Herbs 1 Flashcards

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Remedy for bronco dyspepsia, jaundice, cachectic deposits, diarrhea, malarial affections, gangrene, dropsy, and when the body is devitalized and debilitated by discharges.

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Alder, Black American

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Used externally (powdered bark) for indolent ulcers, an application for the removal of nasal, vaginal, uterine, laryngeal, and renal polyps, or any polypoid growth on the mucous membrane in any part. 
Also diarrhea, jaundice, scrofula, dyspepsia, sluggishness, indolent ulcers, mucous colitis, and catarrhal deafness.
Also burns when bark is dusted on and bandaged.
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Barberry Bark

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Rheumatism, gout, pulmonary catarrh, chronic skin diseases (ex. Psoriasis), syphilis, scrofula, cancer, urinary deposits. Externally: swellings, hemorrhoid, burns, wounds, eruptions.
Very successful for eczema and boils.

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Burdock

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Banishes pain of sciatica and other forms of neuralgia, but doesn’t help genuine neuritis.
Leaves deter aphids, caterpillars, from plants and flies, mosquitos from skin.
Treats colds, influenza, fevers.

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Elderberry

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Cures tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis, skin diseases, ulcers, leg ulcers, athletes foot, furunculosis, abscesses, epilepsy, and worms.
Juice helps whooping cough, asthma, bronchitis and dyspnea.

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Garlic

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Solvent of stone and calculous deposits in renal and bladder, and other organs. Also kidney and bladder inflammation. Remedy for phosphaturia, cystitis, alkaline urine, rheumatism, arthritis, gout, arteriosclerosis.

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Hydrangea

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Relieves conditions with mucous discharges, like diarrhea, menorrhagia. Also night sweats, hematuria, catarrhal gastritis, hemorrhages, diabetes, ophthalmia.
Decoction enema for bleeding piles.
Heals broken and torn tissues quickly.

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Germanium

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Internal creations, inflammations, mucous and hemorrhagic discharges, bleeding piles, diarrhea, ballooned intestines.
Outwardly for ulcers, tumors, cancers, boils, abscess, acne, eczema, itch, shingles.
Sore throat, tonsillitis, falling hair, ringworms, hoarse voice.

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Walnut Leaf Infusion

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Contracts uterus, increases sluggish menstrual flow, slows heart rate, helps palpitation, fatty heart, bronchitis, rheumatism, neuralgia, hysteria, epilepsy, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.

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Black Cohosh

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