CABBAGE - CARAWAY SEED
CABBAGE: Used to Treat: Asthma: Breasts / Engorged: with chilled Leaves and replace as they assume Body heat inside the bra. Morning Sickness: Nipples / Sore: with chilled Leaves and replace as they assume Body heat inside the bra.
Osteoporosis Poultice: break the ridges of the larger outer leaves and dip briefly in boiling water to soften and apply to the bruise to reduce swelling. Ulcers:
CACAO: Used to Treat: Asthma:
CALAMINT / Common Calamint / Mountain Mint / Calaminta officinalis. Wild / Europe. Actions: Expectorant and Diaphoretic usually as a Linctus or Syrup. Cultivation: A small low growing herb with purple flowers. Product: the Leaves.
CALAMINTH: Used to Treat: Amenorrhoea:
CALAMUS / Sweet Flag / Acorus calamus. Wild / Europe near water. Cultivation: A hardy aquatic plant. Product: the Rhizome only. Used to Treat: Flatulence: Stomach / Disorders:
CALENDULA or MARIGOLD / Pot Marigold / Ringflower / Calendula officinalis. (N.B: Not the Garden variety.) Actions: Flower: Anti - Fungal, anti - Septic (Does not sting), Depurative, Emmenagogue and Vermifuge.
Herb: Anti - Fungal properties useful *Internally and Externally, Astringent, Febrifuge, Simulant, Styptic, Sudorific and Tonic.
Constituents: Acids, Albumen, Bitter Amorphous Principle, Calendulin, Gum, Mucilage, Resin, Saponin, Sugar and Volatile Oil.
Cultivation: Easy to grow, Plant the seeds in the Spring and Autumn in full Sun in most soils. Pick the Flower Petals every few days just as they open and dry on gauze away from Sunlight. Tea: Pour 1 x Cup of boiling water onto 1 - 2 x teaspoons of the Florets and leave to Infuse for 10 - 15 minutes and drink 3 times a day.
Ointment: 85gm soft Parrafin, 10gm Wool Fat, 5ml Tincture of Calendula and 20 drops of Tea Tree Oil. Mix thoroughly and use whenever require. Tincture: Take 1 - 4ml 3 x times a day. Use Externally when required.
Used to Treat: Allergy: Athlete's Foot: as an Oil in Creams and Tinctures. Babies: generally and to bathe their Eyes due to its gentleness. Bath Vinegar Tonic: for dry - chapped Skin combine with Apple Cider Vinegar with a handful of Flowers and heat until nearly boiling and cover and steep overnight then strain and add to the Bath.
Body and Hand Lotions: Oil or Essence used. Breast Massage: use the Cream / Ointment mentioned below. Bruising: Bunions: Burns: as a Cream / Ointment mentioned below.
Burns / Pain: prior combine Apple Cider Vinegar with the Flowers and heat until nearly boiling and steep overnight then strain and apply a few drops. Calluses / Corns: with the Oil applied with a pad for 12 weeks.
Conjunctivitis: Digestive / Inflammation: as an anti - Septic used *Internally. Digestive / Ulcers: as an anti - Septic used *Internally. Duodenal Ulcers: as an anti - Septic used *Internally.
Eye / Infections: Eyes / Sore: as a Tea using the Petals and bathe every few hours until relieved. Fungal Infections: as an Oil in Creams and Tinctures. Gall Bladder Conditions: to relieve.
Gastric / Ulcers: as an anti - Septic used Internally. Gingivitis: Indigestion: to relieve. Insect Bites and Stings: Infusion or Tincture of the Flowers and Buds to reduce Scarring.
Lips / Dry: combine a teaspoon of Tincture with Apricot Oil and Lanolin to soften and protect. Menstrual Conditions: to normalize. Nappy Rash: as a Cream / Ointment mentioned below usually with Vitamin E to heal and sooth the Skin or add 1 x Tablespoon of the Bath Vinegar Tonic above to the Bath Water.
Noses / Bleeding : Especially good if used as an Ointment in the Nose.
Ointment: 3 x Tablespoons of pure white Lard and melt over a low heat and add 2 x Tablespoons of bruised Petals and simmer and cover until quite warm, and warm again, drain off the Petals and pour into a clean, clear glass jar and store in the fridge.
Rashes: Infusion or Tincture of the Flowers and Buds. Scalds: Shaving: Infusion or Tincture of the Flowers and Buds as a Styptic for nicks. Skin Conditions:
Skin / Inflammation: whether by Infection or Physical damage. Skin / Ulcers: Specific for those that are slow - healing. Sores / Recurring: Infusion or Tincture of the Flowers and Buds.
Stomach / Ulcers: Take 1 x Tablespoon of the Tea every 2 hours. Sunburn: Strains: Ulcers: Verrucae: as an Oil in Creams and Tincture. Wounds: Specific for those that are slow - healing.
Wounds / Open: Tincture: Finest anti - Septic known stopping Bleeding and creating healing.
CALIFORNIAN POPPY / Eschschlozia California. NB: Do not use if you suffer from Glaucoma.
Cultivation: Beautiful delicate hot orange, yellow and pinkish flowers last only a day and are replaced by long pointed seed pods. Product: the whole plant dried. Gentle pain killer and Sedative that reduces Spasm and Over Excitability. Combines with Passionflower. Dosage: 1 x teaspoon of the dried herb to a cup of boiling water.
CAJUPUR / White Tea Tree / Melaleuca leucadendron. Wild / West Indies. Cultivation: A big bold tree. Product: the Oil used as an Oil and Lotions. Used to Treat: Bruises: Hiccoughs: by adding a few drops to Sugar. Rheumatism: Tooth - Ache: if rubbed into the Gums.
CALUMBA / Colombo / Jateorhiza plamata. Wild / East Africa. Main Use: To relieve Stomach Disorders as a Stomachic and Tonic.
Cultivation: Belongs to the Palm Family and is of undistinguished appearance. Product: the Root only. Also a powerful Febrifuge.
CAMPHOR / Cinnamomum camphora. Eastern Asia. N.B: Camphor Oil should not be taken *Internally without a Professional prescription.
Cultivation: is derived from the wood of a small tree.
Used to Treat: Bruises: Externally to relieve. Epilepsy: as an anti -Spasmodic. Face: a few drops of Spirits of Camphor Oil in the water used to rinse the Face after cleansing will remove any trace of the Oils and Fats or residue from Creams and Soaps that may be blocking the Pores. Fevers: in small doses to reduce. Insect Bites: Insect Repellent: Joints / Inflamed: Pimples: as Spirits of Camphor by patting it on a Pimple as it is appears and at any time to dry it up or if it has already appeared and has a head on it apply a very damp hot cloth until the head pops out then pat the Camphor on. It will sting slightly, but will prevent Infection and heals rapidly. Rheumatism: Externally to relieve. Sedative: in small doses. Sprains and Strains: Externally to relieve. Vomiting: in small controlled doses. Whooping Cough: in small controlled doses
CAMPHOR - Scented Thyme / Thyme
CAMU CAMU / Myrciaria dubia. Used to Treat: Emphysema:
CANADIAN HEMP / Black Indian Hemp / Apocynum cannabinum. Wild / Canada / U.S.A. Actions: Diaphoretic and Emetic.
Cultivation: A small laurel. Product: Rhizomes & Roots used. Used to Treat: Amenorrhoea: Leucorrhoea:
CANELLA / Wild Cinnamon / Canella alba. Wild / West Indies. Actions: Stimulant and Tonic for the aged. Cultivation: A slender branching tree with light grey bark. Product: the Bark only used.
Used to Treat: Digestion: to promote. Flatulence: to eliminate and prevent.
CANGZH / Used to Treat: Infertility:
CANKER ROOT / Coptis groenlandica. Used to Treat: Canker Sores:
CANOLA / Brassica. Used to Treat: Cardiac Arrythmia:
CAPERS / Capparris spinosa. Used to Treat: Cataracts:
CAPSICUM: Used to Treat: Arthritis: Bunions: Head - Ache: Herpes: Mouth / Dry: Pain: Psoriasis: Shingles: Tooth - Ache: Ulcers:
CARAWAY SEED / Persian Cumin / Carum carvi - Apiaceae - Carrot Umbelliferae. Wild / Europe /North Africa. N.B: Do not use in greater then Culinary quantities if Pregnant or Breast Feeding. Main Use: For flavouring and especially used for Children. Actions: Anti - Spasmodic, Aromatic, Astringent, Carminative, Expectorant, Emmenagogue and Galactogogue.
Cultivation: A Biennial hollow stemmed herb with a rosette of lacy, finely cut leaves, thick spindle shaped taproot in the first season and stalks bearing flat, umbrella like clusters of green - white flowers in the second summer. Requires a well - drained soil in a warm sunny position. The brown, crescent shaped seeds are marked with a distinct ridges. Height: leafy growth 20 - 40cm flower stalks 50 - 60cm. Sow a few seeds direct in clumps 15 - 20cm apart in spring or early autumn and as they are slow to germinate keep weed free and when 7 - 10cm high thin to the strongest seedling. Water in the morning and not from above. Leaves, Roots and Seeds used in cooking and fresh young Leaves are added to Salads, Soups or cooked Vegetables such as Silver Beet, Spinach, Marrow or Squash and harvest the Leaves when required. Tender young Roots can be pulled in Winter for boiling or to bake similar to parsnips if the plant is not required to produce seed or lift the Roots after removing the Seed. Cut the flowering Stems when the Seeds begin to darken and ripen and secure in small bunches to allow air movement and hang them upside down if grown for Seeds then cut off all the seed heads before they shatter and dry on sheets of paper or put in nylon mesh bags. Seeds can contain Weevils so freeze before storage to kill the eggs. Seeds can be sprinkled over Vegetables while cooking such as Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflowers, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes and Turnips. Can be mixed with biscuits, breads, cakes or blended with cream cheese. The aromatic Oil is is used to flavour liqueur. Product: the Seeds are used.
Used to Treat: Amenorrhoea: Bloating: Breast Feeding: used to increase the Milk supply. Bruise: cook and mash the Seeds and use warm as a Poultice.
Colic: crush some Seeds and simmer in Milk or Formula for 20 minutes and strain the liquid and use. Digestive Conditions: in Children. Diarhorroea: Combined with other herbs to suite.
Flatulence as an anti - Septic and Stimulant to the Body and can be added to Cabbage to reduce. Intestinal / Colic: Sprains: cook and mash the Seeds and use warm as a Poultice.
Stomach Spasms: as an anti - Septic and Stimulant to the Body. Tooth / Ache: with the Oil similar to Clove Oil, but has a milder effect by applying the Oil to a clean cotton ball and hold gently against the affected area. Wind: dispels.
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