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Alpha
03-07-2008, 01:56 PM
Considering that most conventional medicines are rooted in natural origins combined with natural substances being used my man since recorded time as we know it, thought this would be a handy reference for those interesed.

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herbguide.net
Medicinal Herbs Guide

Medicinal Herbs are in use for thousand of years and are renowned for their effectiveness in many diseases. These natural herbs are very effective in boosting the immune system, increasing the body resistance to infections, healing the allergies, and raising and renewing the body vitality.
A - Aconite (http://www.herbsguide.net/aconite.html) | Africa Pepper (http://www.herbsguide.net/africa-pepper.html) | Aghada (http://www.herbsguide.net/aghada.html) | Agrimony (http://www.herbsguide.net/agrimony.html) | Akarakara (http://www.herbsguide.net/akarakara.html) | Akebia (http://www.herbsguide.net/akebia.html) | Alder Buckthorn (http://www.herbsguide.net/alder-buckthorn.html) | Alfalfa (http://www.herbsguide.net/alfalfa.html) | Amalaki (http://www.herbsguide.net/amalaki.html) | Amaranth (http://www.herbsguide.net/amaranth.html) | American Beech (http://www.herbsguide.net/american-beech.html) | American Cranesbill (http://www.herbsguide.net/american-cranesbill.html) | American Ginseng (http://www.herbsguide.net/american-ginseng.html) | American Nightshade (http://www.herbsguide.net/american-nightshade.html) | American Poplar (http://www.herbsguide.net/american-poplar.html) | Amlika (http://www.herbsguide.net/amlika.html) | Angelica (http://www.herbsguide.net/angelica.html) | Anise (http://www.herbsguide.net/anise.html) | Anthemis (http://www.herbsguide.net/anthemis.html) | Apricot (http://www.herbsguide.net/apricot.html) | Arjuna (http://www.herbsguide.net/terminalia-arjuna.html) | Arka (http://www.herbsguide.net/arka.html) | Arnica (http://www.herbsguide.net/arnica.html) | Asafetida (http://www.herbsguide.net/asafetida.html) | Ashoka (http://www.herbsguide.net/ashoka.html) | Asthma Weed (http://www.herbsguide.net/asthma-weed.html) | Astragalus (http://www.herbsguide.net/astragalus.html) | Atibala (http://www.herbsguide.net/atibala.html) | Atmagupta (http://www.herbsguide.net/atmagupta.html) | Autumn Crocus (http://www.herbsguide.net/autumn-crocus.html)
B - Balm (http://www.herbsguide.net/balm.html) | Balsam Fir (http://www.herbsguide.net/fir.html) | Barberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/barberry.html) | Bayberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/bayberry.html) | Bay Leaf (http://www.herbsguide.net/bayleaf.html) | Bergamot (http://www.herbsguide.net/bergamot.html) | Bilberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/bilberry.html) | Birch (http://www.herbsguide.net/birch.html) | Bitter Melon (http://www.herbsguide.net/bitter-melon.html) | Black Cohosh (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-cohosh.html) | Blessed Thistle (http://www.herbsguide.net/blessed-thistle.html) | Blueberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/blueberry.html) | Blue Cohosh (http://www.herbsguide.net/blue-cohosh.html) | Blue Flag (http://www.herbsguide.net/blue-flag.html) | Blue Violet (http://www.herbsguide.net/blue-violet.html) | Boldo (http://www.herbsguide.net/boldo.html) | Boneset (http://www.herbsguide.net/boneset.html) | Borage (http://www.herbsguide.net/borage.html) | Buchu (http://www.herbsguide.net/buchu.html) | Bugleweed (http://www.herbsguide.net/bugleweed.html) | Burdock (http://www.herbsguide.net/burdock.html) | Butternut (http://www.herbsguide.net/butternut.html) | Babchis (http://www.herbsguide.net/babchi.html) | Bahupatra (http://www.herbsguide.net/bahupatra.html) | Bala (http://www.herbsguide.net/bala.html) | Balmonys (http://www.herbsguide.net/balmony.html) | Balsam Weed (http://www.herbsguide.net/balsam-weed.html) | Bamieh (http://www.herbsguide.net/bamieh.html) | Barley (http://www.herbsguide.net/barley.html) | Bearded Darnel (http://www.herbsguide.net/bearded-darnel.html) | Bear's Foot (http://www.herbsguide.net/bears-foot.html) | Bear's Garlic (http://www.herbsguide.net/bears-garlic.html) | Beccabunga (http://www.herbsguide.net/beccabunga.html) | Bel (http://www.herbsguide.net/bel.html) | Belladonna (http://www.herbsguide.net/belladonna.html) | Bennet (http://www.herbsguide.net/bennet.html) | Beth Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/beth-root.html) | Bird's Tongue (http://www.herbsguide.net/birds-tongue.html) | Bistort (http://www.herbsguide.net/bistort.html) | Bitter Ash (http://www.herbsguide.net/bitter-ash.html) | Bitterroot (http://www.herbsguide.net/bitterroot.html) | Bittersweet (http://www.herbsguide.net/bittersweet.html) | Black Alder (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-alder.html) | Blackberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/blackberry.html) | Black Birch (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-birch.html) | Black Horehound (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-horehound.html) | Black Pepper (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-pepper.html) | Black Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-root.html) | Black Sampson (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-sampson.html) | Black Sanicle (http://www.herbsguide.net/black-sanicle.html) | Blackwort (http://www.herbsguide.net/blackwort.html) | Blood Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/blood-root.html) | Bobea (http://www.herbsguide.net/bobea.html) | Bogbean (http://www.herbsguide.net/bogbean.html) | Bonmethi (http://www.herbsguide.net/bonmethi.html) | Bridewort (http://www.herbsguide.net/bridewort.html) | Brier Hip (http://www.herbsguide.net/brier-hip.html) | Broom (http://www.herbsguide.net/broom.html) | Bugle (http://www.herbsguide.net/bugle.html) | Butcher's Broom (http://www.herbsguide.net/butchers-broom.html)
C - Cajeput (http://www.herbsguide.net/cajeput.html) | California Poppy (http://www.herbsguide.net/california-poppy.html) | Caraway (http://www.herbsguide.net/caraway.html) | Cascara Sagrada (http://www.herbsguide.net/cascara-sagrada.html) | Catmint (http://www.herbsguide.net/catmint.html) | Cedarwood (http://www.herbsguide.net/cedarwood.html) | Celery (http://www.herbsguide.net/celery.html) | Centaury (http://www.herbsguide.net/centaury.html) | Chamomile (http://www.herbsguide.net/chamomile.html) | Chaste Tree (http://www.herbsguide.net/chaste-tree-berry.html) | Chervil (http://www.herbsguide.net/chervil.html) | Chickweed (http://www.herbsguide.net/chickweed.html) | Chicory (http://www.herbsguide.net/chicory.html) | Chive (http://www.herbsguide.net/chive.html) | Cinnamon (http://www.herbsguide.net/cinnamon.html) | Clary Sage (http://www.herbsguide.net/clary-sage.html) | Cleavers (http://www.herbsguide.net/cleavers.html) | Clove (http://www.herbsguide.net/clove.html) | Coltsfoot (http://www.herbsguide.net/coltsfoot.html) | Common Wormwood (http://www.herbsguide.net/common-wormwood.html) | Coriander (http://www.herbsguide.net/coriander.html) | Cornsilk (http://www.herbsguide.net/cornsilk.html) | Costmary (http://www.herbsguide.net/costmary.html) | Cranberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/cranberry.html) | Cubeb (http://www.herbsguide.net/cubeb.html) | Cumin (http://www.herbsguide.net/cumin.html) | Cypress (http://www.herbsguide.net/cypress.html) | Caner root (http://www.herbsguide.net/caner-root.html) | Canker Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/canker-root.html) | Carob (http://www.herbsguide.net/carob.html) | Carpenters Square (http://www.herbsguide.net/carpenters-square.html) | Case Wort (http://www.herbsguide.net/case-wort.html) | Cat's Claw (http://www.herbsguide.net/cats-claw.html) | Cat's Foot (http://www.herbsguide.net/cats-foot.html) | Chirayata (http://www.herbsguide.net/chirayata.html) | Chitra (http://www.herbsguide.net/chitra.html) | Cinquefoil (http://www.herbsguide.net/cinquefoil.html) | Cobra's Saffron (http://www.herbsguide.net/cobras-saffron.html) | Cola (http://www.herbsguide.net/cola.html) | Collard (http://www.herbsguide.net/collard.html) | Common Buckthorn (http://www.herbsguide.net/common-buckthorn.html) | Common Rue (http://www.herbsguide.net/common-rue.html) | Convallaria (http://www.herbsguide.net/convallaria.html) | Coral root (http://www.herbsguide.net/coral-root.html) | Costus (http://www.herbsguide.net/costus.html) | Couchgrass (http://www.herbsguide.net/couchgrass.html) | Cramp Bark (http://www.herbsguide.net/cramp-bark.html) | Curdwort (http://www.herbsguide.net/curdwort.html)
D - Damiana (http://www.herbsguide.net/damiana.html) | Dandelion (http://www.herbsguide.net/dandelion.html) | Devil's Claw (http://www.herbsguide.net/devils-claw.html) | Dill (http://www.herbsguide.net/dill.html) | Dong Quai (http://www.herbsguide.net/dong-quai.html)
E - Echinacea (http://www.herbsguide.net/echinacea.html) | Elder (http://www.herbsguide.net/elder.html) | Ephedra (http://www.herbsguide.net/ephedra.html) | Eucalyptus Globules (http://www.herbsguide.net/eucalyptus-globulus.html) | Eleuthero (http://www.herbsguide.net/eleuthero.html) | Evening Primrose (http://www.herbsguide.net/evening-primrose.html)
F - False Unicorn (http://www.herbsguide.net/false-unicorn.html) | Fennel (http://www.herbsguide.net/fennel.html) | Fenugreek (http://www.herbsguide.net/fenugreek.html) | Feverfew (http://www.herbsguide.net/feverfew.html) | Fo-ti-tieng (http://www.herbsguide.net/fo-ti-tieng.html) | Frankincense (http://www.herbsguide.net/frankincense.html)
G - Garcinia Cambogia (http://www.herbsguide.net/garcinia-cambogia.html) | Gardenia (http://www.herbsguide.net/gardenia.html) | Garlic (http://www.herbsguide.net/garlic.html) | Geranium (http://www.herbsguide.net/geranium.html) | Ginger (http://www.herbsguide.net/ginger.html) | Ginkgo Biloba (http://www.herbsguide.net/ginkgo-biloba.html) | Ginseng (http://www.herbsguide.net/ginseng.html) | Goji Berry (http://www.herbsguide.net/goji-berry.html) | Golden Seal (http://www.herbsguide.net/golden-seal.html) | Gotu Kola (http://www.herbsguide.net/gotu-kola.html) | Grapefruit (http://www.herbsguide.net/grapefruit.html) | Guarana (http://www.herbsguide.net/guarana.html)
H - Hawthorn (http://www.herbsguide.net/hawthorn.html) | Hops (http://www.herbsguide.net/hops.html) | Horehound (http://www.herbsguide.net/horehound.html) | Horsetail (http://www.herbsguide.net/horsetail.html) | Hydrangea (http://www.herbsguide.net/hydrangea.html) | Hyssop (http://www.herbsguide.net/hyssop.html) | Horse Chestnut (http://www.herbsguide.net/horse-chestnut.html)
J - Jaman (http://www.herbsguide.net/jaman.html) | Jasmine (http://www.herbsguide.net/jasmine.html) | Jojoba (http://www.herbsguide.net/jojoba.html) | Juniperus (http://www.herbsguide.net/juniperus.html)
K - Kava Kava (http://www.herbsguide.net/kava-kava.html) | Kelp (http://www.herbsguide.net/kelp.html)
L - Lavender (http://www.herbsguide.net/lavender.html) | Lemon (http://www.herbsguide.net/lemon.html) | Lemon Balm (http://www.herbsguide.net/lemon-balm.html) | Licorice Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/licorice-root.html) | Liferoot (http://www.herbsguide.net/liferoot.html) | Lime (http://www.herbsguide.net/lime.html) | Lovage (http://www.herbsguide.net/lovage.html)
M - Mandarin (http://www.herbsguide.net/mandarin.html) | Marjoram (http://www.herbsguide.net/marjoram.html) | Marsh Mallow (http://www.herbsguide.net/marsh-mallow.html) | Milk Thistle (http://www.herbsguide.net/milk-thistle.html) | Mistletoe (http://www.herbsguide.net/mistletoe.html) | Motherwort (http://www.herbsguide.net/motherwort.html) | Mugwort (http://www.herbsguide.net/mugwort.html) | Mullein (http://www.herbsguide.net/mullein.html) | Mustard (http://www.herbsguide.net/mustard.html) | Myrhh (http://www.herbsguide.net/myrhh.html)
N - Neroli (http://www.herbsguide.net/neroli.html) | Nettles (http://www.herbsguide.net/nettles.html) | Nutmeg (http://www.herbsguide.net/nutmeg.html)
O - Oak (http://www.herbsguide.net/oak.html) | Oats (http://www.herbsguide.net/oats.html) | Onion (http://www.herbsguide.net/onion.html) | Oregano (http://www.herbsguide.net/oregano.html) | Oregon Grape Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/oregon-grape-root.html)
P - Palmarosa (http://www.herbsguide.net/palmarosa.html) | Parsley (http://www.herbsguide.net/parsley-plant.html) | Partridge Berry (http://www.herbsguide.net/partridge-berry.html) | Passion Flower (http://www.herbsguide.net/passion-flower.html) | Patchouli (http://www.herbsguide.net/patchouli.html) | Pau D'arco (http://www.herbsguide.net/pau-darco.html) | Pennyroyal (http://www.herbsguide.net/pennyroyal.html) | Peppermint (http://www.herbsguide.net/peppermint.html) | Periwinkle (http://www.herbsguide.net/periwinkle.html) | Pine (http://www.herbsguide.net/pine.html) | Plantain (http://www.herbsguide.net/plantain.html) | Pleurisy Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/pleurisy-root.html) | Poke Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/poke-root.html) | Portulaca (http://www.herbsguide.net/portulaca.html) | Prickly Ash (http://www.herbsguide.net/prickly-ash.html) | Prince's Pine (http://www.herbsguide.net/princes-pine.html) | Psoralea Seeds (http://www.herbsguide.net/psoralea-seeds.html) | Psyllium (http://www.herbsguide.net/psyllium.html)
R - Ragwort (http://www.herbsguide.net/ragwort.html) | Red Clover (http://www.herbsguide.net/red-clover.html) | Red Raspberry (http://www.herbsguide.net/red-raspberry.html) | Reishi (http://www.herbsguide.net/reishi.html) | Rosemary (http://www.herbsguide.net/rosemary.html) | Rosewood (http://www.herbsguide.net/rosewood.html)
S - Safflower (http://www.herbsguide.net/safflower.html) | Saffron (http://www.herbsguide.net/saffron.html) | Sage (http://www.herbsguide.net/sage.html) | Sassafras (http://www.herbsguide.net/sassafras.html) | Saw Palmetto (http://www.herbsguide.net/saw-palmetto.html) | Sea Buckthorn (http://www.herbsguide.net/sea-buckthorn.html) | Seawrack (http://www.herbsguide.net/seawrack.html) | Senecio Vulgaris (http://www.herbsguide.net/senecio-vulgaris.html) | Senna (http://www.herbsguide.net/senna.html) | Seasame (http://www.herbsguide.net/sesameseeds.html) | Sheep's Sorrel (http://www.herbsguide.net/sheeps-sorrel.html) | Shepherd's Purse (http://www.herbsguide.net/shepherds-purse.html) | Siberian Ginseng (http://www.herbsguide.net/siberian-ginseng.html) | Skullcap (http://www.herbsguide.net/skullcap.html) | Slippery Elm (http://www.herbsguide.net/slippery-elm.html) | Solomon's Seal (http://www.herbsguide.net/solomons-seal.html) | Southernwood (http://www.herbsguide.net/southernwood.html) | Spearmint (http://www.herbsguide.net/spearmint.html) | Spirulina (http://www.herbsguide.net/spirulina.html) | Spruce (http://www.herbsguide.net/spruce.html) | Stevia (http://www.herbsguide.net/stevia.html) | Stinging Nettle (http://www.herbsguide.net/stinging-nettle.html) | St. John's Wort (http://www.herbsguide.net/st-johns-wort.html) | Summer Savory (http://www.herbsguide.net/summer-savory.html) | Sarpa-Gandha (http://www.herbsguide.net/sarpa-gandha.html) | Shiitake (http://www.herbsguide.net/shiitake.html) | Silverweed (http://www.herbsguide.net/silverweed.html)
T - Tansy (http://www.herbsguide.net/tansy.html) | Tarragon (http://www.herbsguide.net/tarragon.html) | Tea Tree (http://www.herbsguide.net/tea-tree.html) | Thyme (http://www.herbsguide.net/thyme.html) | Tribulus Terrestris (http://www.herbsguide.net/tribulus-terrestris.html) | Turmeric (http://www.herbsguide.net/turmeric.html)
U - Uva Ursi (http://www.herbsguide.net/uva-ursi.html)
V - Valerian (http://www.herbsguide.net/valerian.html) | Verbena (http://www.herbsguide.net/verbena.html) | Vitex (http://www.herbsguide.net/vitex.html)
W - White Peony Root (http://www.herbsguide.net/white-peony-root.html) | White Poppy (http://www.herbsguide.net/white-poppy.html) | Wild Carrot (http://www.herbsguide.net/wild-carrot.html) | Wild Cherry (http://www.herbsguide.net/wild-cherry.html) | Wild Yam (http://www.herbsguide.net/wild-yam.html) | Willow (http://www.herbsguide.net/willow.html) | Wintergreen (http://www.herbsguide.net/wintergreen.html) | Winter Savory (http://www.herbsguide.net/winter-savory.html) | Witch Hazel (http://www.herbsguide.net/witch-hazel.html) | Wood Betony (http://www.herbsguide.net/wood-betony.html) | Woodruff (http://www.herbsguide.net/woodruff.html) | White Water Lily (http://www.herbsguide.net/white-water-lily.html)
Y - Yarrow (http://www.herbsguide.net/yarrow.html) | Yellow Dock (http://www.herbsguide.net/yellow-dock.html) | Yerba Santa (http://www.herbsguide.net/yerba-santa.html) | Ylang Ylang (http://www.herbsguide.net/ylang-ylang.html) | Yohimbe (http://www.herbsguide.net/yohimbe.html) | Yucca (http://www.herbsguide.net/yucca.html) | Yellow Gentian (http://www.herbsguide.net/yellow-gentian.html)



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Share you knowledge of medicinal herbs with us here in this thread.

Hadriana
03-15-2008, 10:42 PM
I don't know if I could put what I know in a thread, but I'd like to expand on it a bit with this nugget I've learned over the years....

Herbs have traditional medicinal uses, and sometimes they overlap with magickal and/or aromotherapy uses, but NOT ALWAYS. Sometimes it is possible to use a herb for a use that medicinally would not make sense, IE for healing, you might add in a banishing herb if that is needed, even though that herb, in and of itself, is not medicinally appropriate for that malady.

blackeyes
03-15-2008, 11:25 PM
Woow, that's cool.

http://www.herbsguide.net/lavender.html

blackeyes
03-15-2008, 11:27 PM
And you just gave me an idea.

http://www.herbsguide.net/blackberry.html

So Cool.

http://www.herbsguide.net/birch.html