Summer Savory Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Chakra Colour: Green Medicinal Uses: Summer savory is often called the “bean herb” because of the excellent flavor it adds to legumes. Although it is largely a culinary herb, it contains oils and tannins that have mild astringent and antiseptic … Continue Reading
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Earth Chakra Colour: Yellow Medicinal Uses: Rhubarb Root is one of the best, most reliable and gentle laxatives available in the herbal material medica. Small doses act slightly astringent, while large doses are laxative. It acts by stimulating the peristaltic movement and thus has … Continue Reading
Willow Bark
Willow Bark Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water Chakra Colour: Yellow Medicinal uses: Willow bark contains salicin, or Salicylic acid, used to make aspirin. Infusions from the bark have long been used as a remedy for colds, rheumatism, and fevers. It is an analgesic, anti-inflammatory. Great to use for … Continue Reading
Juniper Berries
Juniper Berries Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Yellow Medicinal Uses: Juniper berries cleanse the body and protect against infection. The berries act as a diuretic and diaphoretic. They are specifically indicated for urinary problems, though it should be avoided in cases of acute kidney inflammation. The berries are particularly useful for the … Continue Reading
Grapple Plant
Grapple Plant Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Yellow Medicinal Uses: Grapple Plant (Devil’s Claw) is used by traditional healers for treating anorexia, indigestion, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gout, fevers, skin cancer, infectious diseases (including tuberculosis), allergies, osteoarthritis, fibrositis and rheumatism, being particularly effective in small joint diseases. Externally it is also used to … Continue Reading
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Earth Chakra Colour: Green Medicinal Uses: The flowers of this plant contain 12 antiseptic compounds that are active against many microorganisms that cause not only respiratory problems but sore throat, flu and pneumonia. It is used extensively to treat sore throats, colds, flu, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia. Honeysuckle flower extracts … Continue Reading
Burdock Root
Burdock Root Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Red Medicinal Uses: The roots in particular have tremendous detoxifying power, a quality also often described as ‘blood cleansing’. What that means is that it supports the liver to detoxify and eliminate poisons from the body. Thus, it is often given as a supportive remedy … Continue Reading
Sage
Sage Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air Chakra Colour: Red Medicinal Uses: Sage has a wide range of medicinal properties. Like all odoriferous sages, the leaves are powerful antiseptics, used for abrasions and a spectrum of skin inflammations, staph infections, and sore throats, colds, and lung infections. Drink it hot, as an infusion of the … Continue Reading
Wintergreen
Wintergreen Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water Chakra Colour: Green Medicinal Uses: Wintergreen and its oil have been used in topical analgesic preparations for the treatment of back pain, rheumatism, fever, headaches, and sore throats. The plant and its oil have been used in traditional medicine as an anodyne, analgesic, carminative, astringent, and topical ointment. … Continue Reading
Rose Hips Berries
Rose Hips Berries Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Rose Hips Berries once played a role as a freely available herb tea for various conditions, especially among country people. The fruits (including the seeds) are diuretic and have been recommended as a remedy for kidney and bladder conditions such as … Continue Reading
