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Uses for Hydrangea Root Tincture

The Hydrangea is a well-known, fast growing flowering plant that originates in eastern and southern Asia, as well as South and North America. The Hydrangea's delicate flowers are often used for ornamental purposes. However, the root of the woody-stemmed shrub offers an array of different traditional medicinal purposes, particularly when it is in tincture (an alcoholic extract of the plant) form.
  1. Urinary Tract

    • Hydrangea root tincture is often used in the urinary tract, for the dissolving of gravel and stones. Hydrangea root tincture also works to stop the formulation of gravel deposits, while simultaneously soothing the ache of the gravel traveling through the ureters on the way to the kidneys en route to the bladder. The tincture has traditionally been used for the treatment of cleansing out the kidneys.

    Other Traditional Uses

    • Hydrangea root tincture has also been traditionally used for the treatment of various ailments, which include other urinary issues, rheumatism, gout, the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, gallstones, bladder infections and arthritis.

    Proper Use

    • For hydrangea root tincture use, it is helpful to take between 2 and 4 milliliters, up to three times a day. As with most alternative medicines, certain side effects could possibly occur as a result of taking hydrangea root tincture, which include rash (when topically applied over the skin) and upset stomach. In situations of excessive hydrangea root tincture consumption, tightness of the chest, dizziness or lightheadedness could occur.