Wild Cherry Bark Loose Tea 50g

PRUNUS SEROTINA

Common Name: Wild Cherry, Virginian prune

Family: Rosaceae

Part Used: Bark

Description: The bark of a large tree (up to 30 minters) with alternate stiff oblong or ovate leaves with serrated margins and small white flower growing in lateral racemes, the bark is rough and nearly black on older trunks, but that used is younger, smooth and glassy and reddish-brown, with white lenticels, with underlying greenish-brown cortex. The taste is astringent and bitter almonds when wet and habitat in woods through eastern, central and northern North America.

Constituents: Cyanogenic glycosides, volatile oil, coumarins, tannins

Action: Expectorant, antispasmodic (respiratory tract), antitussive, astringent, sedative.

Nutritional ingredients: Wild cherries Nutritional ingredients are high due to the presence of vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and lipids found in them. These nutritional elements include vitamin C, vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2 and Vitamin B1 as well as minerals such as potassium, manganese, copper, and phosphorus. It is packed with phytonutrients and flavonoids like quercetin, peonodin and epicatechin. 

Suggested use as a Traditional Herbal Remedies: Used for irritable and painful cough when increasing expectoration is inappropriate, to the racking or exhausting cough of debility or convalescence.

Indications: Bronchitis, cough, pertussis, nervous dyspepsia.

·         British Herbal Pharmacopeia indications (BHP): Persistent cough, pertussis, and nervous dyspepsia. Specific indication; irritable and persistent cough of bronchitis, cough due to increased irritability of respiratory mucosa, pertussis.

Suggested dosage: Add 1-2 teaspoon of herbs to a teapot and stir, cover and leave the tea stand for 10 - 20 minutes, strain and drink one to two times a day. The use in children under 12 years of age has not been recommended due to lack of adequate data. Keep out of reach of children.

Dosage (Dry herb): 1g-4g per day.

Qualities: Cold, Dry

Packaging: Re-sealable air tight, foil pouch and Store in a cool dry place.

Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation: safety during pregnancy and lactation has not been established. In the absence of sufficient data, the use during pregnancy and lactation is not recommended.

Contraindications:  (seek GP and Professional Medical Herbalist)

Known Drug interaction: (seek GP and Professional Medical Herbalist).

Product Disclaimer

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All matters regarding health required medical supervision.