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IMPOTENCE (See STERILITY)


INDIGESTION (See DIGESTIVE DISORDERS)


INFECTION

Cayenne

Comfrey

Echinacea

Garlic

Goldenseal

Myrrh

Poke Weed

Vitamins: A, C, E, P

Goldenseal and Garlic both act as antibiotics.

Cayenne and Garlic are used as a douche for vaginal infection.


INFLAMMATION & SWELLING (See also BRUISES)

Borage

Cannabis

Camomile

Chicory

Chickweed

Comfrey

Cucumber

Echinacea

Fenugreek

Ginseng

Goldenseal

Hyssop

Lobelia

Marshmallow

Monkshood

Mugwort

Mullein

Poke Weed

Rose Hips

Sandelwood

Slippery Elm

Tansy

White pond lily

Willow (all)

Wintergreen

Witch Hazel

Wood Bethony

Yellow Dock

Yucca

Vitamins: A, C, E, F

Comfrey and Wood Betony are good for sprains.

Onion packs are also good.

Yucca contains steroids that help eliminate inflammation in the joints.


INSECT BITES & BEE STINGS

Aloe

Balm

Basil

Bistort

Black Cohosh

Comfrey

Echinacea

Fennel

Garlic

Goldenrod (all)

Gentian (all)

Hound's-tongue

Hyssop

Juniper

Leek

Lobelia

Mint (all)

Nettle

Parsley

Plantain

Rose Hips

Sage

Skullcap

St. Johnswort

Wild hyssop

Witch hazel

Wood Betony

Yerba santa

Vitamins: C

Minerals: Calcium, Magnesium


INSOMNIA

Anise

Balm

Cannabis

Catnip

Chaparral

Cleavers

Dandelion

Dill

Don Quai

Hawthorn

Hops

Lettuce

Lobelia

Mother of thyme

Mullein

Nerve root

Orange

Passion Flower

Peach

Peppermint

Primrose

Red Clover

Rosemary

Skullcap

Squaw Vine

Taheebo

Valerian

White birch

Wild marjaroram

Yarrow

Yellow melilot

Vitamins: B, D, Thiamine, Pyroidoxine, Niacin

Minerals: Calcium, Iron, Potassium


ITCHING (See ALSO ECZEMA, SKIN PROBLEMS)

Buckthorn

Burdock

Chickweed

Goldenseal

Pennyroyal

Peppermint

Plantain

Yellow Dock

A Mint tea bath is very soothing.

Yellow Dock can be taken internally to alleviate itching almost anywhere in the body.


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