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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Lady's Mantle |
Alchemilla vulgaris |
Leontopodium, Stellaria |
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The root, when employed may be fresh. Mantle has astringent and styptic properties, on account of the tannin it contains ...
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Laurel, Bay |
Laurus nobilis |
Sweet Bay, True Laurel |
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It is the source of the ancients' crowns and wreaths for heroes ...
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Lavender |
Lavandula officinalis |
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Lavender is arguably the most versatile of the essential oils, indispensable for healing burns, scalds and as a sleep aid. ...
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Lemon |
Citrus limonum |
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Lemon is used in alternative medicine to help build immunity against colds, influenza, and other viral infection, to detoxify the body and assist lymp ...
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Lemon Balm |
Melissa officinalis |
Melissa |
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Lemon balm is an aromatic mint with a long reputation for having calming properties. Both the whole herb and the essential oil, melissa, are used for ...
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Lemongrass |
Cymopogon citratus, C.flexuosus |
lemongrass |
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Lemon grass herb is commonly used in teas, soups, and curries. It is also suitable for poultry, fish, and seafood. The essential oil can be used in ma ...
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Licorice |
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
Liquorice, Gan-cao |
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Many herbalists regard licorice as a natural alternative to hydrocortisone and it is used in many formulations to activate and increase the effects of ...
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Linden |
Tilia, various spc |
Lime tree |
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The flowers, carefully dried in the shade. :
N. America, Europe :
The fragrant, yellowish flowers have been used since the Middle Ages to promote perspiration and for nervous conditions ...
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Lobelia |
Lobelia inflata |
Indian-Tobacco. Pukeweed. Asthma Weed. |
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Ariel parts,Flowers, seeds :
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The plant was known to the Penobscot Indians and was widely used in New England long before the time of Samuel Thomson, who ...
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Lovage |
Levisticum officinale |
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Lovage came to America with the English colonists and was brought over for both food and medicine. ...
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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Keywords:Theraputics, medicene,medicenal
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