L's


LACTATION

PROMOTION OF:

Alfalfa

Anise

Basil

Blessed Thistle

Borage

Caraway

Chlorophyll

Dill

Fennel

Goat's rue

Hops

Lavender

Marshmallow

Red Raspberry

Wild raspberry

Vitamins: A, D, Choline

Minerals: Calcium, Iodine, Manganese, Phosphorus

TO STOP LACTATION:

Black walnut English walnut Sage

 

 


LARYNGITIS (See HOARSENESS)


LEUCORRHEA (See also VIGINAL DISORDERS)

Alum

Balm

Black walnut

Blue cohosh

Buchu

Comfrey

English walnut

Fenugreek

Horehound

Juniper

Lady's mantle

Plantain (all)

Sage

Slippery elm

St. Johnswort

White oak

Wintergreen

Wormwood


LIVER, JAUNDICE & HEPATITIS

Aloe Vera

Barberry

]Black Cohosh

Blessed Thistle

Buckthorn

Burdock

Camomile

Cascara Sagrada

Cayenne

Chlorophyll

Couch Grass

Dandelion

False Unicorn

Fennel

Garlic

Goldenseal

Hops

Horseradish

Horsetail

Hyssop

Irish Moss

Lobelia

Mandrake

Oat Straw

Papaya

Parsley

Peppermint

Poke Weed

Rose Hips

Safflower

Strawberry

Thyme

Turkey Rhubarb

Uva Ursi

White Oak Bark

Wood Betony

Wormwood

Yellow Dock

Vitamins: A, B, C, E, Choline, Folic Acid, Pantothenic Acid

Minerals: Copper, Sulphur


LONGEVITY (See also ENDURANCE)

Bee Pollen

Damiana

Don Quai

False Unicorn

Ginseng

Gotu Kola

Licorice

Sarsaparilla

Vitamins: A, B, C, E, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid

Minerals: Calcium


LOW BLOOD PRESSURE ( See BLOOD PRESSURE)


LUMBAGO (Lower Back Pain. See also CRAMPS: LEG AND MUSCLE)

Bayberry

Black Cohosh

Comfrey

Juniper

Oat Straw

Parsley

Plantain

Poke Weed

Queen of the Meadow

Slippery Elm

Uva Ursi

Valerian

Vitamins: B, E, Thiamine

Minerals: Calcium


LUNGS, EMPHYSEMA, PLEURISY & PNEUMONIA

Bayberry

Black Cohosh

Blessed Thistle

Burdock

Cayenne

Chickweed

Comfrey

Eucalyptus

Fenugreek

Garlic

Ginger

Ginseng

Horseradish

Horsetail

Hyssop

Irish Moss

Lobelia

Licorice

Marshmallow

Mullein

Myrrh

Oat Straw

Pennyroyal

Plantain

Pleurisy root

Rose Hips

Sage

Slippery Elm

St. Johnswort

Thyme

Yarrow

Vitamins: A, C, E

For Pleurisy use 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne, 1 Tablespooon Lobelia, and 3 Tablespoons Slippery Elm. Mix with mineral water. Use as a pack to the chest for only 1 hour.

Fennel, Garlic and Rose Hips are especially good for Emphysema.

Fenugreek and Comfrey used together are good for Emphysema.

Mild Mustard Plaster:

May be left over night. Aslo used for Babies. 1 T. Ginger, 1 T. dry mustard, 1 T. turpentine, 1 T. salt, 3 T. shortening.

Mustard Plaster:

1 T. Mustard, 3 T. flour, mix with water and leave until skin is pink. 1 egg may be added to prevent blisters.


LYMPH & SWOLLEN GLANDS

Burdock

Cayenne

Echinacea

Goldenseal

Lobelia

Mullein

Myrrh

Nettle

Poke Weed

Saw Palmetto

Yarrow

Yellow Dock

Vitamins: A, C, E, Pantothenic Acid

Exercise is probably on of the most important things that can be done to help lymph move through the body.

Saw Palmetto helps to strengthen the glands.

 


 

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