Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Licorice Root |
Botanical Name |
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
System Affected |
laxative, heart, circulatory, throat, allergy, cankers |
Properties |
Mild laxative Strengthen heart & circulatory system Put vitality into body sore throat, Throat & injured throat muscles;arthritis infections, Pneumonia, TB teeth blood sugar, bronchitis, cirrhosis, hypoglycemia, asthma adrenal stim, imetigo antibacterial/fungal/viral, constipation, cough digestion, protect liver, skin, stomach, kidney, heartburn psoriasis, shingles female tonic, menopause baldness anti-inflamatory, ulcer antidepressant gout HIV, prostate Quit smoking |
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Notes |
may be used as non-sugar sweatener |
Toxicity |
excessive use: headaches, lethargy |
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Senna |
Botanical Name |
Cassia senna |
System Affected |
constipation, bowel cleanser |
Properties |
constipation, more purgative than a laxative, bowel cleanser Infusion: 2oz in 1 pint hot water, stand 1hr, strain, dose is 1 glass every few hrs (may add 1/8oz ginger) Tea: make as infusion, may add rhubarb, casvara bark, anise, jalap root, or licorice root |
Description |
leaves of low shrub |
Origin |
Africa (upper/mid Nile), India |
Notes |
take as infusion or tea |
Toxicity |
Avoid during Pregnancy |
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