Showing posts with label Eczema. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Herbal Power: Dandelion or the Crown of the Priest




• Dandelion •

Taraxiacum Officinale

Priest’s crown ♦ Blowball ♦ Lions tooths ♦ White endive ♦ Golden Suns

Source From Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887

Scientific classification From Wikipedia

Dandelion and The Ocean, Photo taken near the beach in West Vancouver, USA; on 07-14-2005, at 19:12:09. Photographer Paul Davidson who published [this photo] in Flickr under the license CC by Attribution Generic 2.0.

Kingdom • Plantae

Division • Magnoliophyta

Class • Magnoliopsida

Order • Asterales

Family • Asteraceae

Tribu • Cichorieae

Genus • Taraxacum

Species • T. Officinale

Healing Powers

♦ Aperient ♦ Depurative ♦ Diuretic ♦ Hepatic ♦ Stimulant ♦ Stomachic ♦ Tonic ♦

“Phyto-techniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized

♣ Root ♦ Leaves ♣

Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications

• Anemia • Atonic Dypepsia • Poor Appetite • Bowel Inflammation • Poor Circulation • • Diabetes • Dropsy • Eczema • Gallstones • Flatulence • Jaundice • Kidney troubles •

• Scrofula • Scurvy • Skin Diseases • Weak or Upset Stomach •

External Use

Apply to Skin disorders ♣ Warts (Juice)

John M. Kennedy T. ©© by Sa 2.5 and later 2008

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Herbal Power-Collectibles 5 - Burdock



• Burdock •

Arctium Lappa

☼ Beggar's Buttons – Clotbur ☼


Illustration from: Projekt Runeberg:
Bilder ur Nordens Flora (Author: C. A. M. Lindman, died 1928), published 1917–1926. The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain

Scientific classification From Wikipedia

Photo: by Pethan July 19, 2005 Mosel, Germany• (License): GFDL 1.2.

Photo: taken on 14 October 2006 by Michael Becker (License): GFDL 1.2.

Kingdom • Plantae

Division • Magnoliophyta

Class • Magnoliopsida

Order • Asterales

Family • Asteraceae

Tribe • Cynareae

Genus • Arctium

Specie • Lappa – "tribe Cynareae" Flora of NorthAmerica.

Healing Powers

♦ Alterative ♦ Depilatory ♦ Diuretic ♦ Diaphoretic ♦

“Phytotechniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized

Roots ♣ Leaves ♣ Seeds

Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications

Canker sores • Gout • failing hair • Indigestion (Long duration) • Rheumatism, skin diseases (Eczema, boils, Carbuncles) •

External applications

• Burns • Skin eruptions or Acne • Hemorrhoids • Swelling • Wounds •

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