support digestion.
• Indigestion
• Hypochlorhydria
Major
• Gentian (Gentiana lutea)
• Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Other
• Amargo (Quassia amara)
• Artichoke (Globe) (Cynara cardunculus)
• Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
• Boldo (Peumus boldus)
• Burdock (Arctium lappa)
• Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
• Chelidonium (Chelidonium majus)
• Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
• Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
• Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens)
• Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
• Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
• Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
• Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
• Rhubarb root (Rheum palmatum)
• Sweet annie (Artemisia annua)
• Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
• Gastrointestinal
• Bitters are the main types but other non-bitters exist (E.g. cannabis)
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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StomachicDefinitionA substance that tones the stomach and helps increase appetite and support digestion. Indications• Indigestion TreatmentsMajor Systems• Gastrointestinal Mechanism• Bitters are the main types but other non-bitters exist (E.g. cannabis) ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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