Herbal Encyclopedia

Common Medicinal Herbs For Natural Health

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Carob

Botanical Name Family Leguminosae Ceratonia siliqua Common Names St. John’s Bread, Locust Bean, Locust Pods, Sugar Pods Cautions None listed Description Native to southeastern Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, carob … [Read more...]

Filed Under: C Tagged With: anti-diarrheal, celiac, diarrhea, enterocolitis, laxative, sprue

Blackberry

Botanical Names Family Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Rubus villosus Common Names American Dewberry, Bramble, Brambleberry, Goutberry, High Blackberry, Thimbleberry Cautions None listed. Description Native to temperate areas of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: B Tagged With: berries, biology, blackberry, botany, dewberry, diarrhea, food and drink, gargling, herb, herbal uses, herbals, medicinal, medicinal uses, mouthwash, natural encyclopedia, relieve diarrhea, rubus, tannin

Avocado

Sliced Avacado

Botanical Name Family Lauraceae Persea americana Common Name many variations Cautions The leaves and bark can stimulate menstration, as well as inducing abortions, so should not be taken during … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Tagged With: bloating, cough, diarrhea, expelling worms, fatty acids, gas, gout, hair growth, heal wounds, liver obstructions, protein, soothe skin, uric acid, wounds

Amargo

Botanical Name Family Simaroubaceae Quassia amara (Amargo, Bitter Wood, Bitter Ash, Bitter Bark, Jamaica/Surinam/Japanese Quassia (Bark), Cuasia or Hombre Grande [Spanish]) Picrasma excelsa syn. Picraenia excelsa (Quassia, Ash, Bitter Ash, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Tagged With: * anthelmintic, alkaloids, amargo, anorexia, anthelminthic, anti-tumor, antimicrobial, antiviral, appetite, choleretic, decoction, diarrhea, digestion, digestive stimulant, digestive systems, dysentery, dyspepsia, edema, enema, febrifuge, fever reducer, fevers, gallbladder, gonorrhea, indole alkaloids, insect repellent, insecticidal, insecticide, intestinal gas, lice, liver disease, malaria, menstrual complaints, parasites, pinworms, purgarive, purgative, snake bites, threadworms, triterpenes, vitamin, worm infestations, wound treatments

Amaranth

Botanical Name Family Amaranthaceae Amaranthus hypochondriacus Common Names Lady Bleeding, Lovely Bleeding, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Red Cockscomb, Velvet Flower, Pilewort, Prince's Feather, Pig Weed, Cockscomb Spanish: Alegría, Chile Puerco, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Tagged With: amaranth, astringent, blood loss, canker sores, diarrhea, dysentery, gargle, menstruation, mouthwash, nutritive, saponins, tannis, throat inflammations, vaginal discharge

Alder

Botanical Name Family Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa and other Alnus species Common Names: Black Alder, Common Alder, Owler, Tag Alder Cautions Not to be confused with another plant called Black Alder (Rhamnus frangula syn.Frangula alnus Family … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Tagged With: alder, anthraquinone, antimicrobial, astringent, bleeding, cuts, diarrhea, flavonoids, gargle, glycosides, gum inflammations, heals wounds, hives, intestinal bleeding, lignans, mouthwash, poison ivy, reduce breast engorgement, relieve aching, scabies, sore throat, sprains, stops bleeding, streptococcal throat infection, swelling, tannin, wounds

Agrimony

Botanical Name Family Rosaceae Agrimonia eupatoria, A. procera, A. pilosa and other Agrimonia specie Common Names Stickwort, Cocklebur, Liverwort, Common Agrimony, Philanthropos, Church Steeples, Sticklewort Cautions No adverse effects have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Tagged With: agrimony, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, antiparasitic and antibacterial properties (A. pilosa), arthritis, astringent, bitter, blood in the urine, boils, bronchitis, clean wounds, clot formation, conjunctivitis, coumarins, cystitis, diarrhea, diuretic, dysentery, eczema, encourages clot formation, flavonoids, heal wounds, heavy menstrual bleeding, inflammation, intestinal parasites, kidney stones, luteolin, mild diarrhea, mildly antiviral, minerals, mucous, nasal mucus, phlegm, polysaccharides, rheumatism, silica, sore throat, sores, stimulates bile flow, tannins, tissue healer, Trichomonas vaginalis, urinary infection, uterine bleeding, varicose ulcer, vitamins, volatile oil

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