Herbs For Common Ailments

Ailment: Aches and Pain, Headache, Heartburn, Sour Stomach,
Herb To Use: White Willow Bark (Salix alba).

White Willow Bark is an excellent herb for headaches, aches and pain, etc. The bark of the white willow contains salicin which was the main ingredient in a well known aspirin for over 30 years, now aspirin are completely synthetic. The difference between taking aspirin vs white willow bark is that unlike aspirin it does not irritate the lining of the stomach which can cause hemorrhaging. White willow bark also contains an excellent herbal source of magnesium.


Ailment: High Blood Pressure.
Herb To Use: Hibiscus.

Studies have shown that drinking hibiscus tea can effectively lower high blood pressure and reduce high cholesterol levels in many individuals. According to a 2004 study published in the journal Phytomedicine (2004;11:375–82), people suffering from hypertension can lower their blood pressure significantly by drinking hibiscus tea daily. The study included seventy people - half of whom drank 16 ounces of hibiscus tea before breakfast daily or ingested 25 mg of an anti-hypertensive medication (captopril) twice daily. After one month, the hibiscus tea drinkers’ diastolic blood pressure was reduced at least 10 points in 79% of the participants; blood pressure in the medicated group was reduced at least ten points in some 84% of the participants - a statistically insignificant difference.

The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (February-March, 2005 edition) reaffirms the results above.


Ailment: High Cholesterol
Herb To Use: Spirulina (Blue Green Algae).

Spirulina is high in alkalinity which helps to balance an acidic body, and is a one celled form of algae that thrives in warm, alkaline fresh water. Spirulina contains a total of 10 kinds of vitamins, 8 minerals, about 18 amino acids both essential and non-essential and contains over 70 percent of protein.


Ailment: Anxiety, Memory Problems, Fatigue (mental and physical), Depression.
Herb To Use: Gotu Kola (Hydrocotyle asiatica).

Gotu Kola is a nervine herb and acts as a nervous system restorative. It helps to cleanse the blood and improve circulation. Gotu Kola contains a source of Vitamin K, magnesium, calcium and sodium.


Ailment: Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Herb To Use: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica).

Nettle neutralizes uric acid, prevents its crystallization which aids in its elimination from the system while at the same time providing the body with valuable vitamins and minerals. Nettle is a mineral rich nutritive herb and contains vitamin K which helps to guard against excessive bleeding.


Ailments: Colds, Flu, Viruses
Herb To Use: Echinacea (Echinacea Purpurea).

Echinacea helps to support the immune system by treating infection, colds, inflammation and sore throat. It is an excellent blood cleanser and has antibotic, anti viral and anti-inflammatory properties.


Ailment: Diabetes
Herb To Use: Spirulina (Blue Green Algae) See High Cholesterol.


Ailment: Water Retention, Natural Diuretic.
Herb To Use: Burdock Root (Arctium lappa).

Burdock Root is an excellent blood purifier and cleanser and eliminates long term impurities from the blood very rapidly. Burdock Root can reduce swelling around the joints by promoting kidney function, thus increasing urine flow. It helps clear the blood of harmful acids due to calification deposits its rich in minerals. Burdock Root is high in Iron, rich in vitamins B-complex, E, and P. It contains high amounts of colbart, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon zinc, sodium and potassium.

The list goes on and on. I have just highlighted some of the more common herbs that can be used for specific ailments but there are many that will provide the same function. We have been blessed to have these natural remedies at our disposal.

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