Herbal Action: Discutient

Growths and tumors

Discutient herbs dissolve and remove tumors and abnormal growths. Used both externally and internally, they work by absorbing and dissolving diseased tissue — a discutient is classically defined as an agent capable of dissipating diseased matter, breaking down and clearing abnormal tissue buildup from the body.

What they do

• Dissolve and remove tumors and abnormal growths

• Absorb and break down diseased or abnormal tissue

How they're used:

Discutient herbs are used both externally, as poultices or salves applied directly to the affected area, and internally, as teas, extracts or capsules.

When to consider them:

Tumors, polyps, warts, skin tags, and abnormal growths.

Herbs

• Birch bark

• Black walnut

• Burdock

• Butcher's broom

• Chaparral

• Chickweed

• Chlorella

• Devil's claw

• Garlic

• Pau d'arco

• Plantain

• Red clover

• White pond lily

• Bayberry

• Bladderwrack

• Coltsfoot

• Elder flowers

• Garden sage

• Goldenseal

• Hops

• Mugwort

• Mullein

• Slippery elm

• Sorrel

• St. John's wort

• White oak

• Wormwood

• Yellow dock