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This is just an overview of some of the things used for healing and their uses. It is by no means complete:
Alder bark - gentle laxative
Ash leaves - rheumatoid arthritis
Ash bark - laxative
Birch bark - eczema
Blackberry leaves - diarrhoea
Blackcurrant leaves - catarrh, sore throat
Burdock root - blood purifier
Camomile leaves -debility
Camomile flowers - hysteria
Cherry bark - lung diseases
Dandelion leaves - laxative, liver tonic
Dandelion root - rheumatics, liver complaints
Elder flowers - urinary problems
Golden rod leaves - vomiting
Ground ivy leaves - ulcers
Hops flowers - stomach complaints
Horehound leaves - coughs, beer-making
Lily of the valley root - valvular disease of the heart
Lobelia leaves - bronchial complaints, croup
Male fern root - worms
Marigold flower - promotes perspiration
Marshmallow root - dysentery
Nettle leaves - rashes
Oak bark - antiseptic, tonic
Peppermint leaves - flatulence
Plantain - haemorrhoids
Raspberry leaves - gargle for sore throat, women's disorders
Red clover flowers - coughs
Red dock root - blood purifier
Rhubarb root - mild laxative
Safflower flowers - fevers, women's problems
Solomon's seal root - pulmonary troubles
Rosemary leaves - hair stimulant
Sage (wood sage) leaves- kidneys, liver
Scabious leaves - internal inflammation
Slippery elm bark - sore throat, indigestion, constipation
Sorrel leaves - cooling, fever drink
Southernwood leaves - women's disorders
Sweet chestnut leaves - Asthma, chest complaints
Thyme leaves - antiseptic
Violet leaves - poultices
Willow - rheumatic fever
Wormwood leaves - digestion, worms
Yarrow leaves - colds, fevers
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