Avens -Geum Urbanum

Monograph
25products
single · Oral

Accepted Names (English)

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Avens(common)Bennet's-root(common)Blessed Herb(common)City Avens(common)Cloveroot(common)Colewort(common)Geum(common)Goldy Star(common)Herb-bennet(common)Way Bennet(common)Wild Rye(common)Wood avens(common)Geum urbanum(proper)

Accepted Names (French)

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Avens(common)Bennet's-root(common)Blessed Herb(common)City Avens(common)Cloveroot(common)Colewort(common)Geum(common)Goldy Star(common)Herb-bennet(common)Way Bennet(common)Wild Rye(common)Wood avens(common)Geum urbanum(proper)

Approved Health Claims

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  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as an antidiarrheal) to help relieve diarrhea
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as a febrifuge) to help reduce fever
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as an astringent) to help relieve sore throats
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as a stomachic) to aid digestion
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve diarrhea and as an astringent to help relieve sore throats)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Avens is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine help reduce fever). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Avens is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine help reduce fever)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Health Claims (Français)

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  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as an antidiarrheal) to help relieve diarrhea
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as a febrifuge) to help reduce fever
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as an astringent) to help relieve sore throats
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as a stomachic) to aid digestion
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve diarrhea and as an astringent to help relieve sore throats)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Avens is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine help reduce fever). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Avens is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine help reduce fever)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older1–12 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Ingredients Covered

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