BILBERRRY (Vaccinium myrtillus) GOAT’S RUE (Galega officinales) OLIVE LEAVES (Olea europaea) BITTER MELON (Momordica charantia) MULBERRY LEAVES (Morus nigra) GYMNEMA
EUGENIA JAMBOFANA (Jamum) COCCINIA INDICA
FENUGREEK (Trigonella foenumgraecum) CELERY (Apium graveolens)
NEEM
MUCUNA PRURIENS CUMIN
CINNAMON CARDAMOM
PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM SALACIA OBLONGA
TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA APOROSA LINDEYANA MYRTUS COMMUNIS TERMINALIA PALLEDE GENTIANA OLIVIERI POLYGONATIS ODORATI BAUHINIA FORFICATA
Diarrhea
The most important medicines are:
POMEGRANATE JUICE / TEA taken 2 ounces every 1 to 2 hours. Use rind extract or the skin boiled as a tea.
DOUBLE STRENGTH BLACK TEA tea made from Papya leaves.
PERSIMMON
GUAVA LEAVES excellent
JAVA Plum (Jamoon)
NUTMEG (Myristica fragrans) in milk BLACKBERRY LEAVES in tea CROW’S FOOT (Geranium) SUMAC tea
PSICIUM GUAJAVA
AYURVEDIC HERBALS
ARJUNA ( ) tea made from bark
BAEL ( ) unripe or ripe fruit
BAHERA ( )
BISHOP’S WEED ( ) tincture use 23 drops
TREE OF HEAVEN ( , Chinese Suma) use root and stem bark
(Chun Jin Pi) use dried bark
GREEN TEA use concentrated extract
TRAVELER’S DIARRHEA
POMEGRANATE JUICE take 2 ounces every hour for 4 doses
GOLDENSEAL
Diuretic
PARSLEY contains myristicin and apiole, contains 3 times more vitamin C than oranges
DANDELION 200500 mg daily, good for kidney stones; root and leaves; a more potent diuretic
GREEN TEA
LINDEN
Terminalia arjuna
Aegle marmelos
Belleric myrblan, Terminalia belerica
Trachyspermum ammi
Ailanthus altissima
HIBISCUS SYRIACUS
YARROW
STINGING NETTLE
WATERMELON juice and seeds
CELERY
CLEAVERS diuretic
BUCHU diuretic
Eczema
HEAL ALL
CHICKWEED ( )
BIRCH ( )
FOXGLOVE
CELANDINE
PRIMROSE OIL
Fever
SALIX
Stellaria medea
Betula
ACORUS CALAMUS
FILIPENDULA ULMARA
VERBENA
Heartburn
GINGER
PAPAYA JUICE
CHAMOMILE TEA
CELERY
FENNEL SEEDS
CARDAMOM
Herpes
LEMON BALM
LICORICE
PRICKLY PEAR JUICE
Hypertension
GARLIC
COLEUS FORSKOLI (acts as a calcium channel blocker) MINT FAMILY (Ayurvedic medicine contains forskolin which relaxes smooth muscles.
SENECIO VULGARIS
ABANA a complex ayurvedic medicine formula containing:
Indian Valerian
Boerhavia diffuser
DANDELION mild diuretic
HAWTHORNE BERRIES ( ) act as ACE inhibitor
PASSION FLOWER ( )
WATERMELON JUICE
PUMPKIN SEEDS
FENNEL SEEDS
YARROW
PARSLEY
HIBISCUS
SARSAPARILLA
NATURAL DIURETICS
POMEGRANATE JUICE
GARLIC
PAPAYA FRUIT especially papaya leaves, when boiled, have an antihypertension effect; high potassium content
OLIVE LEAVES contain oleuropein, which lowers blood pressure Withania somnifera
Tinospora cordifolia
Crataegus oxyacantha
Passiflora incarnata
STEVIA LEAVES
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
FENNEL SEEDS * alone or mixed with cardamom
TURMERIC
PEPPERMINT
SLIPPERY ELM BARK powder
CHAMOMILE
MEADOW SWEET ( )
ISPHAGHULA
PRIMROSE
Immune Enhancement
GANODERMA
ASTRALAGUS
LYCIUM FRUIT
SUTHERLANDIA
Kidney Stones
most effective treatment
Filipendula ulmaria
In conjunction with high fluid intake, avoid sugar. Eat a diet rich in green foliage, brown rice (more magnesium than calcium), bananas, oats, and high magnesium. Herbs include:
BEARBERRY
CLEAVERS
KHELLA ( ) antispasmodic, calcium channel blocker
SEVEN BARKS ( )
STONE ROOT ( )
GRAVEL ROOT ( )
CRAMP BARK ( )
Liver Disease
TURMERIC
DONG YAO ( )
WU WEI ZI ( )
HONEYSUCKLE ( )
Menopause Symptoms
The following herbs are well known. Sometimes a combination of these will work, individual persons may respond better to different combinations. It is always best to learn some basics in the use of herbs from an experienced herbalist.
Ammivisnagi
Hyrangea arborescens
Collinsonia candidense
Eupatorium purpureum
Viburnum opulus
Swertia franchetiana
Schisandra chinensis
ANDROGRAPHIS PANNICULATA
Lonicera japonica
POMEGRANATE
ANGELICA / DONG QUAI ( ) there are some side effects; overall, less effective
BLACK COHOSH
improves hot flashes, night sweats
anti depressant
safe
does not contain estrogen, but acts through the central nervous system
CHASTEBERRY ( )
DAMIANA
SARSAPARILLA
RED RASPBERRY LEAVES for uterine cramps
SUMA
CHICKPEAS
FENUGREEK
WILD YAM does not have estrogenic or progesteron properties
SOYBEAN PRODUCTS ex. tofu
Metabolic Syndrome X
The following herbs are for weight loss, control of hypertension, and Diabetes:
COLEUS
Angelica sinensis
Vitex agnuscastus
FENUGREEK
GYMNEMA
AMERICAN GINSENG
Muscle Cramps or Spasms
CELERY SEED
ROMAN CHAMOMILE
ROSEMARY
GOLDENROD
SKULLCAP WILD YAM
SAW PALMETTO
YARROW
Sleep – Herbs for Insomnia
INDIAN VALERIAN ( )
PASSION FLOWER in combination with Lemon Balm
YELLOW LADY’S SLIPPER
VALERIAN with
Nardostachys jatamans
TINOSPORA CORDIFOLLIA
Melissa officinalis
CARDAMOM
JUJUBE (Da T’Sao)
KAVA KAVA
SKULLCAP
LAVENDER
CHAMOMILE
HOPS
HOELEN
CATNIP
LEMON BALM
CLARY
SAGE
VIOLETS
BEST CHAI in the authors’ opinion, the best tea (with boiled milk) includes one or more of the following:
Indian Valerian Cardamom
Hops Jujube
Catnip Skullcap
Rheumatoid Arthritis
THUNDER GOD VINE ( Hook f.) is a vinelike plant growing in Southeast China. Its root stock is medicinal, but the flowers and leaves are toxic. Root extract contains more than 70 bioactive compounds.
HANG FANG CHI ( S. Moore)
GINKGO BILOBA (EGB)
Tonic Herbs
(Dong Chong Xia Cao) grown in the larvae of caterpillars.
GINSENG
ASHWAGANDA
Urinary Incontinence
HORSETAIL
ASTRAGALUS
BUTTERBUR ( ) [a plant related to Colt’s Foot, grows in marshy places; formerly called in Germany due to its use in medieval times]
SAW PALMETTO 160 mg twice daily
PYGEUM 50100 mg twice daily
CORN SILK
CRANBERRY JUICE
BEARBERRY, UVA URSI
COUCH GRASS ( )
Tripterygium wilfordii
Stephania tetrandra
CORDYCEPS SINENSIS
Petasites vularis plague root
Agropyra repens
Urinary Tract Infection
GOLDENSEAL ROOT ( ) 1 tsp of dried herb in cup of hot water, two to three times a day, use in tincture or capsule
BEARBERRY UVAURSI 2 tsp of herb cup of hot water; use with ½ tsp baking soda in 6 ounces of water to keep urine alkaline
BUCHU ( ) diuretic and antiseptic
CORN SILK ( )
HORSETAIL ( )
LICHEN ( )
CRANBERRY 12 ounces of pure frozen juice, or freshly prepared juice daily; or 1 ½ ounce of berries daily.
Weight Loss – Obesity
DANDELION leaves are diuretic, root is laxative FENNEL SEEDS
KELP increases metabolism NETTLE
GINSENG
HOODIA GARDONI GYMNEMA
GUAR GUM (use with caution) KOLA NUT
BANABA LEAF
PSYLLIUM natual fibrous laxative GUARANA