Sunday, June 17, 2012
CHOOSING THE RIGHT HERB
CHOOSING THE RIGHT HERB
Nothing in the makeup of a plant tells us in what way it
would be used the
best. There are over a half million known herbs that could
be used as
possible remedies. In China, The Chinese Herbalist
practitioners have
over 2,000 that are readily available in their pharmacies.
Herbal remedies around the globe very in strength from very
mild, gentle
remedies that we even use as food to potential poisons if taken
at the
wrong dose.
Folk use of herbal remedies is familiar to all of us in some
form or another.
Rightly so, because this is how these remedies are learned.
They are
passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately,
that is what
fuels the fire of the scientific community and their
disdain. It really is their
loss, because generations of experience and knowledge should
not be so
readily dismissed. In fact, many of our current
pharmacological
concoctions have their roots in herbal medicine.
Remedies and recipes for herbal teas are handed down from
generation
to generation and are still remembered and used to this day.
Thankfully,
the current changes in the world toward the traditional
remedies is
changing and changing for the better.
Certain
herbs are recommended to target individual body parts and we will list
them here:
Arteries - Kelp, Hawthorne Berries, Wheat Germ Oil,
Garlic. Bioflavonoid
herbs such as Ginkgo, Buckwheat and Lime Blossom are
especially
useful in strenghtening blood vessels.
Bladder - Juniper Berries, Bochu, Wild Carrot Seed,
Gravel Root
Blood Pressure - European Mistletoe, Apple Bark
Bones - Comfrey, Horsetail Grass
Brain - Lily of the Valley, Ginseng, Gotu Kola
Circulation System - Cayenne (most powerful), Ginger,
Bayberry Bark,
Prickly Ash
Digestive System - Hops, Papaya, Mustard Seed,
Centaury, Gentian,
Agrimony, Oregon Grape Root, Wormwood
Ears - Eyebright, Golden Seal
Endocrine Glands - Ginseng, Sarsparilla, Yarrow,
Licorice, False
Unicorn Root, True Unicorn Root, Pumpkin Seeds, Kelp
Fertility - Sarsparilla, False Unicorn Root, Damiana,
Licorice
Gall Bladder - Olive Oil, Bayberry Bark, Comfrey
Hair - Rosemary, Sage, Henna
Heart - Wheat Germ, Hawthorne Berry, Tansy
Kidneys - Dandelion Root, Uva Ursi, White Poplar
Bark, Sandalwood,
Parsley
Large
Intestine - Cascara
Sagrada Bar, Squaw Vine for transverse colon
Liver - Oregon Grape Root, Dandelion, Mandrake, Maple
Bark
Lungs - Comfrey, Mullein, Lobelia, Oat Straw,
Pleurisy Root, Lungwort,
Garlic
Mouth - Tincture of Cayenne, Bayberry Bark, Oak Bark
Nervous System
- Skullcap, Valerian,
Hops, Lobelia, Ladies Slipper
Root, Passion Flowers, Linden Flowers
Nose - Bayberry Bark, Golden Seal (Snuff: 1 part
Bayberry Bark 2 parts
Golden Seal)
Pancreas - Cedar Berries, Yarrow, Periwinkle,
Dandelion
Prostate - Pumpkin Seeds, Echinacea, Saw Palmetto
Berries, Uva Ursi,
Gravel Root
Respiratory - Cayenne, Lobelia, Hyssop, Oat Straw,
Garlic, Mullein,
Elecampane and Coltsfoot.
Skin - Chickweed, Walnut Shell tincture
Small Intestine - Rhubarb Root, Slippery Elm
Spleen - Maple Leaves and Bark, Hyssop Tea with
Steamed Figs,
Bayberry Bark, Angelica
Stomach - Raspberry Leaf, Dandelion Root, Angelica,
Centaury,
Agrimony, Calamus, Wormwood, Oregon Grape Root
Throat - Mullein, Sage, Golden Seal, Slippery Elm,
Eucalyptus, Bay,
Poppy Seeds, Yerba Santa, Blood Root, Hyssop, Elecampane
Urinary - Dandelion root, Parsley Root, Wild Carrot
Seed, Juniper
Berries, Uva Ursi and Corn Silk are useful.
Uterus and Vagina - Squaw Vine, Dong Kwai, Golden
Seal Root, Oak
Bark, White Pond Lily, Trillium, Beth Root, Uva Ursi,
Angelica, Myrrh,
Yarrow, Comfrey, Alfalfa, Saw Palmetto Berries
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