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Speedwell
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Brooklime
Other names:Veronica officinalis, Veronica beccabunga, American brooklime, European Brooklime, speedwell, water pimpernel (water speedwell), Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
Parts Used: The entire herb.
Uses: Brooklime has diuretic and toxic-cleansing properties and is most useful in all urinary, kidney, skin, and blood disorders.
This herb helps stenghthen and fortify the body against disease.
It is a diuretic and alterative in action and also a solvent-eliminator, serviceably cleansing the urinary organs of stone formations and removing catarrhal deposits from the bronchia canals.
A tepid infusion, plain or sweetened, is sipped to allay irritations of the throat and to remove nasal catarrh.
The strong decoction is applied to skin affections, pimples, and slowly healing sores.
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