• Soothing herbs such as marshmallow root, plantain leaf, or corn silk.
• Antiseptic herbs such as usnea lichen, uva ursi leaf, or pipsissewa leaf.
• Diuretic herbs such as dandelion leaf, cleavers herb, or horsetail herb
• The urinary tract sedative herb kava root.

Herb Formula. Simmer 1 teaspoon each marshmallow root and echinacea root and 1/2 teaspoon each Oregon grape root and uva ursi in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Drink 1 cup of the tea 2 to 3 times daily. Or, mix 1 teaspoon each of the individual tinctures in 1 cup of water and drink 1/2 cup 2 to 3 times daily.

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