Yerba Maté

Scientific name: Ilex paraguayensis

other names: cimarrón, Paraguay cayi, Paraguay tea, Jesuit’s tea, South American holly and St. Bartholomew’s tea

Description:

"Yerba" means herb. Yerba leaves are dried, chopped, and ground into a powdery mixture. While "mate" refers to the gourd in which the infusion is traditionally prepared and drunk. The gourd is first filled one-half to three-quarters of the way with yerba. Then cold water is added to moisten the leaves and protect the nutrients and flavor of the herbs. Hot water (never boiling) is then added. One can pour hot water to the same herbs as many as ten times before they lose their color and taste.

Yerba belongs to holly family which are grown wild Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.

Parts used:

Dry leaves

Medicinal properties:

Yerba mate is a herbal tea claimed to have many medicinal properties and health benefits.

It contains several vitamins and minerals including Beta-carotene (vitamins A), B1, B2, C and E, as well as iron, phosphorus and calcium.

Yerba mate also aid in mental alertness and stimulates the memory. It has three active xanthine alkaloids and is known as a coffee alternative but without the negative effects associated with caffeine.


This herbal tea contains significant levels of polyphenol antioxidants, as well as antioxidant chlorogenic acid and is said to have a higher antioxidant property than green tea.

Yerba mate helps boost the immune system, helps relieve allergies, improves digestion, regulates appetite and is a mild diuretic. 



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Hibiscus

Other names:
Hibiscus rosa sinensis, rosemallow, Jamaica Sorrel, Red Tea, Roselle, Sudanese Tea, Gumamela, shoe flower or Javakusuma, flor de Jamaica

Description:

Hibiscus are large trumpet-shaped tropical flowers that have five or more petals. The color ranges from white to pink, red, orange, purple or yellow. The leaves are alternate, ovate to lanceolate, often with a toothed or lobed margin. The species includes perennial herbaceous plants, woody shrubs and small trees that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.

The hibiscus flowers used in herbal teas are from Hibiscus sabdariffa, also called Jamaican Sorrel. The Roselle hibiscus are those used in Sudanese tea, the red tea, or the Jamaica sorrel. The flowers of the hibiscus are mostly used in the preparation of herbal teas and juices.


Medical Properties and Uses:

Heart diseases, High Blood Pressure - Hibiscus has antioxidant properties of flavonoids, polyphenolic compounds and anthocyanins that can prevent the oxidation of Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL). These antioxidants also help control cholesterol levels and reduce heart disease.

Acne & sunburn - Hibiscus help unclog closed pores. Crushed the leaves and flowers of the hibiscus and spread a paste on your face on the acne affected area.  Keep it for 15 minutes and wash off with water. Do the same with sunburn.

Eczema/Skin allergies - Hibiscus flower extracts are used in many herbal ointments in the treatment of eczema and allergic problems.

Dandruff & Hair loss - Add coconut oil or sesame oil to a bunch of hibiscus flowers and leaves.  Heat it at low fire. Cool. After cooling, strain the oil from the mixture and store in clean containers.  Massage this oil on scalp and leave it for an hour. Care should be taken to rinse the oil out with very mild shampoo. Hair loss caused by thyroid problem can also be remedied by drinking hibiscus tea or applying the hibiscus to the scalp.

Promotes Hair Growth and Prevents Premature Hair Greying - same as the procedure above. Hibiscus also stimulates blood circulation and ensures the supply of essential nutrients to the hair follicles.

Fever and Hot flashes - Hibiscus will help cool the body temperature down.

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Mugwort

 
Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris

(Also know as Felon Herb, St. John's Plant, Artemisa, Carline   Thistle and closely related to common wormwood)

Description:

It is a perennial herb native to Africa and abounds on hedge banks and waysides in most parts of England. This tall-growing shrubby plant, has angular stems, often of a purplish hue, rising 3 feet or more in height. The
leaves are smooth and of a dark green tint on the upper surface, and covered with a dense cottony down beneath. They are alternate, pinnately lobed, and the segments being lance-shaped and pointed. The small oval flowers are greenish yellow and are arranged in long, terminal panicles with a cottony appearance.

This shrub has been known since the ancient times and used for centuries as an alternative medicine for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, hemostatic,  purgative, stimulant, and cleansing
properties. It is also slightly tonic and is of value as a nervine and emmenagogue. Mugwort also has diuretic and diaphoretic action.


Parts Used: Leaves, Stem, roots


The leaves and stems are usually gathered in August and let dry for later herb use. The roots are dug in autumn, cleansed and dried.

Medicinal Properties and Uses:

Constituents: A volatile oil, a sesquiterpene lactone, flavonoids, coumarin derivatives, and triterpenes, an acrid resin and tannin.

* An infusion of the leaves and flowering tops (1 ounce of the herb to 1 pint of boiling water prepared in a covered vessel and given in 1/2 teaspoonful doses, while warm. It is used in the treatment of all conditions
related to the digestive system like bloating, hyperacidity...  and is good for the liver and jaundice.

In similar dose (1/2 teaspoonful), the infusion may be taken cold as a tonic, three times daily.

* As a gargle for sore throat, a wash for sores.

* As a poultice for infections, tumors and to stop bleeding of the uterus.

As a decoction, Mugwort can be used to ease menstrual pain and is also use to reduce and to stop excessive and heavy menstrual bleeding.

* Expel intestinal worms. The leaves have an antibacterial action that inhibits the growth of Staphococcus aureus, Bacillus typhi, pseudomonas, B. dysenteriae, streptococci, B. subtilis, and E. coli.

* The juice and an infusion of the herb were given for intermittent fevers and are good against agues (alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating associated with malaria).

* As a nervine, it is a popular folklore remedy for epilepsy, palsy and hysterical fits.


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AGOHO

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetlifolia L. Cauanrinaceae

Description:
A large evergreen tree, 20 m high, with a 65-cm diameter. The crown is narrowly pyramidal resembling some of the conifers in appearance. The bark is brown to dark brown and rough. The inner bark is light in color and has a bitter taste. The leaves are actually reduced to small sheaths on the needle-like branchlets. It is commonly found throughout the Philippine but it can also be found in other Southeast Asian countries as well as in Australia.

Medicinal Value:

A decoction of the bark, when taken in large doses, is used as an agent that promotes menstrual discharge and alleviates menstrual pains. It is helpful in expectorating blood from some part of the respiratory tract and also an excellent astringent.

The bark is used to arrest diarrhea and dysentery; it's lotion used for beriberi; a powder of the bark is prescribed for pimples on the face.

An infusion of the bark is used as a tonic.

A decoction of the twigs is used as a lotion for swellings; an infusion of the branches is used as a diuretic ( an agent that tends to increase the flow of urine).

The leaves are used for colic spasm, obstruction or twisting or abdominal pain.

The bark is used to ease diarrhea and dysentery. The powder of the bark is prescribed for pimples in the face.

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Aloe Vera

Scientific name: Aloe Barbadensis

Other common names:
Chinese Aloe, Indian Aloe, true Aloe, Barbados Aloe, burn Aloe, first aid plant


Description:

Aloe Vera is a common houseplant, widely cultivated as garden or tub plants in warmer regions and is known for its nutritional properties and cosmetic properties.  It is a genus of plants belonging to the Asphodelaceae family, and is related to onions and asparagus. It is a succulent plant that is believed to have originated in the Sudan.

Aloe Vera have green fleshy, tapering leaves crowded in rosettes at the end of the short stem.  Its flowers are red or yellow tubular in dense clusters.

Health Benefits:

Aloe Vera contains vitamins B1, B2, B6, vitamin C, choline, niacin amide and 18 amino acids.

Medicinal Uses:

The aloe vera plant has been found to have great contributions to health, both internally and externally.  It also cures several illnesses and ailments, having anti-inflammatory, regenerative, and anti-bacterial properties.


The most frequent use of the plant is in the form of a topical gel. 

• Treatment of acne, pimples & psoriasis
• Analgesic properties for inflammation of skin, contusions.
• Anti-aging properties
• Heals insect bites, minor scrapes, minor burns & sunburns
• Treatment of dandruff and dry or itchy scalp
• Antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic and antibiotic properties.
   

Preparation and Use:


• To make a gel, remove the skin of a leaf then rub Aloe Vera extract on your skin or scalp.  For dandruff, you can mix aloe vera extract with coconut oil and leave for at least 30 minutes, then rinse.


•The leaves can be snapped open, and the moist open ends of the leave can be rubbed onto a burn or scrape directly.

• The poultices of the aloe vera leaves may be applied directly to contusions.


Benefits of Drinking Aloe Vera Juice:

• Ability to aid in digestion, used as laxative, improve circulation, detoxify and heal from the inside

• For hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, intestinal parasites, constipation etc. drink juice or remove the skin and take out the fleshy part. This will liquefy after a few minutes and can be mixed with other drinks.

• Treatment for coughs, ulcers, muscle pain, and headaches

• anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and believes to be beneficial for cancer and HIV patients


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Pili Nuts

Scientific name: Canarium ovatum Engl. Burseraceae


Description: Erect and spreading, this large tree reaches a height of about 35 m and is a meter
or more in diameter.  The leaves are alternate, pinnate and about 30 cm long with usually three pairs of opposite leaflets and a terminal leaflet.

The leaflets are ovate to elliptic, 12-20 cm long and 3-7 cm wide, smooth and shiny on both sides, pointed at the apex and rounded or obtusely pointed at the base. The fruit or nut, botanically a drupe, ovoid to ellipsoid, 4-7 cm long, about 3.8 cm wide.

Medicinal Value et al:

Young shoots, fruit pulp and the pili nut kernel are edible, used for cooking and making salads. The seed coat must be removed before eating as it can cause diarrhea.

Oil from the pili pulp could also be used in the make of soap.

The oleoresin is used as a stimulant; a rebefacient (an external skin application causing redness of the skin); and an antirheumatic when applied externally.

Poultices of brea(soft resin obtained from genes Canarium tree) are used externally for swellings of the legs.

Oleoresin, prepared in the form of ointment is applied on indolent ulcers.

It is a good source of fiber; minerals; vitamin E, folacin and other B vitamins and monounsaturated fat.


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PARSLEY

Scientific name: Petroselinum crispum

Description:

Also known as “rock celery” and belongs to the Umbelliferae family of plants.

One of the world's most popular herb. It is a biennial plant that grows in most climates and is readily available throughout the year.

Parsley has flavonoids that act as anti-oxidants. It is also rich in vitamins A and  contains more vitamin C (approximately three times as much as oranges). It is a good source of manganese (2.7mg per 100g), calcium (245mg per 100g) and iron (5.5mg per100g (4oz).

Medicinal Uses:

Eating raw parsley mitigate risks of atherosclerosis  because it cleanses the blood, dissolves sticky deposits in veins, maintains elasticity of blood vessels.

It settles the stomach and improves the appetite.

Parsley contains some components of the female hormone estrogen and it has been used to treat women who suffer from problems such as irregular menstruation.

Parsley is effective for nearly all kidney and urinary complaints. It acts as a diuretic and helps improve edema, ease fatigue and scanty or painful urination.

Parsley is also good as a topical remedy for bruises. Crush some parsley leaves and apply straight to the affected area.

Chewing parsley prevents bad breath as well!

When checking for parsley benefits and side effects it is still best to consult your doctor and seek medical advice.

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Fennel

Scientific Name: Foeniculum vulgare

Description:

Fennel are strongly aromatic herb with yellow umbrella-like inflorescence flower.  The fruit looks like the unhusked rice grain and is very aromatic.

Parts Used: Ripe fruit (dried)

Medicinal Uses:

1. Relieves Dysmenorrhea, Indigestion and Stomachache

Fennel Tea - Boil dried fruits in water.

2. Drinking Fennel Tea also prevents gout and treat jaundice

3. Fainting - Sniff the pounded fruit




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Blumea Camphor / Ngai Camphor Plant/ SAMBONG

Description:
It is a strongly aromatic herb that can reach up to 3 m tall. The stems are erect, coarse and half woody. The leaves are leathery in texture, serrated at the margins and narrowly oblong-shaped with tapered
base.  The aggregated flower heads are yellow, sometimes reddish yellow that is 6 to 7 mm long.

Health Benefits:

• Alleviates rheumatism
• Diuretic agent
• Known to dissolve kidney stones
• Treatment of colds & fever
• Anti-diarrheic properties
• Relief of stomach pains and gas pains

Parts Utilized: Whole plant

Indications and Direction of Use:

1. Traumatic injuries, Abscesses, Boils - Fresh leaves that are crushed can be applied as poultice.

2. Arthritis, Rheumatism - Pound fresh leaves and mix it with coconut oil.  Rub it over affected area. To relieve rheumatic pains on the back or waist - soak affected area with warm decoction of boiled blumea camphor leaves.

3.Headache - Use the pounded fresh leaves as poultice on the forehead and hold it in place with a clean piece of cloth.  Some would mix the leaves with coconut oil before rubbing it on the forehead.

4. Cough and colds - the tea is used as an expectorant.

5. Gas pains(children)- rub the ointment consisting of crushed leaves and coconut oil.

Decoction of roots and leaves are also used for cystitis and fever.  One can use the lukewarm decoction as a sponge bath. Tea is also used to cure diarrhea.

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Spanish Needles

Scientific name: Bidens pilosa

Description: 

A native in North America it is now considered weed as well as an edible plant in some tropical places.  The fresh or dried tender shoots and young leaves are used as a vegetable.  A fruiting Spanish needles can easily cling to clothing.  It is erect, somewhat hairy and the flowers are small, yellow or brown and usually contain 4 to 5 white petals. 

Medicinal Properties:

Spanish needles have been used in traditional medicine for infections from wounds, upper respiratory tract infections like colds and flu, urinary tract infections as well as venereal diseases. The leaves, seeds and roots of spanish needles have also been reported to possess antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antimalarial, diuretic, as well as hypotensive properties.

Parts used: Leaves, seed and roots

Description and Indication of Use:

Dysuria or Painful Urination - drink the expressed sap of a fresh Spanish needles.

Wounds - sap from crushed leaves is used  on fresh wound to speed up clotting of blood.

Gastric pain - Boil spanish needles plant in water until most of the water has evaporated.  Make a pasty mass by mashing it.  Combine it with ginger tea.

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Angel’s Trumpet

Scientific name:  Brugmansia suaveolens

Description:  A small tree about 3m or more with creamy white trumpet-looking flowers hanging

.

Parts used: Leaves and flowers

Indication and Direction of use:

Muscle Pain- Crushed the fresh leaves of the Angel’s trumpet.  Place the crushed leaves in coconut oil for about a week or two.  Rub it on the affected area.

Rheumatism - Pound fresh leaves of the Angel’s trumpet mix with a little starch paste.  Plaster it on the affected area.


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Billy Goat Weed/Goat Weed

Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides

Description: A native of tropical America, Billy goat weed is a perennial, hairy, aromatic herb that grows up to 60 cm tall. The leaves are heart-shaped with round toothed margins and are hairy. The small flowering heads are numerous about 5 mm across and are pale blue, purple or white.

Medicinal properties: known to be an analgesic, antispasmodic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and laxative. The extract of the leaves are also known to have hemostatic activity.

Parts used: Whole plant (fresh or sundried)
                     Leaves (air-dried)

Indications and directions for use:

Otitis media – Squeeze out the sap of the fresh plant and drop the sap into the ear.

Wounds – Pound fresh plant. Apply poultice over the wound.

Eczema, furuncle, carbuncle - Mix the powdered leaves (dried) with coconut oil. Rub it over the affected area.

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Wheatgrass (Wheat grass / wheat-grass)

Scientific name: Triticum aestivum

Description:

The wheatgrass is harvested while still green and before it develops grain kernels and turns the usual yellow color associated with wheat stalks.  It is part of the cereal grass family like rye, barley and oats.  Wheat grass is commonly prepared as a juice, and is consumed either alone, or as a mixture with other juices. It has high alkaline and is a good source of many nutrients.

Health Benefits of Wheatgrass:

Wheatgrass has more protein than chicken.   It contains chlorophyll, 17 amino acids, 10 minerals, 13 vitamins, and enzymes.  It has a higher Vitamin A content than spinach and is rich in Vitamin E and Vitamin B12.  Wheatgrass is high in magnesium, phosphorus and calcium (higher than that of broccoli).   The chlorophyll helps to remove heavy metals that cause cancer and also lower the risks of colon cancer. Wheatgrass helps strengthen the immune system and is a powerful detoxifier that may prevent cellular damage.

Wheatgrass increases red blood cell (RBC) count, restores alkalinity to the blood and lowers blood pressure.

Wheatgrass has also been found to relieve constipation, peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis, diarrhea and other ailments of the gastrointestinal tract. What's more it has anti-inflammatory properties.

When eaten raw, wheatgrass contains beneficial enzymes.

Indications and Directions for use:

1.    Removes Dandruff - Rubbed into the scalp before shampooing, it will help alleviate itchy and scaly scalp conditions.

2.    Skin Allergies/ Sunburn/Rashes - Applying on the affected area can help eliminate itching almost immediately.  It acts as a disinfectant as well.


3.    Cuts/ Burns/ Scrapes/ Insect bites/ Boils/ Sores – Use as a poultice and replace every 2 to 4 hours.

4.    Athlete's foot - Add some to your bath water and settle in for a soothing, relaxing soak.


5.    Insomnia - Tuck some fresh wheatgrass inside one of your pillows or simply put it on your beside table.  It will enhance the oxygen in the air and create healthful negative ions to help you sleep soundly. Sleep pillows containing a mixture of aromatic herbs like lavender, chamomile can also be helpful in promoting sleep.

6.    Constipation, peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis and diarrhea – take wheatgrass as juice.

7.    Gum problems – Gargle wheatgrass juice.


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Ginger

Scientific name: Zingiber officinale

Description:

Ginger is a tuber grown for its pungent rootstock which is popularly used as condiment, spice or medicine.  Ginger is also a useful food preservative.  Turmeric, cardamom and galangal (Thai ginger) are members of this plant family.

Health Benefits and Medicinal use:

This familiar kitchen ginger can be processed into ginger brew powder, tincture, oil or syrup preparations.  These preparations are employed in various ailments as cough, colds, sore throat, dyspepsia, colic and high blood pressure.  It is also use as analgesics and antiseptics.

Ginger promotes the production of bile and is thus contraindicated in people suffering from gallstones.

Alleviates High Blood Pressure and Useful for Treating Heart Disease – Ginger have blood thinning and cholesterol lowering properties.  It also improves and stimulates circulation and relaxes the muscles surrounding the blood vessels thus facilitating the flow of blood throughout the body.

Diarrhea caused by E.coli – Ginger’s active compound Zingerone destroys the bacteria E.coli.

Ginger relaxes the stomach and relieves the feeling of nausea caused by seasickness, morning sickness and chemotherapy.

Brewed Ginger Tea is a remedy for colds. While Ginger ale and ginger beer are said to be used for indigestion.

Ginger is generally recognized as safe and is sold as an unregulated dietary supplement.
Adverse effects include allergic reactions, bloating, gas and belching when taken in powdered form.

Parts Utilized:

Fresh or dried rootstock

Indications and Directions for use:

1.    Morning sickness, Seasickness, Nausea and vomiting.
 Chew a piece of fresh or dried ginger to prevent motion and morning sickness.

2.    Common cold and Sore throat
Make a Ginger Tea by boiling chopped ginger and adding sugar.  You can add honey instead of sugar and also put in a sliced orange or lemon.
3.    Headache, muscle and joint pains
Slice a ginger. Heat or roast it and apply directly over the affected part.   It can also be applied as a paste to the temples to relieve headache.

4.    Acute Bacillary Dysentery
Thoroughly pound a fresh ginger and add brown sugar.  Mix well to form a paste-like mass.
   
5.    Rheumatism, Sprain
Heat oil filled with chopped ginger (5:1).  Massage oil unto affected part.


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Mulberry

Scientific name: Morus alba

                                                                                                                                                                  

Description:
Morus or Mulberry is a deciduous tree that grows to the size of about 2 to 6 meters.  The leaves are generally rounded at the base with serrated margins and pointed tips. The reddish or yellowish-brown bark exudes a milky-colored sap believed to be mildly hallucinogenic.
The fruits are oval. When immature, the fruits are white or green to pale yellow with the hint of pink. When they are ripening they turn to bright red while a fully ripened mulberry is dark purple to black.
It is grown for its fruits as well as for its leaves as this is ecologically important in the cultivation of silkworms for they are used as feeds.

Medicinal Benefits:

It is known to bring relief or even cure the ff:
Anemia, Cough, Chronic hepatitis, Constipation, High Blood Pressure, Influenza,
Neurasthenia, Rheumatism, Ringworm, Sore Eyes (Conjunctivitis), Sores

Parts used:

Fresh or sun-dried leaves
Fresh or sun-dried roots
Fresh or sun-dried tender shoots
Sun-dried fruits

Indications and directions for use:

1. Sore Eyes (Conjunctivitis)

Boil sufficient amount of the leaves in water until half of it has evaporated. Wash eyes with it while the preparation is still warm.

2. Ringworm
Apply milk sap to affected area.

3. Sores
Collect old, dried leaves and grind into powder. Sprinkle the powder over the sore.

4. Constipation

Combine the powdered dried leaves with the finely ground sesame seeds (1:1). Add honey to taste.  Take half a teaspoon 3 times a day.

5. Anemia, Cough, Chronic hepatitis, High Blood Pressure, Influenza,
Neurasthenia, Rheumatism

Cook the mulberry fruits by steaming it. Let it dry under direct sunlight. Once dry, boil 15 g of sun-dried fruits in 150 mL water until only half of the mixture is left.  Drink it 2 to 3 times a day.