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While having a large range of other properties and chemical constituents, the bitter herbs all have in common an intensely bitter taste. This bitterness promotes appetite and in a complex way aids digestion. As I explained earlier, this action is entirely via the taste buds and a reflex action in the brain. If these herbs are given in capsule form and cannot be tasted, their digestive properties do not come into play. Out of the many bitters, the most valuable ones are Barberry, Centaury, Gentian Root, Golden Seal, White Horehound and Wormwood.

Of course a large range of other actions are also represented here. For example, White Horehound can be used in a bronchitic condition where the appetite is weak and the digestion sluggish, or as a digestive remedy in cases where there is a lung weakness.