B's


BAD BREATH -- [Halitosis]

Alfalfa

Caraway

Chlorophyll

Dill

Echinacea

Golden Seal

Irish Moss

Myrrh

Parsley

Rosemary

Thyme

Turkey Rhubarb

Vitamin: C

Bad breath is usually a result of congestion in the colon. Green drinks are helpful. Cloves can br chewed for temporary clean breath.


BALDNESS (Prevention of Hair Loss)

Aloe Vera

Burdock

Chaparral

Horsetail

Juniper

Nettle

Sage

Watercress

White Willow

Yarrow

(Shampoo with tea)

Vitamins: B, C, E, Inositol

Minerals: Copper


BACKACHE (* INDICATES THOSE FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION.)

Alpine cranberry

Barberry

Bearberry

Black cohosh

Black elder

*Black mustard

*Blue gentian

*Buckhorn brake

*Cayenne

Dwarf nettle

Nettle

*Oat

Pennyroyal (both)

Prickly ash ]Tansy

*White mustard


BED WETTING

Bistort

Buchu

Corn Silk

Fennel

Hollyhock

Hops

Horsetail

Indian corn

Juniper

Lady's mantle

Marshmallow

Milkweed

Oat

Oat Straw

Parsley

Plantain

Silverweed

Skullcap

St. Hohnswort

Sticklewort

Uva Vrsi

Willow (all)

Wood Betony

Vitamins: A

Minerals: Magnesium

One cup of Parsley tea taken one hour before bedtime is beneficial.


BLADDER (See KIDNEYS, see also URINARY DISORDERS)


BLEEDING (See HEMORRHAGE, WOUNDS)


BLOOD PRESSURE (High)

Barberry

Bear's garlic

Black Cohosh

Blue Cohosh

Cayenne

Chervil

Cleavers

Don Quai

Ergot

Garden violet

Garlic

Ginseng

Gotu Kola

Hawthorn

Onion

Parsley

Mistletoe

Passion Flower

Primrose

Rue

Scotch broom

Skullcap

Valerian

Wild black cherry

Vitamins: B, C, E, P

Minerals: Magnesium, Potassium


BLOOD PRESSURE (Low)

Anise

Balm

Brigham Tea,

Cat's foot

Dan

To regulate your Blood Pressure Cayenne, Garlic, Ginseng, Hawthorn and Hyssop can be used.


BLOOD PURIFIER

Alfalfa

Barberry

Black Cohosh

Blue Cohosh

Brigham Tea

Burdock

Camomile

Chaparral

Chlorophyll

Comfrey

Couch Grass

Dandelion

DonQuai

Echinacea

Hyssop

Licorice

Myrrh

Red Clover

Sarsaparilla

Spikenard

Strawberry

Taheebo

Yarrow

Yellow Dock

Yucca

Minerals: Iron


BOREDOM

Belladonna

Cabbabus

Horse chestnut

Jimson weed

Mulberry (both)

Nerve root

Nutmeg

Prickly lettuce

Wormwood


BOILS

Barberry

Black Walnut

Burdock

Chaparral

Chickweed

Comfrey

Dandelion

Echinacea

Juniper

Lobelia

Mullein

Myrrh

Oat Straw

Red Clover

Sarsaparilla

Slippery Elm

Yellow Dock

Lobelia and Mullein are excellent as a poultice. Use 3 parts Mullein to 1 part Lobelia. The other herbs can be taken internally.


BRONCHITIS

Anise

Barley

Black Cohosh

Borage

Camomile

Catnip

Cayenne

Celery

Chickweed

Coltsfoot

Comfrey

Couch Grass

Cowslip

Dandelion

Eucalyptus

Fennel

Fenugreek

Garden thyme

Garden violet

Garlic

Ginger

Goldenseal

Heather

Hemp nettle

Horehound

Juniper

Licorice

Lobelia

Mountain holly

Mullein

Peppermint

Plurisy Root

Primrose

Radish

Red Clover

Red Raspberry

Saffron

Safflower

Sage

Sandalwood

Savory

Saw Palmetto

Slippery Elm

Spruce

Sweet marjoram

Thyme

Uva Ursi

Wood Betony

Vitamins:A, B12, C, E

Cayenne taken with Ginger cleans out the bronchial tubes.


BRUISES

American elder

Balm of Gilead

Comfrey

Don Quai

Fenugreek

Hound's tooth

Hyssop

Lobelia

Mother of thyme

Mugwort

Mullein

Nettle

Primrose

Parsley

Rose Hips

Solomon's seal (both)

St. Johnswort

Tansy

White Oak Bark

White pond lilly

Willow (all)

Wintergreen

Wormwood

Yarrow

Vitamins: C, K, P

Minerals: Calcium


BURNS

Aloe Vera

Burdock

Chickweed

Comfrey

Cucumber

Goldenseal

Hyssop

Marshmallow

Pennyroyal

Pumpkin

Plantain

Slippery Elm

St. Johnswort

Willow

Witch hazel

Vitamins: C, E, PABA

Minerals: Sinc

Apply ice water and keep cloths wet and cold. For shock, Cayenne may be taken. Vitamin E can be applied directly on the burn. Aloe Vera is very good for burns. It may be used internally and externally. Some Aloe Vera preparations contain lanolin which will intensify burns. Use a preparation without lanolin. Aloe Vera is especially good for acid burns.


BURSITIS

Alfalfa

Burdock

Chaparral

Comfrey

Kelp

Lobelia

Mullein

Oat Straw

Willow

Yarrow

Yucca

Vitamins: C, P

Minerals: Calcium, Chlorine

Mullein is often used as a poultice to give relief externally.


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