CINERARIA MARITIMA / Dusty Miller / Senecio maritimus. West Indies. Cultivation: A small plant with finely divided silver leaves. Product: the Juice is used. Used to Treat: Cataracts: in the Eyes.
CINNAMON / Cinnamomum zeylanicum / Ceylon. Actions: Anti - Spasmodic, Aromatic, Astringent, Carminative and Stimulant.
Cultivation: Another member of the Laurel Family, an evergreen of noble appearance. Product: the Bark is used, rolled and dried in cylindrical quills. Use the rolled & dried Inner Bark of the Shoots in pieces or as a ground powder. Also used as a Culinary herb for flavouring & Spice in two forms.
Used to Treat: Bath: 500ml Apple Cider Vinegar, 2 drops of Oil of Cloves, 10 drops Oil of Cinnamon, 5 drops Oil of Lemon, 1 - 2 drops Oil of Bergamot or Neroli and mix thoroughly and shake before use. Cramps: steep 2 teaspoons of the powder in boiling water for 15 minutes, cool and sip slowly 1 hour before each meal. Athlete's Foot: use as a Tea as it contains more then 10 Fungicides. Body - Odour: Cramps - Leg: see Night Cramps below. Diabetes: Diarrhoea: steep 2 teaspoons of the powder in boiling water for 15 minutes, cool and sip slowly 1 hour before each meal. Fever: Flatulence: to relieve by steeping 2 teaspoons of the powder in boiling water for 15 minutes, cool and sip slowly 1 hour before each meal. Heart - Burn: Impotence: Indigestion: steep 2 teaspoons of the powder in boiling water for 15 minutes, cool and sip slowly 1 hour before each meal. Internal - Cramps: as an Anti - Spasmodic as a Tea. Menstrual - Cramps: as an Anti - Spasmodic as a Tea. Nausea: steep 2 teaspoons of the powder in boiling water for 15 minutes, cool and sip slowly 1 hour before each meal. Nerves - Bath: The aromatic Bark can be infused in water and added. Night - Cramps: of the Calf, Foot and Leg as a Tea, increase Calcium and Vitamin B6 and Vegetable Oils to improve Circulation. Pep - Up: Rub: a few drops of Cinnamon added to Olive Oil to sooth and warm. Tissues: to tighten up. Tooth - Ache: cooled Cinnamon Tea or Oil from the Bark and Leaves of the tree are used as a Compress. Vomiting: as an excellent Carminative and Stimulant to quickly end.
CINQUEFOIL / Five Fingered Grass / Potentilla reptans.
Used to Treat: Diarrhoea: as an Astringent. Skin: Externally and Internally as an Anti - Inflammatory and cooling medicine. Product: the Leaves are made into an Infusion that has an Astringent effect added to a Bath or diluted as a Facial Toner. Throat - Sore: used as an ingredient in Syrups.
CITRONELLA / Cymbopon - Used to Treat: Insect Bites and Stings:
CITRUS FRUIIT - Used to Treat: Asthma: Colds: Morning Sickness: Tonsillitis:
CLARY / Clear Eye / Salvia sclarea / British Isles. Actions: an Anti - Spasmodic.
Cultivation: A bold blue or white flowered herb that grows freely as a weed. Product: the Leaves are used.
Used to Treat: Eyes: to cleanse and refresh. Kidney - Conditions: to relieve. Stomach - Conditions: to relieve.
CLARY SAGE: Used to Treat: Hair - Rinse: 1 Tablespoon of Clary Sage Oil, 250ml of Apple Cider Vinegar, 50ml of Whisky, combine in a jar with a tight lid and shake well before each use and store in the refrigerator.
CLEAVERS / Clivers / Goose Grass / Grip Grass / Everlasting Friendship / Hairif Tea / Galium aparine / British Isles. *Best plant to enhance the Lymphatic System.
Actions: Alterative, Aperient, Anti - Inflammatory, Anti - Neoplastic, Astringent, Diuretic, mild Laxative and Tonic. As a valuable Diuretic increases Fluid loss and excretion of waste Fluids in the Urine and Toxins.
Constituents: Asperuloside, Citric Acid, Gallotannic Acid and Glycoside and very high in Silica.
Cultivation: A Wild rampant weed with lanceolate bristly leaves that requires a cool climate and has tiny curved prickles on the angles of the stems and veins. Collect before Flowering and dry in the shade or make into a Tincture.
Product: Use the whole herb above the ground, the green parts the Stem and small Leaves. Add to Salads. Infusion: Pour 1 Cup of boiling water onto 2 to 3 teaspoons of the dried herb and leave for 10 -15 minutes and take 1 Cup 3 times a day. Steamed Cleavers: Can be cooked as a green Vegetable. Take armfuls of Cleavers off of any vegetation it is smothering. Use all the green parts, Stems and Leaves, chop, steam lightly and serve with a dash of Olive Oil and Black Pepper. Tincture: 2 to 4ml 3 times a day - Put through a Juice extractor for easier handling.
Used to Treat: Adenoid Conditions: Bladder - Stones: Blood: Cleanser. Colic: Cystitis: as an Anti - Inflammatory. Dandruff: add a pinch of Nettle to the Hair and Scalp Lotion below. Depression: to uplift the Spirit. Digestion: Fever: Fluid Retention: Glands - Swollen: and related Infections. Hair and Scalp Lotion: as a fresh Infusion each week and massage the Scalp daily and for dry, brittle Hair add Essential Oil of Cleavers for extra benefit. Kidney Conditions: Kidney - Stones - Calculi: Lymphatic System Conditions: combine with Poke - Root to regulate. Psoriasis: Skin Conditions: and related Infections as a Blood Cleanser. Spring Tonic: Strangury: Temperature: assists to lower. Tissue - Oedema: Tonsillitis: Tonsils - Swollen:
Toxins: combine with Poke - Root. Tumours: Internally to drain the Lymph Glands to reduce or stop. Ulcers: Internally to drain the Lymph Glands. Urinary Conditions - Internally: Use on professional advice as there are many other herbs to treat the Urinary System with Specific applications. Urinary Infections:
Horses: Resolves Infection in the Genito - Urinary Tract specifically for Geldings and Stallions, as well as providing Soothing, Anti - Inflammatory and Alkalising properties. Also useful as a Lymphatic System Stimulant.
CLOVES / Eugenia caryophyllus / caryophyllata / Syzygium aromaticum / aromatica - Spice / East Indies, Madagascar and Zanzibar.
Actions: Antiseptic, Anti - Bacterial, Aromatic, most Carminative of all aromatic spices, and Stimulant and good for the Digestive System.
Cultivation: A beautiful evergreen tree of majestic stature. Products: The Oil is extracted from the unopened Flower ends - buds and usually compounded with other Remedies. Once burned to scent and disinfect rooms. The Oil is also used in Cosmetics and the untreated Buds as a Spice. Also used to pickle and preserve Meats.
Used to Treat: Altitude Sickness: Rich in Eugenol that is a potent Blood thinner - Anti Aggregant as is Allspice, Bay Rum Leaf, Galangal, Carrot Seed, Shrubby Basil, Cinnamon, Bay Leaf and Marjoram. You can mix these together in a pot of boiling water, steep Cloves, Allspice, Bay leaf, Celery Seed, Cinnamon and Marjoram as available and to suite your taste. Or mix in any of these Mints - Basil, Mountain Dittany, Savory and Thyme. Arthritis: used in Rubs to warm, stimulate and for its anaesthetic effect. Breath - Bad: aromatic Oil is Anti - Bacterial, to make - add several tablespoons to a pint of Vodka and steep for a few days to have a pleasant tasting Mouth Wash or brew a Tea using a teaspoon or two of dried Cloves. Bunions: Colic: Diabetes: Griping: after using Purgatives to reduce. Flatulence: Macular Degeneration: Mouth Wash: Nausea: as Clove Tea. Ointments: used in. Pain: Rheumatism Rubs: used in rubs to warm, stimulate and for its Anaesthetic effect. Stomach - Upset: added to herbal Teas to settle. Tooth - Ache: apply a few drops of Oil of Cloves to the Tooth cavity using a cotton bud to stop the pain as an Analgesic. Toothpaste: used in. Vomiting: added to Herbal Teas to settle or a few drops of the Oil in water. Worms: Wounds:
CLOVERS / Trifolium Prastense and Repens / Red and White Clover. Main Use: Blood purifier as it improves the Blood due to the Sodium content, which reduces Acidity and assists with the assimilation of Iron.
Product: Use the Flowers picked and dried when in full Flower in cooler months for a short period only. Actions: Used also as a reliable Sedative. Red: Alterative - especially good, Anti - Scrofulous, Anti - Spasmodic, Diuretic, Sedative & Tonic - superior to the White Medicinally. White: Anti - Rheumatic, Anti - Scrofulous, & Tonic,
Constituents: Essential Oils, Isotrifolin, Quercetin, Red - Tannin, Salicic Acid, Sodium, Trifolin, Vitamin C and White Tannin. Tea: 1 x cup boiling water to 1 - 3 teaspoons of the dried herb and infuse for 10 - 15 minutes and take 3 times a day or more if required for Coughs. Or equal parts of Dandelion Leaves, Peppermint & Clover Blossoms. Tincture: 2 - 6 ml 3 times a day. Raw: Eat freely in Salads and the Leaves also can be eaten. Clover Salad: Clover Leaves and Blossoms, 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil, 2 Tablespoons of chopped Mint, 75 gm Rice, 2 Tablespoons of freshly squeezed Orange Juice. Cook the Rice and mix with the Oil and Juice while still hot. Stir in the Leaves, which have been slit and stir into Rice with the Mint. Garnish with Flowers.
Used to Treat: Bronchial - Coughs: Coughs and Hoarseness: due to Colds. Diahorroea: Gastritis: Mumps: Skin Conditions: Extremely good especially in Children such as for Eczema, Poriasis combined with Nettle and Yellow Dock. Whooping Cough:
CLUBMOSS - Lycopodium clavatum / Northern Hemisphere. Cultivation: A low spreading, greyish green insignificant plant usually near water. Products: the Plant and Spores are used.
Use to Treat: Cystitis: for relief, Dyspepsia: Kidney Conditions: for relief. Stomach Conditions: Urinary Conditions:
COCA - Used to Treat: Altitude Sickness:
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