Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database | |
Dandelion |
| Botanical Name |
Taraxacum officinale |
| System Affected |
liver, blood, skin, diuretic, kidney, organs |
| Properties |
Detoxify poisons in liver; bowel, fluid accumulation pneumonia, upper respiratory Lowers blood pressure, tuberculosis of lymphatic gland, swelling diabetes skin diseases, scurvy, bones, osteoporosis heart, kidney, spleen, stomach, pancreas moderate purgative, diuretic female organs eaten green (in salad): purify blood & destroy acids in blood, releaves anemic conditions memory tonsillitus(simmer 1oz root in 2-3 cups water) external: warts, acne, age spots |
| Description |
dried root & roots of herb |
| Origin |
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| Notes |
roots can be baked/dried and ground into coffee |
| Toxicity |
none |
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Lyreleaf Sage (cancerweed) |
| Botanical Name |
Salvia lyrata |
| System Affected |
cancer |
| Properties |
cancer roots: sores tea: colds, coughs, nervous conditions |
| Description |
purple-blue flowers, dandelion-like leaf |
| Origin |
North America |
| Notes |
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| Toxicity |
none |
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