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Goats Rue

Goat’s rue is a perennial plant found wild in southern Europe and western Asia and cultivated in Europe, China and the U.S. The thick, spreading root system sends up a bushy growth consisting of many hollow, striated stems bearing alternate, odd-pinnate leaves with six to eight pairs of ovate, entire leaflets which tend to fold together. The lilac to white flowers appear in spikes from June to September. Seeds are borne in long, erect pods.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Goats Rue Powder	$2.88	$5.04	$9.00	$15.12

Properties/Uses - Diaphoretic, diuretic, galactagogue. Goat’s rue is not commonly used today. In the past it has been used for fevers and worms, and was believed to cure bites from poisonous animals. An extract of the dried plant is sometimes used to stimulate the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Goat's Rue has been used traditionally for a galactia (lack of milk flow after child birth), diabetes mellitus (some testing suggested increased insulin production because of increase pancreatic cell regeneration), hyperglycemia, edema/fluid retention.

Botanical Name - Hydrastis canadensis

Part Used - Herb

Common Names/Synonyms - Herba ruta caprariae, Italian Fitch.

Cautions - When used internally it has an unpleasant flavor and if used in excess can cause nausea, vomiting, irritation and inflammation of the stomach and bowels. Contraindications: pregnancy, ammenoraghia.

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