Showing posts with label Jaundice. 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

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Herbal Power Series 3: Bayberry Native North American Healing Plant



• Bayberry •

Myrica cerifera

Bayberry wax tree, wax myrtle, candle berry, tallow shrub


Illustration from Classic Texts - Thomsonian plant woodcuts from "A GUIDE TO HEALTH (1848)" by Benjamin Colby.

Scientific classification From Wikipedia

Photo: Copyright © 2007 User:BotBln - Botanist from Germany Released under GFDL 1.2

Kingdom • Plantae

Division • Magnoliophyta

Class • Magnoliopsida

Order • Fagales

Family • Myricaceae

Genus • Myrica

Species • Myrica cerifera - This plant is native from North America

Healing Powers

♦ Astringent ♦ Diaphoretic ♦ Emetic (in large doses) ♦ Stimulant ♦ Tonic ♦

“Phytotechniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized

Bark of Roots ♣ and ♣ Wax from Berries

Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications

• Canker sores • Diarrhea • Goiter • Hemorrhages (stomach, lungs, uterus, bowels) • Jaundice narcotic poisoning (emetic) [Contac doctor immediately] •

External Use

Leucorrhea (douche) ◘ Sore throat (Gargle), Boils (poultice)

Photo on June 8, 2007 by 用心阁 CC by SA Generic Version 2.0


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