Oregon grape root

We formulated an herbal tea made with dandelion root, yellow dock root, Oregon grape root, burdock root, licorice root, fennel seed, cinnamon bark, and citrus peel, of which she drank 2 to 3 cups per day. We also made a tincture formula with equal parts of Vitex, Serenoa, and Dioscorea, which was to be taken 1/2 teaspoon three times a day. 

Serenoa with Oregon grape root, alder bark, and chaste tree has shown clinical activity in helping to control and alleviate this disfiguring condition. Long-term use has led to reduced formation of cysts and the resultant scarring. 

Oregon grape root (Mahonia aquafolium). This is one of the preeminent skin/acne remedies of the eclectic physicians. It is used for a wide array of skin problems, especially chronic ones involving liver congestion and a slight yellow hue to the skin. It can also be used topically as a wash for acne and acne rosacea. 

Oregon grape root (Mahonia aquafolium) 1 part... 

Berberis. Holly-leaved barberry Oregon grape root mountain grape. Dried rhizome and roots of species of section of Mahonia DC. of the genus Berberis L., Berberida-ceae. Habit, U.S. and British Columbia. Constit, Berberine, berbemine, oxyacanthine, phytosterol, sugar. 

Clinical trials have shown its reliable effectiveness in combatting dysentery-type diseases. Empiric clinicians also report success in this area, one clinician in Boulder using it successfully with the particularly virulent food-borne E. coli 0157 H7, which causes bloody diarrhea. In this instance, the E. coli infection, from contaminated apple juice, was treated by the use of three berberine-containing herbs (goldenseal, barberry, and Oregon grape root) in an equal-parts tincture combination 20 drops in water every 2 or 3 hours. All bleeding stopped within 24 hours. 

Topical infections usnea, coptis, Oregon grape root Mahonia spp.), barberry (Berberis vulgaris). 

Berberidaceae)—B. vulgaris, common barberry, B. aquifolium or Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon grape root and B. aristata, Indian barberry. 

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