Plant medicines that aid removal of a poison or poisonous effect, reducing toxic properties of certain substances by inducing chemical changes in the offending substance and assisting its excretion from the body. For instance: Sarsaparilla is said to aid the elimination of mercury salts, and the plant Chorella the toxic effects of radiation.
For internal cleansing. Urinary tract – Dandelion, Burdock. Liver – Dandelion, Milk Thistle. Mucous membrane – Goldenseal. Blood – Burdock, Red Clover, Yellow Dock. Intestinal tract – Slippery Elm, Fenugreek, Meadowsweet. Womb – Raspberry leaves. Lymphatic system – Figwort, Poke root. Lungs – Mullein, Angelica root. Skin – Yellow Dock, Chamomile.
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