HERBS FOR HEALING
  Davina Wynne-Jones  
   
SYMPTOMS INDEX
Acne Burdock, lavender, cowslip, dandelion, comfrey (good for scarring)
   
Anthihistermine Chamomile, Feverfew
   
Antibacterial Garlic, chives, pasque flower, chamomile, Echinacea, St. John’s Wort,
Elecampine, Sage, Angelica
 
Antifungal Calendula, chamomile, elecamine

 
Antioxidant Selfheal
 
Antiseptic Thyme, Echinacea, Rosemary, Wintergreen, Sage, Southernwood, Meadowsweet, Basil, (for the eyes – calendula, chamomile) (for the gums – myrrh essential oi)
 
Breast Milk to increase the flow
Fennel, holy thistle, parsley, raspberry, stinging nettle, vervain, (sage will dry up milk)
 
Boils Lady`s Mantle
   
Bones Broken or fractured
Comfrey
   
Bruises Comfrey, St. John’s Wort. Witchhazel, Catmint
   
Burns Aloe Vera. House Leek. Lavender, yarrow, catmint, Sst. John’s Wort
   
Candida Milk thistle, chamomile, thyme, burdock
   
Cataarh Yarrow, garlic, pasque flower, angelica, Holy thistle, witch hazel, hyssop,Lovage, lemon balm, peppermint, basil, sweet marjoram, oregano, rosemary, Elder, Golden rod, wood betony, thyme, wild pansy.
   
Circulation Anglica, elecampane, Yarrow (to the head – Rosemary)
   
Colds and Flu Echinacea, Elderflower, wood betony, chamomile, feverfew, oregano, elecampane, golden rod, pasque flower
   
Coughs Elderflower, Thyme, Marshmallow, angelica
   
Cracked Nipples Calendula, comfrey, marshmallow
   
Creates distaste for alcohol Angelica
   
Cuts and wounds Yarrow, Selfheal, Comfrey, St. John’sWort, Marigold, Foxglove leaves, Houseleek, viola heartsease, Creeping Jenny, Lady’s Mantle, Golden Rod
     
Depression St. John’s Wort, Borage, Milk thistle, Lemon Balm
     
Detox Burdock, milk thistle, vervain
     
Diuretic Angelica, dandelion, burdock, borage, fennel, marshmallow, parsley, yarrow
     
Eczema Lemon Balm, evening primrose, stinging nettle
     
   
Emotional Stress Lime flowers, chamomile, hops wood betony lemon balm, clary sage, cowslip, oregano, pasque flower, skullcap, St. John’s Wort, vervain
     
Excessive Menstral Bleeding Raspberry leaves, mother wort, lady’s mantle
 


General Tonic Bitter Vetch, viola heartsease, yarrow, wood betony, vervain, skullcap, clary sage, cowslip, holy thistle
   
Headaches Skullcap, wood betony, lavender, peppermint, parsley, cowslip, rosemary.
   
Heartburn Peppermint, liquorice, fennel, marshmallow
   
High Blood Pressure Yarrow, Selfheal
     
Immune system Echinacea, Yarrow, Garlic, chives, angelica, burdock, marigold, holy thistle, chamomile, liquorice, sunflower, St. John’s Wort, Hyssop, lavender, lemon balm, basil, oregano, evening primrose, parsley, rose, rosemary, sage, thyme, nasturtium
     
Lymph System (Stimulating) Calendula/marigold, Echinacea/coneflower,cleavers (common weed), figwort
     
Insomnia Lime flowers, chamomile, cowslip, vervain, lavender
     
Lethargy Wood Betony
   
Lowers blood sugar Burdock
     
Lowering fever Feverfew, yarrow, angelica, marigold/calendula, coriander, Echinacea, sunflower, hyssop, elecampane, lavender, lovage, peppermint, lemonbalm, cowslip, rosemary, elder, skullcap, goldenrod, thyme, vervain, wild pansy,
   
Menopause Sage. Black cohosh, Lady’s Mantle, motherwort, skullcap, St.John’s WortNettles
   
Migraine Feverfew, St. John’s Wort, vervain, rosemary
   
Morning Sickness Raspberry leaves, chamomile, catnip black horehound.
   
Mouthwash /gargle Thyme, Oregano, sage
     
Overexcited children Chamomile tea, lime flower
     
Period pains Chamomile, Angelica, Golden Rod
     
PMS Evening Primrose, milk thistle, vervain, angelica chamomile (with high blood pressure - lime flowers (with nervous excitability) - valerian, skullcap, (with fluid retention) - dandelion or parsley
     
Pregnancy Consult a professional but nettle tea is nutrious and harmless.
   
Sore throat Echinacea,Thyme, Oregano, Cowslip, Rosemary, RaspberryAgrimony, Garlic, Marshmallow.
   
Wind Fennel, Wood Betony, Angelica, Chamomile, Dill, Yarrow, Meadowsweet.