CULVER'S ROOT Extract
(Veronicastrum virgincum)
Properties: Alterative, Bitter, Blood Purifier, Cathartic, Cholagogue,
Emetic, hepatic, Laxative, Tonic
Parts Used: Dried root
Historical Uses:
This native North American plant is well established in Native
American herbal medicine.
In France, the herbs is known and appreciated as Veronique, and
in Germany as Leptandrawurzel.
It was introduced by Dr. Culver into white man's medicine, and
is hence also known as Culver's Root.
In the Southern U.S., where it is still used extensively in folk
medicine, it is known as Black Root. the very broad range of maladies,
with seemingly no specific origin, which respond fvorably to this
herb make it easy to understand why it is so widely and effectively
used throughout the South for many kinds of "the miseries."
Certainly, Culver's Root is, observably, a good bowel
cleaner, but much more.
It also works especially well on the vital area of the duodenum
(first 12 inches of the small intestine), where acid treated food
from the stomach meets with the anti-acid secretions in the small
intestine and produce a great deal of the body's heat. It is vital
to the body that this area be balanced between acid and anti-acid
activities, otherwise so many kind os unpleasant disorders and
just plain "feeling bad' and "miseries" can occur.
Culvers Root works on lazy and or congested conditions of the
stomach, liver, gall
bladder, pancreas, both the small and
large intestines, and restores them to normal and balanced activity.
A partial list of disorders for which Culver's Root is used effectively
include: to remedy fevers (including serious types), expel
worms, jaundice (yellow whites of eyes and skin due to
congested liver and gall bladder and/or infection), swollen glands,
infant diarrhea, chronic constipation, syphilitic impurities,
sallow complexion, dull frontal headache, thick and white coated
tongue, pleurisy.
Dosage: 40-80 drops each evening. Follow with
a little juse, if desired, as its taste is bitterish and somewhat
acrid
. In stubborn cases, take 3 times per day.
In serious cases, give 10 to 40 drops hourly, as needed, and at
the same time rub into affected abdominal and/or chest areas in
quantity as needed to cover the area.
