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Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits of Edible Plants Sources: "The Forager's Guide to Wild Foods" by Nicole Apelian, Ph.D. "Medicinal Herbs" by Rosemary Gladstar Analgesic (Pain reliever) Agrimony Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Black walnut Chickory (Chick weed) Cocklebur Cottonwood tree Deadnettle (Henbit) Ginseng Goldenrod Mint Mullen (flowers) Pearly Everlasting Plantain Quaking Aspen Rosemary Self Heal St. John's wort Sumac Wild Lettuce Wintergreen (Shrub) Valerian Antibiotic Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Burdock Cloves (mouth, soar tooth) Cocklebur Fennel Garlic Goldenrod Hops Horseweed Horsetail Lavender Lemon balm Topical for mucus membranes Goldenseal Licorice Pennycress (Field) Plantain St. John's wort Sweet Basil Thyme Turmeric (topical, stronger than vitamin E) Wild Onion Yarrow Anti-fungal Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Black walnut Burdock Cinnamon Cloves Fennel Goldenrod Horseweed Lavender Anti-histamine -- See also: Respiratory Goldenrod Nettles Self Heal Anti-inflammatory -- See also: Throat (sore) Arthritis Alfalfa Cayenne Pepper (topical) Ginger Honeysuckle Horsetail Turmeric (stronger than hydrocortisone) Aloe vera (used topically for for poison ivy and bursitis) Agrimony Black walnut Calendula Chamomile Cottonwood tree Lotus, American/Yellow Deadnettle (Henbit) Goldenrod Licorice Magnolia Tree Marsh mallow Mullein Oats Primrose (evening) Pennycress (Field) Pine (white) Plantain Quaking Aspen Red Clover Rosemary Shepherd’s Purse St. John's wort Sumac Stinging Nettle Raspberry Wintergreen (shrub) Yarrow Anti-microbial Self Heal Yarrow Antioxidants – See: Cancer Antiseptic Calendula Cinnamon Cloves Garlic Hops Lavender Marjoram/Oregano Marsh Woundwart Indian Strawberry (Mock) Mullein Pearly Everlasting Honey Locust tree Oak (white) Pine (white) Quaking Aspen Yarrow Antispasmodic (Spasm) Chamomile Cloves Daisy (Oxeye) Dill Hops Lavender Magnolia Tree Marsh Woundwart Mint, especially peppermint Mullein Silverweed Wild Lettuce Yarrow Anti-Viral (Particularly herpes and shingles) Cinnamon Elderberry Lemon balm Licorice St. John's wort Anxiety (Stress Reducers) Catnip Cayenne Pepper Chamomile Goldenrod Hops Horse tea Lavender Lemon balm Marjoram/Oregano Mullen Oats (green tops) Sage Spearmint St. John's wort Sweet Basil (nervous irritability and fatigue) Valerian Arthritis -- See: Anti-inflammatory Alfalfa Cayenne Pepper (topical) Honeysuckle Horsetail Nettles Asthma -- See: Respiratory Astringent (Tightening of soft tissues) Mullein Pearly Everlasting Bladder Problems -- See also: Kidney Parsley Sumac (shrub) Blood – Watercress -- See also: Liver Bleeding (stop) Pine (white) Plantain Shepherd's purse Yarrow Blood sugar levels Cinnamon Blood thinner Fennel Mock/Indian Strawberry Cholesterol Garlic Circulation (increase) Shepherd’s Purse Lower blood pressure Stinging Nettles Lowers triglycerides Ginger Prairie Turnip (Anemia) (High blood pressure & Arteriolosclerosis) Salsify root Hawthorn tree Magnolia Tree Vitamin K (Coagulant) Cattail Self Heal Shepherd’s Purse Stinging Nettles Stork’s Bill White blood cells -- See also: immune system Garlic Brain health Lemon balm Rosemary -- improves concentration and memory, treats headaches Prairie Turnip Burns Aloe vera Peppermint Cancer Preventing cancer Burdock Agrimony Fennel Goldenrod Plantain Self Heal Chokeberry (Shrub) Gooseberry (Shrub) Huckleberry Raspberry Rosemary Sumac Treating cancer Honey Locust tree Prairie Turnip Sowthistle Turmeric (Breast, Colon, Lymphoma, prostate and skin cancers) Carbohydrates Cattail Cholesterol -- See: Heart Circulatory system -- see heart Cradle cap Calendula Crohn’s Disease Self Heal Cold and flue -- See also: throat (sore) Cough Bergamot (Bee Balm) Oak (white) Sumac Turmeric Black Pepper Daisy (Oxeye) Cough suppressant Elderberry (Shrub) Garlic Ginger Horseradish (head colds) Mint Sage Thyme Wild Onion Colic (in babies) Chamomile Dill Colitis Self Heal Constipation Sumac (shrub) Cough – See: Cold Depression Rosemary Lemon balm St. John's wort Detoxifier Burdock Diabetes Prairie Turnip Self Heal Stinging Nettles Sumac (shrub) Diaper rash Calendula Chickweed Diarrhea Sumac Blackberries Thistle Digestion -- See also: Stomach Black Pepper Calendula Cardamom Cayenne Pepper Chickory (Chick weed) Cinnamon Chamomile Common reed Dandelion Dill Garlic Goldenrod Marsh mallow Peppermint Rosemary Spiderwort (Ohio) Stomach ulcers Wild Leek Wild Lettuce Wild mint Honey Locust tree Sage Stomach ulcers and Colitis Aloe vera (use the gel internally, not the leaves) Sweet Basil Yarrow Disinfectant -- See: Antibiotic Ear infection Mullen oil Energy Prairie Turnip Endocrine system -- See also: Glands Licorice (adrenal and estrogen) Expectorant – See: Respiratory Eye irritations Chickweed Northern Redcurrant Sumac Macular Degeneration and Cataracts (Lutin) -- Lilac tree Female (See: Menstrual) Fever reducer Calendula Chamomile Cottonwood tree Deadnettle (Henbit) Indian Strawberry (Mock) Pineapple Weed Sumac Yarrow Flue -- see Cold Gallbladder problems Salsify root Glands -- See also: Endocrine system Thyme (thymus gland) Mullen Gums Sumac (shrub) Gut -- see stomach Headache Ginseng Lavender Peppermint Heart health Hawthorn tree (overall heart health) Lemon balm Oats Prairie Turnip Red clover Valerian Cholesterol Wild Leek Sage Circulatory system Black Pepper Cinnamon Cayenne Pepper Rosemary Low blood pressure Rosemary Hemorrhoids Oak (white) Hepatitis Plantain Hiccups Dill Hormonal imbalance Shepherd’s Purse Immunity -- See also: Vitamins Echinacea (Cone flowers) - especially effective against bronchial, respiratory, oral and soar throats Elderberry Infection – See: Antibiotic Impotency Oats (milky green tops) Insect bites -- See also: Skin irritations Aloe vera Lavender Mullen Peppermint Plantain Spiderwort (Ohio) Sweet Basil (as a Poultice - paste) Insomnia Lavender Marjoram/Oregano Mullein Valerian Kidney Problems -- See also: Bladder Cattail Chickweed Goldenrod Horseweed Parsley Spiderwort (Ohio) Black Currents (Shrub) Northern Redcurrant Watercress Laxative Aloe vera Plantain Lips (sore) Sumac (shrub) Liver benefits Burdock Chickweed Dandelion Goldenrod Nettles Plantain Red clover Sage Salsify root Sowthistle Thistle Turmeric (Jaundice, Gallbladder) Yarrow Lyme Disease Japanese Knotweed Lymphatic system -- See also: Vitamins Burdock Calendula Red clover Chickweed Menopause Red clover Menstruation Bleeding Plantain Cinnamon (promotes menstruation) Evening Primrose Ginger Nettles Pineapple Weed Sage (regulates, eases hot flashes and night sweats) Shepherd’s Purse Sumac (shrub) Yarrow Minerals -- See also: Vitamins Arugula Nettles Parsley Red clover Stinging Nettles Mother's milk (drying up) Parsley Sage (regulates fluids in the body) Mouthwash Peppermint Mucus membranes (sooth) Chickweed Pine (white) Nausea -- See: Stomach Nervous system Oats (green tops) St. John's wort Valerian Osteoporosis Prairie Turnip Pain relief – See: Analgesic Parasiticide Sweet Fern Mulberry tree Pneumonia – Honeysuckle Common reed Ginseng Goldenrod Horseweed Mint Mullein Sowthistle Wild Onion Wild Radish Sumac (shrub) Asthma Oak (white) Asthma SARS Disease (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Japanese Knotweed Protein Plantain Prostate Nettles (seeds) Rashes -- See: Skin irritations Respiratory problems Horseradish Goldenrod Ginger Marsh mallow Red clover Valerian Expectorant Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Marsh Woundwart Mint Mullein Pearly Everlasting Speedwell Sweet Fern White Pine Sedative (Sleep aid) Chamomile Lemon balm Marsh Woundwart Mullein Pearly Everlasting Sweet Basil Wild Lettuce Yarrow Sense of well being -- See: Anxiety Sexual stimulant Arugula Cardamom (sensual) Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Hackberry Tree Sinus congestion Horseradish Skin irritations -- See also: Insect bites Aloe vera Calendula Chamomile Chickweed (itchiness) Common reed Marsh mallow Oats Plantain Red clover Sowthistle St. John's wort Sumac (shrub) Magnolia Tree Eczema Stinging Nettles Burdock Sliver Plantain Soar Throat Echinacea Licorice Stomach (soothing) -- See also: Digestion Chamomile Ginger Licorice Marsh mallow Nausea Ginger Oats Pineapple Weed Self Heal Mint, especially peppermint Yarrow Stress Relief -- See: Anxiety Swelling Black Currents (Shrub) Tonic – Invigorates, Restores, Refreshes & Stimulates Bedstraw (cleans the lymphatic system) Black Pepper Nettles Oats (green tops) Silverweed Spearmint Thyme Throat (sore) Bergamot (Bee Balm) Hackberry Tree Sage (mouth wash for throat and tonsils) Self Heal Thyme Wild Onion Toothache Cloves Urinary tract infection (UTI) Marsh mallow Vaginal infection (Leukorrhea) Sage Vitality Sage Vitamins (Immune system) – See also: Minerals Dandelion Nettles Parsley Plantain Red clover Self-Heal Violet Vitamin A Cayenne Pepper Shepherd’s Purse Stinging Nettles Vitamin B2 Shepherd’s Purse Stinging Nettles (Several B vitamins) Vitamin C Cayenne Pepper Horseradish Rosehip Self Heal Shepherd’s Purse Yellowcress Gooseberry (Shrub) Huckleberry Mint Sumac Watercress Vitamin K – See: Blood Thiamine Self Heal Wart removal Dandelion milk 2-3 times a day for 2-3 weeks Worms Garlic Wild Leek Black Currents (Shrub) Wound healing Aloe vera Arrow-leaved Balsamroot Calendula Cattail Chicory (Chick weed) Deadnettle (Henbit) Goldenrod Plantain Self-heal Stinging Nettles (burns) Yarrow Yeast infections Calendula
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