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This was accomplished by ignoring traditional herbalism with its lore sometimes steeped in mysticism and concentrating on medicine alone. The new books produced from this time on dealt with either medicine or botany. The books on botany dealt only with the physical descriptions and classifications of herbs. All the medical books ignored the medicinal properties of plants, and plant lore. Before this schism occurred an herbal had been the combination of the medicinal properties of herbs, traditional plant lore, as well as their botanical classification. This previous tradition of combining herbalism with medicine had been used from the time of the Saxons down to the time of Culpeper the herbalist. Nicholas Culpeper, published the `Physical Directory' in 1649, which drew down on him a folly of furious verbal attacks from the College of Physicians. It was from that time forward the gap between herbalism and medicine truly began. Only plants which have poisonous properties remained in the listings of pharmacopoeias. This was mainly a ploy to scare curious would-be herbalists or potential patients into seeing how dangerous herbs were. The poisonous plant listings were few and the beneficial herbs numbering in the hundreds were ignored. The demise of traditional herbalism brought about a great loss to mankind in that many natural medicines which could have otherwise either cured or prevented disease was lost. The wonderful benefits of herbs were buried for a time through the centuries, however; serious modern day herbalists realized that herbalism must be revived! Nowadays, information on herbs with their folklore intact, is beginning to become available to the general population. There are many good books on the market which will give you the folklore, much of which does deal with mystism and astrology. You can obtain this type of book almost anywhere. 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To acquaint you with the language of medicinal herbal preparation. We hope you can put this glossary to good use in your alternative medicinal preparation and use. ********************************************************************* ABORTIFACIENT: Induces or causes premature expulsion of a fetus. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ACRID: Has a biting taste or causes heat and irritation when applied to the skin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ADJUVANT: An herb used to aid the effect of a principal ingredient when added to a mixture. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTERATIVE: A vague term to indicate a substance which alters a condition by producing a gradual change toward the restoration to health. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANALGESIC: Relieves or diminishes pain; anodyne. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANAPHRODISIAC: Reduces sexual desire or potency. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANODYNE: Eases pain. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHELMINTIC: Expels or destroys intestinal worms. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIBIOTIC: Destroys or arrests the growth of micro-organisms. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTICOAGULANT: Prevents clotting in blood, or liquid. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIDOTE: Agents which counteract or destroy the effects of poison or other medicines. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIEMETIC: Counteracts nausea and stops vomiting. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIHYDROTIC: Reduces or supresses perspiration. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTILITHIC: Reduces or supresses urinary stones and will dissolve existing stones and gravels. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIPERIODIC: Counteracts periodic or intermittent diseases such as malaria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIPHLOGISTIC: Reduces inflammation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTIPYRETIC: Prevents or reduces fever. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTISCORBUTIC: Counteracts scurvy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTISCROFULOUS: Counteracts scrofula. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTISEPTIC: Destroys or inhibits bacteria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTISPASMODIC: Prevents or allays spasms or cramps. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTITUSSIVE: Relieves coughing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- APHRODISIAC: Stimulates the sex organs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- APERIENT: Herbal agents that are mild laxatives to the intestines, being gentle in peristaltic action. --------------------------------------------------------------------- APPETIZER: Stimulates the appetite. --------------------------------------------------------------------- AROMATIC: Agents which emit a fragrant smell and produce a pungent taste. Used chiefly to make other medicines more palatable. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRINGENT: Causes contraction of tissues. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BALSAMIC: A healing or soothing agent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BITTER TONIC: Bitter tasting properties which stimulate the flow of saliva and gastric juice. Used to increase the appetite and aid the process of digestion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CARDIAC: Agents which have an effect on the heart. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CARMINATIVE: Expels gas from the stomach, intestines or bowels. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CATHARTIC: Causes evacuation from the bowels. There are different types of cathartics. Aperient or laxatives are mild and gentle in their actions. Purgatives are powerful and produce copious evacuations and are used only by adults afflicted with stubborn conditions. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAUSTIC: Acts as a laxative to empty the bowels. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOLAGOGUE: Increases the flow of bile and promotes it's ejection. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CORDIAL: Invigorating and stimulating. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTERIRRITANT: Agents applied to the skin to produce an irritation for the purpose of counteracting a deep inflammation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMULCENT: Soothing, bland. Used to relieve internal inflammations. Provides a protective coating and allays irritation of the membranes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEODORANT: Destroys or masks odors. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPRESSANT: Eases nervousness or functional activity. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPURATIVE: A purifying agent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERGENT: Cleansing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIGESTIVE: Aids digestion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIAPHORETICS: Herbal agents that increase eliminative secretions through the sweat glands, thus facilitation elimination of toxic and accumulative waste matter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISINFECTANT: Cleans infection by destroying or inhibiting harmful micro-organisms. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIURETICS: Herbal agents that promote secretions of the urinary system, increasing toxic elimination and accumulative matter along with excess water. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EMETICS: Herbal agents that cause evacuation of the stomach contents via induced vomiting and are usually anti-poisonous. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EMMENAGOGUES: Herbal agents that act upon the reproductive system by strengthening and balancing the cellular tissues by regulating the body's hormonal flow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EMOLLIENTS: Herbal agents that soothe and soften the external skin surfaces and promote healing by removing foreign toxic matter through absorption. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRHINE: Substances which, when applied to the lining membrane of nostrils, creates a discharge of mucous. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EUPHORIANT: Produces an abnormal sense of vigor and buoyancy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EPISPASTICS: Causes blisters, when applied to the surface of the body, and causes sloughing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EXANTHEMATOUS: Pertains to skin eruptions or skin diseases. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPECTORANTS: Herbal agents that act upon the mucosal membranes of the respiratory tract, facilitating catarrhal discharge, by rendering them less viscid. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBRIFUGE: Reduces fever. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GALACTAGOGUE: Promotes the secretion of milk from the nursing breast. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GERMICIDE: Destructive to germs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLUCINOGEN: Produces hallucinations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HEMOSTATIC: Capable of slowing down or stopping hemorrhage. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HEPATIC: Acts on the liver. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HYDRAGOGUE: Purgative that will produces large amounts of watery discharge. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HYPNOTIC: Capable of inducing sleep. --------------------------------------------------------------------- INVIGORANT: A strengthening agent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IRRITANT: Capable of producing local inflammatory reaction. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LAXATIVE: Causes the bowels to act. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MUCILAGINOUS: Emits a soothing quality to inflamed parts. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NARCOTICS: Herbal agents that have a sedative effect by diminishing the action of the nervous system and vascular system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NAUSEANT: Produces the tendency to vomit. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEPHRITIC: Applies to diseases of the kidneys. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NERVINES: Herbal agents that regenerate the entire nervous system, having a calming effect, by altering deranged nervous tissues and neutralizing toxins, that cause irritation of the nerve fibers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUTRIENT or NUTRITIVE: Nourishing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- OXYTOCIC: Capable of producing uterine contractions --------------------------------------------------------------------- PECTORAL: Relieves affections of the chest and lungs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- POISON: Harmful, destructive, or fatal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PURGATIVE: Causes copious evacuations from the bowels. More drastic than laxatives or aperient, and are generally combined with other agents to control or modify their actions. Used only by adults. --------------------------------------------------------------------- REACTIVATOR: Restores to a state of activity. --------------------------------------------------------------------- REJUVENATOR: An agent which imparts renewed vigor. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RUBEFACIENT: A substance used externally which causes redness and increased blood supply when rubbed into the skin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RESTORATIVE: Restors consciousness or normal physical activity. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEDATIVE: Calms the nerves. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SIALAGOGUES: Increases the flow of saliva. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SOPORIFIC: Induces sleep. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIFIC: Agent or remedy that has a special effect on a particular disease. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STIMULANTS: Equalizes circulation and regenerates the tissues of the arterial system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUDORIFICS: Increases perspiration, thus facilitating the elimination of toxic waste through the skin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STOMACHIC: Stimulate the flow of digestive secretions and increases the volume. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STYPTIC: Contracts the blood vessels and stops bleeding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TENIAFUGE: Expels tapeworm. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TONICS: Tones the alimentive tract, thus correcting problems of the digestive system. Promotes regeneration of tissues throughout the body. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICAL: Applied to the skin only. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VASOCONSTRICTOR: Narrows the blood vessels and raises blood pressure. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VERMIFUGES: Kills and/or expels parasites or worms. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VESICANT: Raises blisters. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VULNERARY: Tone and heal the muscular and skeletal systems and are often employed along with emollients as a poultice for external wounds. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ ^U+< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >^U- ^U+<^U- ^I+Herbs for Ailments^I- ^U+>^U- ^U+< >^U- ^U+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^U- ==================================================================== ABSCESSES: Carrot powder (poultice), slippery elm. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ACNE: Burdock, chaparral, parsley, echinacea, red clover, capsicum. -------------------------------------------------------------------- AGING: Kombucha. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANEMIA: Alfalfa, Red beet root, yellow dock root, strawberry leaves, chickweed, burdock root, nettle, mullein leaves. -------------------------------------------------------------------- APPETITE (Increases): Chamomile, ginseng, golden seal, marjoram. -------------------------------------------------------------------- APPETITE (Decreases): Spirulina, Patchouli (combine the two). --------------------------------------------------------------------- APOPLEXY: Black cohosh, hyssop, vervain, blue cohosh, catnip, skullcap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCOHOLISM: Milk Thistle, cayenne, golden seal, valerian, skullcap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLERGIES: Cayenne, chaparral, grapefruit peel (powdered), chaparral, burdock root, golden seal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTERIOSCLEROSIS: Comfrey, evening primrose oil, cayenne, golden seal, rose hips, garlic. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM: Yucca, alfalfa, chaparral, devil's claw, burdock, mullien, agrimony, burdock,celery, coltsfoot (lotion), garlic. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTHMA: Ephedra, comfrey, nettle, powdered grapefruit peel, mignonette (eases spasms). --------------------------------------------------------------------- ATHLETE'S FOOT: Goldenseal, garlic, black walnut hulls, powdered turmeric, benzoin, myrrh. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BAD BREATH: Alfalfa, myrrh, parsley, rosemary. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BALDNESS: Aloe vera, nettle, yarrow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BED WETTING: Watermelon seeds, cranberry powder. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BITES: Cornflower (poultice or topical lotion). --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOOD CLEANSER: Red Clover, chaparral, dandelion, garlic, burdock, daisy, red dock, marshmallow, honeysuckle flowers, marigold. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOOD PRESSURE (High): Cayenne, hawthorn berries, garlic, valerian root. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOOD PRESSURE (High or Low): Hawthorne berry, ginseng, kelp, golden- seal root, ginger root. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOOD PURIFIER: Pau d'Arco, red clover, chaparral, oregan grape root. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOILS: Chapparal, dandelion, red clover mullein,echinacea, chickweed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To Heal BONE, FLESH AND CARTILAGE: White oak bark, comfrey root, black walnut, scullcap. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOWEL (Lower) CLEANSER: Senna, cascara sagrada, golden seal root, red raspberry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAST FEEDING (Increases milk): Alfalfa, fennel, red raspberry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAST FEEDING (Decreases milk when ready to wean): Parsley, kelp, sage. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHING DIFFICULTIES: Powdered Grapefruit peel, ephedra, comfrey leaves, mullein. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BRONCHITIS: Powdered Grapefruit peel, ephedra, comfrey, eucalyptus, chickweed tea, slippery elm, mullein, cayenne, ginger. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUISES: Daisy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNS: Burdock. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BURSITIS: Alfalfa, chaparral, comfrey, mullein. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CALCIUM DEFICIENCY: Horsetail, comfrey, alfalfa. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CANKER SORES: Burdock root. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCER: Pau d'Arco, rhubarb root, slippery elm, red clover, sheep sorrel, garlic, ginseng, golden seal, burdock, yellow dock, goose grass (tumor or skin). --------------------------------------------------------------------- CANDIDA ALBICANS: Pau d'Arco, psyillium seed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CHICKEN POX: Lobelia, cayenne, red clover. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CIRCULATION: Bayberry, cayenne, blessed thistle, gotu cola. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COLD FEET: Cayenne, bayberry, kelp. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COLIC: Catnip, fennel, camomile, peppermint. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON COLD: Red raspberry tea, chaparral, rose hips, honey, garlic, golden seal, chamomile flowers, slippery elm bark, cayenne, peppermint, blessed thistle. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COLDS AND FLU: red clover, raspberry tea, chaparral, rose hips, garlic, golden seal, yarrow leaf, peppermint. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COLITIS: Alfalfa, camomile, caraway, peppermint, plantain. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSTIPATION: (Do not take during pregnancy) Aloe vera, cascara sagrada, psyllium. (To help a nursing baby, mother:(drink a weak licorice tea, this will pass on to baby gently). --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUGHS: Comfrey, coltsfoot, ginseng, horehound, hyssop, myrrh, black cohosh, wild cherry bark, bistort, coltsfoot, elfwort, garlic, hollyhock (makes coughing up phlegm easier). --------------------------------------------------------------------- CONVULSIONS: Black cohosh, catnip, scullcap, valerian, hops, hyssop. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILLS: Cayenne, bayberry bark, peppermint, willow, sage, catnip. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DANDRUFF: Yarrow, chaparral, aloe vera, nettle. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPRESSION: Nutritional yeast (one of the best), ginseng, gotu kola, cayenne. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DERMATITIS: Pau d'arco, aloe vera (topically), dandelion, golden seal, evening primrose. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIABETES: Pau d'Arco, cedar berries, licorice root, cayenne, mullein, juniper, uva ursi, blueberry leaf, raspberry leaf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIARRHEA: Red raspberry, slippery elm, nutmeg and cloves for cramps, alder, ginger. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIGESTION: Comfrey leaves, aloe vera, cayenne, fennel, ginger, papaya. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DIZZINESS: Peppermint, catnip, wood betony. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DROPSY: horsetail. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUG DEPENDENCY: Pau d'Arco, camomile, licorice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EAR INFECTION: Blue cohosh, scullcap, echinacea. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ECZEMA: Aloe vera, chickweed, red clover, yellow dock, Pau d'arco. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEMA: Uva ursi, safflower, parsley, juniper, dandelion tea. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EMPHYSEMA: Comfrey, anise seed, ephedra, powdered grapefruit peel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EPILEPSY:Irish moss, black cohosh, nettle, scullcap(especially good), powdered elder bark (good combined with scullcap). --------------------------------------------------------------------- EYE DISORDERS: Eyebright, cornflower (conjunctivitis), teasel (fresh juice). --------------------------------------------------------------------- EYESIGHT: Celery (strengthens), elder leaves (said to cure and prevent some types of blindness), eyebright. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FATIGUE, STRESS: Ginseng, gotu kola, cayenne, nutritional yeast, guarana, chamomile. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FERTILITY: Feverfew (women). --------------------------------------------------------------------- FEVER-FLU: Red raspberry, elder flowers, garlic, rosehip, golden seal, yarrow, red clover, willow. Peppermint tea and powdered grapefruit peel at the onset of flu to halt. Bistort, [combine peppermint, yarrow, elder flowers] will sweat the flu out, ginger, mignonette. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FIBROSIS: horseradish (rub). --------------------------------------------------------------------- GALL BLADDER: Asparagus, goose grass. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GANGRENE: Comfrey (topical lotion). --------------------------------------------------------------------- GAS, INTESTINAL: Catnip, ginger, peppermint, horseradish. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GENITAL (Burning and itching): Raspberry leaf, slippery elm, chickweed. Combine all herbs as a wash. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GLAND INFECTIONS: Bee pollen (excellent although not an herb), golden seal, saw palmetto, echinacea, horsetail, knapweed, sea holly. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOUT: Yucca, stinging nettle, safflower, Pau d'arco, lobelia. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HAIR: Nettle, rosemary, jojoba oil, burdock, quince. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HAY FEVER: Powdered grapefruit peel, ephedra, nettle, black cohosh, elfwort. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HEADACHE: Catnip, feverfew, peppermint, rhubarb root, rosemary, thyme, vervain, wood betony, marjoram, red root, camomile. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HEART: Hawthorne berries (covers a wide variety of heart ailments, a strengthener), barberry, shepherds purse, cayenne, garlic. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HEMORRHOIDS: Yellow Dock, butcher's broom, marshmallow, black walnut, lobelia. (all external as well as internal application) --------------------------------------------------------------------- HORMONE REGULATION: Blessed thistle, damiana. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HORMONE IMBALANCE: Valerian, don quai, licorice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HOARSENESS: Mullein, horehound, hyssop, coltsfoot, goldenseal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HYPOGLYCEMIA: Blueberry leaf, juniper, safflower. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IMMUNE SYSTEM: Echinacea, goldenseal, chapparal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPETIGO: Echinacea, red clover, licorice root, turmeric (made into a paste and applied externally) -------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPOTENCE: Damiana, sesame seeds. --------------------------------------------------------------------- INSOMNIA: Hops, skullcap, valerian, mullein, passion vine (combine all). --------------------------------------------------------------------- ITCH: Yellow dock (excellent), chickweed, plantain, oregano, white willow bark, myrrh, golden seal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JAUNDICE & LIVER: Irish moss, dandelion, horsetail, rose hips, parsley, fennel, birch leaves, agrimony, burdock, celery, fumitory. --------------------------------------------------------------------- KIDNEY AND BLADDER: Corn silk, dandelion, juniper, parsley,asparagus, uva ursi, thyme, carrot powder (excellent),daisy, goose grass, hydrangea, nettles, celery, marshmellow (makes passing of foreign objects much easier), twitch. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR and DELIVERY: Red raspberry (coordinates the uterine contractions, often making labor shorter.), Jasmine flowers (makes easier). --------------------------------------------------------------------- LAXATIVES: Psyllium husks, flaxmeal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LEG CRAMPS: Horsetail grass, alfalfa, comfrey herb, oat straw, scullcap. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LEUKEMIA: Pau d'Arco. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LEUCORRHEA: Bayberry bark (douche), golden seal and myrrh (douche and internally), plantain, slippery elm, white oak bark (douche), wintergreen, yarrow, juniper berries. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVER DISORDERS: horsetail, dandelion, cascara sagrada, blessed thistle. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOWER BOWEL PROBLEMS: Psyllium seed husks, calamus root tea. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LYMPH INFECTIONS: Dandelion, hydrangea. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMORY AID: Ginseng, gotu kola, cayenne. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MENTAL TROUBLES: Sage (for wide variety of mental aberrations). --------------------------------------------------------------------- MENTAL EXHAUSTION: Guarana, fennel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MENSTRUATION PROBLEMS: Red raspberry, uva ursi, dong quai, honeysuckle flowers (eases pain), melissa (eases pain), tarragon (delayed), thyme (regulates excessive flow & ease swollen & painful breasts). --------------------------------------------------------------------- MENOPAUSE: Ginseng, black cohosh (not to be taken during pregnancy), blessed thistle, licorice root, sarsaparilla. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGRAINE HEADACHES: Feverfew, camomile, celery. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MISCARRIAGE: Strawberry leaves (prevents), bistort (prevents) --------------------------------------------------------------------- MORNING SICKNESS: Red raspberry (prevents), peppermint leaf, alfalfa, catnip, ginger. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MOUTH SORES (Canker, Thrush, Pyorrhea): Aloe vera, golden seal, myrrh, red raspberry, white oak bark, lecithin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MUMPS: Lobelia, echinacea, bayberry root bark, ginger. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NAUSEA: Ginger, lavender, mint, oregano, peppermint, red raspberry, yarrow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NERVOUS DISORDERS: Skullcap (good for mild or severe problems), valerian, hops, rosemary, chamomile (tranquilizes), cornflower, elder bark (severe problems), fennel, heather (tranquilizes), mignonette, sage (balances mental facilities), --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOSEBLEEDS: Witch hazel, bayberry bark. --------------------------------------------------------------------- OBESITY: Chickweed, kelp, saffron, papaya leaves, hawthorn berries, and licorice, spirulina, patchouli, nettles, white willow ephedra, gotu kola, cayenne, bladderwrack. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PAIN: White willow, mullien. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PARALYSIS: Horseradish. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEURISY: Yarrow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PNEUMONIA: Comfrey, eucalyptus, fenugreek, mullein, yarrow (breaks fever and promotes sweating), marshmallow (makes coughing up phlegm much easier) --------------------------------------------------------------------- P.M.S. (PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME): Red raspberry, uva ursi, nutritional yeast, alfalfa (for its calcium content, studies show that women who take calcium on a regular basis have reduced or eliminated P.M.S. symptoms). --------------------------------------------------------------------- PHLEBITIS: Calendula. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PINWORMS: powdered Watermelon seed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PROSTATE AND KIDNEY: Golden seal, corn silk, uva ursi, juniper berries, ginseng, cayenne. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PSORIASIS: Chickweed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RHEUMATISM: Yucca, alfalfa, chaparral, cayenne, fennel, garlic, red clover, red raspberry, devil's claw, burdock, elfwort (lotion), horseradish (rub), hydrangea, jasmine flower oil (rub), nettles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RINGWORM: Black walnut, golden seal, turmeric, castor oil. (Make a paste of the three powdered herbs, smear on spot and cover. Change bandage twice daily. Bath thoroughly daily and rinse entire body, including hair, with apple cider vinegar. Pat dry and apply castor oil to entire body, then apply paste to spots. Must continue for 30 days. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SENILITY: Dandelion, ginseng, gotu kola, alfalfa, licorice, yellow dock. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SINUSES: Comfrey, fenugreek, ephedra, natural bioflavanoids. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SKIN: daisy (tones), red dock, nettles (closes pores). --------------------------------------------------------------------- SNAKE BITES: Drink combination of garlic, plantain, black cohosh, borage, scullcap, hyssop, echinacea, and wood betony, ephedra. Put a poultice of cornflower, plantain and garlic on bite. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPLEEN: Eyebright. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STOMACH (Indigestion and Gas): Angelica, thyme, valerian, vervain, witch hazel, willow, wintergreen, wood betony, camomile, marjoram, echinacea, chickweed, aloe vera, bayberry bark, caraway seed, catnip, cayenne, comfrey, fenugreek & fennel (allays nausea and cleans impurities), ginseng, golden seal, sage, sassafras, slippery elm, spearmint, hyssop, nettle, oregano, plantain, rue, anise, bay leaf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STRESS: Reishi Plus (strengthens and balances stomach, spleen, and brain chemicals, making stress easier to handle), Black cohosh root, cayenne, scullcap, valerian root, lady's slipper. --------------------------------------------------------------------- STYES: Carrot, strawberries. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SWELLING: Coltsfoot, comfrey root (combine two for topical lotion). --------------------------------------------------------------------- TESTICLES: Chickweed, mullein, burdock. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TETTER: Borage, plantain, sarsaparilla, raspberry leaf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- THYROID: Mullien, parsley, kelp, black walnut, irish moss, bayberry, white oak bark, scullcap, black cohosh, sage (gets rid of toxins). --------------------------------------------------------------------- TONSILLITIS: Echinacea, bayberry root, ginger. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TUBERCULOSIS: Comfrey, myrrh, wild cherry bark, golden seal, pau d'arco, bayberry bark, burdock root, coltsfoot, yellow dock, marshmallow (makes coughing up phlegm easier), honeysuckle flowers, icelandic moss (an old but successful Viking cure), sage (brings relief). --------------------------------------------------------------------- TUMORS: Horseradish, onion (two combined for poultice). --------------------------------------------------------------------- ULCERS--SKIN: Honeysuckle flowers (excellent), myrrh, golden seal, aloe vera, comfrey root, marigold (topical lotion for varicose veins). --------------------------------------------------------------------- ULCERS--STOMACH: Carrot powder, bistort, cornflower, horsetail, licorice, burdock, Pau d'Arco, goldenseal, myrrh, slippery elm bark white oak bark, red raspberry, valerian, aloe vera. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UTERINE DISORDERS: Bistort (prevents miscarriage), chamomile,jasmine flowers, melissa, mignonette. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VAGINAL PROBLEMS: Aloe vera, blessed thistle, garlic, ginger, golden seal root, red raspberry, slippery elm bark, yellow dock root, comfrey root, uva ursi. --------------------------------------------------------------------- VARICOSE VEINS: White oak bark, calendula, witch hazel, yarrow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WARTS: Clove of Garlic laid on wart for 3 days will blister up, when blister heals, wart won't come back. Castor oil applied twice daily. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WATER RETENTION: Dandelion, parsley, uva ursi, cranberry, juniper, buchu, corn silk. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEIGHT CONTROL: Spirulina, chickweed, guar gum, bladderwrack, patchouli, nettles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WHOOPING COUGH: Valerian root, cayenne. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WORMS & INTESTINES: --------------------------------------------------------------------- WOUNDS: Horsetail (antiseptic), honeysuckle flowers (poultice). --------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ ^B+ÕË»É˸ Ö o Õ» Õ» ɸ · Õ» o^B- ^B+ºÓ½º ÉÍ»É͹ջÉ͸ÕÍ» º ÌÍ͹ ÉÍ»ÕËÍ»ÌÍ»ÕÍ» º Õ»É͸ÕËË»^B- ^B+º º Ìͼº º ºº É͹ º º º Ìͼ º ½º ºÉ͹ º ºÈÍ» ºÐº^B- ^B+Ô¼ ȾÈ;Èͼ ÐÈ;ÈÍʾ Ð Ô¼ ȾÈ; Ð ÈͼÈÍʾ Ð ÐÔͼ Ð Ð^B- All herb listings below are in alphabetical order. Picture viewing of herbs is available online while reading the information. Where picture viewing is an option, there will be a highlighted text which says, "^I+Press X to View a Picture of _______^I-". Once you are done viewing the herb picture, press X, or any other key to return to text reading. ^U+Dosage information is included Only in the^U- ^U+Registered Version of this program^U-. Please do not try to use herbs without proper dosage and preparation information as it can make the herbal treatment ineffective. Enjoy the Medical Herbal and please, remember to Register Today! Registration Information and Form can be found by returning to the Main Menu and choosing `Register - Get More'! You not only get the preparation and dosage information on all individual herbs but also printed installation instructions and a printed directory of over 200 sources to get herbs, prepared herbal medicines, everlastings, potpourri and supplies, baskets, and much more, all at 50% - 80% off the retail prices you would normally have to pay! You also get all this advertising removed! ACACIA (Acacia senegal) Common Names: Gum Arabic Tree, Cape Gum, Egyptian Thorn. Medicinal Parts: Gum Properties and Uses: Demulcent. This herbs' effect will form a protective, and soothing coat over inflammations in the ailimentary, respiratory, and urinary tracts. When combined with different astringents, it will help cough, catarrh, sore throat, diarrhea and dysentery. When the mucilage is sweetened it is a good vehicle for other medicines which aren't very palatable. The mucilage also has nutritive value containing calcium, magnesium, and potassium salts. Preparation and Dosage: Only in Registered Version. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Acacia^I- ADDER'S TONGUE (Erythronium americanum) Common Names: Dog-toothed Violet, Lamb's Tongue, Erythronium, Rattlesnake Violet, Yellow Erythronium, Snake Leaf, Yellow Snowdrop. Medicinal Parts: Bulb, leaves. Properties and Uses: Emetic, emollient, anti-scofulous. This herb is always taken internally in the form of an infusion. A poultice is made for external applications to scrofula, and other skin problems with the infusion taken internally at the same time. The expressed juice may be mixed with apple juice to make it taste better when using internally. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Adder's Tongue^I- AGAVE (Agave americana) Common Names: American Agave, American Century, Century Plant, Flowering Aloe, Spiked Aloe. Medicinal Parts: Above ground plant. Properties and Uses: Antiseptic, diuretic, laxative. The sap is used as a disinfectant and when taken internally will check the growth of bacteria which causes putrefacation in the intestines and stomach. It is also used as a laxative and a disinfectant for syphilis, pulmonary tuberculosis, a diseased liver, and jaundice. After the fibers have been soaked in water for a day it can be used as a scalp disinfectant. This same tonic helps falling hair. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Agave^I- ALFALFA (Medicago sativa) Common Names: Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Appetizer, diuretic, tonic. The tea made from this plant is a common beverage, good for just relaxing or having a cup of tea with a friend. However; it is also used medicinally to help eliminate toxins from the body, build red blood cells, improve appetite, relieve urinary and bowel distresses, relieve water retention, and will help cure peptic ulcers. ALLSPICE (Pimenta officinalis) Common Names: Clove Pepper, Jamaica Pepper, Pimento. Medicinal Parts: Fruit. Properties and Uses: Aromatic, carminative, stimulant. The water and oil are used in cases of flatulent indigestion or plain flatulence. The oil is also use for cramping of the intestines. This is a good oil to mix with other laxative as it lessens the tendencies of cramping as sometimes happens with other herbs. It is also a good oil to add to other less palatable herbs. When the oil is placed in bath water, it has an anesthetic effect. It also makes a good simulating plaster for rheumatism and neuralgia. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Allspice^I- ALMOND (Prunus amygdalus) Common Names: Greek Nuts, Jordan Almond. Medicinal Parts: Kernel. Properties and Uses: Demulcent, emollient, pectoral. The ground kernels make an excellent cleansing facial scrub which softens also, making it a very good ingredient to add to cosmetics. The oil also has sedative properties and is useful in cough syrup mixtures. Used internally as well as externally for its emollient properties. When ground finely and mixed with a bit of corn oil, this makes a protein rich substitute for peanut butter in the diabetic diet. ALOE (Aloe vera) Common Names: Barbados Aloe, Curacao Aloe. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Emollient, purgative, vulnerary. The dried juice of the plant has a nauseating taste, and is usually taken in pill or capsule form for this reason. It is used as a purgative. Because this herb has a tendency to cause gripe and constipation after it produces its purgative effect, it should be combined with other carminative herbs for best and most comfortable results. The fresh juice can be used directly from the leaf to help heal wounds, burns, sunburn, wrinkles, insect bites, minor cuts, skin irritations, and scratches. A tea made from the juice is a good wash for the eyes and wounds. (Aloe latifolia) naturalized in South Africa is used to treat inflamed boils and other sores. The leaf pulp is also used to cure ringworm. (Aloe perryi) naturalized on the island of Socotra near the Gulf of Aden is used like the Barbados Aloe, yet it is considered to be less effective. (Aloe sapnaria) naturalized in South Africa is used for ringworm. (Aloe tenuior) naturalized in South Africa is used in decoction form for expelling tapeworm. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Aloes^I- ALPINE CRANBERRY (Vaccinium vitis idaea) Common Names: Cowberry, Red Bilberry, Whortleberry. Medicinal Parts: Leaves, berries. Properties and Uses: The leaves are; antiseptic, astringent, diuretic. The berries are; astringent, refrigerant. The infusion of the leaves is used for bladder problems due to its disinfectant properties. It can be substituted for bearberry by doubling the amount of cranberry leaves in the preparation. A decoction of the leaves are used for gout and rheumatism. The berries not only taste good but improve appetite and curb diarrhea and are also a good source of vitamin C. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Alpine Cranberry^I- ALTHEA (Althaea officinalis) Common Names: Marshmallow, Mortification Root, Sweet Weed, Wymote. Medicinal Parts: Roots, leaves, flowers. Properties and Uses: Demulcent, emollient, diuretic. It soothes irritated tissue. A poultice used externally is very soothing for irritations, carbuncles, burns, and wounds. A soothing gargle can be made from the infusion of the leaves or flowers. The flowers infused with other cough syrup herbs eliminates that `ripping' feeling when matter is being expelled from the chest during a bad chest infection, cough, bronchitis, and any other lung catarrh. The decoction of the root is an excellent vaginal douche or eyewash. The tea is good with many digestive and urinary upsets. AMARANTH (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) Common Names: Lady Bleeding, Lovely Bleeding, Pilewort, Prince's Feather, Red Cockscomb, Spleen Amaranth. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Astringent. It is taken internally for diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhage of the bowels, and for excessive menstruation. It is useful as a douche for leucorrhea, as a gargle for irritations of the mouth and throat, and as a wash for skin irritations. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Amaranth^I- AMERICAN CENTAURY (Sabatia angularis) Common Names: Bitterbloom, Bitter Clover, Eyebright, Red Centaury, Rose Pink, Wild Succory. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Bitter tonic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, vermifuge. A warm infusion is good for dyspepsia (indigestion) and convalescence from illness to increase the appetite. AMERICAN HELLEBORE (Veratrum viride) Common Names: American White Hellebore, Bugbane, Devil's Bite, Earth Gall, Green Hellebore, Indian Poke, Itchweed, Swamp Hellebore, Ticklewee, White Hellebore. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Diaphoretic, emetic, expectorant, febrifuge, narcotic. It acts as a cardiac depressant. Deaths have occurred from overdoses. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View American Hellebore^I- ANGELICA (Angelica archangelica) Common Names: European Angelica, Garden Angelica. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, roots, seeds. Properties and Uses: Appetizer, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic, tonic. The tea will stimulate appetite, relieve muscle spasms, and stimulate the kidneys, relieve stomach problems, intestinal difficulties, including ulcers, vomiting and cramps. It alleviates intermittent fever, nervous headache, colic and weakness in general. Large doses should be avoided due to its raising blood pressure, increasing the heart rate, and respiration. The salve, applied externally is useful for rheumatic pains. Added to the bath it will sooth the nerves. The docoction, made from the root is good for itching of all sorts, wounds, and scabies. Made into a compress the root is used for gout. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Angelica^I- ANGELICA (Angelica sylvestris) Common Names: Wild Angelica, European Wild Angelica, Goutweed. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, roots. Properties and Uses: Appetizer, bitter, carminative, diaphoretic, stimulant. Wild Angelica is used about the same way as Garden Angelica is used. Useful for colic, cramping, and mild stomach problems. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Wild Angelica is similar in appearance to Water Hemlock, which is poisonous. Wild Angelica also naturalizes in the same type of places as Water Hemlock, thus, be easily confused. ANGELICA (Angelica atropurpurea) Common Names: American Angelica, Angelica, Arhangel, Bellyache Root, High Angelica, Masterwort, Purple Angelica, Wild Archangel. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, Roots, Seeds. Properties and Uses: Aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, stimulant. This Angelica is used much the same way as the European Angelica in that it is very useful for heartburn and flatulent colic. ANISE (Pimpinella anisum) Common Names: Anise Plant, Aniseed, Common Anise. Medicinal Part: Seed. Properties and Uses: Antispasmodic, aromatic, carminative, digestive, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic, tonic. It promotes digestion, stimulates the appetite, relieves cramping, and nausea, and flatulence. Infants colic is easily relieved with this wonderful herb. When taken by nursing mothers, it promotes milk production, handy if you've had twins! It will promote the onset of menstruation, and is good for insomnia. Made into a salve it is good for lice and scabies, they hate it! A tea made of equal parts of anise, caraway, and fennel will purify the intestines. It is also a good additive for less palatable medicines. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Anise^I- APPLE TREE (Pryus malus) Common Names: Apple. Medicinal Parts: Fruit. Properties and Uses: Excellent for diarrhea. Fasting for a couple of days while eating only peeled raw apples for this ailment is most effective. Constipation can be relieve by eating apples with the skin left intact. Dried and made into a tea is not only pleasant but useful for rheumatic illness. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Apple seeds should never be eaten as they are poisonous. ARNICA (Arnica montana) Common Names: Arnica Flowers, Arnica Root, Common Arnica, Leopardsbane, Mountain Arnica, Leopardsbane, Mountain Arnica, Mountain Tobacco, Wolfsbane. Medicinal Parts: Flowers, rootstock. Properties and Uses: Diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, stimulant, vulnerary. A tincture or salve helps to heal bruises, wounds, and irritation. It is also good as a poultice, mixed with the tea from the flowers and applied to the stomach to relieve abdominal pain. The diluted tincture is useful as a mouthwash to ease inflammation of the mouth and throat. It is also used internally for bleeding and as a cardiac agent. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Only a very diluted solution of tincture should be used, if too strong it can cause blistering and inflammation. Except in emergencies, it should not be used without a doctor's supervision. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Arnica^U- ARTICHOKE (Cynara scolymus) Common Names: Garden Artichoke, Globe Artichoke. Medicinal Parts: Flower heads, leaves, roots. Properties and Uses: Cholagogue, diuretic. Extract from the leaves and root help prevent arteriosclerosis, aids in jaundice, dyspepsia, liver disfunction, chronic albuminuria, and anemia after an operation. It is also said to have aphrodisiac properties. ARUM (Arum maculatum) Common Names: Cocky Baby, Cuckoopint, Cypress Powder, Dragon Root, Gaglee, Ladysmock, Portland Arrowroot, Starchwort. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Acrid (when fresh), diaphoretic, expectorant. Mixed with honey or syrup it is used internally for bronchitis, chronic catarrh, asthma, flatulence, and rheumatic problems. As an ointment it is used externally for sores, ringworm, an swellings. The decoction when mixed with sweet flag is used for the stomach. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Arum^I- ASARUM (Asarum europaeum) Common Names: Asarabacca, European Snakeroot, Hazelwort, Public House Plant, Wild Nard. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, leaves. Properties and Uses: The rootstock is diuretic, emetic, purgative. The Leaves are cathartic, emetic, errhine. The main use of arum is as an emetic. When mixed with lance-leaf plantain it will eliminate mucous from the nose and respiratory system. It should not be used without medical supervision. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Asarum^I- ASPARAGUS (Asparagus officinalis) Common Names: Sparrow grass. Medicinal Parts: Young shoots, seeds. Properties and Uses: Aperient, diaphoretic, diuretic. It increases cellular activity in the kidneys, increases the rate of urine, useful when the kidneys are inflamed. It cleanses the bowels, good for gout and rheumatic problems (except podagra), and the seeds will relieve nausea and calm the stomach. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Asparagus^I- BALM (Melissa officinalis) Common Names: Balm Mint, Bee Balm, Blue Balm, Cure-all, Dropsy Plant, Garden Balm, Lemon Balm, Melissa, Sweet Balm. Medicinal Parts: Herb, leaves. Properties and Uses: Antispasmodic, calmative, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, stomachic. This is a favorite female herb due to it being able to calm the nerves, alleviate hysteria, melancholy, and insominia. It will relieve cramps, flatulence, dyspepsia, colic, chronic bronchial catarrh, and some types of asthma. This is a safe herb to use during pregnancy and will alleviate migraine, toothache, dizziness, and headaches. An infusion of the leaves will promote menstruation. The crushed leaves, made into a poultice are good for sores, tumors, insect bites, and milk-knots of the breast. It is also an excellent ingredient in sleep pillows. [X:1.exe] ^I+Press X to View Balm^I- BARBERRY (Berberis vulgaris) Common Names: European Barberry, Jaundice Berry, Pepperidge, Pepperidge Bush, Sowberry. Medicinal Parts: Bark of the root, berries. Properties and Uses: The root is hepatic, laxative. The berries are laxative, refrigerant. The root promotes the secretion of bile and used for various liver ailments, will dilate blood vessels, and lower blood pressure, and purge the bowels. A decoction of the berries makes a good mouthwash and gargle for irritations. The fresh juice of the berries will strengthen the gums, and relieve pyorrhea. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Barberry^I- BARLEY (Hordeum vulgare) Common Names: Pearl Barley, Scotch Barley. Medicinal Parts: Grain. Properties and Uses: Demulcent. Cooked, the hulled barley is an excellent source of nutrition for the throat and stomach. Mixed with milk it soothes the stomach and intestines. It is also good for feverish conditions, and applied externally for sores and tumors. BASIL (Ocimum basilicum) Common Names: Common Basil, St. Josephwort, Sweet Basil. Medicinal Parts: Above ground herb. Properties and Uses: Antispasmodic, appetizer, carminative, galactagogue, stomachic. This is a good digestive system herb used for stomach cramps, gastric catarrh, intestinal catarrh, vomiting, enteritis, and constipation. It is also useful as a cough syrup additive for whooping cough. The tea is good for headache. BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris) Common Names: Kidney Bean Medicinal Parts: Pods, beans. Properties and Uses: Diuretic, demulcent. The pods with the unripe beans when dried and made into a tea are an excellent remedy for obstinate kidney stones of all sorts. It will lower blood sugar levels and useful in mild cases of diabetes. The pod tea is also useful for dropsy, sciatica, uric acid accumulations, loss of albumin in the urine during pregnancy, and for chronic rheumatism. If the decoction is taken over a long period of time it helps to keep difficult cases of acne clear. The bean meal is good to apply directly to the skin for eruptions, moist eczema, and itching. BEARBERRY (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Common Names: Arberry, Bear's Grape, Kinnikinnick, Mealberry, Mountain Box, Mountain Cranberry, Red Bearberry, Sagackhomi, Sandberry, Upland Cranberry, Uva Ursi. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Astringent, diuretic, tonic. It helps reduce excess uric acid and relieves pain of bladder stones and gravel. Alleviates chronic cystitis, is useful for bronchitis, kidney stones, nephritis, and bedwetting. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Do not use for long periods of time as it can cause stomach distress and chronic poisoning. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bearberry^I- BEARDED DARNEL (Lolium temulentum) Common Names: Cheat, Tare. Medicinal Part: Seed. Properties and Uses: Used to treat dizziness, blood congestion, insomnia, and stomach problems, herpes, sores, and scalp scruf. In large quantities ill-prepared it is poisonous. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bearded Darnel^I- BEAR'S GARLIC (Allium ursinum) Common Names: Ransoms, Ramsons. Medicinal Parts: Whole plant. Properties and Uses: Astringent, expectorant. Useful for arteriosclerosis, liver problems, pinworms, diarrhea, lack of appetite, colic, gastro-intestinal catarrh with diarrhea and constipation, emphysema with bronchitis, and lowers blood pressure slowly. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bear's Garlic^I- BEDSTRAW (Galium aparine) Common Names: Cleavers, Coachweed, Cleaverwort, Goose Grass, Gosling Weed, Hedgs-burs, Loveman, Stick-a-back, Sweethearts. Medicinal Parts: Above ground herb. Properties and Uses: Antispasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic, vulnerary. Externally it is used for skin problems and for stopping bleeding. Internally the tea is used for stomach and intestinal catarrh and irritations of mucous membranes, including those of the urinary tract. BEDSTRAW (Galium verum) Common Names: Yellow Bedstraw, Cheese Rennet, Curdwort, Lady's Bedstraw, Maid's Hair, Yellow Cleavers. Medicinal Parts: The above ground herb. Properties and Uses: Antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, vulnerary. Used the same way as Cleavers (BEDSTRAW - Galium aparine) but is a little stronger. It is good for epilepsy and dropsy. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bedstraw^I- BEECHDROPS (Epifagus virginiana) Common Names: Cancer Root, Pinedrops. Medicinal Parts: The entire plant. Properties and Uses: Astringent. Used externally for wounds, bruises, skin irritation, cuts, and any other external ailment which requires an astringent. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bedstraw^I- BELLADONNA (Atropa belladonna) Common Names: Black Cherry, Deadly Nightshade, Dwale, Poison Black Cherry. Medicinal Parts: Leaves, tops, berries. Properties and Uses Antispasmodic, calmative, diaphoretic, diuretic, narcotic. This herb can produce paralysis. Do not use without medical supervision. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Belladona^I- BENNET (Geum urbanum) Common Names: Blessed Herb, European Avens, Star of the Earth, Yellow Avens. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, flowering herb. Properties and Uses: Astringent, styptic, tonic. Used for diarrhea, as a gargle for gum problems, and halitosis. It promotes appetite and is good during a convalescence time. The extract made with wine is good for promoting digestion in older people, chronic broncial catarrh and intermittent fever. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bennet^I- BETONY (Stachys officinalis) Common Names: Lousewort, Purple Betony, Wood Betony. Medicinal Parts: Flowering herb. Properties and Uses: Anthelmintic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, vulnerary. Good for asthma and bronchitis, heartburn, neurashtenia, bladder and kidney problems, coughing or spitting of blood, excessive sweating, varicose veins, it is used to expel worms, heal cuts, external ulcers, and old sores. It is also useful for sprains when used as a poultice. Good to give to children who fail to thrive. BILBERRY (Vaccinium mytillus) Common Names: Black Whortleberry, Blueberry, Burren Myrtle, Dyeberry, Huckleberry, Hurtleberry, Whinberry, Whortleberry, Wineberry. Medicinal Parts: Leaves, berries. Properties and Uses: Antiseptic, astringent. The leaf is effective for diarrhea. The fresh berries can cause diarrhea in some people and stop it in others, however; they work well when mixed with grated apple. The dried berries will pass through the stomach, not affecting it at all, then begin working in the small intestines. A decoction of the berries are good for typhoid fever. The fresh or preserved berry juice is a good mouthwash or gargle for respiratory problems, and for inflamed gums, leucoplasia (inflammation of the tongue which produces white patches), will regulate bowel action, improve appetite, cleanse the intestines, and expel round worms. A tea from the leaf is used for coughs, stomach cramps, vomiting, catarrhal enteritis, as a gargle for stomatitis and used externally for skin problems or burns. ^U+CAUTION^U-: The leaves can poison if used over long periods of time. BIRCH (Betula alba) Common Names: White Birch, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch. Medicinal Parts: Young leave, bark. Properties and Uses: Astringent, diuretic, diaphoretic. An infusion of the tea will remove gravel and dissolve kidney stones if taken daily for 10 days. It also makes a good wash or bath additive in skin problems. A decoction of the leaves is good for baldness. The bark decoction is used for chronic skin problems and added to the bath. The oil of the inner bark is a substitute for wintergreen. BIRCH (Betula lenta) Common Names: Black Birch, Cherry Birch, Mahogany Birch, Mountain Mahogany, Spice Birch, Sweet Birch. Medicinal Parts: Leaves, bark. Properties and Uses: Anthelmintic, astringent, diuretic. A tea made from the leaf if used for urinary problems and will expel intestinal worms. A tea made from the inner bark is a good mouthwash, and is used internally for rheumatism, diarrhea, and boils. The oil from the inner bark is also a substitute for wintergreen. BIRD'S TONGUE (Fraxinus excelsior) Common Name: European ash. Medicinal Parts: Bark, leaves. Properties and Uses: The bark is a diuretic, febrifuge. The leaves are cathartic. The bark will reduce fever and aids in the removal of intestinal worms. A tea from the leaf is a mild purgative and useful for rheumatism. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bird's Tongue^I- BIRTHROOT (Trillium pendulum) Common Names: Bethroot, Coughroot, Ground Lily, Indian Balm, Indian Shamrock, Jew's-harp Plant, Lamb's Quarter, Milk Ipecac, Nodding Wakerobin, Pariswort, Rattlesnake Root, snakebite, Three-leaved Nightshade, Trillium, Wakerobin. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Antiseptic, astringent, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, tonic. Useful for coughs, bronchial problems, pulmonary consumption, hemmorrhage of the lungs. It will cure diarrhea when boiled in milk. As a salve it is useful for stings and insect bites. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Birthroot^I- BIRTHWORT (Aristolochia clematitis) Common Names: Aristolochia Root, Upright Birthwort. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, flowering herb. Properties and Uses: Diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, oxytocic, stimulant. The ancient Egyptians used this herb for snakebite. It will promote uterine contractions during childbirth. It is also used for abdominal complaints and menstrual problems. The decoction is used as a wash for wounds and leg ulcers. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Use with care, or under medical supervision. BISTORT (Polygonum bistorta) Common Names: Dragonwort, Easter Giant, Patience Dock, Red Legs, Snakeweed, Sweet Dock. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Alterative, astringent, diuretic. Used for diarrhea, dysentery, as a mouthwash for the gums, and inflammation of the mouth (stomatitis). Externally it is used as a wash for hemorrhages and sores. The powder will stop bleeding when applied directly to a wound. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bistort^I- BLACK ALDER (Alnus glutinosa) Common Names: European Alder, Owler. Medicinal Parts: Bark, leaves. Properties and Uses: Astringent, bitter, emetic, hemostatic. Use only the dried bark, as the fresh will cause vomiting. The decoction of the bark is good for sore throat and pharyngitis. A mixture of the powdered bark and leaves make a good astringent and tonic internally, externally as a hemostatic for hemorrhage. The bark boiled in vinegar is useful for scabies, scabs, lice, and for cleaning your teeth. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Black Alder^I- RED ALDER (Alnus rubra) Common Names: Oregon Alder. Medicinal Parts: Bark, leaves. Properties and Uses: Astringent, bitter, emetic, hemostatic. This herb is used the way black alder is used. SMOOTH ALDER (Alnus serrulata) Common Names: Hazel Alder. Properties and Uses: Astringent, bitter, emetic, hemostatic. This herb is used the way black alder is used. BLACKBERRY (Rubus villosus) Common Names: Bramble, Cloudberry, Dewberry, Goutberry, High Blackberry, Thimbleberry. Medicinal Parts: Roots, leaves. Properties and Uses: Astringent, expectorant, tonic. Both the leaves and roots are useful for diarrhea. You may use this herb for long periods of time for chronic appendicitis, enteritis, and leucorrhea. It also is used to expel phelgm from the chest and is a good additive to cough syrups. A tea of the dried roots is good for dropsy. Chew the leave for bleeding gums. BLACK COHOSH (Cimicifuga racemosa) Common Names: Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Bugwort, Cimicifuga, Rattleroot, Rattleweed, Richweed, Squawroot. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, sedative. Useful for spasmodic problems such as consumption, chorea, and whooping cough. It is also useful for hysteria and spasmodic symptoms due to its sedative effect on the nervous system. It also stimulates the heart. An infusion or decoction is useful for chronic bronchitis, rheumatism, or as an emetic. Small doses are given to children for diarrhea. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Large doses can cause poisoning. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Black Cohosh^I- BLACK ROOT (Varonicastrum virginicum) Common Names: Beaumont Root, Bowman's Root, Culver's Physic, Culver's Root, Hini, Leptandra, Oxadoddy, Physic Root, Purple Leptandra, Tall Speedwell, Tall Veronica, Whorlywort. Medicinal Parts: Root. Properties and Uses: Cathartic, cholagogue, emetic, hepatic. Useful for a sluggish liver. Use with medical supervision. BLAZING STAR (Liatris spicata) Common Names: Marsh Blazing Star, Colic Root, Dense Button Snakeroot, Devil's Bit, Devil's Bite, Gayfeather. Medicinal Parts: Root. Properties and Uses: Diuretic. The decoction is used as a gargle for sore throat, and gonorrhea. BLAZING STAR (Liatris squarrosa) Common Names: Scaly Blazing Star, Blazing Star Root, Rattle Snake Master. Medicinal Parts: Root. Properties and Uses: Diuretic. Used like Liatris spicata above. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Blazing Star^I- BLIND NETTLE (Lamium album) Common Names: Dead Nettle, Nettle Flowers, Stingless Nettle, White Archangel, White Nettle. Medicinal Parts: Plant, flowers. Properties and Uses: antispasmodic, astringent, expectorant, styptic. The infusion is used for leucorrhea, a weak minstrual flow, irregular menstrual periods, stomach and intestinal problems, a vaginal douche, a bath additive for uterine cramps, boils and tumors. A poultice of boiled leaves is used for tumors, sores, boils, gouty pain, and varicose veins. The tincture of the flowers is good for insomnia, and the young leaves make an excellent salad. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Blind Nettle^I- BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria canadensis) Common Names: Indian Paint, Indian Plant, Indian Red Paint, Pauson, Red Paint Root, Red Puccoon, Red Root, Sanguinaria, Tetterwort. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, fegrifuge, sedative, stimulant, tonic. Used only in very small doses as an expectorant internally. For external purposes is useful for sores, eczema, cancer and other skin problems. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Large doses act as a sedative, but an overdose can prove fatal. [X:2.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bloodroot^I- BLUE COHOSH (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Common Names: Beechdrops, Blueberry, Blue Ginseng, Papoose Root, Squaw Root, Yellow Ginseng. Medicinal Part: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Anthelmintic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, oxytocic. Useful for regulating the menstrual flow, especially when the menses are suppressed. It will also induce labor, and is good for children's colic and cramps. It is should be used in combination with other herbs as it can irritate the mucous membranes and can cause dermatitis on skin contact. The berries are poisonous. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Blue Cohosh^I- BLUE FLAG (Iris versicolor) Common Names: Flag Lily, Fleur-de-lis, Flower-de-luce, Iris, Liver Lily, Poison Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag, Wild Iris. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, leaves. Properties and Uses: Cathartic, diuretic, sialagogue. It is useful for heartburn, chronic vomiting, chronic gastritis, enteritis, catarrhal sinus problems, liver, and gallbladder troubles, migraine, and dropsy. Externally the fresh leaves are used for sores and burns. BLUE VERVAIN (Verbena hastata) Common Names: American Vervain, False Vervain, Indian Hyssop, Purvain, Simpler's Joy, Traveler's Joy, Vervain, Wild Hyssop. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock, above ground herb. Properties and Uses: Antiperiodic, diaphoretic, emitic, expectorant, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary. This herb is a natural tranquilzer. The warm tea is good for getting rid of congestion, fever and colds, insomnia eliminating intestinal worms, and nervous conditions. The cold tea is a tonic and when applied externally will heal wounds and sores. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Blue Vervain^I- BONESET (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Common Names: Agueweed, Crosswort, Eupatorium, Feverwort, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort, Vegetable Antimony, Wood Boneset. Medicinal Parts: Above ground herb. Properties and Uses: Aperient, cathartic, diaphoretic, emetic, fegrifuge, tonic. The cold infusion is a tonic and mild laxative. The warm infusion is a diaphoretic and emetic and is useful to break up colds, intermittent fever, or the flu. The hot infusion is a cathartic, and emetic. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bonset^I- BORAGE (Borago officinalis) Common Names: Bugloss, Burrage, Common Bugloss. Medicinal Parts: Above ground herb, flowers. Properties and Uses: Aperient, diaphoretic, febrifuge, galactagogue, pectoral, tonic. Useful for reducing a fever and increasing vitality after a long illness. It is an antidote against some poisons, has a calming effect on the nervous system, good for pleurisy and peritonitis due to its calming and anti-inflammatory properties. The leaves and seeds will stimulate the flow of milk in nursing mothers. If fresh, the herb makes a good eyewash or poultice for inflammation. The leaves can cause dermatitis in some persons so protective clothing should be worn when harvesting this herb. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Borage^I- BOXWOOD (Buxus sempervirens) Common Names: Box, Bush Tree. Medicinal Parts: Bark, leaves. Properties and Uses: Diaphoretic, purgative. This is an excellent purgative herb. It should only be used under medical supervision. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Boxwood^I- BRIER HIP (Rosa canina) Common Names: Brier Rose, Dogberry, Dog Rose, Eglantine Gall, Hep Tree, Hip Fruit, Hip Rose, Hip Tree, Hop Fruit, Hogseed, Sweet Brier, Wild Brier, Witches' Brier. Medicinal Parts: Fruit. Properties and Uses: Astringent, carminative, diuretic, tonic. It is useful for the digestive system and produces a diuretic effect without irritation to the kidneys. It will prevent or arrest kidney stones or gravel, bladder inflammation, eliminate uric acid accumulations, help gout and rheumatic, and reduce fever. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Brier Hip^I- BROOKLIME (Veronica beccabunga) Common Names: Beccabunga, Mouth-smart, Neckweed, Speedwell, Water Pimpernel, Water Purslain. Medicinal Parts: The above ground herb. Properties and Uses: Diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge. The fresh juice is used for intestinal disorders and anemia. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Brooklime^I- BRYONY (Bryonia alba) Common Names: White Bryony, Tetterberry, Wild Bryony, Wild Hops, Wild Vine, Wood Vine. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: Pectoral, purgative. This herb is a powerful purgative. A constipation remedy can be made from hollowing out the rootstock, filling it with beer and letting it set for 1 or 2 days then take a teaspoon at a time. The dried root is useful for whooping cough. ^U+CAUTION^U-: In large doses this herb is poisonous, use only under medical supervision. BRYONY (Bryonia dioica) Common Names: Red Bryony, Devil's Turnip, Wild Hops, Wild Vine, Wild White Vine. Medicinal Parts: Rootstock. Properties and Uses: The same as for Bryonia alba above. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Bryony^I- BUCHU (Barosma betulina) Common Names: Bookoo, Bucco, Bucku, Oval Buchu, Short Buchu. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, stimulant. It is useful in urinary disorders. The strong tea of the dried leaves is useful for painful urination, inflammation, gravel, and catarrh of the bladder. It is also makes an excellent douche for leucorrhea. The infusion is good for the stomach and is a stimulating tonic. SHORT BUCHU (Barosma crenulata) Properties and Uses: Same as above. LONG BUCHU (Barosma serratifolia) Properties and Uses: Same as above. BUCK BEAN (Menyanthes trifoliata) Common Names: Bean Trefoil, Bogbean, Bog Myrtle, Brook Bean, Marsh Clover, Marsh Trefoil, Moonflower, Trefoil, Water Shamrock. Medicinal Parts: Leaves. Properties and Uses: Bitter tonic, cathartic, febrifuge. This herb will relieve fever, migraines, indigestion, and will promote the appetite. Use externally for herpes and ucerous sores. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Buck Bean^I- BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus frangula) Common Names: Alder Buckthorn, Alder Dogwood, Arrow-wood, Black Alder Dogwood, Black Alder Tree, Black Dogwood, European Black Alder, European Buckthorn, Persian Berries. Medicinal Parts: Bark. Properties and Uses: Purgative. This herb will work without irritating the system to treat constipation, sluggish liver and gallbladder. It won't cause constipation after it has cleansed the bowels the way some other herbs will and it will not become addictive or lose its effect after being used for a time. Pregnant women should not use this herb. The tea is useful for colic, obesity, hemorrhoids, and dropsy. Never use the fresh bark as it is poisonous, the dried bark can be used if heated to 212øF and then stored for a period of a year. BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus cathartica) Common Names: Common Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn, Waythorn. Medicinal Parts: Fruit. Properties and Uses: Diuretic, purgative. The dried ripe berries either eaten as is or made into an infusion is a useful purgative. The fresh berries are good made into a syrup. ^U+CAUTION^U-: Large doses of the berries are poisonous. BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus purshiana) Common Names: Cascara Sagrada, California Buckthorn, Cascara, Sacred Bark. Medicinal Parts: Bark. Properties and Uses: Bitter tonic, purgative. This is one of the best and most popular laxatives. It encourages the rhythmical motion of the bowels and is useful for constipation, gallstones, liver ailments, and chronic dyspepsia. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Buckthorn^I- BURDOCK (Arctium lappa) Common Names: Bardana, Burr Seed, Cotbur, Cocklebur, Grass Burdock, Hardock, Hareburr, Hurrburr, Turkey Burrseed. Medicinal Parts: Root, seed, leaves. Properties and Uses: Aperient, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic. A decoction or infusion will stimulate the bowels, but not in all individuals, it may even cause constipation in some. The tea and the tincture is useful for stomach problems. It will neutralize and eliminate poisons from the system. An infusion of the fresh leaves will stimulate bile secretion, is good for acne, and as a wash for sores. The juice from the bruise fresh leaves helps dry poison oak and ivy. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Burdock^I- BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus acris) Common Names: Tall field buttercup, Bachelor's Buttons, Blisterweed, Burrwort, Crowfoot Buttercup, Globe Amaranth, Gold Cup, Meadowbloom, Meadow Crowfoot, Tall Crowfoot, Yellows, Yellowweed. Medicinal Parts: Fresh plant. Properties and Uses: Acrid, anodyne, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, rubefacient. A homeopathic extract of the fresh plant is used for rheumatism, skin diseases, sciatica, arthritis, and rhinitis. ^U+CAUTION^U-: The fresh plant is poisonous and the only way it is medicinally effective. This herb should not be used unless by medical direction. BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus bulbosus) Common Names: Bulbous Buttercup, Acrid Crowfoot, Crowfoot, Crowfoot Buttercup, Cuckoo Buds, Frogwort, King's Cup, Meadowbloom, Pilewort, St. Anthony's Turnip. Medicinal Parts: Fresh plant. Properties and Uses: Same as above. The juice of the bulb of this herb is used to remove warts. BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus sceleratus) Common Names: Marsh Crowfoot, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Cursed Crowfoot, Water Crowfoot. Medicinal Parts: Fresh plant. Properties and Uses: Same as above. This species can cause skin irritation and blistering upon contact. [X:3.exe] ^I+Press X to View Buttercup^I- ^B+You will receive the rest of the Encyclopedia with more^B- ^B+detailed descriptions and dosage information of over 340^B- ^B+additional herbs, over 164 more color herb illustrations,^B- ^B+and, as a BONUS, a directory of over 200 businesses which^B- ^B+sell herbs, essential oils, medicinal herb mixtures and^B- ^B+preparations, tinctures, extracts, potpourris, everlastings,^B- ^B+and much more! 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