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Herbs for Health Conditions

Anaemia (due to iron deficiency)

Tea – parsley, nettle, agrimony, lady’s mantle 

Arthritis

Tea – Horsetail, nettle

Cream – calendula, comfrey

Compress = cabbage leaves, club moss leaves.

Bronchial asthma

Tea – thyme, plantain

Cataracts

Tea - Eyebright aerial parts

Colds

Tea – nettle, yarrow, ginger, garlic, meadowsweet

Inhalation – chamomile

Cold Sores

Topically – lemon balm, garlic (may burn)

Constipation

Tea – nettle, yarrow, dandelion

Female tonic

Tea – dandelion root, nettle, yarrow, parsley, yellow dock

Fungal Infection/Athlete’s foot

Compress – Garlic or Turmeric powder & calendula ointment

Infantile colic

Tea/infusion – lemon balm, chamomile, vervain, licorice, fennel.

Haemorrhoids

Cream/ointment = comfrey

Insect Bites & Stings

Rub on lavender leaf, aloe vera gel or calendula in any form

Joints

Tea – horsetail, nettle

Cream – comfrey

Heart health

Tea – hawthorne

Kidneys

Tea – nettle leaves.

Migraine

Tea - feverfew, yarrow, rosemary

Nausea

Ginger tea – several cups daily of fresh ginger

Varicose veins

Tea – nettle, raw garlic, lecithin

Compress – Mullein, A.C.V. (reduces pain)