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Hardhack Collinsonia canadensis
---Synonyms---Stone Root, hardhack, horseweed, heal-all, knob grass, knob root, richweed Parts Used: Root and rhizome Active Compounds: Essential oil, Tannins, Saponinsm Alkaloid, Resins, Organic acid
---Medicinal Action and Uses--- Anti-lithic, diuretic,
diaphoretic. Traditional herbalists have used stone root for hemorrhoids, catarrhal gastritis, pain in the rectum, heart tonic, rheumatic inflammation, laryngitis, pharyngitis, clergyman's sore throat, dysentery, ulcers, fistula, inflammation of the middle ear, acute cystitis, and vaginismus.
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