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Motherwort, as its name implies, is a woman’s herb. It has been used in Asia to prevent pregnancy and regulate menstrual cycles. It is used by midwives to help expell the afterbirth, to help get the uterus back into shape after childbirth, to prevent uterine infections and to ease symptoms of postpartum stress and depression. Traditional herbals suggest motherwort for “hysterical” conditions and “meloncholy”. As a relaxing nervine, motherwort helps to reduce anxiety and tension and bring one back to a place of calm centeredness. Motherwort is also a digestive bitter and as such encourages bile production, healthy digestion and reduces gas pains.
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is used for menstrual and uterine conditions, as well as in heart and circulation treatments
Tags: calming tonic, depression, digestive bitter, Medicinal Uses, menopause, nervine, postpartum depression, regulate menstrual cycles, uterine infections, UTI
Maria Treben is often referenced to in my posts, I will keep myself to this old tradition, because her experiences are well documented and I like her insights on the different herbs. She describes calendula as a noteworthy herb to use against several ailments.
Calendula (Calendula officinalis, Marigold)
Chemical Profile of Calendula
It contains up to 0.8% flavonoids (O-glycosides of quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin) as well as bisdesmosidic and monodesmosidic saponins, hydroxylated and esterified triterpenes (taraxasterol, faradiol, helianthriol), while the essential oil contains mainly sesquiterpenoids such as cardinol, a-ionone and b-ionone.
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Tags: Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiscrofulous, astringent, athlete's foot, Calendula Salve, cancer, Cholagogue, cold sore, Depurative, diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Febrifuge, herpes, infections, inflammation, skin cancer, strawberry mark, ulcers, UTI, yeast infection
Common names: Clivers, Goosegrass, Yellow Bedstraw, Maid’s Hair, Cheese Rennet, Hedge Bedstraw and Lady’s Bedstraw.
Yellow Bedstraw is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe and Asia. It is a low scrambling plant, with the stems growing to 60-120 cm long, frequently rooting where they touch the ground. The leaves are 1-3 cm long and 2 mm broad, shiny dark green, hairy underneath, borne in whorls of 8-12. Its small, bright yellow flowers are are 2-3 mm in diameter closely clustered together in dense panicles at the tops of the wiry, square, upright stems, which are 1 to 3 feet high, and bear numerous very narrow, almost thread-like leaves, placed six to eight together in whorls. This plant exudes a strong honey-like odour and is best gathered in July.
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Tags: acne, cancer, fast wound healing, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, kidney stone, kidney stones, maria treben, mouth ulcer, skin cancer, skin infection, thyroid problems, tongue cancer, tonic, ulcers, urinary tract infection, UTI
Propolis is a resinous mixture that honey bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. Propolis is a resinous substance collected by honeybees from buds and exudates of certain trees and plants, and stored inside their hives. It has been used in folk medicine from ancient times to treat various ailments. It has been revealed that Propolis possesses various biological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties.
Propolis - A natural antibiotic
The name “Propolis” comes from two Greek words: “pro” meaning “before” or “for” and “polis” meaning “city”-as bees are using Propolis in order to protect their city. In the hive Propolis is used as a kind of cement or clay in order to cover small holes in the walls, protecting both from intruders and from temperature variability and, most important, as Propolis is a very efficient antiseptic, it is used for protection against infections.
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Tags: anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, antiseptic, Bee Pollen, cancer, Greece, infections, inflamed tooth, natural antibiotic, ulcers in mouth, UTI
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) has been used from time immemorial by the North American Indians as a yellow dye and as a bitter tonic.
Goldenseal
“The Indians dye their bright yellow with the root of a plant which might very well be called radix flava Americana. This root is generally from one to three inches long, and about one-half an inch in diameter, and sends out a great number of small filaments in every direction except upward; these filaments re as yellow as the body of the root itself, From the root there grows up a stalk about a foot from the ground, and at the top is one broad leaf. A red berry, in shape and size resembling a raspberry, but of a deeper red, grows on the top of the leaf. This berry is ripe in July. ”
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Tags: antipasmodic, antiseptic, bites, colitis, cuts, gastric inflammation, hemorrhoids, immune support, infections, Medicinal Properties, nasal congestion, stings, stomach, stomach upset, ulcers, urinary tract infection, UTI, wound healing, wounds
Cranberry
I’ve been suffering from cystitis for a couple of years during my mid-twenties so I did my homework researching natural remedies that were suggested for UTI. I’ve tried many things, Cranberry juice was one of them.
Cranberries have moderate levels of vitamin C, dietary fiber and the essential dietary mineral, manganese, as well as a balanced profile of other essential micronutrients. (More info about its nutrients)
Thanks to Prof. Itzhak Ofek, a researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, the world now knows that science supports the folklore. His research on Cranberry over the past two decades shows that its juice indeed combats urinary tract infections.
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Tags: anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, Cranberry Sauce Recipe, gastric ulcers, infections, urinary tract, urinary tract infection, UTI
