Glasswort

Salicornia europaea

Also known as Common glasswort.

CoolingMoisteningTaste: Salty

Glasswort is traditionally indicated for: Constipation, Diabetes, Cancer, Intestinal disorders (diarrhea), Hepatitis, Nephropathies, Infection, Inflammation, Oxidative stress, Hypertension.

Ask Herbert about Glasswort. Herbert is the master herbalist inside Bountiful Herbs: he answers from this plate and eleven hundred others, with dosing, pairing and cautions. Your first ten questions are free.

Ask Herbert

Actions

AntioxidantAnti-inflammatoryAntimicrobialAntihypertensiveAntineoplastic

Indications what the tradition reached for it in

Constipation
Diabetes
Cancer
Intestinal disorders (diarrhea)
Hepatitis
Nephropathies
Infection
Inflammation
Oxidative stress
Hypertension

Safety

The record lists 3 contraindications; open the plate in the library to read them in full.

Dosing as the sources wrote it

Preparation	As written	Metric
Dried powder	3-5g 1-2x daily	3000-5000 mg
Fresh shoots	20-30g daily	20000-30000 mg
Capsules (400-500mg)	2-3 BID
Tincture (1:5)	1-2ml BID	1-2 mL
Decoction (5-10g in 200-300ml water)	BID

Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.

From the sources

indications. Glasswort is traditionally indicated for: Constipation, Diabetes, Cancer, Intestinal disorders (diarrhea), Hepatitis, Nephropathies, Infection, Inflammation, Oxidative stress, Hypertension.

dose-reference. Reference preparation/dosing for Glasswort: Dried powder=3-5g 1-2x daily; Fresh shoots=20-30g daily; Decoction (5-10g in 200-300ml water)=BID; Capsules (400-500mg)=2-3 BID; Tincture (1:5)=1-2ml BID; Infusion of seed-vessels=diuretic dose

Nearby on the shelf

GeumGeum

Ghost PipeMonotropa uniflora

GingerZingiber officinale

GinsengPanax ginseng

GlehniaGlehnia littoralis

Globe artichokeCynara scolymus

Glory lilyGloriosa superba

Glycine maxGlycine max

The whole plate is in the library. The compass, Compare, the Sky of eleven hundred plants and the formulary open with an email address and a password, free, with the formula builder and its safety engine. Herbert without limit, his formulating, clients, the handouts and the labels are the paid room.

Open the library, free