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Herba EpilobiiLOT 24-0806
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0806
Net
60 g
Unit price
€13.00 / 100 g
Origin
Vogtland, Saxony
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Herba · Aerial parts
HarvestJul · Aug

Loose tea

Small-flowered Willowherb

Epilobium parviflorum Schreb.

Light and hay-dry, with a thin astringency that arrives late.

€7.8060 g
€13.00 / 100 g
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Only the small-flowered species is cut, and only the upper third while it is in flower — the large-flowered willowherbs that crowd the same banks are a different drug and are left standing. Dried in shade to keep the leaf grey-green rather than brown.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken by men alongside or instead of nettle root for the same lower urinary complaints, usually as a single evening cup.

Constituents

  • 01Oenothein B
  • 02Myricetin glycosides
  • 03Tannins

Drawer

Kidney & Bladder — Flushing herbs — always taken with plenty of water.

Preparation95 °C · 5 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 5 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertHerba Epilobii · Loose tea
Dose
1 tsp (≈ 1 g)
Frequency
1–2× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
5 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One level teaspoon per cup. This herb is light — do not heap it.

    1 tsp ≈ 1 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Five minutes only. Longer draws tannin and nothing else.

    5 min
  4. 04

    Take

    In the evening, as a course over weeks.

Steep time

Live timer · 5 min · 95 °C

Ready

05:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Difficulty passing water needs a diagnosis before it needs a tea — see a doctor first.
  • The tannins can bind other medicines — leave a gap of an hour either side.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Kidney & Bladder, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.