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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Herbal support for constipation.
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Andrographis |
Andrographis paniculata |
Creat, chuan xin lian, Kan jang, Kalmegha |
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Andrographis paniculata is an herb native to the Indian subcontinent and is used in Ayurveda,the ancient (before 2500 b.c.) I ...
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Black Pepper |
Piper nigrum |
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Black peppers are culitivated in malabar, Java, Sumatra, and Penang. Black pepper oil is hot, warming and very yang ...
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Bladderwrack |
Fucus vesiculosis |
Fucus, Seaweed,kelp |
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As a source of iodine, it assists in the production of of thyroid hormones ...
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Broom, Butcher's |
Ruscus aculeatus |
Jew's Myrtle, Sweet Broom |
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The matured branches used to be bound into bundles and sold to butchers for sweeping the blocks, hence the name. ...
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Camphor |
Cinnamomum camphora |
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Essential oil steam distilled from wood :
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Camphor is present in every part of the tree, but is usually taken from the wood of mature trees by steam distillation ...
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Chickweed |
Stellaria media |
Starweed |
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Chickweed is best known for it's ability to cool inflammation and speed healing for internal or external flare-ups. Herbalists often recommend it as ...
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Chicory |
Cichorium intybus |
Succory, Blue Sailors |
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Know best as a caffeine-free substitute for coffee, chicory also has been used in traditional medicine as a bitter digestive tonic and a specific trea ...
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Fennel |
Foeniculum vulgare |
Sweet Fennel, Fenkel |
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Seeds, leaves, roots, oil - the whole plant :
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The uses for fennel go far beyond the kitchen however, fennel has been used as a medicinal herb by the early Romans and Greeks. ...
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Fumitory |
Fumaria officinalis |
Earth smoke |
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The main medical use of fumitory is in eruptive skin diseases such as eczema. ...
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Marjoram,Sweet |
Origanum marjorana |
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Sweet majoram is a fragrant culinary herb used in soups,stews, egg and cheese dishes. . ...
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Oregon Grape |
Mahonia aquifolium |
Mountain Grape, holly leaved barberry |
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Oregon grape shared many of the properties of goldenseal,but is not botanicaly related. ...
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Psyllium |
Plantago psyllium, Plantago ovata |
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Seeds and seed husks :
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Psyllium seeds contain a mucilage that, when combined with water, swells up to 14 times its volume ...
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Rose |
Rosa centifolia |
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Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, ...
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Sesame |
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Sesamum indicum |
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Sesame seeds, and sesame seed oil are used for food, and skin care and have a rich tradition of medicinal use ...
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Violets |
Viola sp |
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Violets have been used medicinally for ages, and are an important part of traditional medicine ...
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Yellow Dock |
Rumex crispus |
Sorrel, curled or narrow dock |
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American Indians used yellow dock leaves to treat boils, and the pulverized roots to treat cuts. ...
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Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses
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Keywords:Theraputics, medicene,medicenal
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