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Walnut, Black |
Juglans nigra |
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The nuts make a great snack however it is the bark, leaves and nut husks that are the source of the phytomedicine in black walnut. ...
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Watercress |
Nasturtium officinale |
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Stems and leaves :
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Watercress is a nutritional culinary food that can also be considered a medicinal plant ...
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White Kidney Bean |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
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Phaseolus vulgaris, an inhibitor of alpha-amylase, an enzyme that promotes the breakdown of starch. ...
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White Willow |
Salix Alba |
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White willow has been used to combat fevers and pain for thousands of years, it may be the oldest herb known to treat pain an ...
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Wild Cherry |
Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry, chokecherry |
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Black cherry is an very effective herbal cough remedy. The main use of the bark main use is to still irritated, nagging coughs. ...
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Wild Hyacinth |
Hyacinthus nonscriptus |
Bluebell |
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The Wild Hyacinth is in flower from early in April till the end of May, and being a perennial, and spreading rapidly, is ...
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Wild lettuce |
Lactuca virosa |
Bitter lettuce, Opium Lettuce |
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Wild lettuce contains a sedative milky latex that can induce opium like sensations. ...
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Wild Yam |
Dioscorea villosa |
Colic root, rheumatism root |
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Wild yam root is a potent source of diosginin, a chemical that resembles female sex hormones and was used in the manufacture of the first oral contrac ...
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Wintergreen |
Gaultheria procumbens |
Teaberry, Mountain Tea, Spice Berry, Checker-berry, Partridge-berry |
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The volatile oil obtained by distillation and to which all the medicinal ...
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Witch Hazel |
Hamamelis virginiana |
Spotted Alder, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut |
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Bark, leaves :
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A general and all purpose remedy for abrasions, burns, scalds, insect bites and other inflammatory conditions of the skin. ...
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Wood Betony |
Stachys officinalis |
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Many extravagant superstitions grew up round Betony, one, of very ancient date, was that serpents would fight and kill each ...
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Wormwood |
Artemisia absinthium L. |
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Wormwood is used today mainly as a bitter tonic, and in natural pest control. ...
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Wu Long Tea |
Camellia sinensis |
Green Tea,Black tea, Oolong |
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Oolong/Wu Long tea not only boosts metabolism and suppresses sugar cravings, but it may also burn fat, making tea a good addition to any healthy die ...
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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Keywords:Theraputics, medicene,medicenal
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