Astringents are herbs that tighten and tone soft, swollen, loose or spongy tissues and help to arrest excessive mucus secretion, bleeding or drainage. Astringent herbs can be recognized by their slightly bitter flavor and the tightening, drying sensation…
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Astringents are one of the twelve major categories of herbs. They are the primary remedy for the tissue state of relaxation, where tissues are soft, swollen, loose or spongy and where there is excessive discharge, such as bleeding, sinus drainage, diarrhea,…