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Agrimony |
Agrimonia eupatoria L. |
Liverwort, cockleburr, sticklewort |
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Agrimony is a member of the rose family, and like all its relatives is highly astringent. Agrimony's ability to stop bleeding led to its being used ...
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Butternut |
Juglans cinerea |
White walnut, Lemon walnut |
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Butternut is used as a mild laxative and to expel human parasites. ...
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Cayenne Pepper |
Capsicum minimum |
Capsicum ,African Pepper, Chillies, Bird Pepper |
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Capsicum, an extract from cayenne and other peppers, can dramatically reduce chronic nerve pain, and along with it's anti-inflammatory actions it is ...
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Horsetail |
Equisetum arvense |
Shavegrass |
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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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Oak |
Quercus robur |
White Oak |
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Oak bark is a powerful astringent, and has been used by herbalists for thousands of years ...
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Plantain |
Plantago major ,lanceolata L. |
Broad-leaved Plantain, Ribwort, narrow leaved plantain, Slan-lus |
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An important constituent of plantain is the gluside aucubin. The macerated fresh leaves are put on bee stings and used for ...
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Salad Burnet |
Sanguisorba minor |
Lesser Burnet |
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Salad burnet , while not considered on of the major additons to the herbal pharmacopeia, is still a decorative and endearing ...
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Self-Heal |
Prunella vulgris L. |
Self-heal, Heal-all, Blue Curls, Heart-of-the-Earth, Brunella Carpenter-weed |
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Culpepper, explaining the name 'Self-Heal' whereby when you are hurt, you may heal yourself, as the bruised, fresh leaves ...
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Sheep Sorrel |
Rumex acetosella var. vulgaris |
Sheep or field sorrel, oseille |
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Sheep sorrel is used most famously as an ingredient in Essiac formulas, and the
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Shepherd's Purse |
Capsella bursa-pastoris |
Pickpurse, Casewort |
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Shepherd's purse is one of the important herbs to stop bleeding an effect due to the tyramine and other amines it contains. ...
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Thuja |
Thuja occidentalis |
Arborvitae, tree of life, white cedar, yellow cedar, American cedar |
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Thuja may also be used in hot compresses and steam baths to ease rheumatism, arthritis, and achy muscles. ...
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Witch Hazel |
Hamamelis virginiana |
Spotted Alder, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut |
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Europe,N.America, S.Amercia :
A general and all purpose remedy for abrasions, burns, scalds, insect bites and other inflammatory conditions of the skin. ...
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Yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
Milfoil, Old Man's Pepper, Nosebleed |
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Yarrow is one of the best-known herbal remedies for fevers, and bleeding. The chemical makeup of yarrow is complex, and it contains many active medici ...
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