Dillweed Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Chakra Colour: Green Medicinal Uses: Dillweed’s most useful action is stimulating the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Like all our culinary spices it is an excellent digestive herb. It is a warming, stimulating carminative that incites the appetite, soothes cramping and nausea and dispels flatulence. Old herbals … Continue Reading
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Horehound
Horehound Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Chakra Colour: Blue Medicinal Uses: Horehound’s primary use is for afflictions of the pulmonary organs. It is one of the best remedies for persistent coughs and bronchitis, especially where there is tough phlegm which proves difficult to expectorate. Horehound apparently loosens the phlegm and makes it more liquid … Continue Reading
Goldenrod
Goldenrod Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Air Chakra Colour: Green/blue Medicinal Uses: Goldenrod is used as a mouth rinse for inflammation of the mouth and throat, and it is also applied directly to the skin to improve wound healing. Some people use it to increase urine flow in an effort to treat inflammatory diseases of … Continue Reading
Bayberry
Bayberry Gender: Feminine Planet: Jupiter Element: Earth Chakra Colour: Green Medicinal Uses: Bayberry is a useful medicinal herb to have at hand for flu, coughs and colds. It stimulates the circulation and acts warming and diaphoretic. It is antibacterial and stimulates the immune system while simultaneously drying out the mucous membranes. It is an … Continue Reading
Sandalwood
Sandalwood Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon, Jupiter, Sun, Mercury, Venus Element: Water Medicinal Uses: Sandalwood is a bittersweet astringent herb that cools the body, calms the mind, relives spasms, and improves digestion. It has diuretic, analgesic and antiseptic effects, often used externally for skin complaints It is used in a steam inhalation can be beneficial for … Continue Reading
Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Blue Medicinal Uses: Coltsfoot is best known for its use as a cough remedy. Being both expectorant and antispasmodic in action, it can be used for dry, irritable coughs and even whooping cough. It is often combined with other herbs for maximum effect. Coltsfoot candies are … Continue Reading
Marjoram
Marjoram Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Chakra Colour: Indigo Medicinal Uses: Marjoram tea is helpful for cramps and also acts expectorant. Marjoram strengthens the nerves and relaxes the smooth muscles of the digestive system. Thus, it soothes indigestion, intestinal cramps and eases the passing of wind. It also relaxes the smooth muscles of the … Continue Reading
Feverfew
Feverfew Gender: Masculine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Indigo Medicinal Uses: Feverfew is commonly used to prevent migraines (for which fresh feverfew leaves may actually be better), the ancients also recommend it for melancholy and depression. It can help in cases of dizziness and vertigo, and may ally nerve pain, offering cooling, analgesic relief … Continue Reading
Eyebright Powder
Eyebright Powder Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Air Chakra Colour: Indigo Medicinal Uses: Eyebright Powder, as its name implies, is traditionally used for just about any ailment of the eye. An infusion of one ounce of herb per pint of water is an excellent all-purpose eyewash good for removing dust, debris and relieving irritation caused … Continue Reading
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water Chakra Colour: Indigo Medicinal Uses: Eucalyptus is well known for its excellent cooling and relaxant properties, which are utilized to treat common coughs, cold and flu type symptoms. Eucalyptus is strongly anti-bacterial and is excellent for clearing congestion from the upper respiratory tract when added to a steam … Continue Reading
