Tonic herbs can be taken over a long period of time as preventative measures to keep you strong and healthy
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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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Angelica |
Angelica archagelica |
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Its virtues are praised by old writers,as well as the folk-lore of all North European countries. The fruit, leaf, and root of angelica stimulate dige ...
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Anise |
Pimpinella anisum |
Aniseed |
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Anise's phytochemicals, including creosol and alpapinene, are apparent and well-established in preparations to break up congestion, ease coughing, an ...
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Ashwagandha |
Withania sonmiferum |
Ashwaganda |
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It is often touted as the Indian version of ginseng because,like ginseng, ashwaganda is revered as a non-specific tonic, an adaptogen that is used alo ...
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Blessed Thistle |
Carbenia benedictus |
Holy thistle, St. Benedict's thistle |
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Medieval monks held this plant in high esteem, as the name suggests and considered it a cure for everything from smallpox to ...
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Bogbean |
Menyanthes trifoliata |
Buckbean, March Clover |
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The buckbean, or bogbean grows in spongy bogs, marshes and shallow water and is one of our prettiest wild flowers. ...
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Bupleurum |
Bupleurum chinense |
chai hu, Chinese thorowax root |
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Bupleurum is an important Chinese tonic herb for the liver and circulatory system ...
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Cleavers |
Galium aparine |
Clivers, Goose Grass, Catchweed, Sweet Woodruff |
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Herbalists have long regarded cleavers as a valuable lymphatic tonic and diuretic. ...
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Colt's Foot |
Tussilago farfara |
Coughwort |
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Leaves and stems of mature plant :
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Since the days of ancient Greece and Rome, coltsfoot has been used to relieve asthma, coughs and bronchial congestion. ...
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Damiana |
Turnera aphodisiaca |
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The Mayans and Aztecs used it as a sexual stimulant and as a treatment for respiratory disorders. ...
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Dandelion |
Taraxacum officinale |
Priest's crown, Swine's Snout |
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Like burdock, dandelion root helps the body dispose of unwanted skin bacteria. It also stimulates digestion and supports the liver. ...
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Epimedium |
Epimedium grandiflorum |
horny goat weed, xian ling pi, and yin yang huo |
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Epimedium, also known as Yin Yang Huo or Horny Goat Weed, is a powerful remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has been used for thousands of year ...
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Ginkgo biloba |
Ginkgo biloba L. |
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China :
Today gingko is one of the most commonly prescribed herbs and is a great example of a tonic herb - one that balances ...
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Ginseng |
Panax ginseng |
Ren-shen, X-yang-shen |
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Ginseng is one the best known and widely prescribed herbs in Chinese medicine as a general adaptogenic and restorative tonic. ...
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Goji Berries |
Lycium barbarum |
Lycii berry, Boxberry, Boxthorn, Wolfberry |
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Goji berries are high in the ranks of superfruits, valued for there nutritive and antioxidant properties. ...
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Horsetail |
Equisetum arvense |
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Gently stimulating increased urinary flow, horsetail helps "flush" infectious bacteria out of the bladder without altering the body's balance of elect ...
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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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Meadowsweet |
Spriea Ulmaria |
Queen of the Meadow, Bridewort, Quaker Lady |
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The meadowsweet is one of the best know wildflowers, its virtues have been known since the time of Dioscorides ...
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Nettle |
Urtica dioica |
Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle |
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The stinging comes from the presence on the bristles of histamine. Nettles are a potent herb with a long history of use. ...
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Oats |
Avena sativa L. |
Groats. Oatmeal. Oatstraw |
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Leaves and stems of the preflowering plant :
Europe, N. America :
Oats have always had a reputation as a wholesome, healthy food. The grain is a rich source of complex sugars used by the body. Green oatstraw teas, oa ...
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Pau D' Arco |
Tabebuia impertiginosa, various species |
lapacho, taheebo |
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S. America :
There is a great deal of practical evidence, however, that pau d'arco can be used with success to treat colds, flu, sore throat, and yeast infections. ...
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Red Clover |
Trifolium pratense |
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Red clover's phytoestrogens, the plant world's equivalents of human female estrogen, preform functions in the body similar to those of natural and syn ...
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Sarsaparilla |
Smilax sarsaparilla |
zarzaparrilla |
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The spicy, pleasant smelling root is what gave old fashioned root beer its bite and is the part used medicinally ...
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