Natural Herbs, Medicinal Herbs, Bulk Herbs

The most common use of parsley is as an edible breath freshener. In cooking, parsley lightens the taste of garlic and the odor of fish. Parsley can be added to almost any food except sweets. Naturopathic practitioners often recommend fresh parsley as a detoxifier because of its concentrated chlorophyll.

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Herbalists in Mexico, Central America, and Texas have used passionflower as a calmative and sleeping aid for over 200 years. Relieving muscle tension, the herb lowers blood pressure and calms anxiety.

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Patchouli has found widespread use in modern industry. It is a component in about a third of modern, high-end perfumes, including more than half of perfumes for men. Patchouli is also an important ingredient in East Asian incense.

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The scientific study of pau d'arco is still very preliminary. There is a great deal of practical evidence, however, that pau d'arco can be used with success to treat colds, flu, sore throat, and yeast infections, and there is laboratory evidence that the herb contains compounds that protect against tropical diseases, specifically malaria, schistosomiasis, and tropical fevers. The herb is added to ointments to treat psoriasis, and taken orally to relieve ulcers.

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Pennyroyal is widely used in both Europe and North America, where Native Americans used it as a household remedy for digestion, colds, fever, painful menstruation and childbirth. Its aroma is disagreeable to insects, and has been used as a natural insect repellant for centuries. Pennyroyal tea is often used to treat digestive complaints, but its most well-known folk medicine use is as an abortifacient.

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Purifies the blood, relieves gas & stomach pain, stimulates uterine contractions. Also used as a flavoring & was commonly used in the 19th century medicine to induce perspiration at the beginning of a cold & to promote menstruation. It was taken also with brewer's yeast to induce abortion.

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In Native American folk medicine, Pleurisy Root is used to treat chest and upper respiratory disorders such as cough, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, and, of course, pleurisy. It has also been taken to relieve rheumatism, diarrhea, digestive problems, fever, and uterine disorders.

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Raspberry leaf tea has been used for centuries as a folk medicine to treat canker sores, cold sores, and gingivitis in persons of all ages and anemia, leg cramps, diarrhea, and morning sickness in pregnant women, and as a uterine relaxant.

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Chinese physicians today use rhubarb root teas to treat stubborn infections of the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A powder of rhubarb root and licorice can be made into a plaster to treat boils and furuncles.

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Rooibos contains anti-oxidants which can help slow the aging process. The active consumption of agents that are effective anti-oxidants will restrain the aging process. Rooibos tea contains no artificial colors, harmful additives or preservatives, making it a natural beverage. It contains no caffeine, thus suitable for pregnant women.

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