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  • Common Name

    Stone Root

  • Botanical Name

    Collinsonia canadensis

  • Part Used

    Root

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  • Alcohol

    45%

  • Dose

    20 to 105mL

As the name suggests stone root is useful for the treatment and prevention of stone and gravel in the urinary system and gall bladder. Traditionally it was considered to be the best remedy for overuse of the voice, chronic laryngitis and bronchitis. It is also indicated for haemorrhoids, constipation, gastritis, varicose veins and a variety of female disorders including amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea.

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A guide to Stone Root and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    One of its first uses by Eclectics was in the treatment of a form of laryngitis known as “minister’s sore throat.” It was considered the best remedy for this condition of overuse of the voice.  It was also used for chronic laryngitis, pharyngitis and in some cases of chronic bronchitis and tracheitis. The physiomedicalists in England soon held it in high regard. Cook wrote of stone root in the Physiomedical Dispensatory of 1889 that he found it most useful in nervous headache, colic pains and nervous forms of dysmenorrhea and it has been used to good advantage in light cases of leucorrhoea and persistent laxity of the bowels. It’s soothing and tonic impression was considered useful in nearly every form of moderate female nervousness. It was considered to be as effective as more pure nervine tonics such as motherwort.

  • Actions

    Diuretic, tonic, stimulant, stomachic, carminative, alterative, diaphoretic, astringent, emmenagogue, peripheral vasodilator

  • Indications

    •    Haemorrhoids
    •    Varicosis
    •    Pain or discomfort in the rectum
    •    Gastritis and constipation; dysentery
    •    Laryngitis
    •    Urinary incontinence, taken after evening meal and at bedtime
    •    Weak heart
    •    Female disorders including amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia, vicarious menstruation, prolapsed uterus, leucorrhoea, threatened abortion, and pruritis-vulvae due to varicosis.

  • Energetics

    Neutral to cooling, drying

  • Use in Pregnancy

    No scientific information. Considered safe to use during pregnancy by the early herbalists.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    None known.

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with diuretic drugs and lithium.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free.

  • Substitutes

    Agrimony, Butcher’s Broom, Eyebright, Horsechestnut, Lady’s Mantle, Oak Bark, Ribwort, Raspberry, Beth Root, Witch Hazel, Yarrow