Hydrangea arborescens

Smilax officinalis                                Common name: Sarsaparilla Family: Liliaceae Parts used: Root Constituents:  Steroidal & glycoside saponins (smilagenin, sarsasapogenin, sarsaparilloside, sarsaponin), flavonoids (quercitin), phytosterols, starch, resin, testosterone & cortin hormones (controversial), B-sitosterol, stigmasterol glycosides, oxalic acid, fatty acids Medicinal actions:  General tonic, pituitary stimulant, metabolic stimulant, immuno-stimulant, antiseptic, antibiotic, Alterative, anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic, anti-rheumatic, diaphoretic, alterative, aphrodisiac, testosteronic, progesteronic, diuretic, vulnerary  Medicinal use: It…

Matricaria recutita                            Common name: Chamomille, German chamomille Family:  Asteraceae Parts used:  Flowers Constituents:  Volatile oil (alpha bisabolol, azulene, chamazulene & matricin), sesquiterpenes lactones, coumarins (umbelliferone), salicylic acid, choline, fatty acids, mucopolysaccharides, flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin, quercetin) Medicinal actions:  Mild nervous system sedative, anti-spasmodic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-emetic,…

Ulmus fulva                                        Common name:  Slippery elm Family: Ulmaceae Parts used:  Inner bark Constituents:  Mucilage Medicinal actions:  Demulcent, emollient, expectorant, diuretic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, nutritive. Medicinal use:  Ulmus is useful in gastritis, PUD, enteritis, colitis, diarrhea.  Through reflex action, it is…

Lobelia inflata                          Common name:  Indian tobacco Family: Campanulaceae Part used:  Aerial parts Constituents:  Piperidine alkaloids (lobeline, isolobeline and others), Chelidonic acid, Resins, Gums, Fats Medicinal actions:  Respiratory stimulant, expectorant, emetic, diaphoretic, anti-spasmodic, nervine. Medicinal use: Lobelia is used primarily for its relaxant effects in the…

Common name: Raspberry Family: Rosaceae Part Used:  Leaves and fruit Constituents:   Leaves: Tannins, volatile oil, citric acid, malic acid, polypeptides, flavonoid glycosides, Minerals including Ca, Mg, Fe, and Se. Fruit:  Vits. A, C, K, Ca, Mg. Medicinal actions:  Astringent, uterine tonic, facilitates parturition Medicinal use:  Raspberry has been used to facilitate childbirth.  The plant exerts paradoxical actions…

Achillea millefolium       Common name: Yarrow Family: Asteraceae Part used:  Aerial Constituents:  Volatile oil (borneol, camphor, thujone, chamazulene, azulene, linalool, limonene, cineole, sesquiterpene lactones), tannins (condensed and hydrolyzable), flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin, rutin), alkaloids (achilletin, betonicine, stachydrine, trigonelline), acids (caffeic, salicylic, succinic), amino acids, nutrients (ascorbic acid, folic acid), cyanogenetic compounds, sugars, coumarins, furanocoumarins, bitter (achillein), stigma/sito/erythrosterin, alkamides…