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Scientific names: Croton Lechleri
Common names: Dragon's Blood also is known as sangre de grado, sangre de drago, and drago.

What is it used for?

Sangre de grado, Spanish for “blood of the dragon,” has a long history of use for both the bark and the resin. An early reference dating back to the 1600s notes that Spanish explorer P. Bernabe Cobo found the sap was being used by indigenous tribes throughout Peru and Ecuador. C. lechleri resin and bark are used in traditional medicine in South America. They used it internally and externally to stop bleeding, help heal wounds, and treat intestinal problems.

Botanical Name: Echinacea Angustofolia
Common Name: Echinacea, Cone Flower, Black Sampson, American Cone Flower

What's It Used For?

Echinacea has been used for virus infections such as the common cold and flu. It is used to strengthen the immune system. It has also been used for returning vaginal fungal infections ("yeast infections").

Botanical Name: Echinacea Purpurea
Common Name: eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, echinacea, snakeroot

What's It Used For?

Echinacea is widely used to fight infections, especially the common cold and other upper respiratory infections. Some people take Echinacea at the first sign of a cold, hoping they will be able to keep the cold from developing. Other people take Echinacea after cold symptoms have started, hoping they can make symptoms less severe.

Botanical Name: Sambucus nigra
Common Name: Elder Berries, Black Elderberry, Common Elder. Elderberries, Elderberry Fruit.

What's It Used For?

Elderberry is most popularly used for colds & flu, for boosting the immune system, and expelling excess mucus.

Botanical Name: Inula helennium
Common Name: Elecampagne Root

What's It Good For?

Elecampane Root is actually a root, and therefore not technically an herb; however, c/s Inula helenium or powdered Elecampane Root can be boiled to product a tea or broth. In is a rich source of inulin, and a decoction made from the dried herb also has rubfacient and antibacterial properties.

Botanical Name: Eucalyptus globulus
Common Name: Eucalyptus 

What's It Used For?

Eucalyptus may be used as a steam inhalation. For its antiseptic and expectorating effect in bronchitis and influenza to relieve congestion.

Botanical Name: Euphrasia Officinalis
Common Name: Eyebright

What's It Used For?

It has been found to be beneficial for many eye problems including, ophthalmia (severe inflammation of the eye), blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids), conjunctivitis (pink eye), cataracts, glaucoma, sty, weeping eye, and strained eyes.