MATERIA MEDICA Factsheet: Herbs best used as a STRONG DECOCTION STRONG DECOCTION Combine 32 parts of water with one part of herb (by weight), bring slowly to a boil, continue for ten minutes, cool until warm, and strain. Pour additional water through the herb to return the volume to 32. A WEAK DECOCTION is the same, but using half as much herb in the same volume of water. Abies (Tsuga Canadensis, Hemlock Spruce) BARK. Weak Decoction. Alnus serrulata (Tag Alder) BARK. Strong Decoction (Internal), Weak Decoction, (External). Artostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry, Uva Ursi) LEAVES Betula (Birch) BARK Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow) BARK and TWIGS Cichorium (Chicory) ROOT Cinnamonum (Cinnamon) BARK Cola nitida (Kola Nut) SEED Condalia (Lotebush) Root and Bark Encelia farinosa (Incienso, Brittlebush) LEAVES and STEMS Eryngium (Rattlesnake Master, Button Snakeroot) ROOT. Weak Decoction Eupatorium purpureum (Gravel Root) ROOT. Euphrasia (Eyebright) HERB Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American Licorice) ROOT Hamamelis (Witch Hazel) BARK, topically Hydrangea (Seven Barks) ROOT Jatropha cineria (Sangre de Drago) ROOT Juglans cineria (Butternut Bark) BARK, Weak Decoction Larrea (Chaparral) HERB, topically Liatris (Button Snakeroot, Cachana) ROOT Ligustrum (Privet) BARK and LEAVES Oxydendron (Sourwood) LEAVES Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) ROOT Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Licorice Fern) ROOT Populus tremulioides (Aspen) BARK Prinos (Ilex verticillatus, Black Alder) BARK and BERRIES Prunus (Wild Cherry) BARK Rubus villosus (Blackberry) ROOT BARK Rumex hymenosepalus (Canaigre) ROOT, external, mouthwash Salix (Willow) BARK Sassafras (Sassafras) BARK of ROOT Senna (Cassia angustifolia) LEAVES Smilax (Sarsaparilla) ROOT Spigelia (Pink Root) ROOT Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) FLOWERING TOPS Viburnum opulus (Cramp Bark) BARK Viburnum prunifolium (Black Haw) BARK