"I am a plant with wheels.  I eat plants or I eat animals that eat plants, thus my chemistry is made from plant chemistry.  My body, having co-evolved with plant foods, is uniquely adapted to use plant foods for growth, repair and protection."
                                                                                                   -Jim Meuninck, Herbal Odyssey

   Online Resource:  Dr. Jim Duke's database covering medicinal plants and their chemical constituents from the Agricultural Research Service http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ 
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Also search Diet for Natural Health database.

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Acne: Bittersweet nightshade, burdock, calendula, comfrey, dandelion, Echinacea, eucalyptus, garlic, lemon, slippery elm, tea tree.  There are many nutritional supplements that may help relieve acne, check with your local pharmacist.

Addiction (narcotic detoxification treatment):  Oats   Also seek seed assistance with your local chapter of Alcoholic Anonymous  www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Aging (Anti): Astragalus, codonopsis, garlic, ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, jujube, oats, saw palmetto, thyme, Withania sominifera,   Also, see Exercise Prescription and Diet for Natural Health.    Avoid potentially life shortening bad habits such as alcoholism, smoking, too much time in the sun, overeating.  Blend a half cup blackberries, blueberries, cup melon, banana and 1/2 orange juice (homestyle with the pulp).  Resulting drink is full of anti-aging antioxidants.

Alcoholism, alcoholic dependence:  Cayenne, milk thistle, oats (helpful adjunct to detoxification therapy).  See http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/.

Allergic rhinitis, hay fever:  Skullcap (S. baicalensis), boneset, plantain, Echinacea, elder, Ephedra, eyebright, goldenrod, marshmallow, nettle, thyme, Diet for Natural Health: Allergies.

Altitude sickness:  See Survival.  A few herbs that may help you avoid altitude sickness:  Cinnamon, clove, ginkgo, Monarda fistulosa.

Alzheimer's disease: Ginkgo, elder, blueberry, Monarda sp., raspberry, Rosemary, thyme, blackberry Tip: Herbs and exercises that improve circulation may be helpful.  Be mentally active, use your brain: do puzzles, lots of conversations, join and participate in groups.  See Diet for Natural Health and Exercise Page

Amenorrhea: Black cohosh, chasteberry.

Analgesic: ash, barberry, Beth root, black cohosh, black currant, black haw, black pepper, blue cohosh, borage, bugleweed, buttercup, California poppy,  catechu, cayenne, chaste tree,  clove, comfrey, coca, coriander, cowslip, cumin, dogwood (C. florida), Echinacea, chamomile, English horsemint, English ivy, eucalyptus, feverfew, fumitory, garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, ground ivy,  horse chestnut, horehound, horsemint, horseradish, lemon balm, maidenhair, male fern, marijuana, monkshood,  onion, opiates, pasque flower, peppermint, poplar, potentilla, puff ball, ragwort,  reed, rue, Scotch broom, Scotch pine, shepherd's purse, sweet violet, tansy, Thuja, turmeric,  valerian, vervain, watercress, white willow, wild indigo, wild yam, wintergreen, wormwood.

Anemia:  Gentian, nettle, wormwood, seaweed

Angina: Angelica, bilberry, Hawthorn, kudzu, ginger, garlic, flax, fish oil.  Also see Diet for Natural Health and Heart Disease below.

Anorexia:  Bilberry, butcher's broom, gentian, nettle, poplar, psyllium, sweet clover, witch hazel, gentian, wormwood  Tip:  Other bitter herbs like dandelion, chicory may be helpful.

Antacid:  (Alkaline forming plants) barberry, lovage, avocados, corn, dates, coconut, raisins, maple syrup, molasses (alkalizing), soy products, plums especially Japanese  Umeboshi plum.

Anthrax:  See Essay.

Antioxidant: DNH Antioxidants.

Antispasmodic:  Angelica, barberry, belladonna, Ammi visnaga, black horehound, burning bush (Dictamnus albus), caraway, cayenne, English chamomile, marigold (calendula), marijuana, peppermint, quinine, thyme, woundwort (Stachys palustris), yarrow.  See Antispasmodic DNH.

Antivirals:  Bitter melon, burdock, cat's claw, Echinacea, licorice, mountain laurel, scarlet pimpernel, St. John's wort, Thuja.

Anxiety:  Codonopsis, lemon balm, jasmine, damiana,  oats  passionflower, St. John's Wort, Siberian ginseng, skullcap, sweet basil, valerian, hops,  Also try mints in compound mix: lemon balm, mountain mint, lemon verbena and chamomile, combine one part to one part; prepare by infusion and drink.  Also see DNH Anxiety.

Aphrodisiac:  American white ash seeds, Asafitida, (Ferula foetida), Khat, lady slipper, Nux Vomica, paint brush, saw palmetto, tulip tree (green bark chewed), wood betony (lousewort), Mamajuana (root and bark compound mixed with rum and honey from the Dominican Republic).  Many of these therapies are potentially toxic, others are folklore.  Also see Sexual Dysfunction.

Appetite Loss:  (See Anorexia) also use the following as spices, teas and as food:  fenugreek, licorice, lovage, radish, nutmeg.  Sweetflag root has also been used as an appetite stimulant.

Appetite Suppressant:  Cola (Cola acuminata), dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus), nocotine (tobacco)   People who break their alcohol dependence often fill the absence of calories from less drinking with energy concentrated cokes and other sweets leading to dangerous weight gain.

Arrhythmias:  Ammi visnaga, camphor tree, (Cinnamomum camphora), hawthorn, lily of the valley, Rauwolfia serpentina, Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) squill (Urginea maritima).  Also see Exercise Prescription.

Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis see blood pressure.  Prevention of Arteriosclerosis: buckwheat, cayenne, flax, garlic, perilla seed oil,  safflower, fish oil.  Soluble fiber in numerous forms reduces amount of cholesterol absorbed, it also induces the liver to make bile further reducing cholesterol so eat:  oat meal, other high fiber cereals, apples, seedy fruit like blueberries, raspberries.

Arthritis: Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), black cohosh, cayenne, celery, Atropa belladonna, lemon, lime, white willow, wild strawberry, spruce, turmeric, fish oils, flax seed, raw green vegetables, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts.   See Exercise and Diet for NH.

Ascariasis (worms):  Black Horehound, Onion.

Asthma:  Baical skullcap, cats claw, coffee, cola, cocoa, ephedra, German chamomile, Grindelia camporum, lobelia, Marijuana (questionable use as prescription drug in capsule form), nettle, tea, thyme, visnaga (Ammi visnaga), lime and honey (Haitian treatment for coughing).  See DNH Asthma.

Athlete's Foot:  Cinnamon, garlic, ginger, golden seal, licorice, teatree

Atheroclerosis: Flax, fumitory, oats, safflower, (preventative),  perilla seed oil. Other sources of soluble fiber....See Diet for Natural Health: fiber

Autonomic nervous system nervine: Datura  Also see Psychoactive Chemicals

Backache (Low Back Pain): Asiatic dogwood, barberry, black cohosh, cayenne, lemongrass, Blue cohosh, garlic 

Bad Breath (Halitosis):  Cardamon, eucalyptus, parsley, mints

Basal Cell Carcinoma:  Go to:  http://matrix.ucdavis.edu/tumors/new/tutorial2.html   This web site will show you differential photos of various skin cancers and skin conditions, benign and malignant.

Bell's Palsy:  Monkshood

Beri beri: Marijuana

Bites and Stings (Go to Bites and Stings)

Bladder Infections:  Blueberries, bearberry, birch, cranberries, parsley

Bleeding (including styptic substances)  Ashes (styptic), honey (styptic), agave sap (styptic), yarrow, eucalyptus, 
purple loosestrife, horsetail, sage, scotch broom.

Blood Pressure: Hawthorn, European mistletoe (Viscum album), Larch, Rosemary, Scotch pine, search Physician's Laptop for more.

Blood purifier (tonic): Birch, borage, burdock, celery, dandelion, feverfew, fumitory, sassafras, Scotch broom, Sweet Cicely, walnut, yellow dock (and other docks).  

Bowel Disease:  Soluble fiber from barley, oats, onion skins, apples, with skin and psyllium.  See Fiber DNH.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome:  Asa Foetida (Ferula foetida), peppermint, psyllium. Also soluble fiber: oatmeal  See fiber.  Also see Bowel Disease above.

Breast lumps: Cleavers (unproven use)New Page 2

Breast cancer:  See DNH Breast Cancer and Cancer DNH and Cancer and Physician's Laptop soy; olive oil (oleic acid)       See cancer below.

Bronchial congestion:  Betel nut, Bloodroot, cornflower, cowslip, ginger, hibiscus, myrrh, oregano, sweet cecily, violets, Thyme spruce, and wild thyme (Thymus serpyllium).

Bronchitis:  Anise, arnica, camphor tree, colt's foot, Echinacea, English Ivy, English plantain, eucalyptus, elder, fennel, garlic, German chamomile, horse radish, licorice, lime juice and honey, Ma Huang, marshmallow, meadowsweet, mullein, nasturtium, onion, oak, peppermint, Scotch Pine, spruce, stinging nettle, Thyme, watercress, white mustard.

Burns:  Aloe, gotu kola, lavender, plantain, St. John's wort

Bursitis or Tendinitis:  Ginger, cayenne, willow (I prefer coated aspirin after a tennis match), licorice

Cancer:  Numerous foods and herbs may provide protection from cancer.  All fruits and vegetables that provide antioxidants may be preventatives (see Diet Natural Health Cancer).  Also check: Green tea, reed, butternut, cat's claw, broccoli, flax seeds, raspberry, soy quinine, olive oil (oleic acid).

Canker sores:  Cankerroot (Coptis groenlandica), goldenseal, licorice, myrr, tea

Central Nervous System Stimulant:  Coffee, feverfew, green tea, guarana, gum Arabic, khat, Ephedra (Ma Haung), nicotine, Milk thistle

Cholesterol Management:  See Hypercholesterolemia.  See DNH Cholesterol management.

Cognitive Enhancing agent:  Coffee, ginkgo, guarana, khat (temporary)

Contraceptives:  See Contraception Essay

Colds/Coughs: Angelica, anise, arnica, black currant, camphor, catnip, cherry laurel, clove, colt's foot, coriander, dog rose, Echinacea, Plantago lanceolata, elder, garlic, German chamomile, hibiscus, lemon, lime, oak, onion, peppermint, radish as fresh food or extract, Scotch pine, spruce, bayberry, violet, tomato, turmeric, vervain, white mustard, Baptisia tinctoria

Cold sores:  Echinacea,  goldenseal, lemon balm, mountain laurel.  Lysine supplementation may help prevent herpes. Prophylaxis avoid stressful activity that leads to anxiety, avoid fatigue, get a good nights sleep, take a Multi B supplement.

Cuts (See Wounds)

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Decongestants:  Elder flower, eucalyptus, German chamomile (steam inhalant), nettle, Scotch pine, sweet cicely.

Dental analgesic:  Clove, German chamomile, Golden seal (powder packed around a tooth or as a gargle), Eucalyptus

Deoderant:  Try  tea as a body wash:  Sage tea, green tea.

Depression:  Licorice,  oats,  St. John's wort, Rosemary, ginkgo, Siberian ginseng.  Also see Diet for Natural Health.

Diabetes:  Gurmar, Bitter melon (Biiter gourd), fenugreek, onion skin extract.  Also see Diet for Natural Health. Also, consider foods with more fiber in your diet including guar gum, beans, tea.  Avoid sugar sweetened drinks like pop.  Shorten cooking time on root crops as to not break down the polysaccharides, thus slowing the release of glucose into the bloodstream.  Mountain ash berries, dandelion, cocoa, alfalfa as adjuvant to your diet may help. 

Diarrhea: Agrimony (tannin content), apple, bilberry, blackberry, carob, oak (tannins), tea (tannins).  

Dietary supplements (to help put on weight):  Arrowroot, Jujube, soy products, dates.

Digestive Aids:  Angelica, cardamom, chicory, cinnamon, coriander, curcumin, dandelion, dill, English lavender, fennel, ginger, horehound, mints, onion, radish, rosemary

Digestive Enzymes:  All fresh whole green plant foods and papaya, pineapple, ginger.

Diuretic Plant foods:  Almost all green plant foods are diuretics especially when eaten fresh, also tea, coffee, alcohol are all diuretics.  Then throw in some traditional medicinal plants as diuretics: dandelion, alfalfa, dill and most other herbs, olives, strawberry tea all a partial list. 

Diverticulosis:  The infected form of this disease, Diverticulitis, may be  life threatening, see a physician.  Diverticulosis may be treated with more soluble fiber in your diet: flax, psyllium, oats (oatmeal), slippery elm, prunes, wheat bran

Dizziness:  Ginger, ginkgo, scopolamine.

Dry Mouth, Cotton mouth:  See Sialagogue.

Dysmenorrhea:  Black haw, feverfew, horehound, horsemint, maidenhair fern, calendula, oregano, peppermint, potentilla, 
puff ball, wild yam, wintergreen

Ear, Middle ear inflammation:  Betel nut, garlic.  Immune system enhancement use Echinacea, golden seal.  Also, try (with permission from  your physician) tea tree oil slightly diluted with pure olive oil (one to one dilution).

Emollients/moisturizers:  Avocado, jojoba, aloe vera, coconut oil, almond oil

Energizers: Coca, cola, ginseng, gotu kola, mate, oats,  Siberian ginseng

Enuresis (Involuntary unrination):  Pumpkin seeds

Emphysema:   Cayenne, mullein, marijuana.

Erectile Dysfunction: Cinnamon, fava beans,  mamajauna, Pasque flower, yohimbe bark.

Fever from acute infections such as a cold:  Angelica, anise, arnica, Echinacea, English plantain, elder, German chamomile, ginger, Ma Huang, onion, peppermint, Scotch pine.  Numerous herbs contain salicin an aspirin like substance if your are not allergic to aspirin try: willow, meadowsweet, spirea (no link).

Fibromyalgia: see Fibromyalgia Diet N.H.

Freckles other Facial marks:  See scarlet pimpernel

Frostbite:  Cayenne  possibly as a circulatory stimulant. Also consider eating plants and spices that raise body temperature and improve circulation to distal areas (feet, fingers, brain).   See survival.

Fungal Infections: Cinnamon, chamomile, black walnut, garlic, golden seal, licorice, tea tree.

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Gall Bladder (Gall Stones) and Liver disease:  Artichoke, celandine, dandelion, fumitory, milk thistle, peppermint, scopolia, wormwood, yarrow.  Drink plenty of pure water everyday, at least 72 ounces plus other drinks such as green tea.

Gas, Flatulence:  Roasted fennel seeds, also carminative herbs:  mints, epazote.

Gastritis: Barley, Chamomile, Licorice.

Genital Herpes: Echinacea,  goldenseal, lemon balm, mountain laurel.  Lysine supplementation may help prevent herpes.

Gingivitis:  Bloodroot (extract included in toothpaste, mouthwash), chamomile tea (gargle), sage (tea, gargle), green tea.

Gout: Berberis vulgaris, celery, Sour Cherry Juice, colchicum, also DNH, licorice, turmeric, perilla.

Hair loss (Baldness):  No known herbal formula that is fool proof.  Phytosterols may play a role in keeping hair thick and luxurious. Perhaps plants like saw palmetto and licorice may help.  Pioneers claimed a shampoo with Yucca root not only kills lice but may prevent baldness (unproven).

Hallucinogens:  See Psychoactive plant drugs.

Headache: Cayenne,  green Tea, bay, buckwheat, feverfew, ginger, Ginkgo biloba, Pulsatilla pratensis, Nux Vomica.  Herbs with salicin (aspirin like compound) like willow, spirea, birch.  Infusion of these salicin containing herbs provide a combination of compounds.  I have found that a willow infusion actually can give me a headache, due to impurities.  I use pure aspirin instead.

Heartburn:  Angelica, chamomile, fennel, licorice.

Heart disease:  See DNH Heart.  See Hypertension.  See Cholesterol.

Hemorrhoids:  Chicory, cranesbill (Geranium maculatum), German chamomile, psyllium, sweet woodruff, butcher's broom, poplar, witch hazel, Yarrow

Hepatic Cirrhosis (Cirrhosis of the Liver):  Milk thistle

Hepatitis:  Burning bush, Licorice, Rue

Hernia, testicular: Cinnamon

Herpes Simplex Virus:  Thuja occidentalis (Cedar).  Other herpes infections try: lemon balm

Hiccups:  Mints, especially calamint

High Blood Pressure:  See Hypertension.

Hives:  Chamomile (rich in flavonoids), jewelweed, stinging nettle (tablets or tea).

Hoarseness: Cayenne, eucalyptus, eyebright, Scotch pine

Hodgkin's Disease: Venus flytrap

Hyperacidity :  Barberry, Lovage

Hyperactivity:  EPO (evening primrose oil) (unsuccessful use treating hyperactivity)

Hypercholesterolemia:  Cotton, garlic, perilla, psyllium (other forms of soluble fiber such as whole apples, carrots, oatmeal, beans, soybeans).  Also see Diet for Natural Health section.

Hyperglycemia:  see Diet for Natural Health: diabetes.  Also, consider foods with more fiber in your diet including guar gum.  Avoid sugar sweetened drinks like pop.  Shorten cooking time on root crops as to not break down the polysaccharides, thus slowing the release of glucose into the bloodstream.  Mountain ash berries, dandelion, cocoa, alfalfa as adjuvant to your diet may be helpful.   

Hypertension: Celery, garlic, hawthorn, kelp, kudzu, onion, Lemon balm, Rauwolfia, Scotch Broom, tomato, saffron.  
See Foods that lower blood pressure and Hypertensive foods, foods that raise blood pressure DNH.

Hyperthyroid, Graves Disease: (see Thyroid Dysfunction)

Hypochondria:  Black horehound, mugwort

Hypoglycemia: Fumitory; eat less refined sugar and increase high protein snacks is often beneficial.

Hypotension:  Camphor tree.

Hypothyroidism:  See Thyroid Dysfunction.

Impetigo:  Heartsease (Viola tricolor), oats, burning bush

Immunity (promote):   Astragalus, burdock, cat's claw, Echinacea, golden seal, gotu kola, shiitake mushrooms, maitake mushroom,  Reishi mushroom, Siberian ginseng.  See Boosting your immunity with herbs and foods.  Also:  Anthrax.

Indigestion:  Roasted fennel seeds, also carminative herbs:  mints, epazote, chamomile tea.

Infections: Arnica, Astragalus, cajuput (Melaleuca leucadendra), Cat's Claw, Cacao, Echinacea, German chamomile, Larch, Lemon/lime, Licorice, onion, garlic, Peppermint, Scotch pine, spruce, Siberian ginseng, Thuja, Yellow dock

Infections of the skin: Coconut, tea tree oil, Thuja.

Infertility (Female):  Dang quai (Angelica sinensis), Vitamin and mineral supplements, reduce alcohol consumption.  See Diet for Natural Health.

Infertility (Males):   Improved nutrition (see Diet for Natural Health), rest, less alcohol consumption may  help also:  ginger, ginseng, Vitamins C,B,E.

Influenza (flu):  Cinnamon, colt's foot, English chamomile, Eucalyptus, elder, Horseradish, oats, quinine, wild indigo

Insect Bites:   See Bites and Stings

Insect repellents:  Bloodroot, citronella, lemon thyme, mints, osage orange, pennyroyal, yucca.  Also see Bites and Stings.

Insecticidal plants: Agave, lamb's quarters, lavender, lemon verbena, pennyroyal, tobacco, vanilla leaf, wormwood

Insomnia:  See Sleep Aids.

Intermittent Claudication (Pain in leg due to inadequate blood supply):  Garlic, ginkgo, ginger, hawthorn, fish oil, flax seed.

Intestinal Parasites:  Cinchona, goldenseal,  epazote, ipecac, papaya, rue.

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Joint Pain:  Cayenne, ammoniac gum, scarlet pimpernel, salicin (aspirin like compound in willow, poplar and other herbs).

Kidney/Gall Stone Prevention:  Cranberry, asparagus, birch, black currant, Canadian golden rod (S. canadensis), celery, cleavers, dandelion, horsetail, Java tea, lovage, parsley, Scotch broom, stinging nettle, strawberry

Laryngotracheitus (Laryngitis):  Cardamon, ginger, horehound, mallow, mullein,  Sage (Salvia officinalis), elder (Sambucus nigra).

Lactation (Lactagogue):  See Asclepias, caraway, elder, fenugreek, garlic, licorice, vervain

Leukemia: Reed herb (experimental and unproven use by Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners).

Leukorrhea:  Wild Indigo, deadnettle

Lice:  Neem, sweetflag, yucca.

Liver stimulant, cleanser:  Also see Hepatitis and Hepatic cirrosis.  Chicory,  dandelion, ginger, licorice.

Inflamed Lymph Nodes:  Wild Indigo

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Macular Degeneration: Blueberry, blackberry, bilberry, ginkgo.  Also see Antioxidants DNH.  Plants and herbs that improve blood flow (flavonoid rich) and are high in antioxidants.

Measles:  Echinacea angustifolia, eucalyptus.

Melanoma:  Skin lesions should be diagnosed by a skilled physician (dermatologist).  An excellent web site for learning more about melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, moles  and seborrheic keratosis.  Go to:  http://matrix.ucdavis.edu/tumors/new/tutorial2.html 

Memory dysfunction:  See DNH Memory.  See Alzheimer's Syndrome.

Menopause:  Black cohosh, chaste tree, borage, Chinese cinnamon, lady's mantle, valerian.  Also Menopause DNH. and Soy.

Menstrual Cramps:  Angelica chinensis, bilberry,  raspberry, Vitex, 

Menstrual disorders:  Caraway, cat's claw, chaste tree, cornflower, cranesbill geranium, calendula, milk thistle, 
mountain ash, witch hazel.

PMS Premenstrual Syndrome (management of):  Black Cohosh, bugleweed, chaste tree, dandelion root, Potentilla anserina, Shepherd's purse, Valerian

Moles:  Go to:  http://matrix.ucdavis.edu/tumors/new/tutorial2.html   This web site will show you differential photos of various skin cancers and skin conditions, benign and malignant.  Latex from dandelion plant, latex from milkweed.

Morning Sickness:  Cola, Ginger, Peppermint

Motion Sickness:  Cayenne, cinger

Muscle tension (muscle pain): Cayenne, cajuput, spruce,

Nausea:  Peppermint, Black Horehound, almond, ginger

Nerve, Trigeminal Nerve: Monkshood, Thuja

Nutrients for treating Cachexia and other wasting diseases:  Omega 3 fatty acids, jujube, arrowroot, perilla seed oil, soy products

Oral and disorders, discomfort of the pharynx: Coriander

Osteoporosis:  See Osteoporosis DNH and Soy.  Also, Exercise prescription.

PQR

Pain management:  Marijuana, cayenne, clove (dental pain), opium, turmeric, Salicin containing plants willow, poplar spiraea.

Painful joints: Cayenne, ammoniac gum, scarlet pimpernel.

Painful breasts:  EPO, evening primrose

Painful Muscles:  Cajuput, menthol, cayenne, spruce.

Pancreatic Insufficiency:  see Digestive Enzymes.

Parkinson's Disease:   See DNH Parkinson's.

Phlebitis: Arnica, borage, English ivy, horse chestnut, calendula

Pneumonia: Astragalus, dandelion, Echinacea, skullcap, garlic, goldenseal,  Also see Immunity and Infections.

Poisoning:  Ipecac, milk thistle, ginger (prophylactic to fish poisoning (scromboid)).

Poison Ivy relief:  Jewelweed  for others see video  Little Medicine

Prostate disorders: Pumpkin,  saw palmetto, stinging nettle.  See DNH Prostate.

Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH):  African Potato (Hypoxis rooperi), pumpkin, saw palmetto, stinging nettle.  See DNH Prostate.

Psoriasis:  The herbs are numerous and I have tried them all with no success. black nightshade, burdock, chaulmoogra, goa powder, gotu kola, hogweed (light sensitizing effect), mountain grape, mountain laurel, red clover, sarsaparilla (Smilax), sunflower.  See DNH Psoriasis.  Promising new therapy with Adenoviruses in clinical trials.

Psychoactive Plant Drugs:  See Psychoactive Drugs.

Renal calculi (kidney stones):  Asparagus, bean pod, birch, golden rod, celery, cleavers, horsetail, lovage, parsley, stinging nettle

Rhuematism:  Arnica, birch, cajuput, camphor tree, cayenne, devil's claw, eucalyptus, European mistletoe, guaiac, larch, rosemary, Scotch pine, spruce, stinging nettle, white willow (I prefer aspirin).

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Scabies:  See Insect Repellents and Bite and Stings as well as  onion skins, pennyroyal, mountain mint, neem oil.

Sciatica (relief): Ammoniac gum, cajuput, garlic, nettle (as a counterirritant), Scotch broom, wintergreen.

Scrofulosis: English ivy, oregano

Sexual Dysfunction:  Cayenne, damiana, fava bean, ginkgo, ginseng, khat, quebracho, yohimbe bark.

Shingles:  See Herpes and Cold sores and Genital herpes.  Try cayenne, balm melissa.

Sialagogue (Dry mouth, Cotton mouth):  Calamus, cayenne, Echinacea, yohimbe.

Sinusitis:  Cedar (sweat lodge), eucalyptus, garlic, golden seal, sage, tea tree.

Skin Disorders:  Aloe,  avocado oil,  EPO/GLA, gotu kola, witch hazel.

Sleep Aid:  Bugleweed, catnip, English lavender, hops, kava kava, lemon balm, Opium, passionflower, rauwolfia, valerian

Smallpox:   Pitcher plant, Lithospermum erytrorhizon is no longer recommended for possible use due to the high content of liver destroying Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Snake bite:  see Bites and Stings.

Sores:  Calendula, comfrey, chamomile...Also see Wounds.

Sore throat: Eucalyptus, honeysuckle, licorice, slippery elm.

Sunburn:  Aloe, black walnut blossom cold infusion, calendula, tea, witch hazel, 

Streptococci infections (primarily upper respiratory tract): Comfrey, Thuja.

Stroke (Ischemic):  Cayenne, lily of the valley.  See DNH Stroke.

Survival:  Skills that may keep you alive.

Teething:  Male fern

Tetanus:  Marijuana

Thrombophlebitis:  Horse chestnut, sweet clover

Thyroid Dysfunction:  Alfalfa,  bugleweed,  kelp and other iodine rich marine algae sources, also lemon balm, self heal.

Tinnitus:  Calamint, Ginkgo biloba, sesame seed and whole sesame seed oil may be beneficial.  I have the affliction which started suddenly at high altitude in Colorado about seven years ago and has never stopped.  Ginkgo is of no effect. 

Toothache:  Clove, golden seal gargle, cayenne.  

Tumor therapy adjuvant:  European mistletoe, raspberries, broccoli

Typhus:  Wild indigo

Ulcers duodenal:  Cabbage juice, calamus, cranesbill, licorice

Ulcers, gastric: Cabbage juice, calamus, licorice, calendula, papaya, slippery elm

Urination (too frequent):  Pumpkin, saw palmetto, stinging nettle

Urinary Incontinence:  Sweet sumac, (Rhus aromatica)

Urinary tract disorders: Asparagus, bilberry, borage, cranberry, cleavers, cocoa, corn silk, eucalyptus, flax seed, horsetail mountain ash, parsley

Urinary Tract Infections:  Angelica, asparagus, birch, Golden rod, Dandelion, Echinacea, Horseradish, Lovage, Nasturtium, Parsley, Stinging Nettle, Uva Ursi

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Vaginal Secretions:  Acacia, feverfew

Venous insufficiency:  Butcher's broom, grape, horse chestnut, gotu kola, sweet clover

Vertigo:  Ginkgo

Vomiting:  Almond, paw paw, black horehound, carob, lemon balm, marijuana, mugwort, peppermint

Warts:  Bittersweet nightshade, cashew, mayapple, oats, onion

Weight Loss:  Soluble fiber including plantain. To raise metabolism burn try cayenne, black pepper , Exercise Prescription, 
Diet NH Famous Diets.  See Cravings.  Australian studies suggest eating bulking foods like oatmeal, boiled potatoes, whole live bulking vegetables and chunky low fat soups (very filling and satisfying).

Wounds:  Agave sap, cajuput, Echinacea, german chamomile, horsetail, marigold, pineapple, poplar, shepherd's purse, St. John's Wort, tolu balsam, witch hazel (There are numerous plants used to treat wounds, these few are approved by German Commission E).