REMEDIES: HERBS USED FOR TEAS

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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.

 

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