| Common Name |
Latin (Scientific) Name |
| Coltsfoot |
Tussilago farfara |
| For all asthmatic complaints. A smoking mixture made with it, mixed with other herbs, is useful for asthma. |
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| Coriander |
Coriandrum sativum |
| Seeds when boiled to a tea, relieves fever, pain, cold and cough. Good for stomach problems. Good for Steam and Hot bath when cold or cough. Improves qualities of Menispermaceae when simmered together. |
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| Cumin |
Cuminum cyminum |
| Seeds when crushed and made to a tea, cleans bowels without purging and clears the way. Good for many stomach problems. |
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| Damiana |
Turnera diffusa (aphrodisiaca) |
| A tonic for nervous and debilitated persons; also used as a sexual stimulant. |
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| Dandelion |
Taraxacum Leontodon |
| Safe remedy for all internal disorders. The root, when baked and ground, is made into a drink. |
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| Dandelion Root |
Taraxacum officinale |
| Generally dried. The leaves can be eaten in salads. The white juice from the stem cures warts and warty growths in a short time. The root, baked and ground, makes good coffee. |
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| Dead Nettle |
Lamium Album |
| Bruises, sciatica, gout. |
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| Elder Leaves |
Sambucus nigra |
| Used in urinary troubles and as treatment for colds. The berries are used with other herbs for colds and coughs (dried berries are often used instead of currants). |
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| Eyebright |
Euphrasia (genus) |
| Used for weak eyes and as a general tonic for the eyes. Frequently used in a compound. |
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| False pareira, Menispermaceae (? |
Cissampelos pareira |
| Bark is simmered in water and taken as a tea to relieve pains and fever. Helps in healing wounds. Also good for a hot bath (with lime leaves) to relieve pains and fatigue in body. |
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| Garlic |
Allium Sativum |
| Many virtues. To clear the blood, for whooping cough. Will clear constipation and cleanse the bowels. |
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| Golden Seal |
Hydrastis canadensis |
| A wonderful catarrh remedy and tonic. The tincture should be used with care and should be taken in one-drop doses, with water only. |
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| Greater Celandine |
Chelidonium Majus |
| For eye infections, also cases of jaundice. For removing female obstructions, for hysteria, giddiness. |
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| Ground Ivy |
Glechoma hederacea |
| Whilst not really an ivy (the common name of which is Alehoof), this is a good remedy for rheumatism, indigestion and kidney complaints. |
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| Heartsease |
Polygonum Perscaria |
| Tasteless, but a powerful blood cleanser. Useful for fits, pleurisy, itching. |
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