Witch hazel has been used by Native Americans to
treat dysentery, colds, and coughs.
The Osage tribe of the Midwest used witch hazel bark to treat sores and skin ulcers, and the Iroquoi brewed a tea to
treat dysentery, colds, and coughs.
In the Chinese tradition, it's used to
treat dysentery and to expel worms.
Not exact matches
Once when he was in Tanganika, two of his assistants ran away with his medicine chest, which served «the primary purpose of
treating fever and
dysentery».
The tincture has also been used to
treat diarrhea and
dysentery, as well as malaria and disorders of the liver and spleen.
Pau d'Arco (Tabebuia avellanedae) known also as Ipe Roxo, Lapacho, or Taheebo is a tree native to South America, where it has been traditionally used for a very long time to
treat a wide range of health problems, including candida overgrowth or candidiasis (including vaginal and oral yeast infection), various types of cancer, infections, gastric ulcers, skin conditions, pain, arthritis, fever, inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis),
dysentery, skin ulcers, leukaemia, respiratory infections (cold, flu, bronchitis, sinusitis, etc.), herpes simplex virus, bacterial infections including cystitis, etc..
Used to
treat various stomach disorders such as
dysentery, diarrhea, general debility and dyspepsia.
The fruit is also used to
treat vomiting, general nausea, diarrhea, infection, liver toxicity, hangovers and
dysentery.
For centuries, cultures around the world have used all parts of the tree - roots, bark, flowers, peel, seed and seed oil - medicinally to
treat a range of health concerns, from digestive disorders and
dysentery, to fever and heart ailments.