For thousand of years, civilisations have used nature and natural products. Be it for medcine, cosmetics, cooking food, beatutification or any other reasons.
- Nature can provide the best medicines, cosmetics and products.
- Nature is healing by itself.
- A cure or treatement for everyting can be found in Nature.
All of these have used nature and natural products for centuries to ensure the well being of the human race.
Some of the commonly used herbs and their uses have been summarised as follows:-
1) ALOE VERA
Heals wounds, emollient, laxative.2) ANGELICA
Antispasmodic, promotes menstrual flow.
3) ANISE
Reduces colic and flatulence, promotes digestion, antispasmodic
4) ARNICA
Anti-inflammatory, germicide, muscular soreness, pain re leaving.
5) ARROWROOT
Anti-inflammatory, digestive, antiseptic.
6) ARTEMISIA, WORMWOOD
Bitter, carminative, muscle relaxer, antiseptic.
7) BASIL, HOLY BASIL
Lowers blood sugar levels, antispasmodic, analgesic, lowers blood pressure, reduces fever, fungicidal, anti-inflammatory.
8) BELLADONA, DEADLY NITIGHTSHADE
Smooth muscle, antispasmodic, narcotic, reduces sweating, sedative.
9) BENZOIN GUM
Antiseptic, astringent, anti-inflammatory.
10) BERGAMOT
Disinfectant, muscle relaxant.
11) BITTER ORANGE
Anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antibacterial, digestive.
12) BOLDO
Bile and liver activity stimulant, digestive.
13) CALENDULA, MARIGOLD
Anti-inflammatory, astringent, heals wounds, antiseptic, detoxifying.
14) CAMPHOR
Antiseptic, antispasmodic, analgesic, expectorant.
15) CARDAMOM
Eases stomach pain, carminative, aromatic, antispasmodic.
16) CARDUS, MILK THISTLE, MARY THISTLE
Digestive, liver tonic, stimulates secretion of bile, increases breast-milk production, antidepressant.
17) CELERY, SMALLAGE
Anti-rheumatic, antispasmodic, diuretic, urinary antiseptic.
18) CHAMOMILE, GERMAN CHAMOMILE
Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, relaxant, carminative, bitter, nervine.
19) CHICORY
Digestive, liver tonic, anti-rheumatic, mild laxative.
20) CINNAMON
Warming stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic, antiseptic, anti-viral.
21) CLOVE
Antiseptic, mind and body stimulant, analgesic, antibacterial, carminative.
22) COMFREY, KNITBONE
Digestive problems, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, astringent.
23) CORIANDER
Digestive, antispasmodic, anti-rheumatic.
24) CYMBOPOGON, LEMON GRASS
Digestive, antispasmodic, analgesic.
25) DAMIANA
Nerve tonic, antidepressant, urinary antiseptic.
26) DANDELION
Diuretic, digestive, antibiotic, bitter.
27) DILL
Digestive, antibacterial, antispasmodic, diuretic.
28) EUCALYPTUS, BLUE GUM
Antiseptic, expectorant, stimulates local blood flow, anti-fungal.
29) FENNEL
Digestive, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory.
30) GARLIC
Antibiotic, expectorant, diaphoretic, hypotensive, antispasmodic, expels worms.
31) GENTIAN
Bitter, digestive stimulant, eases stomach pain.
32) GINGER
Diaphoretic, carminative, circulatory stimulant, inhibits coughing, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic.
33) GINKGO
Circulatory stimulant and tonic, anti-asthmatic, antispasmodic, anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory.
34) GINSENG
Tonic, stimulant, physical and mental re vitalizer.
35) GUMPLANT
Anti-spasmodic, expectorant, hypotensive.
36) HAMAMELIS, WITCH HAZEL
Astringent, anti-inflammatory, stops external and internal bleeding.
37) HAWTHORN
Cardiotonic, diuretic, astringent, dilates blood vessels, relaxant, antioxidant.
38) HYSSOP
Anti-spasmodic, expectorant, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, hepatic.
39) JASMINE
Aromatic, anti-spasmodic, expectorant.
40) JUNIPER
Diuretic, anti-microbial, carminative, anti-rheumatic.
41) LAUREL, BAY LAUREL
Astringent, digestive.
42) LAVENDER
Carminative, relieves muscle spasms, antidepressant, antiseptic and antibacterial, stimulates blood flow.
43) LEMON
Antiseptic, anti-rheumatic, antibacterial, antioxidant, reduces fever.
44) MALVA, COMMON MALLOW
Anti-inflammatory, emollient, astringent, laxative.
45) MARJORAM,WILD MARJORAM
Antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, digestive.
46) MATE Stimulant, diuretic, analgesic.
47) MELISSA, LEMON BALM
Relaxant, antispasmodic, increases sweating, carminative, anti-viral, nerve tonic.
48) MISTLETOE
Tranquilizer, reduces pain, controls blood pressure.
49) MOTHERWORTN
ervine, emmenagogue, anti-spasmodic, hepatic, hypotensive, cardiac tonic.
50) MYRRH
Stimulant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, expectorant, antispasmodic, carminative.
51) MYRTLE
Antiseptic, astringent, expectorant.
52) NETTLE
Diuretic, tonic, astringent, prevents hemorrhaging, anti-allergenic, reduces prostate enlargement (root).
53) OLIVE
Digestive, diuretic, anti-inflammatory.
54) PALMETTO, SAW PALMETTO
Tonic, diuretic, sedative, anabolic.
55) PARSLEY D
Digestive, diuretic.
56) PASSIFLORA, PASSION FLOWER
Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, hypotensive sedative, tranquilizing.
57) PATCHOULI
Antiseptic, aromatic, antidepressant.
58) PEONIA, WHITE PEONY
Antispasmodic, tonic, astringent, analgesic.
59) PEPPERMINT
Carminative, relieves muscle spasms, increases sweating, stimulates secretion of bile, antiseptic.
60) PEPPER
Antibacterial, antiseptic, digestive, reduces fever.
61) RADISH
Digestive, mild laxative.
62) RAUVOLFIA, INDIAN SNAKEROOT
Antidepressant, lowers blood pressure.
63) RHUBARB, CHINESE RHUBARB
Laxative, constipating, astringent, eases stomach pain, antibacterial.
64) ROSE
Aromatic, antidepressant,, sedative, anti-inflammatory.
65) ROSEMARY
Tonic, stimulant, astringent, nervine, anti-inflammatory, carminative.
66) RUE
Antispasmodic, increases peripheral blood circulation, relieves eye tension.
67) SAGE, CLARY CLARY SAGE
Astringent, antiseptic, aromatic, carminative, estrogenic, reduces sweating, tonic.
68) SAGE
Astringent, antiseptic, aromatic, carminative, estrogenic, reduces sweating, tonic.
69) SANDALWOOD
Antiseptic, aromatic.
70) SARSAPARILLA
Diuretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic.
71) SCOTS PINE
Antiseptic, diuretic and anti-rheumatic.
72) SESAME D
igestive, aromatic, antispasmodic.
73) ST JOHN'S WORT
Antidepressant, antispasmodic, astringent, sedative, relieves pain, anti-viral.
74) TARRAGON
Anti-inflammatory, digestive.
75) TEA TREE
Antiseptic, antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral.
76) THYME Antiseptic, tonic, relieves muscle spasm, expectorant.
77) TURMERIC
Stimulates secretion of bile, anti-inflammatory, eases stomach pain, antioxidant, antibacterial.
78) VALERIAN
Sedative, relaxant, relieves muscle spasm, relieves anxiety, lowers blood pressure.
79) VERBENA
Nervine, tonic, mild sedative, stimulates bile secretion, mild bitter.
80) WHITE WILLOW
Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, reduces fever, anti-rheumatic, astringent.
81) WORMWOOD
Aromatic bitter, stimulates secretion of bile, anti-inflammatory, eliminates worms, eases stomach pains, mild antidepressant.
82) WILD THYME
Antiseptic, anti-fungal, antispasmodic.
83) YARROW
Antispasmodic, astringent, bitter tonic, increases sweating, lowers blood pressure, reduces fever, mild diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
84) YLANG -YLANG
Antiseptic, aromatic, regulates blood pressure
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Guide created: 01/12/06 (updated 10/05/08)
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