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See also: Illness symptoms and their Remedies on this page Sources: "The Forager's Guide to Wild Foods" by Nicole Apelian, Ph.D. "Medicinal Herbs" by Rosemary Gladstar Terms -- Analgesic: Pain reliever -- Diuretic: increase the excretion of urine -- Emollient / Demulcent: Soothing to skin and mucus membranes -- Poultice: Mashed plant material placed over a wound with gauze to promote healing -- Tonic: Invigorates, restores, refreshes, and stimulates Burdock root Health benefits: The plant that inspired the invention of Velcro, Burdock also prevents and treats cancer, Soothes a cough and cold, detoxifies the liver, eases aches and pains, Reduces blood pressure, Improves hair and Reduces wrinkles. Seeds and leaves can also be used as a poultice for skin issues, having antibacterial and antifungal properties. Calendula Health benefits: Wound healing: skin irritations, such as Cradle cap and Diaper rash, good for digestion, cleanses the lymphatic system (swollen glands). Chamomile Health benefits: Anti-inflammatory (arthritis), reduces anxiety and spasms, breaks a fever. Chickweed Health benefits: Treats dry, itchy skin and sooths mucus membranes, eye irritations, kidney and liver disorders, helps in weight loss, aids the lymphatic system. Echinacea (Cone Flower) Health benefits: Cold and flu treatment and prevention (boosts immune system), Soar throat, Reduced Respiratory Infections, Anxiety Relief. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Dandelion -- the whole plant is edible and medicinal Health benefits: The root detoxifies the liver (blood), aids in digestion, leaf is a good source of potassium, iron, calcium, vitamins and minerals. Dandelion milk treats warts. Elderberry Health benefits: Boosts the immune system; combine with Echinacea to fight colds, viral infections: flues, herpes and shingles, and counters upper respiratory infections. Turn into syrup, wine, jam, jellies and pies. flowers are edible. Goldenrod Health benefits: Analgesic, Antibiotic, Antifungal, Anti-histamine, Anti-inflammatory, Anxiety, Cancer, Digestion, Kidney problems, Liver cleansing, Respiratory, Wound healing. Hawthorn Health benefits: This tree acts as a preventative and a cure for many heart related problems, such as: high and low blood pressure, heart disease, edema, angina and heart arrhythmia. Berries, leaves and flowers are edible and healthy, primarily the berries. They dilate arteries and veins, strengthen the heart muscle, regulate blood pressure, and maintain healthy cholesterol levels. It stabilizes collagen and helps in the repair of ligaments, tendons and muscles. It also lowers the tendency for bruising, and raises the mood against grief and sadness. Lemon Balm Health benefits: Lemon Balm is mostly considered a brain tonic, strengthening memory and resisting depression. It is also good for the heart. Combined with Chamomile relieves spasms and thus calms the nerves and digestive system. It is a mild sedative, especially effective in cases of grief and depression (SAD). It also has anti-viral properties and acts as an antibiotic. Licorice Health benefits: Its anti-inflammatory properties sooth the tender mucus membranes of a soar throat, bronchial tubes, stomach and bowel irritations, and treats gastric and peptic ulcers. It is also antibiotic and antiviral. It works on the endocrine gland system to ward off adrenal exhaustion, and it makes a good tea for women going through menopause, in that it stimulates estrogen production. Marsh Mallow Health benefits: Marsh Mallow is soothing to inflamed tissues of the lungs, stomach and bowel, but is most well known for its soothing action on the kidney and bladder (sooths, not cures, UTIs). A paste of Marsh Mallow and chamomile on the skin moisturizes dry, itchy and chapped skin on babies bums. Mullein Health benefits: An anti-spasmodic, anti-septic and anti-inflammatory, mullein is the go-to herb for asthma, allergies and other related breathing problems. When drinking the tea, it leaves you with a sense of well-being, acting as a seditive. It also treats glandular imbalances. Make a poultice of it to effectively treat boils, swelling around the neck, bruises and insect bites. Use the flowers as a pain reliever. Mullein oil is often used to fight ear infections. Peppermint Health benefits: Peppermint contains essential minerals, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. It is best known as an oral and digestive medicine, relieving stomach cramps, nausea and gas, being antispasmodic, relaxing the muscles. It also works as a pain reliever for headaches, being soothing and comforting. Apply an infusion of honey and peppermint oil to a burn to fight infection and relieve pain. Plantain Health benefits: Plantain draws toxicity from the body in cases of blood poisoning, stimulating the liver. Use as a Poultice to draw infections from a wound, or make into a tea; soak a cloth and place it over the wound; it also helps stop the bleeding. You can use a hot tea-soaked cloth to draw out a sliver, adding a little salt to the wrap. Plantain treats bug bites and other skin irritations. It contains antioxidants, protein, starch and vitamins and works against hepatitis. It is also an analgesic, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. Red Clover Health benefits: Red clover is packed with vitamins. It cleanses the liver and lymphatic system, which cleanses the blood, and it is good for the skin. Use for respiratory infections and to prevent cancer and to retard the negative effects of Menopause. It is also anti-inflammatory and improves heart health. Self Heal Health benefits: Analgesic, anti-histamine, anti-microbial, contains vitamin K, cancer preventer, treats Crohn’s Disease, Colitis and Diabetes, sooths a sour stomach and soar throat, contains vitamin C and Thiamine. St John's Wort Health benefits: This herb is often used to treat depression, anxiety, stress, nerve damage and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It is also used as an analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory agent, working against such viruses as shingles and herpes. Using the flowers topically makes a good remedy for a wide array of skin problems, relieving pain and promoting tissue repair. Stinging Nettles Health benefits: Nettle is rich in iron and calcium and is used as a tonic. It offers benefits to arthritis, and it works as an anti-histamine for allergies like hay fever. It is a friend of the liver and makes both men and women more fertile. Popular pharmaceuticals include it in PMS and menopause medicines, and the seeds are used for prostate issues. Be sure to wear gloves when harvesting this plant, and don't let the sting dissuade you from using it. Thistle Health benefits: Seeds are used to cleanse the Liver and for liver regeneration. Tea from the leaves and roots sooths digestion and eases diarrhea. Valerian Health benefits: Valerian is used for pain relief, anxiety, stress, tension, insomnia and as a muscle relaxant for various nervous disorders. It is also used for respiratory problems and acts as a tonic for the heart, for irregular heartbeat, often combined with hawthorn. Wild (Prickly) Lettuce Health benefits: Used as a pain reliever and sedative, reduces anxiety, anti-spasmodic and aids in digestion. Yarrow Health benefits: Anti-biotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-septic, anti-spasmodic, heals and slows bleeding for wounds and menstruation (vitamin K), aids in digestion, fever reducer, liver cleansing, sedative, sooths a sour stomach.
    Symptoms and their Remedies
    Analgesic (Pain reliever)
    	Agrimony
    	Arrow-leaved Balsamroot
    	Black walnut
    	Chickweed
    	Cocklebur
    	Cottonwood tree
    	Deadnettle (Henbit)
    	Ginseng
    	Goldenrod
    	Mint
    	Mullein (flowers)
    	Pearly Everlasting
    	Plantain
    	Quaking Aspen
    	Rosemary
    	Self Heal
    	St. John's Wort
    	Sumac
    	Wild Lettuce
    	Wintergreen (Shrub)
    	Valerian

    Antibiotic
    	Arrow-leaved Balsamroot
    	Burdock root
    	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 root
    	Cinnamon
    	Cloves
    	Fennel
    	Goldenrod
    	Horseweed
    	Lavender

    Anti-histamine -- See also: Respiratory
    	Goldenrod
    	Nettles
    	Self Heal
    Anti-inflammatory -- See also: Sore throat
    	Arthritis
    		Alfalfa
    		Cayenne Pepper (topical)
    		Ginger
    		Honeysuckle
    		Horsetail
    		Turmeric (topical - stronger than hydrocortisone)
    	Aloe vera (used topically for for poison ivy, sunburns 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)
    	Plantain
    	Quaking Aspen
    	Red Clover
    	Rosemary
    	Shepherd’s Purse
    	St. John's wort
    	Sumac
    	Stinging Nettle
    	Raspberry
    	White Pine
    	Wintergreen (shrub)
    	Yarrow

    Anti-microbial
    	Self Heal
    	Yarrow

    Antioxidants – See: Cancer

    Antiseptic
    	Calendula
    	Cinnamon
    	Cloves
    	Garlic
    	Hops
    	Lavender
    	Marjoram/Oregano
    	Marsh Woundwort
    	Indian Strawberry (Mock)
    	Mullein
    	Pearly Everlasting
    	Honey Locust tree
    	Pine (white)
    	Quaking Aspen
    	White Oak
    	Yarrow

    Antispasmodic (Spasms)
    	Chamomile
    	Cloves
    	Daisy (Oxeye)
    	Dill
    	Hops
    	Lavender
    	Magnolia Tree
    	Marsh Woundwart
    	Mint, especially peppermint
    	Mullein
    	Silverweed
    	Wild Lettuce
    	Yarrow (Topical)

    Anti-Viral (Particularly herpes and shingles)
    	Cinnamon
    	Elderberry
    	Lemon balm
    	Licorice
    	St. John's wort

    Anxiety (Stress Reducers)
    	Catnip
    	Cayenne Pepper
    	Chamomile
    	Goldenrod
    	Hops
    	Horseweed
    	Lavender
    	Lemon balm
    	Marjoram/Oregano
    	Mullein
    	Oats (green tops)
    	Sage
    	Spearmint
    	St. John's wort
    	Sweet Basil (nervous irritability and fatigue)
    	Valerian
    	Wild Lettuce

    Arthritis -- See also: 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

    Blood – Watercress -- See also: Liver
    	Bleeding
    		Pine (white)
    		Plantain
    		Shepherd's purse
    		Yarrow
    	Blood sugar levels
    		Cinnamon
    	Blood thinner
    		Fennel
    		Mock/Indian Strawberry
    	Cholesterol
    		Garlic
    	Circulation (increase)
    		Cayenne pepper
    		Shepherd’s Purse
    	Cleanse the blood -- See: Liver
    	High blood pressure & Arteriolosclerosis
    		Burdock root
    		Salsify root
    		Hawthorn tree
    		Magnolia Tree
    		Nettles
    	Lowers triglycerides
    		Ginger
    		Prairie Turnip (Anemia)
    	Vitamin K (Coagulant)
    		Cattail
    		Self Heal
    		Shepherd’s Purse
    		Stinging Nettles
    		Stork’s Bill
    		Yarrow
    	White blood cells -- See: immune system

    Brain health
    	Lemon balm
    	Rosemary -- improves concentration and memory, treats headaches
    	Prairie Turnip

    Burns
    	Aloe vera
    	Peppermint
    Cancer
    	Preventing cancer
    		Burdock root
    		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
    		Oak (white)
    		Sumac
    		Turmeric
    	Black Pepper
    	Daisy (Oxeye) Cough suppressant
    	Elderberry
    	Garlic
    	Ginger
    	Horseradish (head colds)
    	Mint
    	Sage
    	Thyme
    	Wild Onion

    Colic (in babies)
    	Chamomile
    	Dill
    Colitis
    	Self Heal

    Constipation
    	Sumac

    Cough – See: Cold
    Depression
    	Rosemary
    	Lemon balm
    	St. John's wort

    Detoxifier (blood)
    	Burdock root
    	Dandelion root

    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
    	Chickweed
    	Cinnamon
    	Chamomile
    	Common reed
    	Dandelion root
    	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
    	Mullein oil

    Energy increase
    	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)
    	Mullein
    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
    		Garlic mustard
    		Sage
    		Wild Leek
    	Circulatory system
    		Black Pepper
    		Cinnamon
    		Cayenne Pepper
    		Rosemary
    	Low blood pressure
    		Rosemary

    Hemorrhoids
    	White Oak

    Hepatitis
    	Plantain
    Hiccups
    	Dill
    Hormonal imbalance
    	Shepherd’s Purse

    Immune system -- See also: Vitamins
    	Echinacea (Cone flowers) - especially effective against bronchial, respiratory, oral and soar throats
    	Elderberry
    	Garlic

    Infection – See: Antibiotic
    Impotency
    	Oats (milky green tops)

    Insect bites -- See also: Skin irritations
    	Aloe vera
    	Lavender
    	Mullein
    	Peppermint
    	Plantain
    	Spiderwort (Ohio)
    	Sweet Basil (as a Poultice - paste)
    Insomnia -- See: Sedative (Sleep aid)

    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 cleansing
    	Burdock root
    	Chickweed
    	Dandelion root
    	Goldenrod
    	Nettles
    	Plantain
    	Red clover
    	Sage
    	Salsify root
    	Sowthistle
    	Thistle
    	Turmeric (Jaundice, Gallbladder)
    	Yarrow

    Lyme Disease
    	Japanese Knotweed
    Lymphatic system -- See also: Vitamins
    	Burdock root
    	Calendula
    	Red clover
    	Chickweed
    Menopause
    	Red clover
    Menstruation
    	Bleeding (excessive) -- Plantain
    	Cinnamon (promotes menstruation)
    	Evening Primrose
    	Ginger
    	Nettles
    	Pineapple Weed
    	Sage (regulates, eases hot flashes and night sweats)
    	Shepherd’s Purse
    	Sumac
    	Yarrow

    Minerals -- See also: Vitamins
    	Arugula
    	Nettles
    	Parsley
    	Red clover
    Mother's milk (Help dry up)
    	Parsley
    	Sage (regulates fluids in the body)
    Mouthwash
    	Peppermint
    Mucus membranes (sooth)
    	Chickweed
    	White Pine

    Nausea -- See: Stomach

    Nervous system
    	Oats (green tops)
    	St. John's wort
    	Valerian
    Osteoporosis
    	Prairie Turnip

    Pain relief – See: Analgesic

    Parasites
    	Sweet Fern
    	Mulberry tree
    Pneumonia – See: Respiratory
    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
    	Pneumonia – Honeysuckle
    		Common reed
    		Ginseng
    		Goldenrod
    		Mint
    		Mullein
    		Sowthistle
    		Wild Onion
    		Wild Radish
    		Sumac (asthma)
    		White Oak (asthma)
    		SARS Disease (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) -- Japanese Knotweed

    Sedative (Sleep aid)
    	Chamomile
    	Lavender
    	Lemon balm
    	Marjoram/Oregano
    	Marsh Woundwart
    	Mullein
    	Pearly Everlasting
    	Sweet Basil
    	Wild Lettuce
    	Valerian
    	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
    	Magnolia Tree
    	Eczema
    		Stinging Nettles
    		Burdock root

    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
    	Cayenne 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 root
    	Nettles
    	Parsley
    	Plantain
    	Red clover
    	Self-Heal
    	Violet
    Vitamin A
    	Cayenne Pepper
    	Garlic mustard
    	Shepherd’s Purse
    	Stinging Nettles
    Vitamin B
    	Garlic mustard
    Vitamin B2
    	Shepherd’s Purse
    	Stinging Nettles (Several B vitamins)
    Vitamin C
    	Cayenne Pepper
    	Garlic mustard
    	Horseradish
    	Rosehip
    	Self Heal
    	Shepherd’s Purse
    	Yellowcress
    	Gooseberry (Shrub)
    	Huckleberry
    	Mint
    	Sumac
    	Watercress
    Vitamin E
    	Garlic mustard
    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
    	Chickweed
    	Deadnettle (Henbit)
    	Goldenrod
    	Plantain
    	Self-heal
    	Stinging Nettles (burns)
    	Yarrow
Yeast infections Calendula