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HERBS USED FOR TEAS
Alfalfa - Aids Digestion.
Angelica - Mild antispasmodic and digestive aid.
Aniseed - Decongestant for nose and sinuses.
Basil and Borage - "Pick me up" tonic.
Bilberry - Aids circulation.
Black Current - Stimulates taste buds.
Blueberry - Pleasant before meal tea.
Borage - Antimelancholy.
Buchu - Natural diuretic (dangerous if taken to excess.)
Burdock Root - Helps sciatica and rheumatoid arthritis.
Butcher's Broom - Good diuretic.
Catnip - Relaxant and mild depressant.
Chamomile - Calms hyperactive children; good before bedtime.
Chicory - Normalizes liver function.
Cinnamon - Clears the brain and improves thought processes.
Cornsilk - Reduces pain of urinary infections.
Couch Grass - Tightens and tones up the bladder sphincter, good diuretic.
Dandelion - Improves liver function and kidney function.
Elder Flower - Increases immune function.
Fennel - Good for the pancreas, for good digestion, heartburn
Fenugreek - Good for colds, clogged ears, and aching sinuses, very
good at cutting down the mucus in the system.
Ginger - Appetite restorer, soothes heartburn, good digestion
Ginseng - Natural tonic for an energy boost.
Goldenseal - Internal detergent (avoid if you have high blood pressure.)
Hawthorne Berry - Energizing to the elderly.
Hops - Relaxant and calming agent.
Horehound - Helps loosen heavy mucus.
Jasmine - Mild nerve sedative.
Juniper Berry - Helps cystitis or bladder inflammation.
Licorice - Good Laxative.
Nettle - Increases blood pressure (avoid if you have high blood pressure.)
Orange Flowers - Sleep aid.
Oregano - excellent for relieving gas
Parsley - Diuretic (increases flow of urine.)
Peppermint - Anti-gas.
Raspberry - Tightens, tones and strengthens the uterus.
Red Clover - Inner cleanser.
Rose Hips - Adrenal stimulant during daytime.
Sage - Improves brain nourishment; known as the "thinker's tea".
Sarsaparilla - Laxative, hormone balancer (not be used on a regular basis.)
Senna - Strong laxative.
Slippery Elm - Pain reliever.
Spearmint - Pain reliever.
Thyme - Sore throats and colds.
Valerian - Natural sedative.
Yarrow - General tonic
EMOTIONAL UPSETS: Avoid Fats and sweets, increase the intake of carbohydrates. Supplements of Magnesium, Vitamin B complex, Vitamin B6. Herbs Suggested - Chamomile, Chaste Tree Berry, Dong Quai, Feverfew, Motherwort, Sarsaparilla, Scullcap and Wild Yams. Exercise may also be helpful.
"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul."
Douglas MacArthur
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