Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Uses: Allergies
- Anemia - Blood Purifier – Bones (heal & strengthen) -Detoxify Body
(especially the liver) - Diabetes - Digestive Aid - Hemorrhaging - Peptic
Ulcers - Pituitary Gland - Pregnant Women - Menstruation - Menopause – Muscles
(heal & strengthen) - Nursing Mothers –
Vitamin & Mineral Supplement
Nutritional Value: Biotin,
Calcium, Chlorine, Inositol, Sodium, Sulfur, Vitamins A, B Complex, C, D, E, K,
P, & U.
Parts Used: Leaves - Seeds.
Preparation Method:
Infusion - Leaves
Decoction - Seeds
Habitat: Africa, Asia,
Europe, & America
Note - 1lb. of Alfalfa
seed will feed a family of 4 for 1 year.
Alfalfa is 18.9%
protein. It has a higher level of
protein than beef (16.5%), eggs (13.1%) or milk (3.3%).
Alfalfa is commonly
known as the father of herbs.
Burdock
Arctium lappa
Uses: Arthritis -
Blood Purifier - Cystitis - Gall Bladder - Gout - Hair Growth - Itchy Scalp
–Kidney Stones – Liver - Skin Problems (acne, eczema) - Spleen
Parts Used: Root
Preparation Method: Decoction
Nutritional Value: Biotin, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Sulfur, Zinc,
Vitamins B1, B6, B12, & Vitamin E.
Habitat: Asia, Europe
& America (well-drained soil; woodland areas).
Burdock is also known as
beggar's button & Niu Bang Zi (Chinese name).
Cayenne
Capsicum frutescens
Uses: Antibiotic
- Asthma - High Blood Pressure - Catalyst - Childhood Diseases – Cuts -
Digestive System - Circulatory System – Gas - Heart – Hemorrhaging – Muscles
(health) -
Sore Throat - Toothache -
Ulcers - Wounds - Yellow Fever
Parts Used: Fruit (dried/ powder form)
Nutritional Value: Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B, B6, B9, C, & PABA.
Habitat: Africa
- India - Tropical America
Milk
Thistle
Silybum
marianum
Uses: Liver -
Spleen - Depression - Headaches - Poisoning -
Recovery
Treatments (cancer - substance abuse) - Skin
Parts
Used: Seeds - Hulls - Flower - Root
Habitat: Northern
Africa - Southern Europe
Red Clover
Trifolium
pratense
Uses: Antibiotic For Tuberculosis - Arthritis - Blood
Purifier - Breast Cancer - Cancer -
Immune
System – Nervous System - Skin Disorders
Parts Used: Flowers
Preparation Method: Infusion
Nutritional Value: Biotin, Magnesium,
Manganese, Zinc, Vitamins A, B, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, C, & P.
Habitat: Asia - Australia - North America - Europe - Moist
Grassy Areas.
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