Also Named As American Cranberry, Arandano Americano, Arandano Trepador, Cranberries, European Cranberry, Grosse Moosbeere, Kranbeere, Large Cranberry, Moosebeere, Mossberry, Ronce d’Amerique, Small Cranberry, Trailing Swamp Cranberry, Tsuru-kokemomo. Vaccinium macrocarpon, synonym Oxycoccus macrocarpos; Vaccinium oxycoccos, synonyms Oxycoccus hagerupii, Oxycoccus microcarpus, Oxycoccus palustris, Oxycoccus quadripetalus, Vaccinium hagerupii, Vaccinium microcarpum, Vaccinium palustre. Family Ericaceae. Also Used For Orally, […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ginkgo Leaf – Bai Gou Ye – Ginkgo Biloba
Also Known As Adiantifolia, Bai Guo Ye, Fossil Tree, Gingko, Gingko Biloba, Ginkgo, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginkgo Folium, Ginkgo leaf, Ginkgo leaf extract, Ginko Biloba, Ginkyo, Japanese Silver Apricot, Kew Tree, Maidenhair Tree, Salisburia, Salisburia Adiantifolia, Yinhsing. Ginkgo biloba. Family Ginkgoaceae. CAUTION See separate listing for Ginkgo seed. Ginkgo Leaf Properties: sweet, bitter, astringent, neutral, dry Meridians: Heart, […]
Cayenne Pepper
Also Known As African Chillies, African Pepper, Bird Pepper, Capsaicin, Capsicum Fruit, Cayenne, Chili Pepper, Garden Pepper, Goat’s Pod, Grains Of Paradise, Green Bell Pepper, Green Chili Pepper, Hot Pepper, Hungarian Pepper, Ici Fructus, Louisiana Long Pepper, Louisiana Sport Pepper, Mexican Chilies, Paprika, Pimento, Red Pepper, Sweet Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, Zanzibar Pepper. Capsicum frutescens; Capsicum annuum; […]
Feverfew
Also Named As Altamisa, Bachelor’s Button, Featerfoiul, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Fever Few, Flirtwort Midsummer Daisy, Santa Maria, Tanaceti parthenii. Tanacetum parthenium, synonyms Chrysanthemum parthenium, Leucanthemum parthenium, Pyrethrum parthenium. Family Asteraceae or Compositae. Also Used For Orally, feverfew is used for fever, headache, prevention of migraine, and menstrual irregularities. It is also used for arthritis, psoriasis, allergies, […]
Dandelion Root – Dandelion Leaf
Also Known As Blowball, Cankerwort, Common Dandelion, Lion’s Tooth, Pissenlit, Priest’s Crown, Swine Snout, Taraxacum, Wild Endive. Taraxacum officinale, synonyms Leontodon taraxacum, Taraxacum vulgare. Family Asteraceae or Compositae. CAUTION See separate listing for Dandelion above ground parts (dandelion leaf) Dandelion Root Bitter, Salty, Sweet Cold, Dry Liver, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Bladder promotes detoxification, clears damp heat, promotes […]
Bilberry
Also Named As Airelle, Bilberry Fruit, Bilberry Leaf, Black Whortles, Bleaberry, Blueberry, Burren Myrtle, Dwarf Bilberry, Dyeberry, Huckleberry, Hurtleberry, Myrtilli Fructus, Trackleberry, Whortleberry, Wineberry. Vaccinium myrtillus. Family: Ericaceae. Orally, bilberry is used to improve visual acuity, including night vision, and to treat degenerative retinal conditions, varicose veins, atherosclerosis, venous insufficiency, and hemorrhoids. It is also used orally for angina; diabetes; arthritis; gout; dermatitis; and prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal, kidney, […]