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gal, especially useful in dealing with candida flareups anywhere in the body. An herb that doesn't work so well in the petri dish but works well in people.
Preparations and dosages: The tea as needed.
Garden Sage
(Salvia officinalis)
Part(s) used: The herb in flower.
Therapeutic effects: A good mucus membrane astringent, diminishing both inflammation and excess discharges; it is also mildly antimicrobial in the urine.
Preparations and dosages: Tincture [fresh, 1:2, dry, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 30 to 60 drops in hot water (diaphoretic) or cold water (tonic and diuretic). Cold infusion or strong decoction, 2 to 4 ounces, all as needed.
Goldenrod
(Solidago spp.)
Part(s) used: The herb in early flower.
Therapeutic effects: A simple volume diuretic with some soothing effect.
Preparations and dosages: Standard infusion, 1 to 3 ounces every four hours.
Gravel Root
(Eupatorium purpureum)
Part(s) used: The root and rhizome (although I have found that the whole plant is equally useful).
Therapeutic effects: An effective antispasmodic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory for the urinary tract, both for irritated bladder and urethra from a UTI and the pain of kidney stones (about to be or already passed). Extended hot baths while taking the herb helps greatly.
Preparations and dosages: Strong decoction, 2 to 4 ounces; tincture [fresh root or fresh plant, 1:2; dry root,

 
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