QUASSIA / Picraena excelsa. West Indies. Cultivation: A tree of great stature with the Wood only used. A good Tonic, effective for Stomachic Conditions.
Used
to Treat: Night
Cramp:
Worms - Intestinal:
QUEBRACHO / Aspidosperma quebracho blanco.
Used
to Treat: Aphrodisiac:
Impotence: Inhibited Sexual
Desire in Women:
QUEEN’S DELIGHT / Queen's Root / Stilingia sylvatica. USA.
Actions: Laxative without purging effects.
Constituents: Principal constituent in Blood purifying remedies.
Cultivation: A small shrub with the Root
used. Induces a feeling of Well Being.
QUINCE / Cydonia oblonga. Europe.
Cultivation: An ornamental tree of moderate growth with the Seeds used. Used in Balms and Lotions for its soothing and whitening qualities.
Used
to Treat: Dysentery:
Hair -
Setting Lotion:
take 50gm of the Seed and boil
in 275ml of water for 15 minutes and make up the quantity of liquid as it
evaporates and strain the mixture and press through muslin squeezing out as much
Mucilage as possible. The liquid will tend
to
jelly
and set when cold and apply either hot or warm
to suite.