April 13, 2020
MULLEIN (Verbascum thapsus) 1/3/15 Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “The infusion of Mullein Leaf releases a salty mucilage. Thus, it is used as an emollient to bring water into hardened, closed places. It draws water into dried out tissues. This activity causes
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April 13, 2020
NETTLE LEAF, ROOT, AND SEED (Urtica dioica) Excerpted from: Healing Wise By Susun Weed NETTLE LEAF “Nettle leaves are gentle enough for an everyday nourishing brew and powerful enough to heal damaged tissue. Kidneys, lungs, intestines, and arteries are tonified, strengthened, and gradually altered toward optimum functioning with consistent use of Nettle, freshly cooked […]
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April 13, 2020
RED CLOVER BLOSSOM (Trifolium pratense) Excerpted from: New Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way By Susun Weed “Red Clover is everything you thought soy would be, with none of soy’s drawbacks. Instead of leaching minerals from the bones, Red Clover contributes generously to bone health. Instead of disturbing the thyroid, Red Clover helps normalize
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April 13, 2020
SKULLCAP (Scutellaria lateriflora) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “Skullcap is ‘a sure treatment for almost any nervous system malfunction of a mild or chronic nature, from insomnia to fear to nervous or sick headaches, and as a basic palliative-restorative when pasturing out from
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April 13, 2020
SWEET VIOLET (Viola odorata) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “The leaves and flowers together are used; they have a sweet, slightly mucilaginous, slightly salty taste and cool impression. “Violet is suited to cases where the mucosa is dry, when expectoration needs to be
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April 13, 2020
YARROW (Achillea millifolium) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “Yarrow is one of the primal remedies of the Western herbal tradition. It can be called the ‘master of the blood.’ Through numerous devices – clotting, unclotting, neurovascular control, flavonoids, etc. – it regulates the
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