Red Root Extract

Please note that, according to our professional standards of care, we must ensure that our practitioners' only products are safe and suitable for the intended outcome. Therefore we require the submission of a Risk Assesment  Form (access HERE ) prior to the supply of herbal extracts. If you are unable or unwilling to reveal personal information, please contact the pharmacy for a chat with a practitioner and an alternative solution. 

Red Root extract (Ceanothus americana)

Red root (aka New Jersey tea, mountain sweet or snowball) is a shrub native to eastern North America.

Scientifically known as Ceanothus americanus, the plant has white flowers and a long, bitter root that’s been used as an herbal remedy for centuries.

The medicinal actions of Red Root are Astringent, antispasmodic, alterative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-syphilitic expectorant, lymphatic, nervine, sedative, styptic, tonic.

Many Native Americans traditionally use red root to treat conditions like:

• colds
• fever
• pneumonia
• digestive problems
• toothaches
• UTIs

Lots of herbalists and natural medicine practitioners believe that it can treat things like:

• respiratory illnesses
• drain and heal the lymphatic system
• support a healthy spleen

There’s not a lot of scientific research to back these uses so far, but that doesn’t automatically mean it’s folklore. Unless you’re pregnant, nursing, or on blood thinning medications, taking red root as directed isn’t likely to cause serious interactions or side effects. It just might be worth a try.

To purchase,  please email to us your prescription or submit this form first or call us to provide more information over the phone. Herbal extracts may interact with other therapeutic substances and as a general rule are not recommended for use by children, in pregnancy and lactation, and if you are on certain prescription medications.