HERBS AND THEIR USES

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Hepatic
Hepatics strengthen and tone the liver as well as stimulate the flow of bile .Barberry, Cascara Sagrada, Celery Seed, Cleavers, Dandelion, Fennel, Golden Seal, Mandrake, Milk Thistle, Motherwort, Oregon Grape, Prickly Ash, Wild Yam, Wormwood, Yarrow, Yellow Dock.

Hypnotic
Hypnotic herbs will help induce sleep (not a hypnotic trance). Hops, Passion Flower, Lady’s Slipper, Skullcap, Valerian.

Hypotensive
Remedies that reduce elevated blood pressure.
Astragalus, Cat's Claw, Hawthorn, Hops, Reishi, Valerian, Yarrow.

Laxative
Herbs that promote the evacuation of the bowels.
Barberry, Boneset, Burdock, Butcher’s Broom, Cascara Sagrada, Cleavers, Dandelion, Golden Seal, Licorice, Oregon Grape, Senna, Rhubarb, Yellow Dock.

Mucilage
Mucilaginous herbs contain gelatinous constituents and will often be demulcent. Fenugreek, Flax Seed, Irish Moss, Kelp, Marshmallow, Parthenium, Psyllium, Slippery Elm.

Nervine
Herbs that strengthen and tone the nervous system, easing anxiety and stress. Black Cohosh, Blue Cohosh, Blue Vervain, Catnip, Chamomile, Cramp bark, Damiana, Feverfew, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Hops, Jamaican Dogwood, Lady’s Slipper, Motherwort, Oat Straw, Passion Flower, Periwinkle, Red Clover, Skullcap, Valerian, Wild Cherry Bark, Wormwood.

Oxytocic
Herbs that stimulate the contraction of the uterus.
Blue Cohosh, Dong Quai, Golden Seal, Red Raspberry, Squaw Vine.

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