Astringent
A substance causing tissue to contract and/or percipitates the proteins in the tissues, thereby stopping bleeding or secretions.
See:
Agrimony
Bayberry
Bearberry
Elecampane
Eyebright
Geranium Root
Ground Ivy
Horsetail
Meadowsweet
Mullein
Myrrh
Plantain
Ragwort
Rosemary
Slippery Elm
St. John's wort
White Oak
Wild Cherry
Witch Hazel
Yarrow
References
Culbreth, D.M.R. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology. Reprinted by Eclectic Med Publications: Portland, OR, 1983.
Elingwood, F. American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy. Eclectic Med Publications, Portland, OR, l983.
Hoffmann, D: The New Holistic Herbal. Element, 1983. Third edition 1990.
Hyde, F.F. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. British Herbal Medicine Assoc: West Yorks, England, 1983.
Moore, M. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM. l984.
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