Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine is the study and use of plants for medicinal purposes.

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Black walnut (juglans nigra)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Used for sore throat; also as a vermifuge17 to eliminate parasites, as a blood purifier, and to lower blood pressure.

Blackberry leaf (rubus fruticosus)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Astringent and tonic herb, used in the treatment of dysentery and diarrhea.

Blue vervain (verbena hastata)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Traditionally used as a tonic, emetic, expectorant and to eliminate parasites.

Wild yam (dioscorea villosa)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Anti-spasmodic; anti-inflammatory; used to increase liver efficiency by lowering serum cholesterol80. Because of balancing effect on digestive and reproductive systems, it has been used for PMS ...

Used as a blood purifier, to clear skin problems (including eczema and psoriasis), to relieve glandular inflammation and swelling and to eliminate ringworm. In India, Yellow Dock reportedly hardened ...

Yohimbe (pausinystali johimbe)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Yohimbe is an approved natural aid for the treatment of impotence. Traditionally used as a mood enhancer, to reduce depression and anxiety and as an aphrodisiac. The primary function of this herb is ...

Wormwood (artemisia absinthium)

Medical; Herbal medicine

Traditionally used as a de-worming medicine; also as an antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, sedative and stimulant; treating rheumatism, fevers, colds and poor circulation.