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Key Uses: Weak, damaged, inflamed joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles, intestinal, bronchial, heart health, genitourinary health, rheumatoid arthritis.

Musculoskeletal System
Solomon’s Seal is an ideal anti-inflammatory connective tissue support for repetitive stress matters, i.e. tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, joint arthritis, partial tears of the rotator cuff, knee ailments (runner’s knee, mild tears of the meniscus of the ACL) and disc injuries or sacroiliac joint pain. A repetitive use syndrome salve formula that siphons into the matrix effectively.

Solomon’s Seal has amphoteric properties; having the ability to restore the appropriate tension, be it tightening or loosening issues that affect joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. An example of the amphoteric function is how bunions and bone spurs are addressed. Solomon’s Seal “decalcifies, as needed by the body, breaking down spurs and deposits, yet it also recalcifies, building up and repairing bones” . According to jim mcdonald, dried out, atrophic tissues lose their pliability. Solomon’s Seal works by improving the production of synovial fluid, moistening and restoring tissue to either stretch out or tighten back to their original length (as in the case of dried out leather when moistened) which in turn eases inflammation as damaged structures are realigned..

Respiratory and Gastrointestinal tract
Prior to today’s primary use of for joints, ligaments and tendons Solomon’s Seal moisture properties were used by Harold Ward, 1936 for “lung complaints when combined with other remedies. The powdered root used as poultice for inflammations. Infusion of 1 ounce to 1 pint of boiling water – wineglass doses.” David Winston combines it with Slippery Elm, Marshmallow or Licorice. Yin tonics provide moisture to body fluids. Solomon’s Seal, as a yin tonic is a useful non-salicin containing herb as an anti-inflammatory for the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract.

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https://www.eclecticschoolofherbalmedicine.com/solomons-seal/