General Uses of Herbs

ALFALFA

Part Used: Whole herb and leaf. Common Use:
Excellent source of nutritive properties with minerals,
chlorophyll and vitamins; Arthritis; Blood purifier.

ALOE VERA

Part Used: Inner gel fillet Common Use:
Demulcent, vulnerary, anti-ulcer, absorb toxins, regulate
intestinal flora.

BEE POLLEN

Common Use: High nutritional value, contains
an array of vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes;
Long reputation of usage for energy, stamina and
strength; Therapeutically valuable.

BILBERRY

Part Used: Berry. Common Use: Improves vision in
healthy people and also helps to treat people with eye
diseases such as pigmentary retinitis and diabetic
retinopathy.

BLACK WALNUT

Part Used: Hulls and leaf. Common Use:
Antiseptic, gargle for sore throat; Vermifuge, intestinal
worms; Natural iodine source; Blood purifier; Used
internally and topically.

CAYENNE

Part Used: Fruit. Common Use: Stimulant,
increasing circulation; Stomachic; External rubefacient;
Tonic used extensively with nutritional support to blood
and circulatory system; Arthritis, asthma, gout and
bleeding.

CHAMOMILE

Part Used: Flowers. Common Use: Stomachic,
antiseptic, antispasmodic and tonic; Anthelmintic Cexpels
worms); Anxiety, insomnia; Eyewash; Diaphoretic and
carminative, gentle for children.

CHICKWEED

Part Used: Herb. Common Use: Internal
inflammation, demulcent, refrigerant; External swellings,
astringent, History as nutritional support for blood
poisoning, asthma.

COMFREY

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Demulcent,
vulnerary, anti-ulcer, absorb toxins, regulate intestinal
flora.

CRANBERRY

Common Use: Antibacterial, urinary tract
infection and cystitis.


DANDELION

Part Used: Leaf. Common Use: Liver, tonic,
gout, diuretic; Natural source of potassium; Blood sugar
assistant, lowers blood pressure, acidity.

DEVILS CLAW

Part Used: Secondary root tubers only. Common
Use: Arthritis support, anti-inflammatory, antiviral.
Contraindication: Avoid during pregnancy.

DONG QUAI

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Tonic, strengthens
female organs; Blood support; Hot flashes.

ECHINACEA

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Antiseptic for
lymphatic system, tonsilitis, blood poisoning;
Vasodilator, antimicrobial, antibacterial; Immune
stimulant and support; Use as needed only.


EVENING PRIMROSE

Part Used: Flowers and seeds. Common
Use:Antispasmodic, Contains G.L.A., used in treatment of
Multiple Sclerosis; Used extensively in weight loss,
hormonal balancing, menopause, PMS, etc.

EYEBRIGHT

Part Used: Herb. Common Use: Cataracts, eye
infections, conjunctivitis, eyewash (alcohol free
extracts only); Anti-inflammatory, astringent; Draws out
secretions and discharges, anticatarrhal, sinusitis.

FENNEL

Part Used: Seed. Common Use: Carrninative,
aromatic; Anti-inflammatory, stomachic, gentle for
children and adults for diarrhea, flatulence and colic;
Increases mother's milk.

FEVERFEW

Common Use: Migraine headache preventative and
anti-inflammatory agent. Also useful in promoting
menstruation (in amenorrhea).

GARLIC

Part Used: Bulb. Common Use: Quickens circulation;
Anthelmintic (expels or destroys intestinal worms);
Antiviral, antibacterial, antispasmodic; Reduces high
blood pressure, blood cholesterol; Immune support for
respiratory system, bronchitis, catarrh, colds, flu and
coughs; Natural source for germanium.

GINKGO BILOBA

Common Use: Mental alertness; stimulates
circulation to extremities; Heart, brain, blood,
antioxidant; Allergy support; Used with tinnitus,
vertigo, stress, senility and asthma.

GINGER

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Indigestion,
diarrhea, nausea, colic and circulation.

GINSENG, KOREAN

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Male and
female tonic, natural aphrodisiac, strengthens gonads;
Regulates low blood pressure, increases energy, endurance
and stamina; Supports all bodily functions,
cardiovascular, blood sugar, etc. Contraindication:
Elevates blood pressure; Not for women with cysts.

GOLDEN SEAL

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Tonic,
anticatarrhal, stomachic, bitter; Astringent action, used
with respiratory tract, excessive menstruation. Used
topically, antibiotic, medicinal properties for insect
bites, eczema and ringworm. Contraindication: Not to be
used during pregnancy.


GREEN TEA

Common Use: Anticarcinogenic, immune enhancing
properties, mineral nutrients; caffeine content.

HOPS

Part Used: Flowers. Common Use: Sedative, nervine,
analgesic; Anodyne (reduces pain) internally or
topically; Carminative; Insominia, headaches and anxiety.
Contraindication: Not to be used with depression
regularly or continuously.

JUNIPER

Part Used: Berries. Common Use: Mild Stimulant,
diuretic, antiseptic with cystitis. Contraindication: Not
to be used with kidney disease.


LICORICE

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Gastric ulcers,
hormones, hypoglycemia, blood sugar, adrenal support;
Expectorant, antispasmodic, used with cough and
bronchitis. Contraindication: Not for high blood
pressure, pregnancy or if cystic. Use in moderation.

MARSHMALLOW

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Gastric ulcer,
soothing to mucous membranes; Expectorant, anticatarrhal;
Diuretic, respiratory system.

MILK THISTLE

Common Use:Regenerator to the liver on a
cellular level; Hepatitus drug and alcohol abuse;
Environmental pollution.

PARSLEY

Part Used: Leaves and root. Common Use: Urinary,
diuretic, tonic, carminative; Aids in flatulence.
Contraindication: Pregnancy, emmenagogue.

PASSION FLOWER

Part Used: Herb. Common Use:
Antispasmodic, spinal; Nervine tonic, insomnia, shingles,
headaches.

PUMPKIN

Part Used: Seed. Common Use: Use with a
purgative, diuretic, demulcent, source of linolenic acid;
Expels tape worm; zinc source, soothing to inflammed
tissue.

RED RASPBERRY

Part Used: Leaves. Common Use: Gargle for
sore throats, canker sores; Intestinal tonic; Uterine
relaxant in child birth, uterine hemorrhage and
miscarriage; Alterative, astringent with diarrhea,
leukorrhea, stomach, bowel, excess menses, inflammed
mucous membranes and yeast infection; Nutritive, mineral
source.

RHUBARB

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Astringent, tonic,
bitter, laxative, diarrhea, stomach; Antispasmodic,
appetite stimulant.

ROSE HIPS

Part Used: Hips. Common Use:Source of Vitamin C
and Bioflavonoids, valuable nutrients; Tonic, gentle
astringent, diuretic.

SARSAPARILLA (SMILAX)

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Blood
tonic, purifier, hormones, testosterone aid; Antiseptic,
skin disorders, psoriasis; Alterative, antirheumatic,
arthritis.

SAW PALMETTO

Part Used: Berries. Common Use: Nutritive
tonic for atrophy of tests, prostate glandular tissue
support; Antiseptic, diuretic, urinary system.

SHITAKE

Common Use: Lessens the side effects of terminal
diseases and their treatments as in chemotherapy.

SIBERIAN GINSENG

Part Used: Root. Common Use:Male and
female tonic, strengthens system, increases endurance,
energy, mental alertness, stimulant; Regulates low blood
pressure improves circulation, low blood sugar, fatigue,
tonic, stress support.

ST. JOHN'S WORT

Part Used: Herb. Common Use: Lung
diseases, urinary passage infections; Immune support,
anti-inflammatory, astringent; Gentle sedative, stress,
menopause natural antidepressant, anxiety, irritability;
Vulnerary, usage with wounds, cuts healing. SUMA Part
Used: Root. Common Use: Adaptogen, tonic, aphrodisiac,
general wound healing, anabolic and general immune
enhancement.

VALERIAN

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Anodyne,
antispasmodic, nenrine, anxiety, restlessness, headache,
hysteria, sedative, promotes sleep; Blends well with
other nervines; Avoid overuse.

WHITE WILLOW

Part Used: Bark. Common Use: Antispasmodic,
antiseptic, tonic, astringent, febrifuge, helps reduce
fever, aid in reducing pain, alternative to aspirin.

WILD YAM

Part Used: Root. Common Use: Anti-inflammatory,
hepatic, colic, congestion; Antispasmodic, abdominal and
intestinal irritat-ion, dysmenorrhea, ovarian pain,
uterine tonic; antirheumatic.

YUCCA

Common Use: Anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic,
antiseptic, and mild analgesic. It is useful in treating
arthritis, rheumatism, gout and urogenital infections.