Cornflower Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Earth Chakra Colour: Yellow Medicinal Uses: Cornflower is an easy-to-grow flower that is as practical as it is pretty. Known for its ability to curb anxiety, reduce joint pain, soothe irritated skin, calm an upset stomach and reduce eye swelling, it is … Continue Reading
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Chicory Root
Chicory Root Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element : Air Chakra Colour: Yellow Medicinal Uses: Chicory Root has diuretic properties, so it is great for detoxing and eating healthily. As with all vegetables, it contains fiber, which assists bowel movements and digestion, as well as making you feel full. … Continue Reading
Senna Leaf
Senna Leaf Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Chakra Colour: Orange Medicinal Uses: Senna leaf`s action depends on irritating the intestinal tract, which causes the muscles to contract and thus produces a bowel movement. It also binds liquids in the intestines. In Ayurveda it is also used … Continue Reading
Blue Vervain
Blue Vervain Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Orange Medicinal Uses: Blue Vervain, the list of conditions and uses for this herb is inexhaustible. However, it can be summed up as an herb that supports the clearing of obstructions e.g. in the kidneys, liver, gallbladder and … Continue Reading
Dragon’s Blood Resin
Dragon’s Blood Resin Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Orange Medicinal Uses: Dragon’s Blood can be used to treat all sorts of ills. Many folk medicine practitioners today use this resin to treat menstrual issues, bleeding, and wound healing. It can also be used to … Continue Reading
Cassia Cinnamon
Cassia Cinnamon Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun, Venus Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Orange Medicinal Uses: Cinnamon has similar properties to clove. It is said to have the ability to eliminate melancholy to provoke pleasant memory as well as stimulating brain function. In medicine it was used to enhance digestion, … 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
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
Wild Cherry Bark
Wild Cherry Bark Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Green Medicinal Uses: Wild cherry bark is used for colds, whooping cough, bronchitis and other lung problems; diarrhea; gout; digestive disorders; pain; and cancer. It is also used in cough syrups because of its sedative, expectorant, drying, and cough-suppressing effects. The bark contains chemicals … Continue Reading
