Mundane Herbal Guide - Printable Version

Treatments, Remedies, & Poisons

basics list of mundane herbal medicine and poisons

Herbal Reference

I. Table of Contents

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TreatmentsII

Remedies & UsesIII

Poisons & SymptomsIV

SourcesV

IMPORTANT NOTE This is a partial list only. More herbs can be found by following the links in sources.

TIP Most poisons are used in healing. It is overdose or prolonged use that causes damage or death.

II. Treatments

Treatments

basic treatment and application modes and methods

Extracts & Infusions

Tincture: alcoholic extract of an herb; made by mixing pure ethanol, or ethanol and water, with an herb.

Elixir: alcoholic extract of an herb; made by steeping an herb in a spirit.

Tisanes: hot-water extract of an herb.

Decoctions: hot-water extract of root or bark.

Macerates: cold infusion of plants; requires seven to twelve hours soaking.

Vinegars: herbal extract prepared in vinegar.

Topicals

Essential Oils: diluted oil extracts.

Salves, Oils, Balms, Creams, and Lotions: herbs soaked in essential oils for weeks or months.

Poultices and Compresses: crushed, dried, and rehydrated herbs applied to bandages.

Internal & Other Methods

Whole Herb Consumption: dried herbs, powders, or juices taken in the diet.

Syrups: herb extract mixed with honey, boiled, and steeped for three weeks.

Inhalation (Aromatherapy): herbal vapor created by boiling herbs in water.

III. Remedies & Uses

Remedies & Uses

how to use mundane herbal remedies, and their purpose.

Pain, Inflammation, & Bones

Boswellia: bone and joint pain.

Cumin: anti-inflammatory.

Feverfew: migraines.

Red Pepper: pain.

Rose Hips: skeletal and muscular pain.

Stinging Nettle: pain and anti-inflammatory use.

White Willow Bark: pain.

Digestive Tract & Bowels

Basil: digestive tract.

Chamomile: digestive tract.

Fennel: digestive tract.

Ginger: nausea.

Ivy: digestive tract; also used for respiratory infection and as an insecticide.

Peppermint: bowels.

Psyllium: bowels.

Heart, Blood Pressure, & Stamina

Artichoke: heart disease.

Caffeine: stamina.

Hawthorn: heart disease.

Hibiscus: hypertension.

Lemon Grass: heart disease.

Primrose: heart disease.

Respiratory, Throat, & Eyes

Butterbur: sore throat.

Echinacea: respiratory infection.

Elderberry: respiratory infection.

Eucalyptus: breathing problems.

Eyebright: eye infections.

Pokeweed: throat diseases.

Skin, Wounds, & Infection

Aloe Vera: burns.

Black Raspberry: oral diseases.

Blackberry: cosmetic use.

Calendula: anti-infection.

Comfrey: skin and muscle wounds.

Garlic: antibiotic.

Green Tea: scars.

Honey: wounds.

Horsetail: skin wounds.

Juniper: skin disease.

Myrrh: embalming and bleeding wounds.

Oregano: antibiotic.

Thyme: anti-fungal.

Nerves, Sleep, & Hormonal Uses

Flaxseed: menopause.

Lavender: anxiety.

Rauvolfia: insomnia and anxiety.

Skull Cap: sedative.

Soy: menopause.

Valerian Root: insomnia.

Liver, Kidney, Urinary, & Other

Black Walnut: worms and parasitic infection.

Cranberry: urinary tract.

Dandelion: liver, gallbladder, and kidney disease.

Ginseng: immunity.

Lobelia: anti-poison; used to induce nausea.

Milk Thistle: liver.

Sweetleaf: diabetes.

Insecticides & Repellents

Citronella: insect repellent.

Ivy: sometimes used as an insecticide.

Pawpaw: insecticide.

1. Remedies and uses compiled from the source list in tab V.

IV. Poisons & Symptoms

Poisons

a list of mundane poisons and how symptoms present

Paralytic & Respiratory

Aconite: numbness, nausea, trouble breathing, giddiness, death; the mind remains clear.

Dropwort: paralysis.

Gelsemium: slowed respiration, death.

Hemlock: paralysis, depressed respiration, death; the mind remains clear.

Cardiac & Systemic Failure

Calabar Bean: lowers blood pressure, death.

Foxglove: cardiac arrest, death.

Hellebore: vomiting, irregular pulse, shallow breathing, death.

Delirium & Mind-Affecting

Cabbage Tree: vomiting, fever, delirium, death, especially with cold water.

Nightshade: loss of voice, frequent bending forward, continual movements of the hands and fingers, pupils dilated, death.

Spurges: delirium, death.

Thornapple: dryness of the throat and mouth.

Other

Bloodroot: burning in the stomach, intense thirst, vomiting, vertigo.

2. Poison symptoms compiled from the source list in tab V.

V. Sources

Sources

follow these links to learn more!

General Herbal Reference

Wikipediawebsite

Broad overview of herbal remedies and common traditional uses.

Herbal Remedy Inforeference

General herbal remedy reference and index of common medicinal plants.

Publixguide

Consumer-friendly herbal guide covering uses and wellness applications.

Poisons & Toxic Herbs

A Modern Herbalreference

Reference for poisonous plants and their known symptoms or effects.