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slippery elm bark, cornsilk or calendula flowers; and urinary astringent herbs such as horsetail, parsley, celery seed, couch grass, birch bark and buchu leaves.
Diuretic-acting herbs taken as teas such as dandelion root, cornsilk, celery seed, parsley, horsetail and birch bark encourage flushing of the urinary system.
Herbal Tincture for UTIs
Mix the following tinctures in a 2 oz. bottle:
1/2 oz. thyme
1/2 oz. goldenseal
1/2 oz. uva ursi
1/4 oz. echinacea
1/4 oz. ginger
Use 1/2 tsp. in 4 oz. of warm water every 2 hours until symptoms are gone. Continue at two doses a day for several days after the symptoms are gone.
Tea for Cystitis
Mix 1/2 cup each of the following herbs:
Uva ursi leaves
Cornsilk
Parsley leaf
Thyme leaves
Celery seed
Fennel seed
Cinnamon bark
Lavender flowers
Use 3 Tbsp. of the herb mix to 16 oz. of boiling water; steep 10 minutes, strain and drink 1/2 cup every hour when acute or 2 to 3 cups daily if mild.

 
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