PLEURISY ROOT / Asclepias tuberosa. USA. Immune System herb. Specific for Respiratory Tract & Lung Conditions. Actions: Anti - Spasmodic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic & Expectorant. Cultivation: A dense shrub of low growth with the Rhizomes used dig up in the Spring. Infusion: 1/2 to 1 teaspoon per cup. Tincture: 1 to 2ml x 3 times a day. Used to Treat: Asthma: combine with Lobelia. Bronchitis: Catarrh: clears up unwanted Catarrh or Mucus combined with Coltsfoot. Lungs - Congestion: combines with Capsicum, Grindelia & Lobelia. Flu: Pleurisy: due to its remarkable anti - Spasmodic & Diaphoretic properties it eases Pain & Breathing. Pneumonia:
POKE ROOT /
Phytolacca decandra. North America. * The number one Glandular
/ Endocrine System Herb but should only
be used on professional prescription. Actions: Anti
- Catarrhal, Anti - Rheumatic, Cathartic, Emetic, Purgative, Stimulant &
General Tonic. Cultivation: A shrub with a multitude of grape
sized black Berries and the Berries
& Roots are used and the Root dug up
in late Autumn or Spring. Decoction: 1 / 3 of a teaspoon and simmer for
15 minute. Tincture: 1/2 to 1ml 3 x times a day. N.B:
Do not increase as it can become a strong Laxative.
Used to Treat: Adenitis:
Arthritis: also used as a Liquid Extract to relieve.
Enlarged Lymph
Glands: Fibrocystic
Breast Disease:
Glandular
Fever: for
Imbalances. Hormone
Balance: Laryngitis: Lymphatic
System: combined
with Blue Flag. Mastitis:
with an External Poultice. Mumps:
Reproductive
Conditions: Rheumatism: also
used as a Liquid Extract to relieve. Skin:
Swollen Glands:
Specific for anywhere in the Body. Tonsillitis:
POLYPODY ROOT / Brake Root / Polypodium vulgare. Europe. Actions: Expectorant & Pectoral and a good Tonic. Cultivation: A creeping plant attached to tree trunks and walls with the Leaves & Rhizomes used. Used to Treat: Chest Conditions: One of the best Expectorant & Pectorals to treat if persistent. Lung Conditions: One of the best Expectorant & Pectorals to treat if persistent.
POMEGRANATE / Punica granatum. Used
to Treat: Diarrhoea:
POPLAR / Populus tremuloides. Europe. Actions: Diuretic
properties and reliable Tonic Stimulant. Cultivation:
Common elegant tree with the Bark used. Used
to Treat: Debility:
POPPY (Poisonous)
Papaver somniferum Asia &
Europe. N.B: A strong Narcotic
and should only be used on specialist prescription.
Cultivation: An annual plant with grey leaves and huge showy
single red flowers up to 5' / 2 metres high with the Seed
Capsules used. Used to Treat: Pain:
eases.
POPPY, RED / Corn Poppy / Papaver rhoseas. Actions: efficient Anodyne and mainly used as an Expectorant usually in Cough Mixtures & Syrups. Cultivation: The common Poppy that grows to 18" high and bears bright red single flowers with the Flowers used. Used to treat: Face - Mist: use the Wrinkle formula below and dilute with distilled water and apply when applying make up and will keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Wrinkles: use 1 handful of Petals, any colour, and Infuse for 15 minutes and strain the liquid and allow it to cool before using.
POTATOES / Solanum tuberosum - Chile. Used as an Antacid,
food, for healing, medicine
& nutritive. N.B: Minimum use if Hyperglycaemic
or Diabetic as they break down quickly to form Sugars
for instant energy and they need to be
consumed with other Vegetables.
Constituents: Vitamins
A, B Complex, C, D, E & H, richest natural source of Potassium
Chloride, Phosphorous and very Alkaline.
Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Sodium, Sulphur. There is
higher Potassium in baked
or fried Potatoes and lower in boiled
as the Minerals are leached
out into the water. Potato Skins are rich
in Chlorogenic Acid, a
Polyphenol that prevents Cell mutations
that lead on to Cancer. Cultivation:
Plant Spring & Summer in good quality deep loam organically fertilised in
the previous Season by placing the tuber in the soil and cover well and as they
develop keep covered with a hay type material or soil to keep free from light.
Can also be kept in a tyre and keep adding tyres and soil as the plants mature.
To deter pests sprinkle with flour or physically
kill the pests. Dig up when the flowers die or plant withers at maturity and
remove the tubers as required or may be left in the ground all Winter and dig up
as needed. Knock the soil off of the tuber and dry in a cool - shady area, but
do not wash until needed or they will not keep long. During Summer they could be
placed in a cool room in sawdust or similar medium and retain some for next
Season planting, with one in October and one in late
January. Used to Treat: Abscesses: use fresh Juice
or as a hot or cold Poultice. Acidity:
1/3 Granny Smith Apple, one medium sized Potato
with the Skin on, grate
and eat first thing in the morning and then eat other foods straight
away. Take each day until Condition is relieved
or take later in the day if required or Juice
both to make 3/4 of a glass, but grated is
best. This is a high Alkaline mixture that absorbs
and neutralises excess Acid while acting as a cleanser
to the Liver and restores
chemical balance
in the Digestive Tract. - Do this for at
least 6 weeks. Blood:
use fresh Juice.
Bronchial:
use fresh Juice.
Bruises: use
fresh Juice or
a raw Potato
Compress.Boils: use fresh
Juice.
Cancer: raw
Potato has high
concentrations of Protease Inhibitors
that neutralise certain
Carcinogens and the Skins are rich in Chlorogenic
Acid, a Polyphenol that prevents Cell
mutations that lead on to Cancer.
Chilblains: as a Foot - Bath of Peel
water. Colds: use fresh
Juice.
Digestive Conditions: use fresh Juice.
Dyspepsia: use fresh
Juice.
Fevers: use
fresh Juice. Gout:
See Acidity. Hands
- Chapped: use
left over cooked mashed Potato
mixed with a little Almond Oil &
Orange Flower water. Inflammation: use fresh
Juice or as a hot
or cold Poultice. Infections:
use fresh Juice
or as a hot or cold Poultice. Influenza:
use fresh Juice
over 4 days. Joint -
Pain - Tennis Elbow:
use hot baked Potato
pulp. Rash - Nettle: use fresh Juice.
Rheumatic Fever:
used fresh Juice
over 8 days. Skin Conditions:
use fresh Juice.
Skin Freshener:
rub the Skin with a chilled slice of raw
Potato to close Pores
and refine the texture of the Skin.
Sores: use
fresh Juice. Splinters:
used to draw out as a Poultice especially in the mornings when the Skin
is soft. Sprains: use
a raw, peeled, grated Potato
around the sprain or use fresh
Juice. Sties:
Teeth - Pain:
use a hot Potato Poultice after removing if
there is still pain or spread slices of boiled,
peeled Potatoes
between pieces of flannel and apply to the Cheek
as hot as can be tolerated. Swellings: as
a Poultice. Virus:
raw Potato
has high concentrations of Protease
Inhibitors that neutralise certain types and also have strong Anti
- Viral power even more than Soybeans.
POT
MARJORAM
-
See
under Marjoram.
PRICKLY ASH / Zanthoxylum americanum. North America. Actions:
Alterative, Diaphoretic & Stimulant. Cultivation:
A small tree with long spines with the Bark &
Berries used. Used to Treat: Rheumatism:
as a Stimulant.
PRICKLY PEAR /
Optunia vulgaris. Wild Herb. Cultivation: Use the Leaves.
PRIMROSE / Primula veris. Used
to Treat: Bronchitis:
Cough: Laryngitis:
PRUNE /
Prunus dulcis. Actions: Laxative.
Used to Treat:
Diverticulitis:
PSYLLIUM / Fleawort / Plantago ovata. India. Cultivation: A small herb with the Seeds used. Used to Treat: Bowels: Soaked to clean & sooth.
PSYLLIUM HUSKS / Plantago psyllium - Plantaginaceae Family - Lowers Blood Cholesterol and maintains regular Bowel movements. Actions: Emollient, Demulcent & Laxative. Dosage: Take 1 level Tablespoon in Juice morning and night or 3 times a day to suite. Used to Treat: Asthma: Bowel: maintains regularity by removing Bile Acid from the Intestine and prevents their re - absorption as the Mucilage on the Seeds swells when ingested. Candida: Specific. Cholesterol: a natural Grain used in a ground form as the Husks are an excellent form of Fibre / non - Digestible Carbohydrates that hold water in the Body waste that assists to lower. Colitis: Specific. Constipation: try Apples, Figs Prunes or Spinach and if not working by then try Psyllium Husks with 1 Tablespoon in 300ml glass of warm water and leave until it becomes a gelatinous mass then drink or add to Juice or sprinkle Husks on Cereals. Cystitis: Diarrhoea: Diverticulitis: Haemorrhoids: Inflammatory - Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Specific. Toxins: The Soluble Fibre part absorbs Toxins on it's way through the Gut such as chemicals added to foods and Toxins produced internally such as Mould - Candida albicans. It reduces the amount getting into the Bloodstream and reduces the symptoms that the Organisms & Toxins cause. Weight Control: Can be added to Juice and allowed to set like a Jelly and / or eaten like a Jelly or utilised as a drink or both.
PUFFBALL / Lycoperdon bovista. Europe. Cultivation:
Ball shaped Fungus 4 - 15 " / 10 - 30 cm across with creamy white skin.
When burned it emits a Narcotic effect smoke
and can be used to stupefy Bees. Used to Treat:
Bleeding: to
staunch.
PULSATILLA / Wind Flower / Anemone pulsatilla. Europe. Cultivation:
Large weed with single anemone like flowers. Used
to Treat: Menstruation Conditions:
Nervous
Spasms:
PUMPKIN / Cucurbita pepo. Used
to Treat: Dizziness:
Prostrate Enlargement:
Worms:
PURSLANE / Portulaca oleracea. Wild Herb. Actions: Rich in Anti - Oxidants, Aperient, Cooling & Tonic. Constituents: rich in Minerals & Vitamins. Cultivation: Use the whole herb above the ground. Salads: use the fresh Leaves. Tea: use the dried Leaves, 1 teaspoon to a cup of boiling water, strain and drink. Used to Treat: Aging: as it is rich in Anti - Oxidants. Angina: Asthma: Bursitis: Cardiac Arrhythmia: Cataracts: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Depression: Gingivitis: Hair: rich in Minerals & Vitamins. Head Ache: Heart Disease: High Blood Pressure: Intermittent Claudication: Multiple Sclerosis: Psoriasis: Shingles: Skin Conditions: rich in Minerals & Vitamins. Tendinitis: Weight - Over: used to slim and in metabolic Tonics. Wrinkles: Yeast Infections:
PYGEUM / Pygeum africanum. Used to Treat:
Prostate:
PYRETHRUM / Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium. Cultivation : A Perennial that
produces white daisies that are best grown in full Sun. Used
to Treat:
Insects: dried, crushed and
mixed with soapy water to produce a natural Insect
killer.