Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? The so use internally with care for these conditions. Removing the skin with a sharp knife leaves the Bleeding or Swollen Gums: Aloe Vera extract meat and gel inside the plant; both are edible.
Fully swollen gums. Try adding the gel to the final rinse wa-cooked, it loses its slimy texture. Some people enjoy ter and swishing it around, holding it in the mouth for raw aloe as juice or by putting a chunk in their water.
Medicinal Use: Aloe Vera gel, the gelatinous subLowering Blood Sugar in Diabetics: If you stance inside the leaf, is used as a relief for sunburn, suffer from type 2 diabetes, you can regulate your wounds, and other minor skin irritations.
It also has blood sugar levels by simply ingesting two tablespoons internal uses. Excellent as a should be used sparingly. Skin Care, Sunburn, Eczema: Aloe gel is soothWarning: Long term internal use of Aloe Vera is not ing on the skin and an excellent remedy for sunburn, recommended due to the latex found in Aloe Vera. Do skin abrasions, eczema, and other mild skin irritations.
Do not use if you have hemorrhoids or kidney issues. Anise Hyssop, flowers and apply them directly on the affected area. Cover with a clean cloth. Anise hyssop leaves have Agastache foeniculum anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties.
Facilitates Digestion: Drinking Anise Hyssop Tea Anise Hyssop is also known as blue giant hyssop, lavwith meals eases digestion and prevents excessive gas ender giant hyssop, elk mint, and licorice mint. It and bloating. It is native to Diarrhea: Anise hyssop tea is helpful in relieving di-northern and central North America. The tea works best if continued throughout the Identification: day even after the diarrhea has been successfully elimAnise hyssop grows inated.
Continuing to sip occasionally prevents the re- from 2 to 5 feet 0. The scent released as the water flows calms the derside. New growth spirit. When the bath is ready, drop the herbs into the has a purple tint. The bathwater and soak your sore muscles in the bath.
The herb is good choice for treating colds, flu, and congestion. The fian antiviral treatment for Herpes Simplex I and II and brous roots are also drink the tea to treat the virus internally. Clusters Poison Ivy: Wash the skin in Anise Hyssop Infusion of small lilac-blue to help relieve the itchiness of poison ivy. Edible Use: Anise hyssop can be used as a sweetener and to make tea. It can be used as a flavoring or seasoning. The leaves and flowers can be eaten fresh, cooked, or dried.
Medicinal Use. Heart Healthy, Angina Pain: An infusion of anise hyssop is a tonic for the heart and a quick remedy for angina pain. Sores, Wounds, and Burns: For skin infections, wounds, and burned skin, use a poultice of anise hyssop leaves.
Soak dried leaves or bruise fresh leaves and Saiberiac, Attribution 2. Add one teaspoon of dried leaves and flow-Yeast Overgrowth: Soak the foot or infected area ers or one tablespoon of fresh leaves and flowers. Soak Add them to the boiling water and cover tightly. Allow daily until the infection is cured. Recipes: Anise Hyssop Tea or Infusion. Strain the tea through a fine sieve. Ashwagandha, anxiety, anti-depressant, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Roots and leaves of the ashwagandha plant are Withania somnifera used for their medicinal properties. Root extracts in powdered or capsule forms are effecAshwagandha, Withania somnifera, is a member of tive as are leaf extracts and tinctures.
Powders can be the nightshade family. It is sometimes called Winter added to food or drinks thought they have a strong Cherry or Indian Ginseng, due to its importance in taste. Ashwagandha tea made from the leaves is also Ayurvedic medicine. Ashwagandha is considered a reused. Adding a little honey improves the flavor. Expect it to take two weeks or more to begin to notice the benefits of ashwagandha.
Long-term use has not Identification: Ashwagandha is native to India but been studied and may not be safe, but many patients can be grown in herb gardens across the United States. It is a perennial in warm climates with no frost.
Essentially, 0. Light rate term for adrenal fatigue. Ashwagandha helps balgreen, bell-shaped ance this. Branches to relieve anxiety, improve mental health, concentragrow radially from a tion, vitality, and overall improve the quality of life.
It center stem. Studies show that ashwa-be used as a substitute for soap. The leaves repel in- gandha helps significantly reduce cortisol levels in sects.
Medicinal Uses: Balances Blood Glucose Levels: Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic Ashwagandha herb that has been in use for thousands of years. It is is particularly beneficial to diabetic patients in reduc-highly valued for its ability to strengthen the immune ing blood glucose levels.
It may help improve insulin system, balance hormone levels, and for its anti-sensitivity and reduce inflammation. Anti-inflammatory: Joint Pain and Arthritis: Patients taking ashwagandha for eight weeks or longer experience improvement in joint function and a reduction in joint pain related to rheumatoid arthritis.
Sexual Function and Fertility: Ashwagandha helps improve sexual function. It boosts testosterone levels and improves male fertility. When used for a period of 3 months, ashwagandha increases sperm count, sperm volume, and sperm motility. In women, it improves arousal, lubrication, and orgasm. Cancer: Research shows that ashwagandha has antiImmune Function: Ashwagandha helps regulate tumor effects. Ashwaganmones, reducing inflammation, increasing the white dha is useful in treating breast, lung, stomach, ovarian, blood cell count, and increasing immunoglobulin pro-and colon cancer cells.
These benefits are due to its anduction. In addition to reducing the growth of cancer cells, it can also help the body deal with the side effects of conventional anti-cancer drugs in boosting immunity and improving the quality of life. Ashwagandha stimulates the production of white blood cells and helps cancer patients fight infections.
Memory and Brain Cell Degeneration: Research suggests that ashwagandha protects the brain from the damaging effects of emotional, physical, and chemical stress.
Harvesting: Pick berries in the fall when red and fully ripe, then dry them for planting in the spring. For Ashwagandha contains naturally occurring steroids medicinal use, dig up the roots in the fall and clean and antioxidants that protect the brain and improve thoroughly. Slice, dry, and powder for future use.
Patients notice an improvement in Leaves are used fresh or can be dried to use in tea. Warning: The herb is generally believed to be safe Stamina, Endurance, and Muscle Perforand has an extensive history of use. However, there are mance: Studies suggest that ashwagandha boosts enno long-term studies on the safety and long-term use durance and reduces muscle pain. It calms stress, enmay make it more likely that side effects will be expeergizes the brain, and enhances cardiorespiratory enrienced.
Consult your doctor and watch for side-effects durance in athletes. It increases muscle mass and when using ashwagandha over the long term.
Moisten the Rudbeckia hirta hopped leaves or ground root and place over the affected area as a poultice. It is also called brown-eyed Susan, hairy coneflower, gloriosa daisy brown betty, yellow are soothing on irritated skin including sores, cuts, daisy, yellow ox-eye daisy coneflower, poor-land daisy, scrapes, and swelling. Use a warm root infusion to and golden Jerusalem. It prefers full sun and moist to wash the irritated skin.
Earaches: If you have fresh roots, use the sap or Identification: Black-eyed Susan is usually an anjuice as drops to treat earaches. One or two drops in nual; but sometimes a perennial, growing up to 3 feet the affected ear treat the infection and relieves pain.
Place the drops in the ear morning and night until the infection is completely cleared up. The leaves are alternate, 4 to 7 inches 10 cm to 20 cm long, and covered by coarse hair.
Those with autoimmune issues should be careful using this herb internally due to its immune-stimulating properties. Tuberculosis: Black-eyed Susan contains compounds that act against the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
Harvesting: To harvest the taproot, wait until the plant has produced seeds, then dig the plant up by the root. Black-eyed Susan has one central taproot with hairs, but no other rhizomes. Dig deeply to get the entire root. Use it fresh in season and also dry some root for future use. There is no rhizome and reproduction is by seed only. Be on the lookout for these flowers during late summer Warning: Blackeyed Susan plants are toxic to cats and early autumn.
They are about 4 inches 10 cm in and are reported to be poisonous to cattle, sheep, and diameter, with a brownish black dome in the middle, pigs. The seeds are poisonous. Those with autoimmune circled by yellow petals. Medicinal Use: Black-eyed Susan is a traditional herb used for colds, flu, infection, swelling, and snake bite.
The roots and sometimes the leaves are used to boost immunity and fight colds, flu, and infections. Colds and Flu: A root infusion treats colds and the flu. Common usage is to drink the root infusion daily until all symptoms are gone. It is excellent for treating fevers and is a great choice for chest colds and flu. The herb is a perennial native to North America.
It is also known as feverwort. Identification: Boneset has erect, hairy stems that grow 2 to 4 feet 0. The leaves are large, opposite, and united at the base. They are lance-shaped, finely toothed and have Colds, Flu, Bronchitis, Congestion and Ex-prominent veins. Leaves are 4 to 8 inches 10 cm to 20 cess Mucus: Boneset is an excellent choice for the cm long with the lower ones larger than the upper treatment of the common cold, flu, and respiratory inones.
The blades are rough on the top and downy, resfections. It discourages the production of mucus, loosinous, and dotted on the underside. They are sweating, which helps reduce the associated fever. People given boneset early in the disease process have milder symptoms and get well faster. A tincture is the The numerous large flower heads of boneset are termieasiest form to use. Dengue Fever, AKA Break Bone Fever: Dengue fever thrives in tropical environments, and while it The fragrance is slightly aromatic, while the taste is asis not yet a problem here in the United States, it is tringent and strongly bitter.
Flowering from July to probably only a matter of time before it arrives. Boneset is the herb of choice for fighting dengue, a painful mosquito-borne disease that results in high fevers and terrible muscle and bone pain.
It reduces the fevers and fights the underlying causes of the disease. Malaria: Native Americans have commonly used boneset to treat malaria. It promotes sweating, which helps relieve the fever associated with malaria and lessens the severity of the disease.
Yellow Fever and Typhoid: Boneset is helpful in the treatment of yellow fever and typhoid, although it is not as effective as it is for treating dengue fever and malaria. Its main use here is its ability to reduce the Medicinal Use: The flowers and leaves are used. Best to let dry rather than use fresh due to some degree of toxicity. The major medicinal properties of boneset Harvesting: Harvest the leaves and flowering stems include use as an antispasmodic, sweat inducer, bile-of boneset during the summer, just before the buds producer, emetic, fever-reducer, laxative, purgative, have opened.
Dry them for later use. Seeds of boneset stimulant, and as a vasodilator. If seeds are collected earlier, dry the seed Liter boiling water, 1-quart 1 Liter jar with a tight-heads for 1 to 2 weeks in open paper bags. Warning: Do not use boneset for pregnant or nursInstructions: Put the dried boneset leaves into the ing mothers or for young children. Not for long-term jar and pour the boiling water over it to fill the jar. Tightly cap the jar and shake it gently to distribute the Recipes: Boneset Infusion.
Take Boneset Infusion hot to relieve fevers and treat colds, flu, and simiLet the infusion steep for 4 hours. Strain through a coflar diseases. Use it cold as a tonic or tincture. Warm it before drinking. It is very bitter, but warming it helps.
Borage, a pot-herb. The leaves have a salty flavor similar to a cucumber. It is best to use the leaves while young. The Borago officinalis more mature raw leaves are very hairy, which some people find unpleasant. Common Borage is an annual frequently found in garThe flowers are nice used raw as a decorative garnish dens. Bees are attracted to the flowers and make an exfor salads and drinks. They make a refreshing drink cellent honey from the nectar. Identification: The entire borage plant is covered Dried stems are often used as a flavoring.
The seeds are with stiff white hairs. The stems are round, branched, a healthy source of gamma-linolenic acid GLA , a ben-hollow, and succulent. Its deep green leaves are alternate, wrinkled, enough for regular use. Each is about 3 inches long and Medicinal Use. The lower leaves have tiny and Menstrual Issues: Borage treats hormonal hairs on the upper surface and on the veins on the imbalances and regulates metabolism. Eating borage lower side.
Leaf margins are wavy, but entire. Borage reduces symptoms of premenstrual syndrome PMS , menopause, and regulates the menstrual cycle. It also helps balance cortisol levels in the body, this aiding the stress response and HPA-Dysfunction often called Adrenal Fatigue.
The flowers are a vivid blue and star-shaped, with prominent black anthers. The anthers form a cone in Digestive Problems and Irritable Bowel the center that is referred to as a beauty spot. The flow-Syndrome: Borage has a soothing effect on the ers start pink and turn blue, hanging in clusters. The flowers produce four brown-black nutlets. It reduces inflammation in the intestinal tract and Edible Use: The leaves, flowers, dried stems, and treats gastritis and other digestive problems.
It pro-seeds are all edible and nutritious. You can eat the motes digestion and stabilizes the stomach. Borage leaves raw or cooked. I use them in salads or cooked as also has a mild laxative effect. However, there are better herbs for these symptoms. Mouth Ulcers and Sore Throats: Use borage as a mouthwash or gargle to kill bacteria in the mouth and throat. It prevents and treats sore throats and mouth sores. Urinary Tract and Kidney Infections, Diuretic Properties: Borage acts as a diuretic, removing excess water and toxins from the body.
It also works to improve bladder function. It clears up skin inflammations and the unpleasfections. Borage also relieves kidney inflammations ant symptoms of skin rashes. Borage helps kill the mouth pathogens and restores health to the gums and Protects the Brain: The GLA in borage seed oil mouth. Borage seeds conease. The GLA content helps to significantly lower blood pressure. Recent Mothers: Borage tea is used to improve milk produc-studies have confirmed the benefits of Borage for treattion in nursing mothers.
Treat Hangovers: Borage Tea made from a combiAllergies: The anti-oxidants in borage help subdue nation of dried leaves and flowers is an effective treat-allergies, reduce inflammation, and suppress the allerment for hangover. Harvesting: Harvest borage leaves in the late spring Reduces Fevers: Borage stimulates the sweat and early summer before the plant flowers. Use the glands to produce sweat and cool the body. This prop- leaves fresh or dry them for use throughout the year.
Harvest flowers in the morning in the summer. Arthritis and Gout: Borage is useful for treating inflammation, reducing swelling, and thereby reducWarning: Borage leaves contain a small amount of ing pain. It is effective for reducing inflammation pyrrolizidine alkaloids and other compounds that are caused by arthritis and gout. Skin Infections, Wounds, and Rashes: The The levels are low and are not a problem for healthy anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties of people, but people with liver disease should not use borage help keep your skin clear.
It is useful in treating borage in any form. Pregnant women should avoid us-wounds and fighting infections or rashes. Use borage ing borage. In some people, borage causes skin derma-tea as a skin wash or use borage as a poultice to treat titis. Persons with schizophrenia or epilepsy should wounds. A poultice of borage leaves also reduces itch-avoid using borage. It is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-bacterial, pain relieving, Also known as calabash, white-flowered gourd, and and a tonic for the internal organs.
When harvested young, the fruit is used as a vegetable. When mature, it is dried, and it can be scraped readings in diabetics when taken regularly. Eat a piece and used as a bottle, container, or pipe. Bottle gourd is of bottle gourd at each meal for blood sugar control. It is hard to find in the wild, One or two large bites of the gourd are enough to pro-but easy to cultivate. Identification: This annual vine grows to be 15 feet 4. The fruit has a smooth lightgreen skin and white flesh. It grows in a variety of shapes and sizes.
It has long densely packed hairs on the stems. These hairs are tipped with glands that produce a sticky sap. The leaves grow on long stalks and are oval to heart-shaped. Leaves can be unlobed or have 3 to 5 irregular shallow lobes.
The flowers are white, growing alone or in pairs. They open at night during the summer and close again in the morning. If Headaches: A poultice made by crushing the leaves you think the plant has grown too old or tastes too bit-and applying it to the head over the painful area is useter, throw it away because it might have a buildup of ful for relieving the pain of headaches.
Otherwise, the fruit can be steamed, boiled, fried, used in soups and stir-fries. For these external uses, make poultice from the boiled seeds of the gourd for skin irritations and infections. Cover the poultice with a clean cloth and leave in place as long as possible to reduce swelling and prevent the spread of the infection. Brassica oleracea Diabetes: Sauerkraut juice, mixed with a little lemon juice, helps people control their diabetes and stabilize The common cabbage is familiar to gardeners across their blood sugars.
The plant is a biennial or perennial, forming a round head that can reach up to 8 feet Constipation: Cabbage, cabbage juice, and sauer 2.
Most cabbages are harkraut juice all have laxative properties. Yellow flowers with four petals appear in the juice twice daily. Finely chopped cabspring. The leaves form a head during the late bage should also be eaten as tolersummer of the first year. Cabbage can ated.
Both cabbage juice and saueralso be reddish-purple, green, or kraut juice have many different benwhite. All varieties have the healtheficial compounds that fight cancer giving benefits detailed below. Edible Use: The cabbage is a comRecipes: Sauerkraut. Equipmon vegetable, especially in the ment: Large glass jar or crock. I prewinter because it keeps well in the fer using a fermentation crock, but a root cellar.
It is eaten raw and glass jar will work, a fermentation cooked. Mastitis and Painful plate or tray. Ingredients for 1 gallon 4 liters of SauBreasts in Nursing Mothers: This is my numerkraut: 1 large head of cabbage, shredded fine, a few ber one use for cabbage leaves. For painfully engorged large leaves from the outside of the cabbage, 3 table-breasts and mastitis, use a poultice made from cabbage spoons pickling salt and 1 tablespoon caraway seeds, leaves.
Cut out the vein from the cabbage leaf and optional. Let the sulfur compounds and the juice. Apply the bruised leaf cabbage stand for about 10 minutes to draw out juices. Repeat as Knead the cabbage for 10 minutes or more to bruise it needed until the infection clears.
They are also useful in reducing swelling in painful joints and treating skin tumors. Chop the leaves and crush them to release the healthgiving juices and heat them in a very small amount of water. Apply the leaves as a poultice over the affected area. The cabbage detoxifies the skin and underlying tissue, prevents bacterial growth, and reduces inflammation. Intestinal Problems: Cabbage is useful for treating intestinal problems due to its sulfurous compounds.
Pack the overnight and check it the next day to make sure that cabbage into a large glass jar or crock and add the all the cabbage is submerged in liquid and skim off any juices.
Cover the top of the shredded cabbage with the scum that forms. Add a weight to the top of the Continue checking the sauerkraut every other day for cabbage to keep it beneath the liquid. Transfer the sauerkraut to the refrigerator Fermenting crocks use fermenting weights, but a clean and use within 6 months.
Sauerkraut can be canned for plate or another dish can be used. Cover the container longer storage. However, I believe this destroys some with its lid. Place the container in a cool spot on a tray of the beneficial enzymes as well as the live culture.
I or plate to catch any spills. Leave the cabbage recommend using the sauerkraut with live culture. It is not originally native to North America but is widely cultivated in flower gardens, self-seeds, and is easy to grow.
The leaves are oblong and lance-like, Place the bruised leaves directly on the skin. The leaves approximately 2 to 7 inches 5 cm to 18 cm long, and soothe inflamed skin and help it heal. I use the flowers hairy on both sides. The margins can be smooth, wavy, to make a healing salve for skin irritations.
The leaves or even weakly toothed. To treat skin infections, including bracts. Flowers appear year-round in warmer climates. High resin varieties and multifected area several times a day. Note that Calendula is row flowers are said to be better for medicine. This extract is documented to have been used in World War 2 when morphine ran out.
Many people are now turning their attention back to this lost knowledge and use it as a replacement for addictive prescription pain medicine. The healing properties of the herb and wild plants you can find in your own backyard We are more addicted than ever to drugs that numb our body and mind and chemicals that erode our health and weigh heavily on our wallets, but you can now easily access over years o.
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