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Western Herbs aFinal
Question | Answer |
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Echinacea Purpurea | Echinacea |
Hydrastis Canadensis | Goldenseal |
Baptisia Tinctoria | Wild Indigo |
Phytolacca Decandra | Poke Root |
Unicaria Tomentosa | Cat’s Claw |
Ricinus Communis | Castor Oil |
Equisteum Spp | Horsetail, Shave Grass |
Oenothera Biennis | Evening Primrose |
Calendula Off. | Marigold |
Aloe = Aloe Vera | Aloe Vera |
Ulmus Fulva | Slippery Elm |
Urtica Urens | Stinging Nettle (fulmic acid causative) |
Salvia Off. | Sage |
Rosmarinus Off. | Rosemary |
Thymus vulgaris | Thyme |
Roeniculum Vulgare | Fennel |
Petrosilinum Crispum | Parsley |
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum | Cinnamon |
Aesculus Hippocastanum | Buckeye (horse chestnut) |
Melissa Off. | Lemon Balm |
Centella Asiatica | Gotu Kola |
Echinacea Purpurea | Immunostimulant, alterative, early onset common cold |
Hydrastis Canadensis | Goldseal, alterative, infective, congestive & inflammatory states of mucus membrane; berberine (isolated alkaloid; Berberis Vulgaris = another berberine) |
Baptisia Tinctoria | Wild Indigo |
Phytolacca Decandra | Softening & dissolving; hard lymph nodes w/ pale mucus membranes: esp. head, neck, and breast !!! tincture: 1:10, sig .2-.6 ml TiD (10 ml/wk = Max) |
Unicaria Tomentosa | Immune stimulant, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerous |
Ricinus Communis | Externally = uterine fibroid, ovarian cysts (castor oil pack), menstrual cramps |
Equisteum Spp. | Mild diuretic, connective tissue tonic |
Oenothera Biennis | Diabetic neuropathy, mastalgia, PMS, atopic dermatitis, Not for Epilepsy bc will cause seizures |
Calendula Off. | Vulnerary, styptic, antiseptic, lymphatic |
Aloe Vera | Cathartic Laxative (latex part) for constipation, immunomodulatory(immune booster), digestive disorder, |
Ulmus Fulva | Gloppy; gastritis, PUD (peptic ulcerative disease), enteritis, colitis;debilitation for elderly & infants |
Urtica Urens | Allergy (leaf topical); BPH (root, benign prostate hypertrophy) |
Salvia Off. | Menopausal hot flash/night sweats, stop lactation |
Rosmarinus Off. | Cerebrovascular insufficiency |
Thymus Vulgaris | Fungal infection, upper respiratory infection |
Foeniculum Vulgare | One best Galactagogue, carminative (digestive formula = anise seed, cardamom, fennel) |
Petrosilinum Crispum | Diuretic |
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum | Anti-diabetic |
Buckeye | Chronic venous insufficiency (leg swelling, varicose veins, pain, itching, ulcers), hemorrhoids |
Melissa Officinalis | Calmative, sedative, anti-viral (herpes virus) |
Centella Asiatica | Brain tonic, anti-fibrotic (scleroderma), venous insufficiency (good) |