Herbs/Spices

Botanical Name:Taraxacum officinale
Common Name: Dandelion Lvs.

 

 

Botanical Name: Harpagophytum procumbens
Common Name: Devil’s Claw

What's It Used For?

Devil’s Claw is used for an extensive range of diseases, including arthritis and rheumatism. Also used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic in low back pain and osteoarthritis.

 

Botanical Name: Morphous Silica
Common Name: Diatomaceous Earth Compound

What's It Used For?

Most who use Diatomaceous Earth mixed with a juice or liquid say that they use one to two tablespoons daily, dosage may help with some or all of the elements listed. Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Osteoporosis, Weight Loss, Cosmetics, Hair, Nails, Teeth & Gums, Energy, Bacteria, Mucus, Anti-Aging, Urinary Infections, Headache.

Botanical Name: Triticum repens
Common Name: Dog Grass Root

What's It Used For?

Can be useful in treating infections of the urinary tract. Dog Grass Root has been used as a diuretic that can sooth inflammation of mucosal linings, particularly those along the urinary tract. This may be useful in treating the pain of urinary infections and similar discomfort.

Botanical Name: Angelica sinensis
Common Name:Dong Quai

What's It Use For?

Dong Quai is used for menstrual cramps, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and menopausal symptoms. It is also used orally as a “blood purifier”; to manage hypertension, infertility, joint pain, ulcers, “tired blood” (anemia), and constipation; and in the prevention and treatment of allergic attacks. Dong quai is also used orally for the treatment of loss of skin color (depigmentation) and psoriasis.

 

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 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.