MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF HERBS



This information is for educational purposes only. We do not recommend  the use of any medicine. The responsibility for health lies with the individual.

Because of over farming of our land, there is a severe lack of minerals in our food chain. This is a primary reason for illness in our society today.


Anodyne -:  An agent that's soothes or relieves pain :
Catnip Comfrey Cowslip Hemp  Willow

Antifungal -: An agent that clears fungal infections and skin irritations : 
Marigold 

Antiseptics -: An agent for destroying or inhibiting putrefactive or pathogenic bacteria :
Bilberry Heather Hemp Lavender   

Antispasmodics -: An agent that relieves or checks spasms or cramps :
Balm Catnip Cowslip Fennel Garlic Hawthorn Lavender Parsley Willow 

Anthelmintic -: An agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms, vermicide, vermifuge :
Garlic  Hemp

Aperients -: A mild stimulant for the bowels, a gentle purgative :
Burdock Borage Dandelion Elder   Hemp

Appetisers -: An agent that increases the appetite :
Alfalfa Angelica Ground Ivy Hemp Mugwort  

Aromatic -: An agent with an agreeable odour and stimulating qualities :
Catnip Fennel  Hemp

Astringents -: An agent that contracts bio tissue, reducing secretions or discharges :
Alder Agrimony Apple Bilberry Birch Blackberry Coltsfoot Comfrey Ground Ivy Holly Hyssop Lady's Mantle Lungwort  Mallow Meadowsweet Nettle Oak Rowan

Calmatives -: An agent with tranquillising or sedative effects :
Balm Hemp

Cardiac's -: An agent that stimulates the heart :
Hawthorn Mistletoe Foxglove Yew

Carminatives -: An agent for removal of gas from the intestines :
Angelica Balm Catnip Chickweed Fennel Garlic Hyssop Lavender Parsley  

Cholagogues -: An agent for increasing the flow of bile into the intestines :
Burdock Dandelion Fumitory Garlic Heather Lavender Mugwort  

Diaphoretics -: An agent to promote perspiration :
Balm Birch Borage Burdock Catnip Cowslip Elder Goat's Rue Heather Horehound Meadowsweet   Ragwort

Demulcents -: An agent that soothes irritated tissue, particularly mucous membrane :
Chickweed Coltsfoot Comfrey Flax Irish Moss Lungwort Mallow   Rowan

Digestive -: An agent to aid or help promote digestion :
AppleGarlic Ground Ivy Hemp Mugwort  Rowan

Diuretics -: An agent to increase the expulsion of urine :
Alder Alfalfa Birch Burdock Cowslip Dandelion Elder Fennel Fumitory  Garlic Goat's Rue Ground Ivy Heather Holly Horehound Lavender Meadowsweet Mistletoe Nettle Parsley Ragwort Yew Rowan

Emetic -: An agent that causes vomiting :
Elder  

Emmenagogues -: An agent that promotes menstrual flow :
Balm Hyssop Parsley Ragwort Yew

Emollients -: An agent used externally to soften and soothe :
Coltsfoot Comfrey Flax Lungwort Mallow  

Expectorants -: An agent that promotes the discharge of mucus from the respiratory passage :
Angelica Chickweed Coltsfoot Comfrey Cowslip Fennel Garlic Heather Hemp Holly Horehound Hyssop Lungwort Mallow Parsley   Rowan

Ferbrifuges -: An agent that reduces or eliminate fevers :
Ash Borage Garlic Holly Lady's Mantle Willow  Rowan

Galactagogues -: An agent that encourages or increases the secretion of milk :
Borage Fennel Goat's Rue Nettle  

Hallucinogens - : An agent that induces changes in brain chemistry to produce changes in perception - visual, aural and sensory.
Fly Agaric Hemp Liberty Cap Mugwort

Hemostatics -: An agent to stop bleeding :
Comfrey Nettle   Rowan

Laxative -: An agent promoting evacuation of the bowels, a mild purgative :
Chickweed Fumitory  Hemp Yew

Mucilaginous -: A remedy for dry throat or bronchial disorders :
Irish Moss  

Pectoral -: A remedy for pulmonary or other chest diseases :
Borage Ground Ivy  

Purgatives -: An agent that produces a vigorous emptying of the bowels :
Elder Flax Mugwort  

Refrigerant -: An agent to lower abnormal body heat :
Comfrey  

Rubefacient -: A local irritant producing reddening of the skin :
Cowslip   Redlegs

Sedatives -: A soothing agent that reduces nervousness, distress or irritation :
Hawthorn Hemp Lavender  

Stimulants -: An agent that excites or quickens the activity of the brain :
Angelica Fennel Ground Ivy Hemp Horehound Hyssop Lavender Liberty Cap Mistletoe  

Stomachics -: An agent that strengthens the stomach :
Angelica Balm Dandelion Fennel Fumitory Hyssop Lavender  

Tonics -: An agent that strengthens and/or invigorates organs and/or the entire organism:
Alfalfa Angelica   Blackberry Borage Dandelion Fumitory Ground Ivy Hemp Horehound Hyssop Lady's Mantle Lavender Nettle Oak  

Vasoconstrictors -: An agent that narrows the blood vessels thus raising blood pressure:
Heather

  Vasodilators -: An agent that widens the blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure:
Hawthorn Mistletoe  

Vulnerary. -: A healing application for wounds :
Agrimony Comfrey   Rowan




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