Scientific Name: Plantago lanceleolata A tea from the leaves is used as a cough medicine. Contains phenylethanoids. Also used topically as a poltice for would healing.
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Pokeweed
Scientific Name: Phytolacca americana Contains potent anti-inflammatory agents, antiviral proteins and substances that affect cell division.
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Scientific Name: Salix nigra Used by Native Americans to treat fever, headache and coughs. The bark contains salicin, which is converted to salicylic acid within the body.
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Scientific Name: Rubus idaeus Red raspberry leaf is has been used for gastrointestinal tract disorders.
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Scientific Name: Betula nigra ‘heritage’ The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Betula species for infections of the urinary tract, kidney and bladder stones.
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Scientific Name: Rosmarinus officinalis Commonly used as a seasoning. Studies show rosemary is a good antioxidant and believed to help treatment of anxiety, stress and alopecia (hair loss).
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Scientific Name: Ruta graveolens Used to promote menstruation and uterine contractions, but is also used topically for arthritis, sprains and inflammation.
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Scientific Name: Salvia officinalis Orally, sage is used for loss of appetite, excessive perspiration, dysmenorrhea, menopausal symptoms, and hot flashes.
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Scientific Name: Sanguisorba minor Sanguisorba means “blood drink”. It was originally used to stop internal bleeding and hemorrhages.
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Scientific Name: Asclepias curassavica Stems contain a toxic milky compound resinoid (galitoxin). Several glycosides and an alkaloid have been isolated.
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