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Hawthorn (Crateaegus
oxyacantha)
Its common names are
Mayblossom, quick, whitehorn, hazels and hagthorn.
The bark of hawthorn
contains the alkaloid crataegin, which, when isolated, is grayish-white
crystals, bitter in taste, soluble in water and partially insoluble in alcohol.
Hawthorn berries are one
of the most reliable herbs for heart problems including cholesterol and
valvular heart diseases. It is a cardiac, diuretic, astringent and tonic. It is
used primarily as a cardiac tonic for organic and functional heart problems. It
is also useful for diuretic problems involving oedema and kidney complaints.
Hydrangea
(Hydrangea aborescens)
Common names for hydrangea
are seven barks and wild hydrangea.
Hydrangea contains two
resins, gum, sugar, starch, albumen, soda, lime potassium, magnesium, sulphuric
and phosphoric acids, a pro-to salt of iron and the glucose hydrangin. It also
contains a fixed and volatile oil. Two crystalline are found in the
flowers-hydragenol and hydrangeaic acid.
It treats fluid retention
and stone formation in the kidneys and bladder.
The root of hydrangea is a
diuretic, lithotropic. The leaves are a tonic, diuretic, cathartic and
sialagogue. The herb is valuable for reliving bladder problems. Although
hydrangea will not cure stones in the bladder, it will remove the stones as
well as the pain accompanying them, Hydrangea will also relieve backache caused
by kidney problems. And it is good for chronic rheumatism, scurvy, paralysis
and oedema.
Note:
Hydrangea is poisonous when taken in immoderate amounts. Anyone wishing to take
the herb should receive the permission of his or her physician first. Overdoses
will cause vertigo and stuffiness of the chest.
Lobelia
(Lobelia inflata)
Its common names are
bladder pod, emetic weed, gag root, emetic herb, Indian tobacco, vomit root,
vomitwort and wild tobacco.
[There are conflicting
opinions. Lobelia has been the cause of great and often heated controversy about
its poisonous qualities. The majority of experts now believe that it is a
wonderful healing and relieving agent with remarkable powers].
Lobelia contains a liquid
alkaloid called lobeline as well as lobelic acid, gum, resin, chlorophyl, fixed
oil, lignin, salts of lime and potassium and ferric oxide. The seeds contain
higher amounts of lobeline than the rest of the plant.
Lobelia is a diaphoretic,
stimulant, antispasmodic, diuretic, emetic, nervine and expectorant. It treats
asthma and bronchial spasms, relaxes the respiratory passages, and may be used
to lessen the strength of contractions during natural childbirth.
It is used for its
antispasmodic qualities to treat asthma and whooping cough. It is excellent for
lung congestion and is also used to induce vomiting. A poultice is good for
bruises, insect bites, sprains, felons, ringworm and poisoning irritation. If a
patient is delirious, an enema of lobelia and catnip will relieve the brain.
Combined with slippery elm, lobelia makes an excellent poultice for abscesses,
boils and carbuncles.
Lobelia is similar to
nicotine, and it is used in commercial smoking preparations to counteract the
desire for tobacco. It is a relaxant and will cause drowsiness; relaxation is
counteracted by an infusion of capsicum, a stimulant.
Note: No
one should take more than three cups daily: of lobelia. And no one should drink
and drive with this herb, which produces relaxcation, drowsiness and shallow
breathing. Normally the dangers are more from the wrong prescription of herbs
than from any special toxicity of the drug it self.
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