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Medicinal Actions of Herbs

The following guide classifies herbs according to their medicinal action (see the Materia Medica, pages 93-275).

Alteratives

Barberry, Bladderwrack, Blessed thistle, Blue flag, Burdock, Cleavers, Dandelion, Devils claw, Elderflower, Eyebright, Echinacea, Garlic, Wild lettuce, Golden seal, Gotu cola, Liquorice, Marshmallow, Nettles, Oregon grape root, Poke root, Red clover, Sarsaparilla, St John's wort, Uva ursi.

Analgesic/Anodyne

Chamomile, Hops, Passion flower, Poppy, Skullcap, St John's wort, Valerian.

Anthelmintic

Aloe, Black walnut, Garlic, Senna, Thyme, Wormwood.

Antibilious

Barberry, Dandelion, Golden seal, Mugwort, Vervain, Wild yam, Wormwood.

Anticatarrhal

Bearberry, Boneset, Cayenne, Elder, Elecampane, Eyebright, Garlic, Golden seal, Goldenrod, Hyssop, Marshmallow, Mullein, Sage, Thyme, Yarrow.

Anti-emetic

Lemon balm, Cayenne, Dill, Fennel, Lavender, Meadowsweet.

Anti-inflammatory

Chamomile, Devil's claw, Frankincense, Liquorice, Ginger, Marigold, St. John's wort, Witch hazel, Turmeric.

Anti-lithic

Bearberry, Corn silk, Couch grass, Gravel root.

Anti-microbial

Bearberry, Cayenne, Clove, Coriander, Echinacea, Elecampane, Garlic, Liquorice, Marigold, Myrrh, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, St John's wort, Thyme, Wormwood.

Anti-spasmodic

Black haw, Black cohosh, Chamomile, Cramp bark, Lime blossom, Mistletoe, Motherwort, Pasque flower, Skullcap, Thyme, Valerian, Vervain, Wild yam.

Aperient (See Laxative).

Aromatic

Chinese angelica, Cardamom, Celery, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Coleus, Coriander, Dill, Fennel, Hyssop, Ginger, Meadowsweet, Peppermint, Rosemary, Valerian, Wood betony.

Astringent

Agrimony, Bayberry, Bearberry, Beth root, Bistort, Cramp bark, Elecampane, Eyebright, Goldenrod, Ground ivy, Meadowsweet, Mullein, Myrrh, Raspberry, Rosemary, Sage, Vervain, Witch hazel Leaf.

Bitter

Barberry, Dandelion root, Devil's claw, Globe artichoke, Golden seal, Hops, Polygonum multiflorum, Qing hao, White horehound, Wood betony, Wormwood, Yarrow.

Cardiotonic

Astragalus, Coleus, Hawthorn, Motherwort.

Carminative

Angelica root, Cayenne, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Dill, Fennel, Ginger, Hyssop, Lavender, Lemon balm, Peppermint, Rosemary.

Cholagogue

Barberry, Blue flag, Gentian, Globe artichoke, Peppermint, Yellow dock.

Demulcent

Stellaria, Fenugreek, Liquorice, Marshmallow, Mullein, Ribwort, Slippery elm.

Diaphoretic

Angelica root, Bayberry, Boneset, Cayenne, Chamomile, Elder flower, Elecampane, Ginger, Goldenrod, Hemidismus, Hyssop, Lemon balm, Lime flowers, Peppermint, Pleurisy root, Prickly ash, Vervain, Yarrow.

Diuretic

Astragalus, Buchu, Celery seed, Corn silk, Couch grass, Dandelion leaf and root, Globe artichoke, Goldenrod, Gravel root, Horsetail, Shatavari.

Emetic

Lemon balm, Boneset, Catnip, Elder flowers.

Emmenagogue

Beth root, Black cohosh, Black haw, Blessed thistle, Chamomile, Chaste tree, Cramp bark, Fenugreek, Gentian, Ginger, Golden seal, Marigold, Motherwort, Mugwort, Pasque flower, Peppermint, Raspberry, Rosemary, St John's wort, Thyme, Valerian, Vervain, Wormwood, Yarrow.

Emollient

Borage, Chickweed, Elecampane, Fenugreek, Liquorice, Marshmallow, Mullein, Plantain, Rose petals, Slippery elm.

Expectorant

Angelica root, Elecampane, Fennel, Ground ivy, Hyssop, Liquorice, Marshmallow, Mullein, Pleurisy root, Thyme, Vervain, White horehound.

Febrifuge

Lemon balm, Blessed thistle, Boneset, Cayenne, Elder flower, Hyssop, Marigold, Peppermint, Plantain, Pleurisy root, Prickly ash, Raspberry, Thyme, Vervain.

Galactagogue

Chaste tree, Fennel, Fenugreek, Goat's rue, Shatavari, Vervain.

Hepatic

Agrimony, Aloes, Andrographis, Balm, Barberry, Blue Flag, Celery, Cleavers, Dandelion, Elecampane, Fennel, Genetian, Golden seal, Globe artichoke, Hyssop, Motherwort, Prickly ash, Rosemary, Schisandra, Wild yam, Wormwood, Yarrow, Yellow dock.

Hypnotic

Californian Poppy, Hops, Mistletoe, Passionflower, Skullcap, Valerian.

Laxatives

Aloes resin, Barberry, Blue flag, Burdock, Cleavers, Dandelion leaf and Root, Dong quai, Liquorice, Senna, Slippery elm, Yellow dock.

Mucilage

Comfrey, Fenugreek, Marshmallow, Slippery elm.

Nervine

Bacopa, Black cohosh, Chamomile, Cramp bark, Ginseng, Gotu cola, Hops, Lavender, Lemon balm, Mistletoe, Motherwort, Oats, Pasque flower, Passion Flower, Peppermint, Polygonum multiflorum, Red clover, Rosemary, Schisandra, Skullcap, St. John's wort, Thyme, Valerian, Vervain, Wormwood.

Oxytoxic

Beth root, Golden seal, Schisandra.

Pectoral

Chinese angelica, Elder, Elecampane, Garlic, Golden seal, Horehound, Hyssop, Liquorice, Marshmallow, Mullein, Pleurisy root, Vervain.

Rubefacient

Cayenne, Garli, Ginger, Nettle, Peppermint, Rosemary.

Sedative

Black cohosh, Black haw, Bladderwrack, Chamomile, Cramp bark, Hops, Motherwort, Pasque flower, Passion flower, Red clover, Saw palmetto, Skullcap, St. John's wort, Valerian, Wild yam.

Sialagogue

Blue flag, Cayenne, Gentian, Ginger, Prickly ash.

Soporific induces sleep, see Hypnotic.

Stimulant

Chinese angelica, Bayberry, Bladderwrack, Cardamom, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Dandelion, Garlic, Gentian, Ginseng, Gravel root, Ground ivy, Horehound, Marigold, Peppermint, Prickly ash, Rosemary, Wild yam, Wormwood, Yarrow.

Styptic

Calendula, Horsetail, Nettle leaf, Witch hazel Leaf, Yarrow.

Tonic

Agrimony, Chinese angelica, Balm, Bayberry, Bearberry, Beth root, Bistort, Boneset, Buchu, Burdock, Cayenne, Chamomile, Cleavers, Couch grass, Cranesbill, Dandelion, Echinacea, Elecampane, Eyebright, False unicorn root, Garlic, Gentian, Ginseng, Golden seal, Gravel root, Ground ivy, Hawthorn, Horse chestnut, Hydrangea, Hyssop, Liquorice, Marigold, Mistletoe, Motherwort, Mugwort, Myrrh, Nettle, Oats, Poke root, Raspberry, Red clover, Rue, Sarsaparilla, Skullcap, Thyme, Vervain, Wild yam, Wood betony, Yarrow.

Vulnerary

Aloe, Bistort, Burdock, Cleavers, Elder, Elecampane, Fenugreek, Garlic, Golden seal, Horsetail, Hyssop, Marigold, Marshmallow, Mullein, Myrrh, Plantain, Poke root, Slippery elm, St. John's wort, Thyme, Witch hazel, Wood betony, Yarrow.