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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Alfalfa |
Medicago sativa L. |
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dried leaves, stems, unopened flowers, sprouts :
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The cut and sifted form of this herb is a popular tea having a very soft, delicate flavor that melds very nicely with mint. ...
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Bitter Melon |
Momordica charantia |
balsam pear, bitter gourd |
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gourd fruit :
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The gourd-like fruit has a long history as a treatment for diabetes. Bitter melon improves the body's ability to use blood sugar and improves glucose ...
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Burdock |
Arctium lappa |
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Burdock helps to cleanse the body from the inside out and is most useful in those conditions that can be traced back to liver disorders or a general o ...
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Cajueiro |
Anacardium occidentale |
cashew nut shells, jambu |
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bark, stems, nuts, and resin :
Amazon :
Cajueiro contains naturally occurring analogs of the latest diabetes drugs without their potential for liver damage or weight gain. ...
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Eucalyptus |
Eucalyptus globulus |
Eucalyptus |
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Eucalyptus is best known for it's ability to relieve congestion and ease breathing in colds. The essential oil of eucalyptus contains cineole, a pote ...
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Fenugreek |
Trigonella foenum-graecum |
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seeds :
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Fenugreek contains potent antioxidants that have beneficial effects on the liver and pancreas, making it useful in the treatment of diabetes, high cho ...
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Fo-Ti Root |
Polygonum multiflorum |
He-shou-wu |
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With a distinctive sweet yet bitter taste, fo-ti is thought to unblock the channels of energy through the body, allowing the escape of the pathogenic ...
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Jambul |
Eugenia Jambolana |
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Practitioners of Ayurveda in India value jambul for lowering blood sugar and researchers are investigating its potential as a male contraceptive. ...
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Mallow, Marsh |
Althaea officinalis L. |
Marshmallow, Wymote |
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Marshmallow is a soothing and healing plant mainly due to it's high mucilage content. ...
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Reishi |
Ganoderma lucidum |
Ling-zhi, ling chih, ling chi mushroom |
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China, Japan :
Reishi mushroom grows wild on plum trees in Japan, it is commercially cultivated in China, Japan and the United States. ...
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Schisandra |
Schisandra chinensis |
Magnolia vine, wu-wei-zi, Schizandra |
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Schisandra, also known as Magnolia vine is found as a rare ornamental vine in Western gardens ...
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Watercress |
Nasturtium officinale |
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Watercress is a nutritional culinary food that can also be considered a medicinal plant ...
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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Keywords:Theraputics, medicene,medicenal
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