Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Get to know them 12
What do they do for you 14
Take them internally 16
Apply them externally 20
Precautions 22
Where to buy them 24
Endangered plants 26
Chinese herbal medicine 28
For all 30
Medicinal plants for any occasion 32
For the traveler 34
Antidiarrheal agrimony 34
Arnica for bruises 35
Marigold to treat bites & stings 36
Ginger for dizziness 37
Disinfecting lemon 38
Other plants that are beneficial for travelers 39
For older adults 40
Ginkgo for your memory 40
Alfalfa for your bones 41
Garlic for your arteries 42
Ash for osteoarthritis 43
Bitter orange for your mood 44
Other plants that are beneficial for older adults 45
For women 46
Soybeans, the great ally 46
Chasteberry for menstruation 47
Evening primrose for PMS 48
Black cohosh for menopause 49
Blueberry to treat cystitis 50
Other plants that are beneficial for women 52
For pregnancy 54
Lemon balm for nausea 54
Sweet almond oil for stretch marks 55
Corn, a major diuretic 56
Restorative brewer's yeast 57
Sand plantain to prevent constipation 58
Other that are beneficial during pregnancy 59
For children 60
Chamomile for colic 60
Hops for sleeping well 61
Mallow for colds and flu 62
Horehound for cough 63
Oats for dermatitis 64
Other plants that are beneficial for children 66
For men 68
Saw palmetto for prostate 68
Buchu for urinary disorders 69
Damiana for sexual disorders 70
Olive for high blood pressure 71
Rosemary for baldness 72
Other plants that are beneficial for men 74
Throughout the house 76
On the balcony 78
In the kitchen 84
In the bathroom 88
In the boudoir 94
For your health 102
Relaxing 106
Golden poppy 106
Hawthorn 108
Lavender 110
Hop 112
Passionflower 114
Linden flower 116
Valerian 118
Verbena 120
Revitalizing 122
Damiana 122
Spirulina 124
Guarana 126
Saint John's wort 128
Kola nut 130
Green tea 132
Anti-inflammatory 134
Horseweed 134
Ash 136
Black currant 138
Devil's claw 140
White willow 142
Meadowsweet 144
Respiratory 146
Eucalyptus 146
Mullein 148
Greater plantain 150
Scots pine 152
Lungwort 154
Elderberry 156
Digestive 158
Absinthe wormwood 158
Anise 160
Fennel 162
Chamomile 164
Peppermint 166
Papaya 168
Circulatory 170
Shepherd's purse 170
Horse-chestnut 172
Ginkgo 174
Witch-hazel 176
Sweet clover 178
Butcher's broom 180
Grape vine 182
Liver 184
Chicory 184
Artichoke 186
Boldo 188
Milk thistle 190
Dandelion 192
Fumitory 194
Kidney 196
Birch 196
Heather 198
Bearberry 200
Corn 202
For the skin 204
Aloe 204
Oats 206
Burdock 208
Borage 210
Marigold 212
Sarsaparilla 214
Immunostimulant 216
Garlic 216
Siberian ginseng 218
Echinacea 220
Buckthorn 222
Ginseng 224
Cat's claw 226
For the eyes and mouth 228
Clove 228
Eyebright 230
Sage 232
Plant index 234
Glossary of terms 236
