Buckbean  Bogbean  Menyanthaceae/Gentianaceae  Menyanthes trifoliata    Leaf, Root,  Stability;  Leaf 2 yrs. (Cold). Otherwise , 6 months. Dose 10-30 drops 3 x per day.                               Fresh  Summer  Plant Tincture;  1:2, Dry; (recent) 1:5, 50%  Alcohol

"Widely used as a bitter tonic!" (b)  "For cold deficient, achy conditions not for hot,     inflamed or excess states." (c)   "Used externally for obstinate skin complaints." (d)    " Stimulates gastric  and biliary secretions and promotes appetite and benefits the     liver." (e)                                                (b) + (c) B p.92, (d) L ref. B p.92 + L ref. D p.225, (e) D p.225,

TINCTURE $7.00

Therapeutic Uses:   Alterative      Bitter Tonic      Emmenagogue      Gastrointestinal Tonic                                    Hemorrhoids    Liver     Tobacco (substitute)

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