alterative
- gradually restoring healthy bodily functions
- Elder
anesthetic
- numbs skin on contact
- Clove
antacid
anti-rheumatic
- effective at preventing or relieving rheumatism,
a disease characterized by pain and stiffness in the back, legs, or arms
- Chickweed, Dandelion,
White Willow
antiseptic
astringent
- draws tissues together and dries up secretions of
the body
- Apple, Blackberry,
Cinnamon, Coltsfoot, Common
Plantain, Daisy, Ginkgo Biloba,
Hyssop, Meadowsweet, Raspberry,
Rose, Sage, Stinging
Nettle, White Willow, Yarrow,
Yellow Dock
diuretic
- increases the flow of urine, aiding the body to expel
excess water
- Apple, Blackberry,
Borage, Chickory, Common
Plantain, Dandelion, Elder,
Fumitory, Gotu Kola, Juniper,
Mustard (white), Parsley,
Rose, Stinging Nettle, Wild
Thyme, Yarrow
expectorant
inflammation
- redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat and disturbed
function of an area of the body, usually as a result from injury
- Chamomile, Chickory,
Coltsfoot, Dandelion, Fumitory,
Gotu Kola, Horehound, Hyssop,
Juniper, Parsley, Sage,
White Willow, Yarrow
lactation
laxative
mucilaginous
saline
sedative
tonic
ulcers
- a sore on the skin or mucous membrane, accompanied
by the formation of pus
- Chamomile
uterus
- part of the female reproductive system, also known
as the womb
- Juniper, Tansy
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