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Dandelion (Taraxacum
officinale)
Dandelion plant is six
inches to one feet tall and perennial plant that grows wild. The roots, leaves
and flowers are used as a general tonic and for specific treatments. The leaves
may be cooked as greens, and the roots may be used as a substitute for coffee.
The main constituent is
taraxacin, an acrid resin that contains insulin, gluten, gum and potash. In the
spring the sugar is uncrystallizable laevulin. In the fall it becomes insulin.
Dandelion is high in vitamin C. It helps in the problems of the breast and
mammary glands, breast sores, tumours cysts, swollen lymph glands.
Dandelion is a cholagogue,
diuretic, aperients, stomachic, stimulant and tonic is used to treat liver
disorders, diabetes and anaemia. It promotes formation of bile and removes
excess water from the body. It is good for removing poisons from the body,
primarily a detoxifying herb for pitta and ama conditions or from a meat diet
and over eating of fatty and fried foods. It relieves fever and insomnia. It
gives emotionally plenty of energy and helps to balance inner forces. An
infusion of fresh roots is good for gallstones, jaundice.
Dill
(Anethum graveolens)
The plantis three feet
tall planted annually. It may be planted near cabbage, lettuce, onions or
cucumbers but not near carrots. There will be a seven to fourteen day
germination period. Harvest the leaves before the plant flowers. Harvest seeds
when the lower part of the seed cluster is ripe. The parts used are basically
seeds. It is spicy and warm.
Dill is used for pickling,
sauces and salads. It is not cooked; just soaked. It helps to appreciate and
enjoy all the gifts of life on a daily basis.
The fatty oil in dill is a
pale yellow colour that darkens with age, a mixture of a paraffin hydrocarbon
and 40 to 60 per cent of d-carvone with d-lionere. Phellandrine is present in
few varieties.
Dill is a carminative,
diuretic, antispasmodic, calmative, stomachic and galactagogue. Dill tea is
good for upset stomach. The herb also helps stimulate appetite. It helps in
treatment of colic, gastrologia, gas, indigestion and insomnia due to
indigestion. It increases the flow of breast milk. Chewing the seeds is good
for halitosis.
Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare)
The plant is four feet tall
and planted biennial in spring, alone as it may affect other plants. There is a
14 to 21 day germination period. Harvest seeds just after they have changed
colour. All parts are useful.
Its grains or seeds are
used with breads, soups, fish and marinades.
Fennel contains a volatile
oil called 50 p.c. anethol and 2 p.c. fenchone, fatty oil, which has a pungent
camphoraceous smell and taste. Also present in the oil are dipinene,
phellandrine, anisic acid and aldehyde. Limonene is sometimes present. The plant
gives off ozone, which repels fleas. It is perhaps the mildest and safest of
herbs stimulants for digestion, strengthening agni without aggravating pitta,
stopping creamping and dispelling flatulence.
Fennel is an aromatic,
anti-spasmodic, carminative, expectorant, galactagogue, diuretic, stimulant and
stomachic. Both seeds and roots are good intestinal and stomachic remedies. It
relieves from indigestion, colic, abdominal cramps, gas and flatulence,
increases peristalsis of the stomach and intestine and helps bring phlegm from
lungs. It is good for expelling mucus. It stimulates the flow of milk in
nursing mothers. It may be rubbed on to relieve rheumatic pains. It is very
helpful for cancer patients after treatment. As a decoction it is good eyewash.
Horehound
(Marrubiurn vulgare)
The plant is two to three
feet tall, perennial, usually called white horehound. Sown in the spring. The
plants will germinate in 10 to 20 days. Flowers will appear in the second year
because of cold winters. The part used are leaves and flowering top.
White horehound contains a
bitter principle called marrubium, with a small amount of volatile oil, resin,
tannin, wax, fat and sugar. It is a diuretic, expectorant, diaphoretic,
stimulant and tonic. It is excellent for coughs, lung problems, or bronchial
problems in general. It has also been used for typhoid fever especially for
those with liver imbalances. It restores the normal balance of glandular
secretions and organs. And it is good for mild nervousness conditions.
As an expectorant and for
coughs and hoarseness it can be taken as a tea, syrup with honey or a diluted
alcohol extract. Taken cold, it is good as a stomach tonic; warm, it is
diaphoretic and diuretic. Both tea and crushed leaves can be applied externally
for skin problems and insect bites.
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