White ash. European ash. Fraxinus excelsior L. German: Esche. French: Fre?ne. Italian: Frassino. Chinese: Ch’in-pi. Spanish: Fresno. Leaves. Coumarin derivatives, flavonoids.
Action: antiperiodic, diuretic, laxative.
Uses: Promotes excretion of uric acid. Intermittent fevers; one-time substitute for Quinine, (Bark). As a tea, the young leaves have a reputation for gout, rheumatism and sluggish kidney function. “To stimulate blood circulation of hands and feet” (Russian Science Academy).
Preparations: Tea: 1 heaped teaspoon, leaves, to each cup boiling water; infuse 15 minutes. Half a cup thrice daily.
Case: “A Mrs Louis, Connecticut, informed me that an Indian cured a cancer by internal and external use of the juice of White Ash that issued from the end of wood as it burned.” (Samuel Stearn, 1741-1809, in “American Herbal”.)
Poultice, for gouty and rheumatic limbs. Combines well with Devil’s Claw. ... ash
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