Borage Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air Chakra Colour: Indigo Medicinal Uses: Borage is primarily used for nervous exhaustion and varying stages of adrenal depletion, with all its accompanying symptoms of depression, anxiety, inability to handle stress and general malaise. As the herb is cooling, it is particularly good for those with a generally hot … Continue Reading
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Herbs
Valerian
Valerian Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Valerian is a wonderful herb for the nervous system. It is a relaxing and restorative nerve tonic that brings a sense of cool, calm serenity to the scene. It is excellent for treating ‘the jitters’ and even more severe cases such as hysteria, … Continue Reading
Tarragon
Tarragon Gender: Feminine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Tarragon is a versatile herb that appears to contain preventative substances for cancer and possibly some viruses. It can be made into a Tea that is particularly effective when used with Lemon Balm for prevention of the flu or herpes. Make the tea … Continue Reading
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Violet Stinging Nettle, did you know that this ‘weed’ happens to be legendary in cultures all around the world for it’s medicinal properties, incredible food resource, for natural dyes, fiber for clothes, rope and paper, and it is also instrumental to biodynamic farming and phytoremediation … Continue Reading
St. John`s Wort Powder
Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Fire Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Properties: St. John’s Wort Powder is used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, restorative tonic for the nervous system, sedative This bitter tasting herb works on the central nervous system and has been a popular cure for neuritis. It was once given to patients recovering from … Continue Reading
Sassafras
Sassafras Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire Chakra Colour: violet Medicinal Uses: Sassafras is considered one of the best blood cleansing tonics. It acts diaphoretic and diuretic and gently stimulates and warms the entire system. It is used for many conditions that are believed to be caused by … Continue Reading
Red Clover
Red Clover Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Traditionally, cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and a range of other serious illnesses were treated with red clover as it was seen as a blood purifier, an antibiotic, a relaxant and an appetite suppressant. It was considered good for inflamed lungs, colds, … Continue Reading
Passionflower
Passionflower Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Passionflower was used traditionally in the Americas and later in Europe as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. It is still used today to treat anxiety and insomnia. The effects of passionflower tend to be milder than valerian or … Continue Reading
Mugwort
Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus, Earth Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Mugwort has a wonderful warming quality, which acts particularly soothing on the lower organs -kidneys, gallbladder, liver, stomach, and the female reproductive organs. It can be used to treat kidneys and bladder or any condition caused by cold (e.g. cold feet). A warming footbath will … Continue Reading
Licorice Root
Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Chakra Colour: Violet Medicinal Uses: Licorice root is good to use while quitting smoking. Among its medicinal uses; as an expectorant used in teas, cough remedies, etc. It is used to soothe skin disorders such as eczema, useful in treatment of canker sores & peptic ulcers. Licorice Root is … Continue Reading
