Herb GuideUses, Ailments, Remedies Herb Information
This Herb Guide contains information on herbs and their potential uses to treat many health conditions. Herbs have been used to treat ailments for thousands of years and are the basis for many prescription medicines today. An herbal remedy or herbal treatment should be used with caution, and a medical professional should be consulted before using herbs, especially if you have a medical condition that requires a prescription drug. Cross reference specific Herbs with our Herbs List, which shows how herbs affect the body, what combinations of herbs are used, and herb properties. The Herb Guide lists ailments and conditions below. Access information on what herbs are used, herbal remedies, and herbal treatment, or purchase herbs by clicking them in the condition information.
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Herb Guide Information For Ailments and Conditions, Herb Treatments and Remedies: ACNE * ADDICTION * ALLERGY/HAY FEVER * ANXIETY * APPETITE STIMULANT * ARTHRITIS * ASTHMA * AUTISM * BEDWETTING * BLADDER/URINARY PROBLEMS * BLEEDING(Mild) * BLOOD CLOTS/PLAQUE * BLOOD PRESSURE * BLOOD PURIFIERS * BRUISES * CANDIDA * CHILDREN'S TONIC * CHOLESTEROL * CIRCULATORY DISORDERS * COLDS/FLU * COLIC/TEETHING * COLITIS * CONSTIPATION * COUGH/LUNG CONGESTION * CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME * CYSTITIS * DEPRESSION * DIABETES * DIARRHEA * DIURETIC * EAR ACHE * ECZEMA * ENDURANCE * FEMALE TONIC * FUNGAL PROBLEMS/CANDIDA * GALL STONES * GUM/MOUTH PROBLEMS * HEADACHE/MIGRAINE * HEART PROBLEMS * HEMORRHOIDS * HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE * IMMUNE SYSTEM * INDIGESTION/GAS * INFECTION * KIDNEY PROBLEMS * LIVER/GALLBLADDER * LYMPHATIC * MALE TONIC * MEMORY/HEARING * MENOPAUSE * MENSTRUAL CRAMPS * MORNING SICKNESS * MOTION SICKNESS * MUSCLE TENSION * NERVOUS IRRITABILITY * PAIN RELIEVER * PARASITES/WORMS * PREGNANCY * PMS (Pre-Menstrual Tension * PROSTATE PROBLEMS * RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS * SKIN PROBLEMS * SLEEP/INSOMNIA * SORE THROAT * STOMACH/INTESTINAL PROBLEMS * STRESS * SUBSTANCE ABUSE * THYROID * TUMORS * ULCERS * VARICOSE VEINS/HEMMORROIDS * VIRAL INFECTION * WATER RETENTION * WEIGHT LOSS * WOUNDS *
 
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Herb GuideACNE Oleum caryophylii, Burdock, Tea tree oil, Barberry, Evening Primrose oil , Garlic , Grapeseed, Lavender.
Tea Tree Oil Skin Wash indulges your senses while cleansing your skin and rinsing away the ravages of your day. Designed to be a natural approach to skin care, TEA TREE OIL SKIN WASH will leave you feeling squeaky clean, not greasy. ZINC FOR ACNE ADDICTION Valerian , Passionflower , Scullcap, Oats ALLERGY/HAY FEVER Astragalus , Nettle Extract , Goldenseal, Osha, Eyebright , Echinacea , Golden Seal Root , Yerba Mansa, Bayberry, Mullein Extract Bluebonnet Echinacea & Goldenseal ( 60 Vcaps, 250 mg ) Echinacea Eyebright Blend Alcohol Free - 2 oz., (Herbs For Kids) ANXIETY Chamomile, Kava kava, Lemon balm, Oats, Passionflower , Valerian , Lavender, Evening Primrose oil , Gotu kola, Hops, Skullcap
Unwind with a hot cup of Herbal Tea from Puritan’s Pride! Choose from a variety of flavors, including; Chamomile, Peppermint, Cranberry, Green Tea and more!  APPETITE STIMULANT Gentian, Angelica, Golden Seal Root , Ginger Root , Cayenne , Chamomile, Damiana, Fennel, Rhubarb ARTHRITIS Devil's Claw , Yucca, White Willow, Black Cohosh , Bromelain , Kava Kava, Capsaicin (Cayenne ), Eucalyptus oil, Tumeric , Evening Primrose oil , Agrimony, Gugul, Burdock, Chaparral Try Hyaluronic Acid 100mg , a synovial fluid rebuilder for joints. ASTHMA Lobelia, Mullein Extract , Yerba Santa, Cayenne , Coltsfoot, Ephedra, Evening Primrose oil , Elecampane, horehound AUTISM Passionflower , St John's Wort A.D.D ATTENTION back to Herb Guide BEDWETTING Cedar, Horsetail BLADDER/URINARY PROBLEMS Uva Ursi , Alfalfa, Barberry, Bearberry, Bilberry , Buchu, Chickweed, Cranberry, Echinacea , Hawer, Juniper berry, Lemon balm, Oregon grape, Yerba Mansa, Pipsissewa, Agrimony, cornsilk, Bladderwrack, Burdock, Slippery Elm
Cranberry Concentrate: Experience the benefits of concentrated cranberry without the unnecessary sugar and calories found in commercial cranberry juices, PLUS 100mg of Vitamin C. BLEEDING (Mild) Shepherd's Purse, Red Root, Yarrow, Golden Seal Root BLOOD CLOTS/PLAQUE Gugul, Tumeric , Bloodroot, Hawthorn BLOOD PRESSURE Ashwaganda, Hawthorn , Valerian , Green Tea, Lemon Balm, Skullcap, Kelp, Forskolin . Aromatherapy: Orange blossom/peel, Lavender, Cinnamon-Apple. Blood pressure normalizer: Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginseng , Ginger Root , Rosemary. BLOOD PURIFIERS Echinacea , Red Clover , Burdock, Myrrh, Oregon Grape Root, Pau D'Arco, Dandelion, Yellow Dock, Amla, Cleavers, Devil's club, Elder flowers, Yucca BRUISES Arnica Oil, St. John's Wort Oil, Calendula Oil, Bromelain , Tumeric Arniflora Arnica Gel CANDIDA Chamomile, Garlic , Cloves, Cinnamon, Tea Tree, Echinacea , Valerian, Golden Seal Root , Barberry, Oregon Grape back to Herb Guide CHILDREN'S TONIC Chamomile, Catnip, Elder Flower, Peppermint, Blue Vervain, Hyssop, Horehound, Amla, Astragalus, Burdock Chamomile - Catnip Peppermint Kids by Eclectic Institute Inc Kid B Well Tonic - Promotes A Healthy Body, 4 oz., (Nature s Answer) Lung Tonic 2 oz Coughing, Respiratory, Bronchitis. Pregnancy and Child Safe. Respiratory, colds, flu. CHOLESTEROL Alfalfa, Gugul, Tumeric , Dandelion, Evening Primrose oil , Red yeast rice CIRCULATORY DISORDERS Ginkgo Biloba , Gotu Kola, Stoneroot, Witch Hazel, Hawthorn , Cactus, Prickly Ash Bark, Huckleberry, Barberry, Cayenne , Chaste tree, Olive Leaf Extract, Betony, Burdock COLDS/FLU Lomatium, Calendula, Chamomile, Osha, Amla, Echinacea , Golden Seal Root , Cayenne, Garlic , Myrrh, Propolis, Elder Flowers, Eyebright, Fennel Seed , Usnea, Yarrow, Horehound, Hyssop Extract , Lemon blam COLIC/TEETHING Chamomile, Catnip, Fennel, Aniseed, Angelica Gaia Herbs Children's Formula Tummy Tonic (1 fl. oz.) Baby Bliss Gripe Water Teething Tablets COLITIS Peppermint, Fennel Seed , Licorice, yerba mansa COLON CARE FORMULA CONSTIPATION Psyllium, Cascara Sagrada, Butternut Bark, Yellow Dock, Mountain Grape, Mullein Extract
COLON CARE + (PurifiedPowdered Psyllium Husk) - Buy 1 Get 1 Free. The main ingredient in this pleasant-tasting product is Psyllium Husk powder, a bulk-forming soluble fiber that is finely ground to be less gritty. Fiber helps promote regularity and keeps the colon clean.** One teaspoonful of this pleasant natural tasting formula can be mixed with water or juice. Delivers 6g Psyllium Husk (4g dietary fiber, 3g soluble fiber). No chemical stimulants, artificial colors or flavors. back to Herb Guide COUGH/LUNG CONGESTION Cherry Bark, Ephedra, Horehound, Hyssop Extract , licorice, Lobelia, Mullein Extract , Lomatium, Osha, Pleurisy Root, Yerba Santa, Angelica, Aniseed, Chickweed, Coltsfoot, Elder flowers, Fennel Seed , Elecampane, Thyme, Valerian, Wild cherry CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Astragalus, Olive leaf extract, Red Panax Ginseng CYSTITIS Agrimony, Cinnamon, Angelica, Cranberry, Acidophilus, Garlic , Alfalfa, Uva Ursi , Barberry DEPRESSION St John's Wort, Oats, Red Panax Ginseng , Siberian Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba , Kava kava, Passionflower , Damiana, Gotu kola, Valerian, Black Cohosh , Chamomile, Lemon balm DIABETES Burdock, Cinnamon, Galega officinalis, Gymnema Sylvestre Blood Sugar Balance (Devil's Club - Huckleberry) Stevia Powder - 8 oz. DIARRHEA Stoneroot, Witch Hazel, Golden Seal Root , Huckleberry, Barberry, Peppermint, Red raspberry, Salvia, Wild Cherry, Meadowsweet, Blackberry DIURETIC Uva Ursi , Horsetail, Chickweed, Cornsilks, Cleavers back to Herb Guide EAR ACHE Mullein Oil, Garlic Oil , St. John's Wort Oil, Golden Seal Root Helpful hint: For young children, prone to ear infection, at the first hint of trouble, pierce a garlic oil perl with a pin, squeeze a drop onto a small piece of cottonball and tuck into the child's ear. back to Herb Guide ECZEMA Aloe vera, Capsaicin, Gotu kola, Yellow doc, Evening Primrose oil , Mountain grape, Burdock 85% Aloe Vera Moisturizing Lotion ENDURANCE Red Panax Ginseng , American Ginseng , Ginkgo-Gotu Kola, Jamaican Sarsaparilla FEMALE TONIC Dong Quai, Wild Yam, Black Cohosh , Chaste Tree berries, Red Raspberry, Red Clover FUNGAL PROBLEMS/CANDIDA Cinnamon, Pau D' Arco, Usnea, Yerba Mansa, Bloodroot, Garlic , Golden Seal Root , Myrrh, Oregon Grape root, Lemon grass, Olive leaf extract, Black Walnut, Tea tree oil, Usnea, Burdock, Thyme
Cinnamon Herbal Supplements: Cinnamon is not just for cooking. It has been used as an herbal supplement for thousands of years. Back to Herb Guide GALL STONES Combined: Tumeric , Milk Thistle and Peppermint
GUM/MOUTH PROBLEMS Myrrh, Propolis, Echinacea , Golden Seal Root , Bayberry, Bloodroot, Prickly ash, Slippery Elm , Wild cherry, Salvia back to Herb Guide HEADACHE/MIGRAINE Black Cohosh , Kava Kava, White Willow, Ginkgo Biloba , Valerian , Passionflower , Feverfew, Milk Thistle, Betony, Lemon Balm, Ginger Root , Capsaicin HEART PROBLEMS Hawthorn , Cactus, Cayenne, Ginkgo Biloba , Passionflower , Foxglove, Tumeric
HEMORRHOIDS Stoneroot, Witch Hazel, Huckleberry, Ginkgo Biloba , Chickweed, Hawthorn , yarrow HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Dandelion, Garlic , Hawthorn , Cactus, Alfalfa, Buchu, Evening Primrose oil , Lemon balm, Olive leaf extract, Passionflower , Rooibos, Viburnum
ODORLESS GARLIC 500 mg. - Garlic promotes heart and cardiovascular health and helps maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range. It’s the natural ingredients in Garlic that give it its antioxidant properties. Puritan Pride's specialized cold processing method preserves the natural goodness while reducing the odor. Each daily serving delivers 1000 mg allium sativum, equivalent to 1000 mg fresh garlic bulb. Adults can take one softgel four times daily with a meal. IMMUNE SYSTEM Astragulus , Echinacea , Amla, Lomatium, Osha, Buchu, schizandra, Olive leaf extract, Barberry, Burdock, Calendula, Garlic , Ginseng, Myrrh, Rooibos, Usnea, Shiitake Mushroom INDIGESTION/GAS Peppermint, Fennel, Gentian, Angelica, Cinnamon, Ginger Root , Golden Seal Root , Hyssop, Rhubarb, Slippery Elm , Chamomile INFECTION Externally: Bloodroot, Internally: Calendula, Echinacea , Golden Seal Root , Lemon Grass, Lomatium, Olive Leaf extract, Shiitake Mushroom, Usnea, Yerba Mansa, Hyssop Extract back to Herb Guide KIDNEY PROBLEMS Uva Ursi , Horsetail, Gravel Root, Cleavers, Pipsissewa, Juniper Berries, Nettle Extract , Saw Palmetto, Burdock LIVER/GALLBLADDER Burdock, Milk Thistle , Dandelion, Celandine, Oregon Grape, Rooibos, Schizandra, Golden Seal Root , yellow dock, Barberry, Tumeric , Wild Yam LYMPHATIC Devil's Claw , Ocotillo, Myrrh, Red Root, Stone root, Echinacea , Golden Seal Root , Burdock, Calendula MALE TONIC Red Panax Ginseng , Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginseng , Saw Palmetto, Jamacian Sarsaparilla, Damiana MEMORY/HEARING Ginkgo Biloba , Gotu Kola, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginseng , Mullein Extract , salvia, Rosemary MENOPAUSE Motherwort, Black Cohosh , Alfalfa, Hops, Licorice, Dong quai, Pulsatilla, Milk Thistle , Red Clover , American Ginseng , Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginseng , Chaste tree berry, Burdock
BLACK COHOSH 540 mg. Capsules - As one of the leading herbs for women's health, Black Cohosh is famous for its ability to promote menopausal health.** Studies document Black Cohosh’s ability to help support the physical changes that occur in a woman’s body over time.** MENSTRUAL CRAMPS Dong Quai, Black Cohosh ,cramp bark , Burdock, Kava Kava, Valerian , Angelica, Chaste tree, St John's Wort , chamomile tea , Yarrow
back to Herb Guide MORNING SICKNESS Chamomile, Catnip, Ginger Root , Cinnamon MOTION SICKNESS Ginger Root , Cinnamon MUSCLE TENSION Valerian , Passionflower , Black Cohosh , Kava Kava, Hops NERVOUS IRRITABILITY Valerian, Passionflower , St John's Wort, Chamomile, Catnip, Skullcap, Oats, Damiana, Hops, Viburnum, Lemon Balm, Wild cherry, Hops Valerian combo PAIN RELIEVER Black Cohosh , Kava Kava, White Willow, Valerian, Evening Primrose Oil, Fennel, Ginger Root , Yarrow, Arnica oil (external), Capsaicin (Cayenne ), Eucalyptus (external), St John's Wort (external), Witch Hazel (external), PARASITES/WORMS Black Walnut, Wormwood, Garlic , Butternut Bark, Cascara Sagrada, Golden Seal Root , Barberry (ringworm) PREGNANCY THE ONLY HERBS CONSIDERED SAFE TO USE: Cinnamon, Ginger Root , Red Raspberry, Kelp, Wild Yam, Oats. Lavender Essential Oil (topically or aromatherapy) back to Herb Guide PMS (Pre-Menstrual Tension) Valerian , Black Cohosh , Evening Primrose oil , Pasque Flower, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginseng , Dong Quai, Wild Yam, Chaste Tree berries PROSTATE PROBLEMS Saw Palmetto, Nettle Extract , Cornsilk, Ocotillo, Gravel root, pumpkinseed, Uva Ursi
Extra Strength PROSTA-METTO® Softgels - Extra Strength Prosta-Metto(R) softgels deliver 160 mg of Saw Palmetto to support prostate and urinary health in men. his formulation also includes Pumpkin Seed Oil, Pygeum and Uva-Ursi, traditional ingredients for men’s health, plus Zinc for the immune system. Adult men can take one softgel two times daily with a meal. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Agrimony, Angelica, Devil's Claw , Meadowsweet, Evening Primrose oil SKIN PROBLEMS Red Clover , Burdock, Echinacea, Golden Seal Root , Yellow Dock, Red Root, Calendula, Evening Primrose oil , Garlic , Grapeseed, Jewelweed, Tea tree oil, Aniseed (oil for external use on scabies, lice), Barberry, Black Walnut SLEEP/INSOMNIA Valerian , Passionflower , Hops, Kava kava, Chamomile, Lavender, Skullcap, Lemon Balm, Wild Cherry SORE THROAT As a gargle: Agrimony, Bayberry, Hyssop; Echinacea, Lomatium, Yerba Mansa, Goldenseal, Sage STOMACH/INTESTINAL PROBLEMS Agrimony, Aniseed, Betony, Calendula, Catnip, Chamomile, Cramp Bark, Dandelion, Gentian, Hops, Lemon Grass, Lemon Balm, Marshmallow Root , Mountain/Oregon Grape, Peppermint, Slippery Elm , St John's Wort, Usnea, Yellow Dock root SIMPLY DIGESTION 2000 PLUS back to Herb Guide STRESS Passionflower , Valerian , Red Panax Ginseng , Schizandra, Licorice, Kava kava. Aromatherapy: Lavender, Chamomile, Sandalwood. SUBSTANCE ABUSE Skullcap, Oats, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginseng , Golden Seal Root , Cayenne SUGAR METABOLISM PROBLEMS Huckleberry, Devil's Club, Cinnamon, Dandelion, Burdock, Ginseng, Gymnema Sylvestre , Olive Leaf extract, Rooibos THYROID Bladderwrack (low thyroid), Lemon Balm (hyper-thyroid) TUMORS Red Clover , Burdock, Echinacea , Shiitake Mushroom, Calendula, Thyme ULCERS Agrimony, Calendula, Cinnamon, Marshmallow Root , Licorice, Slippery Elm , Chamomile, Meadowsweet, Elecampane, Barberry (external), Golden Seal Root (external), Prickly Ash (mouth), Red Clover , Yucca, Sage (mouth) VARICOSE VEINS/HEMMORROIDS Ginkgo Biloba , Hawthorn , Gotu kola, Butcher's Broom, Bromelain , Calendula, St John's Wort , Grape Seed extract back to Herb Guide VIRAL INFECTION Amla, Calendula, Echinacea , Lomatium, Osha, Pleurisy Root, Yerba Santa, Olive Leaf Extract, St John's Wort , Hyssop WATER RETENTION Dandelion, Cornsilk, Chickweed, Horsetail, Cleavers, Gravel Root, Uva Ursi, Buchu, Juniper, Parsley Extra Strength Water Pill WEIGHT LOSS Fucus vesiculosis, gallium aperine, carcinia, taraxacum, Glycorrhiza, Erytrea centuarium, Guarana , Curcuma longa, Zingiber, Capsicum, Alfalfa, Bladderwrack, Gugul Weight Management Products including Hoodia Complex, Green Tea Extract and Tonalin. WOUNDS Topical Dressings: Calendula, Chamomile, Comfrey Root, Echinacea, Plantain, Golden Seal Root , Slippery Elm and Myrrh. Internally: Bromelain , Tumeric back to Herb Guide Index Herb Guide is not intended to replace your medical professionals advice. Always consult a licensed medical professional when ill.
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