Herbal Power X: Comfrey a Perennial Flowering Herb

• Comfrey • Symphytum Officinale Knitbone ♦ Gumplant ♦ Slippery Root
Source From Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	Photo: Symphytum Officinale from Wrocław, Poland. Release under the license GFDL version 1.2 & CC BY Attribution 2.5 or later by Nova.
Kingdom • Plantae
Division • Magnoliophyta
Class • Magnoliopsida
Order • Lamiales
Family • Boraginaceae
Genus • Symphytum
Species • S. Officinale
Healing Powers ♦ Astringent ♦ Cell Proliferent ♦ Demulcent ♦ Expectorant ♦ Mucilaginous ♦ Nutritive ♦ Styptic ♦ Vulnerary ♦
“Phyto-techniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized ♣ Root-Leaves ♣
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications Anemia • Asthma • Catarrh • Coughs • Diarrhea • Dysentery • Hemorrhage • Sinusitis
External Use Abscesses, Boils, Broken bones or Fractures (apply poultice & tea internally), Bruises, Cuts, (Use w/antiseptic i.e.; oil of garlic), Leucorrhea (douche), sprains, Swellings
Caveats or Cautions Use as herbal tea is discouraged because it can damage the liver

Herbal Power IX: Coltsfoot The British Tobacco

• Coltsfood • Tussilago farfara Bullsfoot ♦ Horsehoof ♦ Hallfoot ♦ British tobacco ♦
© 1995-2005 Missouri Botanical Garden Illustration courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden: Rare books from the MBG Library
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	Photo: Tussilago farfara, Asteraceae on the banks of the Dâmboviţa river, Romania Release under the license GFDL version 1.2 or later by Bogdan.
Kingdom • Plantae
Division • Magnoliophyta
Class • Magnoliopsida
Order • Asterales
Family • Asteraceae
Genus • Tussilago
Species • T. Farfara
Healing Powers ♦ Demulcent ♦ Diaphoretic ♦ Emollient ♦ Expectorant ♦ Pectoral ♦ Tonic ♦
“Phyto-techniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized ♣ Leaves ♣
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications Asthma • Bronchitis • Catarrh • Coughs • Consumption • Fever • Lung Troubles • Sinusitis
External Use Piles ♠ Scrofulous Tumors

Herbal Healing Power 6: Catnip

• CATNIP • Nepeta Cataria Catmint – True Catnip – Field Balm
Illustration from: Book of “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen” Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	This photo is a courtesy PDPhoto.org" @ The link is here.
Kingdom • Plantae
Division • Magnoliophyta
Class • Magnoliopsida
Order • Lamiales
Family • Lamiaceae
Genus • Nepeta
Species • Cataria Have a certain behavioral effect in most cats; stimulates cats' pheromonic receptors. Do not boil-steep.
Traditional Healing Powers ♦ Anodyne ♦ Antispasmodyc ♦ Aromathic ♦ Carmitive ♦ Diaphoretic ♦ Nervine ♦ Refrigerant ♦ Stimulant (mild) ♦ Tonic ♦
“Phytotechniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized ♣ Herb ♣
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications Colic • Coughs • Convulsions • Headaches (Nervous) • Hysteria • Nervousness • Spasms • Restlessness
External Use Fevers ♠ fits ♠ Hysteria ♠ Worms (enema)

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