exhibits diuretic, anti-lithic, and anti-rheumatic properties. Gravel Root is used primarily for kidney stones
or gravel.
In urinary infections such as cystitis and urethritis, Gravel Root may be used with
benefit. Gravel Root in the following conditions: dropsy, strangury, gravel, hematuria, disease of the kidney
and bladder from an excess of uric acid, chronic endometriosis, leucorrhoea, chronic uterine disease, threatened abortion,
ovarian and uterine atony, dysmenorrhoea, dysuria, constant desire to urinate, intermittent fever, and severe bone pains.
For kidney stones or gravel, Gravel Root combines well with Stone Root, Parsley Piert,
Pellitory of the Wall, or Hydrangea.
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