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title: "11 Herbs for Liver, Kidney & Urinary: Evidence & Safety"
description: "Herbs traditionally used for bile flow, as diuretics and for urinary comfort. If you have kidney or liver disease, talk to your doctor first."
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url: https://herbadex.com/en/for/liver-kidney/
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# Liver, Kidney & Urinary

Herbs traditionally used for bile flow, as diuretics and for urinary comfort. If you have kidney or liver disease, talk to your doctor first.

11 herbs · 0 with clinical evidence (A/B) · 1 not marked avoid in pregnancy

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**11** herbs found

 

### [Birch Leaf](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/birch-leaf/)

T Traditional use

Betula pendula, Betula pubescens

Birch leaf tea is traditionally used to increase urine flow and flush the urinary tract in minor urinary complaints, for 2–4 weeks.

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### [Cherry Stem](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/cherry-stem/)

T Traditional use

Prunus avium

Dried cherry stem tea is traditionally used as a diuretic in minor urinary complaints. There is no scientific evidence that it causes weight loss.

[Liver, Kidney & Urinary](https://herbadex.com/en/for/liver-kidney/)

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### [Corn Silk](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/corn-silk/)

T Traditional use

Zea mays

A tea made from the silky threads of corn cobs, traditionally drunk to increase urine flow in minor urinary complaints. It does not cause weight loss.

[Liver, Kidney & Urinary](https://herbadex.com/en/for/liver-kidney/)

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### [Couch Grass](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/couch-grass/)

T Traditional use

Elymus repens

Its root (rhizome) is traditionally drunk as a tea to increase urine flow and help flush the urinary tract in minor urinary complaints.

[Liver, Kidney & Urinary](https://herbadex.com/en/for/liver-kidney/)

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### [Dandelion Leaf](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/dandelion-leaf/)

T Traditional use

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion leaf is traditionally used to increase urine flow in minor urinary complaints; it is not suitable with gallbladder or kidney problems.

[Liver, Kidney & Urinary](https://herbadex.com/en/for/liver-kidney/)

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### [Heather Leaf](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/heather-leaf/)

T Traditional use

Calluna vulgaris / Erica spp.

A tea made from the flowering tops of heather, traditionally used as a mild diuretic in minor urinary complaints. Its effect has not been clinically shown.

[Liver, Kidney & Urinary](https://herbadex.com/en/for/liver-kidney/)

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### [Horsetail](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/horsetail/)

T Traditional use

Equisetum arvense

Horsetail is traditionally used to increase urine flow in minor urinary complaints and, on the skin, to support healing of superficial wounds.

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### [Milk Thistle](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/milk-thistle/)

T Traditional use

Silybum marianum

Milk thistle fruit is traditionally used to support liver function, after a doctor has ruled out serious disease, and for indigestion.

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### [Pumpkin Seed](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/pumpkin-seed/)

T Traditional use

Cucurbita pepo

Pumpkin seed is traditionally used for urinary symptoms of benign prostate enlargement or overactive bladder, after a doctor rules out serious disease.

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### [Stinging Nettle](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/stinging-nettle/)

T Traditional use

Urtica dioica, Urtica urens

Nettle leaf tea is traditionally used to increase urine flow in minor urinary complaints and to relieve minor joint pain.

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### [Yerba Mate](https://herbadex.com/en/herb/yerba-mate/)

T Traditional use

Ilex paraguariensis

Traditionally used for tiredness and weakness, and to increase urine in minor urinary complaints. Contains caffeine; avoid with high blood pressure or ulcers.

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This page is for information only and is not medical advice. If you take medication, are pregnant, or have a health condition, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before use.