Gravel Root - Wildcrafted

Its Latin name comes from "Mithridales Eupator, King of Pontus". The Common name Joe-pye Weed comes from a New England Indian Joy-Pye who became famous by curing typhus with Eupatorium purpureum. The root/rhizomes of E.purpureum are used medicinally to treat, its Active Constituents are:

• Volatile Oil
• Flavonoids
• Resin
• Tannins
• Saponins

Main Actions are:

• Diuretic - (an agent that increases the secretion and flow of urine)
• Anti-lithic - (an agent used to prevent the formation of calculi/stones in the urinary system)
• Anti-rheumatic - (an agent that brings relief to joints & connective tissue suffering pain & inflammation)
• Astringent - (a binding agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges of mucous and fluid from the body)
• Diaphoretic - (an agent that promotes perspiration)
• Febrifuge - (an agent that reduces or eliminates fevers)
• Nervine - (an agent that has a calming or soothing effect on the nerves, acting to restore the nerves to their natural state)
• Stimulant - (an agent that excites or quickens the functional activity of the tissues giving more energy)

Used traditionally in the following areas:

Genitourinary Tract:

• Cystitis - inflammation of the bladder
• Urethritis - inflammation of the urethra
• Prostatitis - inflammation of the prostate
• Urinary Calculus/Kidney Stones (BHP* specific)
• Dysuria - painful/difficult urination
• Haematuria - blood in the urine
• Dropsy - Oedema (excess fluid in the tissue)

*British Herbal Pharmacopeia

Musculoskeletal System:

• Gout
• Rheumatism (joint & connective tissus disorders)

Gastrointestinal System:

• Indigestion
• Tapeworm
• Diarrhoea

Immunity/Respiratory System:

• Catarrh
• Influenza
• Fever
• Pharyngitis/Sore Throat
• Inner Ear inflammation

Reproductive System:

• Spasmodic dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation)
• Irregular menstruation

Wildcrafted Gravel Root Eupatorium purpureum

Available in black kraft bags.