View photos of the medicinal plant Eysenhardtia texana (Texas kidneywood).

View photos of the medicinal plant Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (Kidneywood) (Palo azul), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest.

A note to Marijuana users- Eysenhardtia will not help to pass a drug test. However, it is an herbal medicine with a long history of traditional use for urological complaints, such as urinary deposits and related irritability.

A passage from  Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:

As the name Kidneywood implies, the tea made from the small branches affects the kidneys and lower urinary tract. If prone to acidic and overly concentrated urine, associated kidney stones, and urinary tract sediment then Kidneywood will be of use.