Herb Guide

Uses, 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 Guide

ACNE

Oleum caryophylii, Burdock, Tea tree oil, Barberry, Evening Primrose oilicon, Garlicicon, 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 ACNEicon

ADDICTION

Valerianicon, Passionflowericon, Scullcap, Oats

ALLERGY/HAY FEVER

Astragalus icon, Nettle Extracticon, Goldenseal, Osha, Eyebright icon, Echinaceaicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Yerba Mansa, Bayberry, Mullein Extracticon

Bluebonnet Echinacea & Goldenseal ( 60 Vcaps, 250 mg )
Echinacea Eyebright Blend Alcohol Free - 2 oz., (Herbs For Kids)

ANXIETY

Chamomile, Kava kava, Lemon balm, Oats, Passionflowericon, Valerianicon, Lavender, Evening Primrose oilicon, 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 Rooticon, Ginger Rooticon, Cayenneicon, Chamomile, Damiana, Fennel, Rhubarb

ARTHRITIS

Devil's Clawicon, Yucca, White Willow, Black Cohoshicon, Bromelainicon, Kava Kava, Capsaicin (Cayenneicon), Eucalyptus oil, Tumericicon, Evening Primrose oilicon, Agrimony, Gugul, Burdock, Chaparral

Try Hyaluronic Acid 100mgicon, a synovial fluid rebuilder for joints.

ASTHMA

Lobelia, Mullein Extracticon, Yerba Santa, Cayenneicon, Coltsfoot, Ephedra, Evening Primrose oilicon, Elecampane, horehound

AUTISM

Passionflowericon, St John's Worticon

A.D.D ATTENTIONicon

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BEDWETTING

Cedar, Horsetail

BLADDER/URINARY PROBLEMS

Uva Ursiicon, Alfalfa, Barberry, Bearberry, Bilberryicon, Buchu, Chickweed, Cranberry, Echinaceaicon, Hawer, Juniper berry, Lemon balm, Oregon grape, Yerba Mansa, Pipsissewa, Agrimony, cornsilk, Bladderwrack, Burdock, Slippery Elmicon

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 Rooticon

BLOOD CLOTS/PLAQUE

Gugul, Tumericicon, Bloodroot, Hawthornicon

BLOOD PRESSURE

Ashwaganda, Hawthornicon, Valerianicon, Green Tea, Lemon Balm, Skullcap, Kelp, Forskolinicon. Aromatherapy: Orange blossom/peel, Lavender, Cinnamon-Apple. Blood pressure normalizer: Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginsengicon, Ginger Rooticon, Rosemary.

BLOOD PURIFIERS

Echinaceaicon, Red Clovericon, 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, Bromelainicon, Tumericicon

Arniflora Arnica Gelicon

CANDIDA

Chamomile, Garlicicon, Cloves, Cinnamon, Tea Tree, Echinaceaicon, Valerian, Golden Seal Rooticon, Barberry, Oregon Grape

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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, Tumericicon, Dandelion, Evening Primrose oilicon, Red yeast rice

CIRCULATORY DISORDERS

Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Gotu Kola, Stoneroot, Witch Hazel, Hawthornicon, Cactus, Prickly Ash Bark, Huckleberry, Barberry, Cayenneicon, Chaste tree, Olive Leaf Extract, Betony, Burdock

COLDS/FLU

Lomatium, Calendula, Chamomile, Osha, Amla, Echinaceaicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Cayenne, Garlicicon, Myrrh, Propolis, Elder Flowers, Eyebright, Fennel Seedicon, Usnea, Yarrow, Horehound, Hyssop Extracticon, Lemon blam

COLIC/TEETHING

Chamomile, Catnip, Fennel, Aniseed, Angelica

Gaia Herbs Children's Formula Tummy Tonic (1 fl. oz.)
Baby Bliss Gripe Watericon
Teething Tabletsicon

COLITIS

Peppermint, Fennel Seedicon, Licorice, yerba mansa

COLON CARE FORMULAicon

CONSTIPATION

Psyllium, Cascara Sagrada, Butternut Bark, Yellow Dock, Mountain Grape, Mullein Extracticon

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.

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COUGH/LUNG CONGESTION

Cherry Bark, Ephedra, Horehound, Hyssop Extracticon, licorice, Lobelia, Mullein Extracticon, Lomatium, Osha, Pleurisy Root, Yerba Santa, Angelica, Aniseed, Chickweed, Coltsfoot, Elder flowers, Fennel Seedicon, Elecampane, Thyme, Valerian, Wild cherry

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

Astragalus, Olive leaf extract, Red Panax Ginsengicon

CYSTITIS

Agrimony, Cinnamon, Angelica, Cranberry, Acidophilus, Garlicicon, Alfalfa, Uva Ursiicon, Barberry

DEPRESSION

St John's Wort, Oats, Red Panax Ginsengicon, Siberian Ginseng, Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Kava kava, Passionflowericon, Damiana, Gotu kola, Valerian, Black Cohoshicon, Chamomile, Lemon balm

DIABETES

Burdock, Cinnamon, Galega officinalis, Gymnema Sylvestreicon

Blood Sugar Balance (Devil's Club - Huckleberry)

Stevia Powder - 8 oz.icon

DIARRHEA

Stoneroot, Witch Hazel, Golden Seal Rooticon, Huckleberry, Barberry, Peppermint, Red raspberry, Salvia, Wild Cherry, Meadowsweet, Blackberry

DIURETIC

Uva Ursiicon, Horsetail, Chickweed, Cornsilks, Cleavers

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EAR ACHE

Mullein Oil, Garlic Oilicon, St. John's Wort Oil, Golden Seal Rooticon

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.

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ECZEMA

Aloe vera, Capsaicin, Gotu kola, Yellow doc, Evening Primrose oilicon, Mountain grape, Burdock

85% Aloe Vera Moisturizing Lotionicon

ENDURANCE

Red Panax Ginsengicon, American Ginsengicon, Ginkgo-Gotu Kola, Jamaican Sarsaparilla

FEMALE TONIC

Dong Quai, Wild Yam, Black Cohoshicon, Chaste Tree berries, Red Raspberry, Red Clovericon

FUNGAL PROBLEMS/CANDIDA

Cinnamon, Pau D' Arco, Usnea, Yerba Mansa, Bloodroot, Garlicicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, 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.

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GALL STONES

Combined: Tumericicon, Milk Thistle and Peppermint

GUM/MOUTH PROBLEMS

Myrrh, Propolis, Echinaceaicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Bayberry, Bloodroot, Prickly ash, Slippery Elmicon, Wild cherry, Salvia

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HEADACHE/MIGRAINE

Black Cohoshicon, Kava Kava, White Willow, Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Valerianicon, Passionflowericon, Feverfew, Milk Thistle, Betony, Lemon Balm, Ginger Rooticon, Capsaicin

HEART PROBLEMS

Hawthornicon, Cactus, Cayenne, Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Passionflowericon, Foxglove, Tumericicon

HEMORRHOIDS

Stoneroot, Witch Hazel, Huckleberry, Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Chickweed, Hawthornicon, yarrow

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Dandelion, Garlicicon, Hawthornicon, Cactus, Alfalfa, Buchu, Evening Primrose oilicon, Lemon balm, Olive leaf extract, Passionflowericon, 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

Astragulusicon, Echinaceaicon, Amla, Lomatium, Osha, Buchu, schizandra, Olive leaf extract, Barberry, Burdock, Calendula, Garlicicon, Ginseng, Myrrh, Rooibos, Usnea, Shiitake Mushroom

INDIGESTION/GAS

Peppermint, Fennel, Gentian, Angelica, Cinnamon, Ginger Rooticon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Hyssop, Rhubarb, Slippery Elmicon, Chamomile

INFECTION

Externally: Bloodroot, Internally: Calendula, Echinaceaicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Lemon Grass, Lomatium, Olive Leaf extract, Shiitake Mushroom, Usnea, Yerba Mansa, Hyssop Extracticon

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KIDNEY PROBLEMS

Uva Ursiicon, Horsetail, Gravel Root, Cleavers, Pipsissewa, Juniper Berries, Nettle Extracticon, Saw Palmetto, Burdock

LIVER/GALLBLADDER

Burdock, Milk Thistle, Dandelion, Celandine, Oregon Grape, Rooibos, Schizandra, Golden Seal Rooticon, yellow dock, Barberry, Tumericicon, Wild Yam

LYMPHATIC

Devil's Clawicon, Ocotillo, Myrrh, Red Root, Stone root, Echinaceaicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Burdock, Calendula

MALE TONIC

Red Panax Ginsengicon, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginsengicon, Saw Palmetto, Jamacian Sarsaparilla, Damiana

MEMORY/HEARING

Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Gotu Kola, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginsengicon, Mullein Extracticon, salvia, Rosemary

MENOPAUSE

Motherwort, Black Cohoshicon, Alfalfa, Hops, Licorice, Dong quai, Pulsatilla, Milk Thistle, Red Clovericon, American Ginsengicon, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginsengicon, 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 Cohoshicon,cramp barkicon , Burdock, Kava Kava, Valerianicon, Angelica, Chaste tree, St John's Worticon, chamomile teaicon, Yarrow

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MORNING SICKNESS

Chamomile, Catnip, Ginger Rooticon, Cinnamon

MOTION SICKNESS

Ginger Rooticon, Cinnamon

MUSCLE TENSION

Valerianicon, Passionflowericon, Black Cohoshicon, Kava Kava, Hops

NERVOUS IRRITABILITY

Valerian, Passionflowericon, St John's Wort, Chamomile, Catnip, Skullcap, Oats, Damiana, Hops, Viburnum, Lemon Balm, Wild cherry, Hops Valerian comboicon

PAIN RELIEVER

Black Cohoshicon, Kava Kava, White Willow, Valerian, Evening Primrose Oil, Fennel, Ginger Rooticon, Yarrow, Arnica oil (external), Capsaicin (Cayenneicon), Eucalyptus (external), St John's Worticon (external), Witch Hazel (external),

PARASITES/WORMS

Black Walnut, Wormwood, Garlicicon, Butternut Bark, Cascara Sagrada, Golden Seal Rooticon, Barberry (ringworm)

PREGNANCY

THE ONLY HERBS CONSIDERED SAFE TO USE: Cinnamon, Ginger Rooticon, Red Raspberry, Kelp, Wild Yam, Oats. Lavender Essential Oilicon (topically or aromatherapy)

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PMS (Pre-Menstrual Tension)

Valerianicon, Black Cohoshicon, Evening Primrose oilicon, Pasque Flower, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginsengicon, Dong Quai, Wild Yam, Chaste Tree berries

PROSTATE PROBLEMS

Saw Palmetto, Nettle Extracticon, Cornsilk, Ocotillo, Gravel root, pumpkinseed, Uva Ursiicon

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 Clawicon, Meadowsweet, Evening Primrose oilicon

SKIN PROBLEMS

Red Clovericon, Burdock, Echinacea, Golden Seal Rooticon, Yellow Dock, Red Root, Calendula, Evening Primrose oilicon, Garlicicon, Grapeseed, Jewelweed, Tea tree oil, Aniseed (oil for external use on scabies, lice), Barberry, Black Walnut

SLEEP/INSOMNIA

Valerianicon, Passionflowericon, 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 Rooticon, Mountain/Oregon Grape, Peppermint, Slippery Elmicon, St John's Wort, Usnea, Yellow Dock root

SIMPLY DIGESTION 2000 PLUSicon

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STRESS

Passionflowericon, Valerianicon, Red Panax Ginsengicon, Schizandra, Licorice, Kava kava. Aromatherapy: Lavender, Chamomile, Sandalwood.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Skullcap, Oats, Eleuthero Siberian Root Ginsengicon, Golden Seal Rooticon, Cayenneicon

SUGAR METABOLISM PROBLEMS

Huckleberry, Devil's Club, Cinnamon, Dandelion, Burdock, Ginseng, Gymnema Sylvestreicon, Olive Leaf extract, Rooibos

THYROID

Bladderwrack (low thyroid), Lemon Balm (hyper-thyroid)

TUMORS

Red Clovericon, Burdock, Echinaceaicon, Shiitake Mushroom, Calendula, Thyme

ULCERS

Agrimony, Calendula, Cinnamon, Marshmallow Rooticon, Licorice, Slippery Elmicon, Chamomile, Meadowsweet, Elecampane, Barberry (external), Golden Seal Rooticon (external), Prickly Ash (mouth), Red Clovericon, Yucca, Sage (mouth)

VARICOSE VEINS/HEMMORROIDS

Ginkgo Bilobaicon, Hawthornicon, Gotu kola, Butcher's Broom, Bromelainicon, Calendula, St John's Worticon, Grape Seed extract

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VIRAL INFECTION

Amla, Calendula, Echinaceaicon, Lomatium, Osha, Pleurisy Root, Yerba Santa, Olive Leaf Extract, St John's Worticon, Hyssop

WATER RETENTION

Dandelion, Cornsilk, Chickweed, Horsetail, Cleavers, Gravel Root, Uva Ursi, Buchu, Juniper, Parsley

Extra Strength Water Pillicon

WEIGHT LOSS

Fucus vesiculosis, gallium aperine, carcinia, taraxacum, Glycorrhiza, Erytrea centuarium, Guaranaicon, 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 Rooticon, Slippery Elmicon and Myrrh. Internally: Bromelainicon, Tumeric

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