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What is Butterbur used for?

February 19, 2023 by Herbal Resource Leave a Comment

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The root and the leaves operate in all the following capacities: analgesic, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, cardiotonic, diaphoretic and diuretic.

medicinal herb butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
The Herb Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) – ©The Herbal Resource

Historically, the dried powdered root was mixed with wine and used as a medicine against the plague and other related diseases.

In its powdered form, it was also used to eliminate intestinal worms, as a diuretic and to stimulate menstruation. Externally, the powder was dusted on ulcerating sores.

More recently, because butterbur has tonic and expectorant, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties, it has been used in the treatment of a number of chests and bronchial related illnesses.

It is used for the herbal treatment of coughs, such as general coughs, laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, asthma, hay fever and whooping-cough.

A 1998 Polish clinical study was conducted specifically to determine its influence on lung ventilation and bronchial reactivity in asthma and chronic obstructive bronchitis patients. The study showed the herb could be helpful in improving lung ventilation in asthmatic or chronic obstructive bronchitis.

Its antispasmodic properties are also effective in the treatment of gastrointestinal conditions because butterbur helps to strengthen digestion.

It is especially useful where indigestion results from obstructed bile flow. It acts specifically on the stomach, bile ducts, and duodenum.

It has been used somewhat successfully in the natural treatment of colic.

It has also been used as a remedy for inflammation of the urinary tract and including the treatment of kidney gravel.

Its analgesic properties make it a strong choice for the relief and prevention of headache pain.

In recent studies that have been conducted a strong case has been built on its anti-inflammatory and vasodilatory actions.

The largest study that was conducted involved 245 people who had suffered migraines. The group which took 75 milligrams twice a day for four months showed that with regular intake it could be useful herb for migraine headaches.

Some herbalists have used it as a poultice, made from the fresh leaves or of the leaves and flowers for external application of skin eruptions or on wounds.

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