Western Herbal Remedies:

Herbal remedies have been used longer than anyone can imagine. In fact they were in use, prior to biblical times. Herbs can be used in conjunction with other natural remedies. However, they should be considered only to assist in gaining better health.

I have listed all of the references to Western Herbs, that I could find, that have been reported to be used for any disorder. Please Keep in mind that you should consult a doctor, who is also a herbalist or works with a Herbalist, before taking herbal substances, for any medical condition. It is possible that there could be a conflict with prescriptive medicines, that you might be taking. Please consult with your doctor, for the necessary quantities of each herb to be taken.

Listed below are Western Herbal Remedies, used to help certain ailments:

Aching joints

• celery, comfrey, rosemary, St John's Wort

Aching muscles

• chamomile, ginger, marjoram, rose-scented geranium

Acidity

• chamomile, fennel, mint

Acne

• buchu, calendula, chamomile, cloves, comfrey, parsley, rosella

Adaptogen

• basil, gotu kola

Aids/hiv

• echinacea, garlic, golden seal

Alcoholism

• alfalfa, melissa, milk thistle

Allergies

• echinacea

Alzheimer's disease

• rosemary

Analgesic

• buchu, clover, cloves, lavender

Anorexia

• cardamom

Anti-ageing

• borage, celery, lemon thyme, alfalfa, pennywort

Anti-allergenic

• chamomile, echinacea, stinging nettle

Antibacterial

• calendula, cinnamon, lavender, marjoram, turmeric

Antibiotic

• buchu, echinacea, alfalfa, rosemary, sage

Anti-cancer

• clover, lemon, gotu kola, turmeric

Anticoagulant

• turmeric, pennywort

Antidepressant

• jasmine, lavender, lemon verbena, melissa, oat straw, rose hip, rosemary, St Johns wort

Anti-inflammatory

• basil, bergamot, chamomile, clover, echinacea, ginger, lemon, rose hip, rosemary, yarrow

Anti-oxidant

• lemon, turmeric

Anti-rheumatic

• borage, chamomile, comfrey, gotu kola

Antiseptic

• bergamot, calendula, cloves, ginger, lavender, rose hip, yarrow

Anti-spasmodic

• anise, basil, cardamom, chamomile, cinnamon, cloves, lemon thyme, lemon verbena, marjoram, melissa, rose hip, rosemary, St Johns wort, yarrow

Antiviral

• echinacea, melissa, rose hip, st john's wort

Anxiety

• lavender, alfalfa, marjoram, mint, oat straw, rose-scented geranium

Aphrodisiac

• cardamom, ginseng, tribulus terrestris, muira puama

Appetite poor

• nutmeg

Arthritis

• catmint, celery, clover, comfrey, devils claw, elderflower, ginger, lemon grass, alfalfa, parsley, pennywort, stinging nettle, strawberry, turmeric

Asthma

• anise, cardamom, chamomile, cinnamon, echinacea, lemon thyme, maidenhair fern, stinging nettle, turmeric

Astringent

• calendula, lemon, rose hip, rosella, sage, strawberry, yarrow

Athletes foot

• buchu, calendula, marjoram, gotu kola

Bad breath

• anise, caraway, cardamom, parsley, mint

Baldness

• rosemary

Bedwetting

• catmint, horsetail, marjoram

Bladder problems

• borage, buchu, cardamom, celery, fennel, goldenrod, maidenhair fern, parsley

Bloating

• anise, buchu, caraway, chamomile, fennel, lavender, marjoram, mint, nutmeg, peppermint

Blocked ears

• comfrey, echinacea, mullein, violet

Blood pressure - high

• basil, celery, lemon, yarrow

Blood pressure - low

• rosemary

Blood sugar - lowering

• basil, pennywort

Blood tonic

• basil, clover, lemon, alfalfa, rose hip

Boils

• comfrey, echinacea, corn silk, golden seal, gotu kola

Brain - increasing

• pennywort, peppermint, sage

Breast cancer

• clover, violet

Breast milk, stimulating production

• caraway, alfalfa, stinging nettle

Breast milk, decreasing production

• sage

Breath sweetener

• anise, caraway, cardamom, parsley, mint

Broken bones

• comfrey

Bronchitis

• anise, cardamom, clover, comfrey, echinacea, elderflower, ginger, mullein, violet

Bruises

• comfrey, lavender, marjoram

Catarrh

• elderflower, goldenrod, maidenhair fern, violet

Chest infection

• comfrey, echinacea, lemon thyme, alfalfa, mullein, violet

Chilblains

• echinacea, ginger

Chills

• echinacea, ginger, alfalfa

Cholesterol, high

• basil, celery, fennel, parsley, turmeric

Circulation, poor

• ginger, gotu kola, rosemary, yarrow

Cleansing

• basil, celery, fennel, corn silk, parsley, stinging nettle

Cold hands

• ginger, alfalfa, pennywort

Cold sores

• echinacea, elderflower, peppermint

Colds

• bergamot, echinacea, elderflower, ginger, lemon thyme, maidenhair fern, marjoram, pineapple sage, rose hip, rosella, sage, violet, yarrow

Colic

• anise, caraway, cardamom, catmint, chamomile, fennel, lemon grass, lemon verbena, melissa, mint, peppermint, rose hip, strawberry

Colitis

• calendula, melissa, mint

Concentration - poor

• gotu kola, peppermint, sage

Congestion

• buchu, comfrey, ginger, alfalfa, mullein, sage, violet

Coughs

• anise, bergamot, borage, buchu, clover, elderflower, ginger, lemon thyme, maidenhair fern, marjoram, mullein, rose hip, rosella, violet

Cramps

• lemon grass, mint, gotu kola, peppermint

Cystitis

• borage, cardamom, goldenrod, corn silk

Decongestant

• bergamot, comfrey, echinacea, mullein, violet

Detoxifier

• basil, calendula, celery, echinacea, mullein, violet

Diarrhea

• goldenrod, nutmeg, raspberry, rose hip, strawberry

Digestive - assisting

• anise, bergamot, calendula, caraway, cardamom, cinnamon, fennel, lemon grass, lemon verbena, melissa, mint, nutmeg, parsley, peppermint, pineapple sage, rosemary, turmeric

Digestive - problems

• bergamot, melissa, mint. oat straw, peppermint, strawberry

Disinfectant

• lavender, lemon thyme, marjoram, sage

Diuretic

• borage, celery, fennel, lemon, corn silk, parsley, raspberry, rosemary, stinging nettle, strawberry, yarrow

Drug addiction

• alfalfa

Dry skin

• jasmine, oat straw, pennywort, sage

Ear infection

• echinacea, elderflower, alfalfa, mullein

Earache

• echinacea, mullein

Eczema

• borage, chamomile, clover, elderflower, stinging nettle, turmeric

Edema

• celery, fennel, corn silk, parsley

Energy - to get extra

• alfalfa, oat straw, peppermint, rosella, rosemary

Estrogenic

• clover, oat straw, sage

Exhaustion

• chamomile, jasmine, lavender, rose-scented geranium

Expectorant

• anise, borage, comfrey, fennel, lemon thyme, lemon verbena, mullein, violet

Fear

• melissa, peppermint, rosemary

Fever

• catmint, elderflower, ginger, lemon grass, melissa, yarrow

Fever blisters

• echinacea, elderflower, peppermint

Flatulence

• caraway, cardamom, catmint, lemon grass, marjoram, melissa, mint, peppermint

Flu

• buchu, echinacea, ginger, lemon, melissa, sage, yarrow

Fluid retention

• celery, fennel, corn silk, parsley

Fractures

• comfrey

Frigidity

• anise

Fungal infections

• comfrey, echinacea, turmeric

Gastric ulcer

• calendula, melissa

Gastritis

• chamomile, melissa, oat straw

Gastroenteritis

• goldenrod

Gout

• clover, fennel, parsley, stinging nettle, strawberry

Grief

• lavender, melissa, oat straw

Gripe

• anise, cardamom, caraway, melissa

Hemorrhoids

• catmint, gotu kola

Hay fever

• bergamot, chamomile, elderflower, stinging nettle, violet

Headaches

• catmint, ginger, violet

Heart tonic

• pennywort, rosemary

Heartburn

• anise, buchu, caraway, fennel, lemon grass, melissa, mint, nutmeg, peppermint, pineapple sage

High blood pressure

• basil, celery, lemon, yarrow

High blood sugar

• basil, gotu kola

HIV/Aids

• echinacea, garlic, golden seal

Hot flushes

• goldenrod, sage

Hyperactivity

• lavender, melissa, oat straw, rose-scented geranium

Immune system boost

• echinacea, lemon thyme, sage

Impotence

• anise, pennywort, tribulus terrestris, muira puama

Incontinence

• buchu, cardamom

Indigestion

• bergamot, catmint, chamomile, ginger, lemon thyme

Inflammation

• borage, elderflower, gotu kola (gotu kola)

Internal bleeding

• yarrow

Irritable bowel syndrome

• borage, oat straw

Itchy skin

• elderflower, stinging nettle

Jaundice

• maidenhair fern, turmeric

Kidney problems

• buchu, cardamom, celery, fennel, goldenrod, parsley, rose hip

Kidney stones

• fennel, goldenrod, maidenhair fern, corn silk, rose hip

Kidney tonic

• cinnamon, fennel, corn silk, parsley, rose hip

Leprosy

• alfalfa, gotu kola

Liver tonic

• basil, cinnamon, gotu kola, st johns wort, strawberry, turmeric

Low blood pressure

• rosemary

Menopause

• cinnamon, alfalfa, sage, st johns wort

Memory - improving

• cloves, alfalfa, peppermint, sage

Menstrual problems

• alfalfa

Menstruation - irregular

• borage, parsley, yarrow

Menstruation - painful

• anise, parsley

Morning sickness

• chamomile, fennel, lemon, melissa, oat straw

Motion sickness

• basil

Mouth ulcers

• raspberry, sage

Multiple sclerosis

• oat straw

Muscle aches

• comfrey, st johns wort

Muscle building

• alfalfa, rosemary

Muscle spasms

• calendula, cloves, lavender, lemon thyme, nutmeg, sage

Nasal congestion

• bergamot, cloves, mullein, violet

Nausea

• anise, bergamot, buchu, catmint, ginger, mint, nutmeg, turmeric

Nerve tonic

• lemon, lemon verbena, melissa, oat straw, rosemary

Nosebleed

• stinging nettle

Oily skin

• basil, bergamot, alfalfa, oat straw

Osteoporosis

• comfrey, oat straw, parsley, sage

Overactive thyroid

• melissa

Overeating

• melissa, mint, peppermint

Pain relief

• chamomile, cloves, oat straw, st john wort

Pale complexion

• ginger

Panic attacks

• lavender, melissa, oat straw, rose-scented geranium

Parasites

• basil, cloves

Pleurisy

• buchu, echinacea, ginger, marjoram

Pneumonia

• comfrey, echinacea, mullein

Poor concentration

• gotu kola, peppermint, sage

Poor memory

• cloves, alfalfa, peppermint, sage

Post-nasal drip

• clover, maidenhair fern, sage, violet

Premenstrual tension

• yarrow

Prostate problems

• corn silk, raspberry, stinging nettle

Psoriasis

• clover, parsley, turmeric

Rabies

• echinacea

Rashes

• calendula, comfrey, elderflower

Relaxation

• chamomile, jasmine, lavender, melissa, rose-scented geranium

Rheumatism

• chamomile, jasmine, lavender, melissa, rose-scented geranium

Rheumatoid arthritis

• gotu kola

Scalp problems

• maidenhair fern, rosemary, stinging nettle

Scars

• comfrey

Sedative

• chamomile, jasmine, lavender, melissa, oat straw, gotu kola, st johns wort

Shortness of breath

• comfrey, maidenhair fern

Sinus - headaches

• mullein, violet

Sinus - blocked

• clover, mullein, violet

Skin cancer

• gotu kola

Skin problems

• centella

Sore gums

• echinacea, sage

Sore nipples

• calendula, chamomile, comfrey

Sore throat

• elderflower, fennel, lemon, lemon thyme, maidenhair fern, pineapple sage, raspberry, rosella, sage

Sprains

• comfrey

Stiffness

• comfrey

Stimulant

• cloves, rosemary

Stomach aches

• buchu, fennel, ginger

Stomach - cancer

• violet

Stomach - upset

• caraway, catmint, melissa

Stress

• basil, jasmine, lavender, oat straw, rose scented geranium, st johns wort

Swollen joints

• comfrey, turmeric

Tension

• basil, cloves, jasmine, melissa, mint, rose-scented geranium

Thrush

• goldenrod

Tight chest

• anise, bergamot, lemon thyme, mullein

Tired eyes

• chamomile

Tonic - general

• cinnamon, gotu kola, lemon thyme, rosemary, sage

Tonsillitis

• comfrey, echinacea, marjoram

Toothache

• cloves

Torn ligaments

• comfrey, pennywort

Urinary problems

• basil, celery, cinnamon, fennel, goldenrod, parsley, rose hip

Varicose veins

• gotu kola, yarrow

Vomiting

• bergamot, lemon, mint

Warming the body

• ginger

Weak pulse

• alfalfa, ginger

Weight loss - helping with

• celery, fennel, parsley

Whooping cough

• anise, clover

Wind

• anise, caraway, catmint, chamomile, lavender, mint, melissa

Wounds

• yarrow

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