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Drink Uva ursi,or bearberry tea
to flush out bacteria
Uva ursi contains a considerable amount of tannins ( up to 40 percent) making it one of natures most powerful astringents. Uva usi is a strong herb that should be reserved for those times when a quick intervention is needed.
It also contains as assortment of chemical compounds,especially arbutin, that are active against many of the pathogens commonly found in urinary tract infections.
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| The high tannin content of uva ursi can contribute to nausea and vomiting if you are sensitive. Do not use if your urine is already acidic. Do not use for more than 2 weeks without qualified supervision. Not for use for those who have kidney disease, or children. Duke, James A., Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook(2000) |
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Preparation Methods : Uva ursi's tough leather leaves are nearly impervious to water, the best method is an overnight decoction of the leaves and stems. Frequently combined with other herbs to fight urinary infections such as buchu, cleavers, dandelion leaf, parsley,or juniper berries. Uva ursi can also be taken as a tincture, or in capsules.
Cranberry juice sweetened with sugar cancels out the benefits of uva ursi, although unsweetened cranberry juice, cranberry extracts, and whole cranberries (served without sugar) do not. Do not take vitamin C on days you take uva ursi; vitamin C cancels out its effects. Uva ursi is more effective when the urine is alkaline, that is, when plant foods (especially leafy greens and dried foods) are eaten in greater quantities than animal foods (smoked fish and hard cheese causing the greatest acidity).
Mountain Rose Herbs (2008-07-06)
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Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis *
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
All species of the Arctostaphylos genus are medically useful, but it is A. uva ursi that is of primary interest to herbal medicine. Uva ursi is ground hugging woody evergreen closely related to the cranberry and blueberry. The fruits are mealy red berries that look like tiny apples, which may account for the common name bearberry or 'Bear's Grape' Bear's grape, and may have been given to the plant, either from the notion that bears eat the fruit with relish, or from its very rough, unpleasant flavour, which might have been considered only fit for bears.
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 Uva ursi was the official recommendation for a urinary tract infection in the U.S. Pharmacopeia until 1936. Both the Chinese and Native Americans to treat urinary problems. Also known as kinnikinnick (an American Indian word meaning "smoking mixture"). |
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(1) Maud Grieve, "A Modern Herbal, Vol 2"
(2)Tillford, "Herbs for Pets", 223-225 | |
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