All Healing Herbs

The root and bright red berries of the prickly hedge, used since ancient Egypt as a medicinal; can be substituted for Oregon grape root or goldenseal; stimulant and cleanser for the liver, normalizes liver function, promotes bile flow, clears jaundice, reduces enlarged liver and spleen; digestive bitter, indigestion, heartburn; treats bacterial, fungal, and viral infections, kills Pseudomonas bacteria, E. coli, Streptococcus, and other bacteria in the body: bacterial diarrhea, traveler’s dysentery, food poisoning, urinary tract infections, respiratory infections (sore throat, lung and nasal congestion, sinusitis, bronchitis, conjunctivitis), skin infections and dis-eases; intestinal parasites, yeast overrun; also used for gout and rheumatism, abnormal uterine bleeding, fever, convulsions, appetite stimulant, immune stimulant, sedative; lowers blood pressure by dilating blood vessels; may shrink tumors. Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, laxative, bitter tonic. Overdose side effects include diarrhea, nosebleed, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, drop in blood pressure, kidney dis-ease; not for use in pregnancy or breastfeeding, or for infants; not for those with heart or chronic respiratory dis-eases; use short term only; may increase or decrease the effects of some medical drugs.