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Using Herbs for
Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI's) usually occur when bacteria enter the opening of the urethra and multiply in the urinary tract. Although it is much more common in women, it can occur in men also, and can be quite severe. Conventional treatment is a course of antibiotics, however this approach has some drawbacks. Due to the frequency of antibiotic use for UTI's and other infections, bacteria are developing a resistance to the antibiotics, making them less and less effective. Antibiotics can also affect your immune system, making you more prone to more infections.

Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis remedies

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Home Remedies for Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis
Agrimony Tea* Barberry root tea* Bearberry (Uva Ursi) tea* Birch Bark tea* Buchu tea* Corn Silk Tea* Cranberry juice for urinary tract infections* Goldenrod tea* Horsetail tea* Marsh Mallow tea* Parsley root and leaf tea*

Bearberry tea can help cure UTI's

How Herbs Help: Drinking herbal teas made from agrimony, birch, buchu, cornsilk and others increase the amount of urine, and help flush out harmful bacteria. Adding a pinch of baking soda to these herbal teas, will help decrease the burning sensation. Soothing demulcents like mallow calm inflammation in the urinary tract.

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Herbs for :Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis

Agrimony * Buchu * Copaiba Balsam * Corn Silk * Couch grass * Cranberry * Damiana * Dandelion * Horseradish * Horsetail * Joe-pye weed * Juniper * Kava-Kava * Mallow, Marsh * Myrtle * Oregon Grape * Pumpkin Seed * Shepherd's Purse * Uva Ursi *

Agrimony For: UTI, cystitis
Profile	Agrimony is a very astringent herb, and is useful in UTI, bladder infections, and severe cystitis Penelope Ody, Home Herbal (1995)

Birch leaf tea For: Urinary infection, kidney stones
Profile	Birch-leaf tea is a powerful diuretic capable of dissolving kidney and bladder stones. It also kills off harmful bacteria in the kidneys and urinary tract. To obtain the full diuretic effect herbalists add a pinch of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to the infusion which promotes the extraction of the diuretic hyperoside. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Broom (Sparteine) For: Diuretic, edema
Profile	Broom was much recommended by Dioscorides and other ancient physicians as an aperient and diuretic in dropsy ,edema, urinary obstructions and nephritic cases. Butcher's broom increases the tone in the veins, reducing venous capacity and pooling of blood in the legs, and exerts protective effects on the lining and smooth muscle of the capillaries. Its flavonoid content strengthens blood vessels, reduces capillary fragility, and helps maintain healthy circulation. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Buchu For: Urinary tract,diuretic
Profile	Over-the-counter premenstrual diuretics ( such as Fluidex or Odrinil) contain buchu as an active ingredient. The diosphenol in buchu helps kill bacteria, and the diuretic action helps to flush out the urinary tract. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Buchu For: Bladder, Kidney Stones
Profile	In gravel, inflammation and catarrh of the bladder it is specially useful. The infusion of 1 oz. of leaves to 1 pint of boiling water is taken in wineglassful doses three or four times a day. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Butterbur For: Fevers, colds, UTI
Profile	Butterbur has been used as a remedy in fevers, asthma, colds and urinary complaints, a decoction being taken warm in wineglassful doses, frequently repeated. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Cleavers For: UTI, Cancer
Profile	Cleavers is a reliable diuretic used to help clean gravel and urinary stones and to treat urinary infections. It is also traditionally used for cancer, particularly that of the lymphatic system. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Corn silk For: Diuretic, water retention
Profile	Extracts if corn silk are potent diuretics, giving rise to their use for all sorts of kidney-related and urinary complaints. The diuretic effect comes in handy for water retention and tissue swelling (whether from PMS or kidney disease), cystistis, urinary tract infections. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Corn Silk For: Urinary tract infections
Profile	Corn silk makes an excellent soothing diuretic and so is an important herb for urinary tract infections, also helping the passage of urinary stones Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Couch Grass For: Diuretic, antibiotic for urninary infections
Profile	It is a soothing diuretic with antibiotic properties, making it an ideal herb for the urinary system. The agropyrone in its volatile oil has been shown to have broad antibiotic properties. A decoction is used to treat urinary tract infections, stones, and prostatitis. French herbalists use the leaves of couch grass to stimulate the liver and gallbladder. David F. Vennells, Bach's Flower Remedies for Beginners (2001)

Cranberry juice For: Urinary tract infections
Profile	Recently, cranberry products have been used in the hope of preventing or treating urinary tract infections or Helicobacter pylori infections that can lead to stomach ulcers, or to prevent dental plaque. Cranberry has also been reported to have antioxidant and anticancer activity.

Damiana For: Urinary and vaginal infections
Profile	Useful in urinary and vaginal infections, damiana contains a mildly irritating oil that stimulates the urinary tract. Nancy L Nickell, Nature's Aphrodisiacs (1999)

Dandelion For: Diuretic, potassium
Profile	One of the safest and most effective diuretics, it is rich in natural potassium, which enriches the body's supply. The diuretic power of the dandelion has been favorably compared with a common diuretic drug, Frusemide. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Goldenrod For: Urinary infection, Kidney
Profile	Europeans praise goldenrod as one of the safest and most effective diuretic-antiseptic herbs. There is good clinical evidence of its diuretic activity. There is also clear scientific evidence that it is beneficial in treating kidney inflammation (nephritis). All of this suggests to me that this herb would also be of some benefit in treating bladder infections. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Gravel root For: Kidney stones
Profile	This diuretic herb is used to treat urinary infections and stones (gravel). It tones the reproductive tract and is used to treat inflammation of the prostate, pelvic inflammatory disease and menstrual cramping. It encourages excretion of excess uric acid and so treats rheumatism and gout. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Horseradish For: Lung infections
Profile	Horseradish is a powerful circulatory stimulant with antibiotic properties due to the mustard oil it contains. It is effective for lung and urinary infections because mustard oil is excreted through these channels Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Horsetail For: Mild diuretic
Profile	It's a mild diuretic that works it's wonders without depleting electrolytes, so you don't get that "washed out" feeling. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Juniper berries For: cystitis and urethritis
Profile	Due to their oil, juniper berries are a potent diuretic, imparting to the urine a smell of violets. The oil is antiseptic, making the plant valuable in treating cystitis and urethritis. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Kava-Kava For: Genitourinary, Aphrodisiac
Profile	For over 125 years Kava root has been found valuable in the treatment of gonorrhoea both acute and chronic, vaginitis, leucorrhoea, nocturnal incontinence and other aliments of the genitourinary tract. A 20 per cent oil of Kava resin in oil of Sandalwood, called gonosan, is used internally for gonorrhoea. Being a local anaesthetic, it relieves pain and has an aphrodisiac effect, also an antiseptic effect on the urine. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Lovage For: Bladder, Kidney
Profile	Lovage looks and smells just like celery, and it is also an effective diuretic for treatment of urinary tract inflammations, according to Commission E reports. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Mallow For: Urinary and respiratory organs
Profile	The great demulcent and emollient properties of Marsh Mallow make it useful in inflammation and irritation of the urinary and respiratory organs. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Oregon grape For: Bladder Infections
Profile	Studies show that the berberine in Oregon grape may kill many types of bacteria, including E.coli, and prevent bacteria from adhering to the bladder lining. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Pine For: Bladder, Kidney
Profile	A valuable remedy in bladder, kidney, and rheumatic affections and diseases of the mucous membrane and respiratory complaints; externally in the form of liniment plasters and inhalants. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Shepherd's Purse For: Diuretic, providing potassium
Profile	Acts as a mild diuretic, providing potassium to replace the potassium lost through increased urination.

Uva Ursi For: Antibacterial diuretic
Profile	Uva Ursi leaves contain arbutin, which acts against E. coli and increases urination. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Uva Ursi For: Urinary tract infection
Profile	Uva ursi also fights bacteria and cleanses the urinary tract, promotes excretion, and deters water retention, supports the kidneys, and cools inflammatory reactions.. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Herpes Tea Tree Oil Ma huang Candida Peppermint Ginseng Oolong Tea Horny goat weed Kava-Kava Valerian Natural Pet St. John's Wort Maca Damiana Boils Blood purifier Neem Leaf Oil Corn Silk

Penelope Ody. Home Herbal (1995)
Richard Mabey. The New Age Herbalist (1988)
Duke, James The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook .(December 15, 2000)
Grieve, Maude A Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)
Nancy L Nickell Nature's Aphrodisiacs (1999)
Linda B.White, M.D.The Herbal Drugstore(2003)

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