Beth’s Natural Way – Gravel Root

Truxton, NY
Phone/Fax: 607-842-6863
E-mail: bethsnaturalway@yahoo.com

The need to know what the Latin Name of an herb is important as one can tell when we are talking gravel root. The nick names of this herb are the same as at three other herbs and its first Latin name is the same as boneset but the second name is different and completely different in looks and medicinal value.

NICKNAMES: Joe pye weed, queen of the meadow, sweet joe pye weed.

LATIN NAME: Eupatorium purpureum.

ELEMENT: Earth.

POWERS: Grounding and balancing of Yin and Yang.

MEDICINAL PARTS: Leaves, root and flower.

CONSTITUTES: Glycogen (polysaccharides).

PROPERTIES: Bitter, tonic, cleansing and dissolvent.

MAGICAL USES: Sitting with this herb and asking for its energies will help to increase yin and balance hyper yang.

INTERNAL USES: This herb has an affinity on the genitourinary organs and the uterus. Therefore it helps with any type of stone or gravel in the body, cystitis, urethritis, prostate cancer treatment and impotence (find out more here), painful menstruation, problems holding a fetus and labor weakness, and a prolapse uterus, chronic coughs, asthma, gout and rheumatism, being high in glycogens, means great energy for the muscles.

EXTERNAL USES: The crushed leaves put on bruising will help to reduce the black and bluing.

HARVEST: Pick the whole plant during the flower stage. Hang to dry and then pick off the flowers and leaves.

USE AS: Tea, fresh, extracts and powder forms.

PRECAUTIONS: None that are known.

Vibrantly,
Beth Hill of Beth’s Natural Way!

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