Achillea - Yarrow
- hypoglycemia
Aesculus - Horse Chestnut
- chronic venous insufficiency
Aloe Vera - burns heal faster
Acorus - Sweet Flag - unsafe
Arctium - Burdock, Gobo
- mild external pain relief
Arctostaphylos - Bearberry
- antiseptic, diuretic, astringent
Arnica - no benefit
found in research; commonly used for soreness
Astragalus - Huang Qi
- Angina relief, cholesterol, triglyceride, apoproteins and lipoprotein
levels reduced
Astragalus- Locoweed
- Chronic nephritis
Berberis - Barberry,
Oregon Grape - leukogenics, anti-arrhythmics & anti-hypertensives.
Borago - Borage - omega-6
lipid-rich
Calendula - duodenal
ulcers, colitis, gastroduodenitis
Calophyllum - Punna
- piles, scabies, gonorrhea, vaginitis, chickenpox
Caulophyllum - Blue
Cohosh - unsafe
Centella - Gotu Kola
- venous insufficiency, reducing ankle edema, foot swelling
Cimicifuga - Black Cohosh
- symptoms of menopause; safe alternative to estrogen
Cinnamomum - Cinnamon
- dry mouth; saliva flow increase
Crataegus - Hawthorn
- anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure, shortness of breath and edema
Curcuma - Turmeric -
dyspepsia, mild external pain relief
Cynara - Artichoke -
dietary carotenoids, anti-clotting
Cynara - Cardoon - unsafe
Echinacea - some cold
relief
Equisetum - Horsetail
- diuretic; unsafe
Foeniculum - Fennel
- colitis
Garcinia - Citrin -
ineffective alternative weight control
Garcinia - Bitter Kola
- mild respiratory congestion relief
Garcinia.sp - mild external
antiinflammatory, antibacterial
Ginkgo - dementia, arterial
disease, dermatitis
Guatteria - ineffective
Gymnema - Gurmar - used to
help lower blood glucose
Humulus - Hops - sleep
disorder
Hydrastis - Goldenseal - circulation,
vein tone improvement
Hypericum - St. John's
Wort - depression, seasonal affective disorder
Juniperus - ineffective
Kochia - Summer Cypress
- internally unsafe; externally is ceremonial body paint
Leonurus - Motherwort
- alternative for ergonovine; decreased blood viscosity and fibrinogen
volume
Lepidium - Cress - ineffective
Lepidium - Maca - shown
unable to increase stamina or fertility
Lobelia - modestly helps
patients trying to quit smoking
Mahonia - ineffective
kidney tonic or psoriasis salve
Matricaria - Chamomile
- for diarrhea, inferior to hydrocortisone in treating sunburns
Mentha/Hedeoma - Pennyroyal
- ineffective
Momordica - Bitter Gourd,
Karela - shown to improve glucose tolerance somewhat in diabetic patients
Ocimum - Basil - shown
to help lower blood sugar level and cholesterol
Origanum - Oregano -
shown to increase appetites
Passiflora - Passion
Flower - slightly lowers anxiety
Phytolacca - Poke root,
Endod - lowers schistosoma
Piper - Kava - anxiety,
tension and restlessness; increases memory, vigilance, fluency of mental
functions, and reacton time
Prunella - Self Heal
- unproven remedy for sore throat, fevers and accelerated wound healing.
Pueraria - Kudzu - excellent
clinical results in the treatment of hypertension
Pygeum - African Prune
- improvement of urinary symptoms; herpes salve
Ribes - Black Curant
- lowers high blood pressure; seed oil rich in GLA (omega 6) & stearidonic
(omega 3)
Rosmarinus - Rosemary
- for alopecia; increases alertness, lower anxiety; some anti-oxidants
Ruta - Rue - unsafe
Sambucus - Elder - slightly
inhibits influenza virus; used in cancer detection
Sanguinaria - Bloodroot
- bleeding gums, plaque; sanguinarine mouthwashes has some benefit but
less than chlorhexidine
Serenoa - Saw Palmetto
- increased urine flow, reduced prostate size in men
Silybum - Milk Thistle
- useful in treatment of chronic hepatitis
Smilax - Sarsaparilla - used
as one ingredient in medicine to lower blood sugar; helps inhibit fungal
growth on skin
Stevia - Sweetleaf -
alternative sweetener; sugar substitiute ingredient
Symphytum - Comfrey
- slight relief for chronic fatigue syndrome
Tanacetum - Feverfew
- slight relief from headaches; not effective for arthritis
Tanacetum - Tansy -
useful in treatment of Hepatitis B
Taraxacum - Dandelion - useful
ingredient for reducing colitis pain
Terminalia - Myrobalans
- part of angina therapy
Trigonella - Fenugreek
- lowered cholesterol in heart patients and sugar in diabetics
Urtica - Stinging Nettles
- medical use: helps holds down immune reaction cytokines
Vaccinium - Cranberry
- some urinary tract benefit
Vaccinium - Bilberry
- limited effectiveness; unsafe
Valeriana - Valerian
- useful ingredient of sleep disorder therapy
Verbascum - Mullein
- slightly effective acne therapy; ineffective skin wrinkle remover
Viburnum - Cramp Bark
- useful ingredient; contains Amentoflavone an antiviral and antifungal
chemical
Vitex - Chaste - useful ingredient
in PMS therapy
Zanthoxylum - Prickly
Ash - unsafe
Zingiber - Ginger -
slightly effective for morning sickness and post-surgery nausea
Ziziphus - Jujube -
ineffective
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