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ERYNGO ERYNGIUM MARITIMUM The roots bruised and applied outwardly, helps the kernels of the throat, commonly called the king's-evil. Eryngo, or Sea Holly, has large white and long roots. The leaves terminate in prickles and the flowers are blue. Where to find it: It grows in coastal areas and in sandy places. Flowering time: Mid to late summer. Astrology: It is hot and moist and under the Celestial balance. Medicinal virtues: The plant is venereal and breeds seed exceedingly. It strengthens the procreative spirit. The decoction of the root in wine opens obstructions of the spleen and liver, helps in yellow jaundice, dropsy, pain in the loins, wind and colic, and provokes urine, expels the stone and procures women's courses. Taking the decoction for 15 days, morning and night, helps the strangury, the voiding of urine by drops, the stopping of urine and stone, and all defects of the reins and kidneys. Taken for longer it cures the stone. The juice of the leaves dropped into the ears, help imposthumes therein. Modern uses: Eryngo root is mainly used for urethritis, cystitis and strangury, but it is also an expectorant and diaphoretic, and can be used for chronic coughs and pulmonary complaints. The fluid extract available from herbalists is taken in doses of 15 to 3o drops. The decoction is made by boiling 1 OZ (30 g) of the root in 1 Pt (570 ml) of water. The dose is 1-2 fl oz (28-56 ml). The Field Eryngo (Eryngium campestre) has similar properties and may be supplied as Eryngo root if ordered from a herbalist. |