KAFFIR LIME / Thailand. 

KAFFIR POTATO / Coleus forskohlii. Used to Treat: Glaucoma: 

KAMALA / Mallotus phillipinensis. Arabia & India. Cultivation: A low growing tree with the outer covering of the Fruits dried and powdered for use. Used to Treat:  Tapeworms: One of the most effective agents to expel. 

KAVA KAVA (Dangerous) Piper methysticum. Fiji. N.B: Used to freely produce Hallucinations. Actions: A strong Stimulant with valuable Tonic properties, and also a Diuretic. Can be also be Fermented and used as an Intoxicant liquor. Cultivation: A lofty shrub. Product: the Root. Used to Treat: Incontinence Conditions: to relieve. Menstrual - Cramps: Pain: 

KELP / Bladderwrack / dried / Fucus vesiculous - see also Seaweed. 

KELP / Natra - Mineral Tonic. Constituents: Calcium, Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium. Used to Treat: Itch - Summer:

KHELLA / Ammi majus. Used to Treat: Angina: contains Kellin a compound that increases Blood flow into the Heart with a dosage of 30 mg a day. Cardiac - Arrhythmia:  

KINO / Gum Kino / Pterocarpus marsupium / Ceylon & India. Actions: Astringent. Cultivation: A very large tree of magnificent appearance. Product: the Sap.  

KIWI FRUIT / Chinese Gooseberry / Actinidia chinsensis. Constituents: Vitamin A and a high Vitamin C content (more then most Citrus Fruits) Iron, Potassium & Phosphorus. Also used to tenderise tough Meats to make them more palatable and Digestible. Used for: Recuperation: especially useful for Babies and sick Children.  

KNAPWEED / Centaurea nigra / Britain. Actions: Diaphoretic & Diuretic & Strong Tonic. Cultivation: A small herb. Product: the Leaves. 

KNOTGRASS / Polygonum erectum / Russia. Actions: Astringent. Cultivation: A small herb. Product: the Leaves. Used to Treat: Bronchitis: Diarrhoea: Specific to relieve in Children. Laryngitis: Throat - Sore:  

KNOTWEED / Knotgrass / Polygonum aviculare. Product: Use the whole herb above the ground. 

KNOTTED MARJORAM / Garden Marjoram / Sweet Marjoram / see Marjoram. 

KOLA / Cola vera / nitida / West Africa. Actions: Aphrodisiac, Heart Tonic and Nerve Stimulant. Promotes Strength & Endurance and one of the best Stimulants. Used as a Heart stimulant and is high in Caffeine. Cultivation: A large tree of outstanding elegance.  Used to Treat: Depression, Head - Ache: Migraine: 

KOREAN MINT - Agastache rugosa. Lamiaceae. Cultivation: A short lived perennial very similar to Anise Hyssop, which see, but more frost tender with a variety of flowers from rose coloured to violet, which likes light shade and slightly acid to neutral soil.

KUDZU / Pueraria lobata. Used to Treat: Angina: Extracts dilate Coronary Arteries increasing the Blood flow and decease Blood Pressure and stabilizes Heart Rhythm. 10 - 15gm of Root Extract a day. Blood Pressure - High:  Hangover:

KUMARHOU / Pomaderris elliptica / North Island New Zealand. Cultivation: A very pretty shrub. Product: the herb is used. Used to Treat: Blood: to purify. Pulmonary: Specific. Rheumatism Disorders: Specific.

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