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Peppermint (Mentha
piperita)
Common names are brandy
mint and lamp mint.
The name menthe comes from
a Greek nymph, Minthe, who loved Pluto so much that Persephone became jealous
and turned her into a plant.
Peppermint has been used
since the early dynasties of China. Roman physicians used it.
Nineteenth-century herbalists used it. We still use it. Leaves are sometimes
strewn on church floors because the leaves smell so good. In India the herb is
used in clumps to freshen rooms. It stops mental lethargy and helps balance
metabolism which can deplete one’s mental forces.
Peppermint leaves and
flowers are used to treat bronchial disorders. It is mild relaxant. It is
spicy, bitter, and slightly cool. It contains an essential oil that is yellow
or green with a burning, camphorescent taste: it becomes red with age.
Peppermint also contains menthol, menthyl acetate and isovalerate, as well as
menthone, cineol, inactive pinene and limonene.
Peppermint is a
carminative, cholagogue, refrigerant, stomachic, anodyne, antispasmodic and
tonic. The herb is said to be an aphrodisiac when taken in large quantities.
Peppermint is also used frequently in combination with other herbs to make them
more palatable.
Peppermint tea or oil is
useful for poor digestion, nausea, abdominal pains, cramps, migraine headaches
and insomnia. The leaves make a cooling external application that relieves
slight pain. Made into a salve, the leaves are wonderful for itching skin
conditions.
Note:
Peppermint may cause minor heart problems if taken for a prolonged period.
Poke
Root (Phytolacca decandra)
Its common names are red
weed, pokeweed, garget, red ink plant, pigeon berry, Virginia polk, scoke
coakum, pocan bush, American nightshade, cancer jalap and red ink berries.
Pokeroot has been used for
centuries in France, Germany, Africa and the United States. It was one of the
first natural inks in the New World. Voyagers found it here, tried it and
promptly took some back to their native countries, where it became very
popular.
The early shoots are used,
as are roots and berries. It has an extremely strong purge. It is used only
when drastic measures are called for and when all other natural methods have
failed or are not suitable. It serves as a violent laxative and diuretic to clean
the whole system.
The berries contain
phytolaccic acid and tannin. The root contains a non-reducing sugar, formic
acid and bitter resin. The alkaloid phytolaccin may be present in minute
quantities in the root. The herb also contains vitamin C.
Poke root is an
alterative, deobstruent, detergent, resolvent, antisphilitic and antiscorbutic.
It is good for enlargements of the spleen and glands, especially the thyroid.
It is also useful for treating a hard liver, inflammation of the kidneys,
biliousness and enlarged lymphatic glands. To treat goiter it is taken
internally as well as used as a liniment and poultice. It is effective against
enlargements of bone from chronic injuries and for growths. Externally it is
applied as a poultice for sores and boils and to relive difficult urination.
Note:
Overdoses of pokeroot may produce vomiting, purging, prostration, convulsion
and death.
Red
Clover (Trifolium pretense)
Its common names are marl
grass, cow grass and cleaver grass.
Red clover has been grown
in Europe, Central and Northern Asia, Canada and the United States since before
written history.
The flowering tops are
used. It is sweet, salty, and cool. It is great blood purifier and tonic. Most
skin disorders are caused by impurities of the blood and its tea may be taken
on a regular basis when one suffers from pimples, boils, or other skin
eruptions. Some people are allergic to Red clover.
It has many important
nutrients, including vitamins and minerals. It contains blood thinning
coumarins, which makes it very effective for many chronic degenerative
diseases.
Red clover is an
alterative, depurative, detergent and mild stimulant. It is a wonderful blood
purifier and is very high in iron. Red clover blossom tea is effective for
bronchial troubles, bad nerves, whooping cough and wounds. The herb also may
help cancer of the stomach or any part of the body, when combined with
chaparral is more effective, bathe parts of the body freely with tea and drink
four cups daily on an empty stomach for internal healing.
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