~ Botanical Terms ~

Herbs that alter health conditions gradually; they are often combined with herbs listed as "Aromatics", "Bitter Tonics", and "Demulcents". Here is a list of herbs classified as "Alternatives".....

~ Alternatives ~

American Spikenard rt. or berries
Bittersweet twigs
Black Cohosh rt.
Blue Flag rt.
Blue Nettle rt.
Burdock rt.
Condurango rt.
Echincea rt.
Guaiac raspings
Oregon Grape rt.
Pipsissewa lvs.
Poke rt.
Prickly Ash bark
Red Clover flowers
Sarsparilla rt.
Sassafrass rt.
Stillingia rt.
Wild Sarsaparilla rt.
Yellow Dock rt.
Yellow Parilla rt.

Used to expell worms which inhabit the intestines. ANTHELMINTICS SHOULD ONLY BE ADMINISTERED BY A PHYSICIAN!!!

~Anthelmintics(aka Vermifuges)~

Areca Nuts
Balmony hb.
Kousso flowers
Male Fern
Melia Azedarach bark
Pomegranate rind, bark , or root
Spigelia root
Wormseed herb
Wormwood herb

Used to tighten, contract, or to increase the firmness of ones skin or mucos membrane. Keeps excessive secretions in check. They can be used as gargles, lotions, external washes, mouthwashes etc... By adding more of the herb and boiling it longer adds strength to the astringent.

~Astringents~

~ Mild Astringents ~

~ Strong Astringents ~

Blackberry root
Black Birch leaves
Celandine
German Rue
Rose Gallica Petals
St. John's Wort
Sweet Fern herb

Agrimony herb
Alum root
Barberry bark
Bayberry bark
Beech Drops herb
Bearberry leaves
Beth root
Black Alder bark
Black Cherries
Black Oak bark
Black Willow bark
Butternut bark
Buttonsnake root
Catechu Gum
Chocolate root
Cinquefoil
Congo root
Cranesbill root
Fleabane herb
Goldenrod herb
Hardhack herb
Hawthorne Berries
Heal-all herb
Hemlock bark
Hickory bark
Jambul Seed
Kola Nuts
Logwood
Lycopus Virginicus
Maiden Hair Fern
Mountain Ash bark
Pilewort herb
Potentilla herb
Purple Loosestrife herb
Queen of the Meadow herb
Rattlesnake root
Red root
Rhatany root
Sage herb
Sanicle root
Sampson Snake root
Shepherd's Purse herb
Sumbul root
Sumach bark or root
Tormentil root
Wafer Ash bark
Water Avens root
Water Lily root
White Ash Bark
White Oak bark
Wild Indigo bark
Witch Hazel twigs

NOTE... The stronger astringents can be watered down to a more mild level.

NOTE...when preparing your herbs, it is best to cook them in either earthenware, copper, or pyrex cookware.

~Bitter Tonics~

Used to stimulate the flow of saliva and gastric juices, assisting in the process of digestion.

Augosura bark                                Fringe Tree bark
Balmony herb                                 Gentian root
Barberry root and bark                    Goldenseal root
Bayberry leaves                               Goldthread root
Blackberry leaves                            Hop flowers
Black Haw bark                              Mugwort herb
Blessed Thistle                                Quassis chips
Bogbeab herb                                 Sabattia-Amer. Century root
Boldo leaves                                  Serpentaria root
Cascarilla bark                              Turkey Corn root
Chamomile flowers                         Wild Cherry bark
Chiretta herb                                 Wormwood herb
Columbo root                                Yellow Root root
Condurango root
Dandelion root

~Calmatives~

Used for there mild calming effect. Generally made into a warm tea and taken before bedtime.

Catnip herb
Chamomile flowers
Fennel Seed
Hops
Linden flowers

~Carminatives and Aromatics~

Mainly used to make the taste of some medicines easier to swallow! They are also useful to expel gas from the stomach and intestines.

Allspice (unripe fruit)                                          Fennel seed
Anise seed                                                          Ginger root
Angelica seed                                                     Lovage root
Capsicum Fruit                                                   Mace
Caraway seed                                                     Melitot flowers
Cardamon seed                                                  Mustard seed
Catnip herb                                                       Nutmeg
Celery seed                                                       Peppermint herb
Cinnamon bark                                                 Spearmint herb
Cloves buds                                                     Valarian root
Coriander seed                                                 Wild Ginger root
Cumin seed
Eucalyptus leaves

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