Natural Herbs, Medicinal Herbs, Bulk Herbs

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King's American Dispensatory, a guide to herbal remedies for American physicians during the era when medicinal herbs were the preferred method of treatment (published in 1898), recommended acacia gum for treating any condition that could benefit from a soothing coating. Up until the 1940's, doctors frequently used acacia gums in water or sugar syrup to treat sore throat, laryngitis, diarrhea, and urinary tract infections. Pastes of acacia gum in water were used as an herbal bandage for scalds and burns.

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Agrimony, as a medicinal herb makes a good gargle for inflammations of the mouth and throat. Taken internally a tea made from the leaves is useful for kidney, liver, and spleen problems and for gallstones. It is sometimes recommended for chronic gall-bladder problems, accompanied by excess acidity in the stomach. The root can be soaked to make a drink that relieves constipation and strengthens the liver. Research published as recently as April 2005 tends to confirm Culpepper's use of Agrimony to treat various environmental toxins.

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Alfalfa is one of the best natural sources of vitamin K. This herbal supplement helps blood to clot by moving calcium into proteins that form a microscopic net to capture red blood cells. Vitamin K likewise helps bones to knit by working with vitamin D and glutamic acid to activate osteocalcin.

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The primary use of allspice is in cooking, but it has herbal healing uses as well. The essential oil in the leaf or the ground spice is sufficient to neutralize some water-borne infections, notably Shigella.

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Angelica Root, as a medicinal herb, stimulates appetite, carminative, expectorant, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, diuretic , tea (steeped not boiled) taken for colic, gas, indigestion, hepatitis, rheumatism, & heartburn.

It is useful to add in remedies for afflictions of the respiratory system, as well as liver problems & digestive difficulties.

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A teaspoon of freshly ground anise seed brewed into an herbal tea can help relieve congestion from allergies, colds, or flu, and settle upset stomach with gas. Many herbalists note that the herb is it is also an antiseptic, antispasmodic, and soporific and that a few seeds taken with water will often cure hiccups.

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Arnica oils and creams are used topically an an herbal medicine to treat sprains, bruises, and muscle pain. Diluted tinctures of arnica are used in foot baths (1 teaspoon of tincture to a pan of warm water) to soothe sore feet. Grieve's Herbal reported that nineteenth century American physicians recommended arnica tincture as a hair growth tonic.

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This particular root has been used successfully for the last 3,000 years for herbal healing and the empirical evidence of the ages speaks for itself. It comes highly recommended in times of severe strife and stress-induced discomfort. However Ashwaganda should not be consumed for long periods of time and is better reserved for the "times of need".

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Traditional Chinese medicine prescribes Astragalus for maladies related to deficiencies of the "spleen," the energy body responsible for digesting food and "grounding" the energies of the body in the environment. Diseases treated with herbal remedies featuring Astragalus can result from poor nutrition or digestive problems, but they can also be associated with frequent changes of life direction, "flighty" attitudes, or failure to make important decisions.

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The original use of bayberry was in treating "cankers," at one time understood to be accumulations of cold at various sites in the body. Tannins make bayberry bark astringent, sealing over sites of inflammation and infection in the mouth, gums, and throat, and stimulant, inducing productive coughs that release phlegm. An alcoholic tincture of the bark may reduce sensitivity of the prostate to testosterone; research is ongoing.

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