WITCH HAZEL
(Hamamelis virginica)

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hamamelis.jpg Small shrub from 4 to 6 m in height which one uses leaves and bark.

Witch-hazel is well-known for healing varicose and heumorroids.
Also : Phlebitis, ulcer of the leg, haemorrhages, menopause, angina.
In external use : Pruritus, hives, bruise, ecchymosis.


One spoonful for one cup of water, make boil 2 minutes ; 2 cups a day.

Decoction : 25 g of bark for 500 ml of water, make it boil 10 minutes, in compress for sunstrokes, painful varicose, inflammation of the articulations.

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