Health / Herbs Glossary

Chestnut (Castanea Sativa): Contracts body tissue and blood vessels, helps in convulsive coughs and other irritable conditions of the respiratory organs.

Chickweed (Stellaria media): Reduces internal inflammation, and external swelling, soothes coughs, colds, sore throats, and flus, effective against certain respiratory pathogens.

Cloves (Caryophyllum aromaticus): Antiseptic, reduces vomitting.

Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara): Soothes coughs and colds, expectorant, stimulates the immune system.

Comfrey Leaf powder (Symphytum officinale): Impressive in speeding wound healing and guarding against scar tissue, soothes irritated surfaces, helps hemorrhages wherever they occur, internally or on the skin.

Cramp Bark (Viburnum opulus): Relaxes muscle tensions and reduces spasms, relaxes the uterus and relieve painful menstrual cramps, helps to prevent menstrual excessive blood loss, protects from threatened miscarriage, sedative.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): Treats liver infections and breast cancer, helpful in detoxifying the liver.

Dill (Anethum graveolens): Helps eliminate gas in infants, tranquilizer, softens hardened stools.

Echinacea (Echinacea Angustifolia): An immune stimulant and the liquid extract is sweet tasting.

Echinacea (Echinacea purperea): An immune stimulant by increasing phagocytosis, used to treat fevers and minor infections.

Elder berries (Sambucus nigra): Applied externally for burns, rashes, and minor skin problems.

Elder flowers (Sambucus canadensis): Releives symptoms of coughs and colds

Elecampane root (Inula helenium): Diuretic, diaphoretic, helps with coughs, and bronchitis.

False unicorn (Chamaelirium luteum): Balances hormones, diuretic, aids in delayed or absent menstruation, also helps threatened miscarriage, in small dosages it eases vomiting associated with pregnancy.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare): An estrogenic agent, a lactagogue.

Feverfew (Tanateum parsenium): Anti-inflammatory for arthritis, remedy for migraine headaches, relieves painful and slow menstrual flows, promotes relaxation, uterine stimulant.

Garlic (Allium sativum): Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol level, increases phagocyte and peritoneal macrophage production, thereby acting as an antimicrobial, effective in treating throat infection.

Gentian (Gentiana lutea): Increases ability to digest and assimilate food, increases sensitivity of glands and organs to adrenalin (the hormone the body secretes when in need of rapid energy).

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