MACADAMIA NUT - Used to Treat: Diabetes:
MADDER / Rubia tinctorum. Balkans. Cultivation: A small shrub. Product: the whole Plant.
Used to Treat: Jaundice: Menstruation: to promote. Spleen Conditions:
MAIDENHAIR / Adiantum capillus - veneris / Canada and Europe. Originally used to promote the growth of Hair. Actions: Effective Hair Tonic and is used in Shampoo and as an Expectorant and Pectoral in Cough Medicines. Cultivation: Graceful Fern. Product: the Leaves and Stem.
MALABAR NUT / Adhatoda vasica / India. Actions: Expectorant and Anti - Spasmodic. Cultivation: A medium sized tree. Product: the Leaves.
Used to Treat: Asthma: in herbal Tobacco to relieve. Chest Conditions: Specific.
MALE FERN / Shield Fern / Dryopteris filix - mass / Europe and Middle East. Cultivation: An erect Fern of spreading habit. Product: the Roots.
Used to Treat: Tapeworms: to expel. Safe and recommended for Children.
MALLOW / Marshmallow / Small Flowered Mallow / malva parviflora. Wild. Product: the whole herb above the ground.
MALLOW / Malva sylvestris. N.B: Do not use if Pregnant or Breast Feeding. Product: Flowers and Leaves. Actions: Mucilaginous and Soothing similar to Marsh Mallow but is less potent.
Used to Treat: Gastro - Intestinal Conditions: Respiratory Conditions:
MALLOW DWARF / Marshmallow / Malva neglecta / Mediterranean Europe. Animals: N.B: can cause the Staggers in Sheep in heavily infested paddocks.
Cultivation: A Perennial herb commonly found in this region with small white - lilac flowers of 5 petals that are often streaked and notched at the tips with the base of the flowers enclosed in a cup. The plant grows to 60cm with a deep taproot and the round leaves have scalloped lobes and radiating veins. The nutlets are brownish - green when ripe with smooth hairy backs and the seedpods split into 8 - 12 wedge-shaped segments when ripe. Harvest in the cooler months just before flowering if drying the Leaves or collect Leaves and Stems whenever required for a Tea not the Roots. The Leaves can be eaten but tasteless. Ointment: combined with Knotweed. Tea: can be combined with Peppermint, Thyme and Sage. To gain the most Mucilage soak a handful of Mallow Leaves in a cup of water overnight and in the morning heat to boiling point, filter, add Lemon and Honey and drink. Or use a handful of Leaves and cover with a cup of boiling water.
Used to Treat: Abscesses: Externally: Use the Leaves as a Compress, Poultice or Ointment or soak a clean cloth in the Tea and cover the area. Boils: Externally: Use the Leaves as a Compress, Poultice or Ointment or soak a clean cloth in the Tea and cover the area. Burns - Minor: Externally: Use the Leaves as a Compress, Poultice or Ointment or soak a clean cloth in the Tea and cover the area. Coughs: rich in Mucilage to soothe. Skin Conditions: Externally: Use the Leaves as a Compress, Poultice or Ointment or soak a clean cloth in the Tea and cover the area. Stomach - Aches - Ulcers: rich in Mucilage to soothe. Throats - Sore: rich in Mucilage to soothe.
MANDRAKE (American) Podophyllium peltatum / North America. Long term general Health Aid.
Cultivation: A small herb. Product: the Rhizomes.
Used to Treat: Appetite: to promote and aid Digestion. System: cleanses.
MANNA / Fraxinus ornus / Mediterranean. Actions: Gentle Laxative.
Cultivation: Congealed Sap of the Manna Tree.
Used to Treat: Debility: A most nutritive Invalid food with a sweet pleasant flavour. Pregnancy: used as a Gentle Laxative.
MARIGOLD / Calendula officinalis / Northern Hemisphere.
Actions: Diaphoretic and Stimulant. Cultivation: A small neat plant with yellow flowers. Product: the Leaves.
Used to Treat: Amenorrhoea: Varicose Veins: to reduce.
MARIJUANA - Used to Treat: Glaucoma:
MARJORAM / Brightness of the Mountain / Garden Marjoram - Joy of the Mountains / Knotted Marjoram - Pot Marjoram - Origanum onites / Sweet Marjoram / Origanum majorana / see Oregano - Wild Marjoram / see Dittany of Crete / Origanum Vulgare / Marjorana hortensis / Europe. Lamiaceae - Labiatae Mint. N.B: If Pregnant only use the Culinary amount.
Actions: originally used as a powerful Stimulant, Essential Oil: has Mild Anti - Septic, Anti - Microbial, Anti Oxidant and Tonic properties. Constituents: Volatile Oils, Carvacrol and Thymol.
Cultivation: A common garden Perennial plant 30 - 60cm with branching, woody stems bearing small, oval Leaves and terminal clusters of small, white flowers and requires full Sun in a light to medium, well drained, moderately rich soil with Lime added if Acid. Grown by cuttings, Root divisions and Seeds in Spring or Autumn with the Seeds raised in trays, pots or punnets and transplanted when 7 - 10cm high 30cm apart. Take cuttings of new shoots 7cm long in late Spring or early Summer or divide Roots in late Winter before spring growth begins. To keep bushy, cut out old wood in late Winter and they should be replaced after 3 - 4 years.
Product: Leaves and Stalks used with the Fresh Leaves picked for flavouring any time and the Dried Leaves and Flowers, by cutting the sprays, just before full bloom and hang in bunches to dry and enclose in mosquito netting or muslin to catch the falling Leaves as they dry. Used for flavouring with Eggs, Fish, Meat, Poultry, Salads and Vegetables or added to Dressings, Dumplings, Pastas, Pizzas, Sauces & Soups. Used in Potpourri and as a Culinary seasoning to flavour Cheese dishes and Meat. Oil: used in Perfumes and Toiletries. Dosage: 1 teaspoon of dried herb or 2 teaspoons of fresh to a cup of boiling water twice a day.
Used to Treat: Amenorrhoea: Bath: Infused Oil is used to relieve stiffness. Bruises: to dress with the powdered herb and Honey. Colds: Coughs: Depression: reduces. Digestion: with the Tea as it contains Volatile Oils that are A to sooth. Dizziness: as a Tea to relieve. Fever: Flatulence: Flu: Fungal: with the Essential Oil to reduce the spread such as Tea Tree Oil is used. Gastro - Intestinal - Infection: Head - Aches: assists with Nervous Head Aches. Intestinal Infection: Joints - Aching: Infused Oil is rubbed on to soothe. Menstruation - Cramps - Delayed: with a Tea. Muscular - Aches: used for Mwith the strong Aromatic Oil as a warming rub. Nerves: with the Tea as it has a calming and soothing effect. - see Head - Aches also. Poison - Hemlock - Snake Venom: Stomach: as a Tea to settle. Respiratory - Infection: Throat - Sore: with a strong Infusion. Viruses - Herpes: with the Essential Oil to reduce the spread such as Tea Tree Oil is used.
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