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Terms -- Analgesic: Pain reliever -- Diuretic: increase the excretion of urine -- Emollient / Demulcent: Soothing to skin and mucus membranes -- Poultice: Mashed plant material placed over a wound with gauze to promote healing -- Tonic: Invigorates, restores, refreshes, and stimulates
Burdock root Health benefits: The plant that inspired the invention of Velcro, Burdock also prevents and treats cancer, Soothes a cough and cold, detoxifies the liver, eases aches and pains, Reduces blood pressure, Improves hair and Reduces wrinkles. Seeds and leaves can also be used as a poultice for skin issues, having antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Calendula Health benefits: Wound healing: skin irritations, such as Cradle cap and Diaper rash, good for digestion, cleanses the lymphatic system (swollen glands).
Chamomile Health benefits: Anti-inflammatory (arthritis), reduces anxiety and spasms, breaks a fever.
Chickweed Health benefits: Treats dry, itchy skin and sooths mucus membranes, eye irritations, kidney and liver disorders, helps in weight loss, aids the lymphatic system.
Echinacea (Cone Flower) Health benefits: Cold and flu treatment and prevention (boosts immune system), Soar throat, Reduced Respiratory Infections, Anxiety Relief. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Dandelion -- the whole plant is edible and medicinal Health benefits: The root detoxifies the liver (blood), aids in digestion, leaf is a good source of potassium, iron, calcium, vitamins and minerals. Dandelion milk treats warts.
Elderberry Health benefits: Boosts the immune system; combine with Echinacea to fight colds, viral infections: flues, herpes and shingles, and counters upper respiratory infections. Turn into syrup, wine, jam, jellies and pies. flowers are edible.
Goldenrod Health benefits: Analgesic, Antibiotic, Antifungal, Anti-histamine, Anti-inflammatory, Anxiety, Cancer, Digestion, Kidney problems, Liver cleansing, Respiratory, Wound healing.
Hawthorn Health benefits: This tree acts as a preventative and a cure for many heart related problems, such as: high and low blood pressure, heart disease, edema, angina and heart arrhythmia. Berries, leaves and flowers are edible and healthy, primarily the berries. They dilate arteries and veins, strengthen the heart muscle, regulate blood pressure, and maintain healthy cholesterol levels. It stabilizes collagen and helps in the repair of ligaments, tendons and muscles. It also lowers the tendency for bruising, and raises the mood against grief and sadness.
Lemon Balm Health benefits: Lemon Balm is mostly considered a brain tonic, strengthening memory and resisting depression. It is also good for the heart. Combined with Chamomile relieves spasms and thus calms the nerves and digestive system. It is a mild sedative, especially effective in cases of grief and depression (SAD). It also has anti-viral properties and acts as an antibiotic.
Licorice Health benefits: Its anti-inflammatory properties sooth the tender mucus membranes of a soar throat, bronchial tubes, stomach and bowel irritations, and treats gastric and peptic ulcers. It is also antibiotic and antiviral. It works on the endocrine gland system to ward off adrenal exhaustion, and it makes a good tea for women going through menopause, in that it stimulates estrogen production.
Marsh Mallow Health benefits: Marsh Mallow is soothing to inflamed tissues of the lungs, stomach and bowel, but is most well known for its soothing action on the kidney and bladder (sooths, not cures, UTIs). A paste of Marsh Mallow and chamomile on the skin moisturizes dry, itchy and chapped skin on babies bums.
Mullein Health benefits: An anti-spasmodic, anti-septic and anti-inflammatory, mullein is the go-to herb for asthma, allergies and other related breathing problems. When drinking the tea, it leaves you with a sense of well-being, acting as a seditive. It also treats glandular imbalances. Make a poultice of it to effectively treat boils, swelling around the neck, bruises and insect bites. Use the flowers as a pain reliever. Mullein oil is often used to fight ear infections.
Peppermint Health benefits: Peppermint contains essential minerals, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. It is best known as an oral and digestive medicine, relieving stomach cramps, nausea and gas, being antispasmodic, relaxing the muscles. It also works as a pain reliever for headaches, being soothing and comforting. Apply an infusion of honey and peppermint oil to a burn to fight infection and relieve pain.
Plantain Health benefits: Plantain draws toxicity from the body in cases of blood poisoning, stimulating the liver. Use as a Poultice to draw infections from a wound, or make into a tea; soak a cloth and place it over the wound; it also helps stop the bleeding. You can use a hot tea-soaked cloth to draw out a sliver, adding a little salt to the wrap. Plantain treats bug bites and other skin irritations. It contains antioxidants, protein, starch and vitamins and works against hepatitis. It is also an analgesic, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory.
Red Clover Health benefits: Red clover is packed with vitamins. It cleanses the liver and lymphatic system, which cleanses the blood, and it is good for the skin. Use for respiratory infections and to prevent cancer and to retard the negative effects of Menopause. It is also anti-inflammatory and improves heart health.
Self Heal Health benefits: Analgesic, anti-histamine, anti-microbial, contains vitamin K, cancer preventer, treats Crohn’s Disease, Colitis and Diabetes, sooths a sour stomach and soar throat, contains vitamin C and Thiamine.
St John's Wort Health benefits: This herb is often used to treat depression, anxiety, stress, nerve damage and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It is also used as an analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory agent, working against such viruses as shingles and herpes. Using the flowers topically makes a good remedy for a wide array of skin problems, relieving pain and promoting tissue repair.
Stinging Nettles Health benefits: Nettle is rich in iron and calcium and is used as a tonic. It offers benefits to arthritis, and it works as an anti-histamine for allergies like hay fever. It is a friend of the liver and makes both men and women more fertile. Popular pharmaceuticals include it in PMS and menopause medicines, and the seeds are used for prostate issues. Be sure to wear gloves when harvesting this plant, and don't let the sting dissuade you from using it.
Thistle Health benefits: Seeds are used to cleanse the Liver and for liver regeneration. Tea from the leaves and roots sooths digestion and eases diarrhea.
Valerian Health benefits: Valerian is used for pain relief, anxiety, stress, tension, insomnia and as a muscle relaxant for various nervous disorders. It is also used for respiratory problems and acts as a tonic for the heart, for irregular heartbeat, often combined with hawthorn.
Wild (Prickly) Lettuce Health benefits: Used as a pain reliever and sedative, reduces anxiety, anti-spasmodic and aids in digestion.
Yarrow Health benefits: Anti-biotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-septic, anti-spasmodic, heals and slows bleeding for wounds and menstruation (vitamin K), aids in digestion, fever reducer, liver cleansing, sedative, sooths a sour stomach.
Symptoms and their Remedies Analgesic (Pain reliever) Agrimony Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Black walnut Chickweed Cocklebur Cottonwood tree Deadnettle (Henbit) Ginseng Goldenrod Mint Mullein (flowers) Pearly Everlasting Plantain Quaking Aspen Rosemary Self Heal St. John's Wort Sumac Wild Lettuce Wintergreen (Shrub) Valerian Antibiotic Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Burdock root Cloves (mouth, soar tooth) Cocklebur Fennel Garlic Goldenrod Hops Horseweed Horsetail Lavender Lemon balm Topical for mucus membranes Goldenseal Licorice Pennycress (Field) Plantain St. John's Wort Sweet Basil Thyme Turmeric (topical, stronger than vitamin E) Wild Onion Yarrow Anti-fungal Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Black walnut Burdock root Cinnamon Cloves Fennel Goldenrod Horseweed Lavender Anti-histamine -- See also: Respiratory Goldenrod Nettles Self Heal Anti-inflammatory -- See also: Sore throat Arthritis Alfalfa Cayenne Pepper (topical) Ginger Honeysuckle Horsetail Turmeric (topical - stronger than hydrocortisone) Aloe vera (used topically for for poison ivy, sunburns and bursitis) Agrimony Black walnut Calendula Chamomile Cottonwood tree Lotus, American/Yellow Deadnettle (Henbit) Goldenrod Licorice Magnolia Tree Marsh mallow Mullein Oats Primrose, evening Pennycress, Field) Plantain Quaking Aspen Red Clover Rosemary Shepherd’s Purse St. John's wort Sumac Stinging Nettle Raspberry White Pine Wintergreen (shrub) Yarrow Anti-microbial Self Heal Yarrow Antioxidants – See: Cancer Antiseptic Calendula Cinnamon Cloves Garlic Hops Lavender Marjoram/Oregano Marsh Woundwort Indian Strawberry (Mock) Mullein Pearly Everlasting Honey Locust tree Pine (white) Quaking Aspen White Oak Yarrow Antispasmodic (Spasms) Chamomile Cloves Daisy (Oxeye) Dill Hops Lavender Magnolia Tree Marsh Woundwart Mint, especially peppermint Mullein Silverweed Wild Lettuce Yarrow (Topical) Anti-Viral (Particularly herpes and shingles) Cinnamon Elderberry Lemon balm Licorice St. John's wort Anxiety (Stress Reducers) Catnip Cayenne Pepper Chamomile Goldenrod Hops Horseweed Lavender Lemon balm Marjoram/Oregano Mullein Oats (green tops) Sage Spearmint St. John's wort Sweet Basil (nervous irritability and fatigue) Valerian Wild Lettuce Arthritis -- See also: Anti-inflammatory Alfalfa Cayenne Pepper (topical) Honeysuckle Horsetail Nettles Asthma -- See: Respiratory Astringent (Tightening of soft tissues) Mullein Pearly Everlasting Bladder Problems -- See also: Kidney Parsley Sumac Blood – Watercress -- See also: Liver Bleeding Pine (white) Plantain Shepherd's purse Yarrow Blood sugar levels Cinnamon Blood thinner Fennel Mock/Indian Strawberry Cholesterol Garlic Circulation (increase) Cayenne pepper Shepherd’s Purse Cleanse the blood -- See: Liver High blood pressure & Arteriolosclerosis Burdock root Salsify root Hawthorn tree Magnolia Tree Nettles Lowers triglycerides Ginger Prairie Turnip (Anemia) Vitamin K (Coagulant) Cattail Self Heal Shepherd’s Purse Stinging Nettles Stork’s Bill Yarrow White blood cells -- See: immune system Brain health Lemon balm Rosemary -- improves concentration and memory, treats headaches Prairie Turnip Burns Aloe vera Peppermint Cancer Preventing cancer Burdock root Agrimony Fennel Goldenrod Plantain Self Heal Chokeberry (Shrub) Gooseberry (Shrub) Huckleberry Raspberry Rosemary Sumac Treating cancer Honey Locust tree Prairie Turnip Sowthistle Turmeric (Breast, Colon, Lymphoma, prostate and skin cancers) Carbohydrates -- Cattail Cholesterol -- See: Heart Circulatory system -- see heart Cradle cap Calendula Crohn’s Disease Self Heal Cold and flue -- See also: throat (sore) Cough Bergamot Oak (white) Sumac Turmeric Black Pepper Daisy (Oxeye) Cough suppressant Elderberry Garlic Ginger Horseradish (head colds) Mint Sage Thyme Wild Onion Colic (in babies) Chamomile Dill Colitis Self Heal Constipation Sumac Cough – See: Cold Depression Rosemary Lemon balm St. John's wort Detoxifier (blood) Burdock root Dandelion root Diabetes Prairie Turnip Self Heal Stinging Nettles Sumac (shrub) Diaper rash Calendula Chickweed Diarrhea Sumac Blackberries Thistle Digestion -- See also: Stomach Black Pepper Calendula Cardamom Cayenne Pepper Chickweed Cinnamon Chamomile Common reed Dandelion root Dill Garlic Goldenrod Marsh mallow Peppermint Rosemary Spiderwort (Ohio) Stomach ulcers Wild Leek Wild Lettuce Wild mint Honey Locust tree Sage Stomach ulcers and Colitis Aloe vera (use the gel internally, not the leaves) Sweet Basil Yarrow Disinfectant -- See: Antibiotic Ear infection Mullein oil Energy increase Prairie Turnip Endocrine system -- See also: Glands Licorice (adrenal and estrogen) Expectorant – See: Respiratory Eye irritations Chickweed Northern Redcurrant Sumac Macular Degeneration and Cataracts (Lutin) -- Lilac tree Female (See: Menstrual) Fever reducer Calendula Chamomile Cottonwood tree Deadnettle (Henbit) Indian Strawberry (Mock) Pineapple Weed Sumac Yarrow Flue -- see Cold Gallbladder problems Salsify root Glands -- See also: Endocrine system Thyme (thymus gland) Mullein Gums Sumac (shrub) Gut -- see stomach Headache Ginseng Lavender Peppermint Heart health Hawthorn tree (overall heart health) Lemon balm Oats Prairie Turnip Red clover Valerian Cholesterol Garlic mustard Sage Wild Leek Circulatory system Black Pepper Cinnamon Cayenne Pepper Rosemary Low blood pressure Rosemary Hemorrhoids White Oak Hepatitis Plantain Hiccups Dill Hormonal imbalance Shepherd’s Purse Immune system -- See also: Vitamins Echinacea (Cone flowers) - especially effective against bronchial, respiratory, oral and soar throats Elderberry Garlic Infection – See: Antibiotic Impotency Oats (milky green tops) Insect bites -- See also: Skin irritations Aloe vera Lavender Mullein Peppermint Plantain Spiderwort (Ohio) Sweet Basil (as a Poultice - paste) Insomnia -- See: Sedative (Sleep aid) Kidney Problems -- See also: Bladder Cattail Chickweed Goldenrod Horseweed Parsley Spiderwort (Ohio) Black Currents (Shrub) Northern Redcurrant Watercress Laxative Aloe vera Plantain Lips (sore) Sumac (shrub) Liver cleansing Burdock root Chickweed Dandelion root Goldenrod Nettles Plantain Red clover Sage Salsify root Sowthistle Thistle Turmeric (Jaundice, Gallbladder) Yarrow Lyme Disease Japanese Knotweed Lymphatic system -- See also: Vitamins Burdock root Calendula Red clover Chickweed Menopause Red clover Menstruation Bleeding (excessive) -- Plantain Cinnamon (promotes menstruation) Evening Primrose Ginger Nettles Pineapple Weed Sage (regulates, eases hot flashes and night sweats) Shepherd’s Purse Sumac Yarrow Minerals -- See also: Vitamins Arugula Nettles Parsley Red clover Mother's milk (Help dry up) Parsley Sage (regulates fluids in the body) Mouthwash Peppermint Mucus membranes (sooth) Chickweed White Pine Nausea -- See: Stomach Nervous system Oats (green tops) St. John's wort Valerian Osteoporosis Prairie Turnip Pain relief – See: Analgesic Parasites Sweet Fern Mulberry tree Pneumonia – See: Respiratory Protein Plantain Prostate Nettles (seeds) Rashes -- See: Skin irritations Respiratory problems Horseradish Goldenrod Ginger Marsh mallow Red clover Valerian Expectorant Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Marsh Woundwart Mint Mullein Pearly Everlasting Speedwell Sweet Fern White Pine Pneumonia – Honeysuckle Common reed Ginseng Goldenrod Mint Mullein Sowthistle Wild Onion Wild Radish Sumac (asthma) White Oak (asthma) SARS Disease (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) -- Japanese Knotweed Sedative (Sleep aid) Chamomile Lavender Lemon balm Marjoram/Oregano Marsh Woundwart Mullein Pearly Everlasting Sweet Basil Wild Lettuce Valerian Yarrow Sense of well being -- See: Anxiety Sexual stimulant Arugula Cardamom (sensual) Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Hackberry Tree Sinus congestion Horseradish Skin irritations -- See also: Insect bites Aloe vera Calendula Chamomile Chickweed (itchiness) Common reed Marsh mallow Oats Plantain Red clover Sowthistle St. John's wort Sumac Magnolia Tree Eczema Stinging Nettles Burdock root Sliver Plantain Soar Throat Echinacea Licorice Stomach soothing -- See also: Digestion Chamomile Ginger Licorice Marsh mallow Nausea Ginger Oats Pineapple Weed Self Heal Mint, especially peppermint Yarrow Stress Relief -- See: Anxiety Swelling Black Currents (Shrub) Tonic (Invigorates, Restores, Refreshes & Stimulates) Bedstraw (cleans the lymphatic system) Black Pepper Cayenne Pepper Nettles Oats (green tops) Silverweed Spearmint Thyme Throat (sore) Bergamot (Bee Balm) Hackberry Tree Sage (mouth wash for throat and tonsils) Self Heal Thyme Wild Onion Toothache Cloves Urinary tract infection (UTI) Marsh mallow Vaginal infection (Leukorrhea) Sage Vitality Sage Vitamins (Immune system) – See also: Minerals Dandelion root Nettles Parsley Plantain Red clover Self-Heal Violet Vitamin A Cayenne Pepper Garlic mustard Shepherd’s Purse Stinging Nettles Vitamin B Garlic mustard Vitamin B2 Shepherd’s Purse Stinging Nettles (Several B vitamins) Vitamin C Cayenne Pepper Garlic mustard Horseradish Rosehip Self Heal Shepherd’s Purse Yellowcress Gooseberry (Shrub) Huckleberry Mint Sumac Watercress Vitamin E Garlic mustard Vitamin K – See: Blood Thiamine Self Heal Wart removal Dandelion milk 2-3 times a day for 2-3 weeks Worms Garlic Wild Leek Black Currents (Shrub) Wound healing Aloe vera Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Calendula Cattail Chickweed Deadnettle (Henbit) Goldenrod Plantain Self-heal Stinging Nettles (burns) Yarrow Yeast infections Calendula
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