Hydrangea Root

Western Bulk Herbs – Hydrangea Root

Hydrangea root is used to help dissolve stones and expel them from the body. Plus, it is used to treat inflammation of the prostate. It can also be used for chronic chest pain caused by bronchitis. Studies in Japan show hydrangea root powder helps treat kidney stones and make them pass easier, with a minimum amount of pain.

Latin Name:
Hydrangea arborescens

Common Names:
Wild Hydrangea, Seven barks, and Mountain Hydrangea.

Parts Used:
Dried rhizome and roots.

Properties:
Diuretic, cathartic,and tonic

Traditional Uses:
tea or capsule or extract. Has been used in sugar syrup.

Topical Uses / Applications:

Culinary Uses:
Not used in cooking.

Chemical Properties:
Cyanogenic glycoside, volatile oil, saponins, and flavonoids. Plus, Calcium, chromium, cobalt, kaempferol, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, quercetin, rutin, selenium, silicon, sodium, tin, zinc.

Cautions:
Hydrangea should not be used for prolonged periods of time or in excessive amounts.

Folk Lore:
Hydrangea can trace its “roots” back as far as 70 million years ago in North America and in Asia as far back as 25 million years ago.

The Cherokee Indians were the first known observed to use the herb for treating kidney stones. Plus, they used it for wounds, burns and sore muscles. Traditional Chinese medicine uses the whole plant to treat malaria.

English folklore calls it an unlucky plant for young ladies looking for a husband. It has been said that people who allow the plant to grow near their house have cursed their daughters to the life of a spinster.

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Resources:
PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2000. Medical Economics Company, Montvale, New Jersey.

The New Holistic Herbal. David Hoffmann, 1990. Barnes and Noble Books, New York.

A Modern Herbal, Mrs. M. Grieve, (Dover Publications, New York, 1971)

Major Herbs of Ayurvedic.Compiled by Dahur Research Foundation and Dahur Ayurvet Limited, Ghaziabad, India., 2002. Churchill Livingstone, London, England.

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition, Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble, 1986. Eastland Press, Seattle, WA.