Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Coneflower, Yellow |
Botanical Name |
Ratibida columnifera |
System Affected |
chest pain, wounds, fever, poison ivy |
Properties |
chest pains wounds, fevers poison ivy treatment |
Description |
daisy-like flowers |
Origin |
North America |
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Ground Ivy (Ale Hoof) |
Botanical Name |
Glechoma hederacea |
System Affected |
blood, kidney, ulcer |
Properties |
blood purifier kidney problems, indigestion poultice for ulcers and cancers |
Description |
low creeper |
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Notes |
makes a tea called Gill tea |
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Gumplant |
Botanical Name |
Grindelia robusta |
System Affected |
nasal, colds, burns, rashes, poison ivy |
Properties |
colds, coughs, nasal congestion, bronchial irritations healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters, poison ivy |
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Ivy |
Botanical Name |
Hedera helix |
System Affected |
respiratory, skin, laryngitis |
Properties |
respiratory, bronchitis whooping cough, laryngitis expectorant apply externally: skin (from bacteria & fungus), dermatitis yeast infections chronic inflammatory conditions |
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Toxicity |
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Plantain (Ripple Grass) |
Botanical Name |
Plantago major |
System Affected |
cough, cuts, hemorrhoids, skin, excretory organs |
Properties |
Externally (apply fresh leaves direct): cooling effect on body, burns, sunburn stops bleeding from minor wounds cuts, bites, stings, rash from Stinging Nettle skin, dandruff Itching from poison ivy (apply as poultice) Internally: coughs, chest, lung, laryngitis, sore throat hemorrhoids, diarrhea bladder, kidney, liver nipple weight-loss |
Description |
leaves of herb |
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Dosage |
Internally:1oz/1 pint boiling water, 1/2 cup, 2/day |
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Poison Ivy (Eastern) |
Botanical Name |
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System Affected |
eye, heart |
Properties |
eyes heart |
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Seneca Snakeroot |
Botanical Name |
Polygala senega |
System Affected |
expectorant, colds, respiratory |
Properties |
expectorant, emphysema, bronchitis External: itching from poison ivy |
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