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Soapwort Gentian – gentiana saponaria – A herb used for digestive disorders, stimulates the digestive system. This root is also used to treat the gall bladder, liver, and indigestion. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Used to treat the gall bladder, liver, indigestion, and gastric disorders.
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Soapwort | |
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Soapwort – saponaria officinalis – A perennial plant, 2 foot or more in height. American colonists brought the soapwort with them and used it as a cleaning agent. Internally, soapwort is laxative, expectorant and a diuretic. It is prescribed as a treatment for bronchitis, some asthmas, and coughs as the expectorant properties of soapwort help in the loosening and shifting of phlegm. It is also used to relieve some of the pains associated with rheumatism and arthritis. Externally, in a wash, decoction, or poultice, soapwort relieves acne, eczema, boils, psoriasis, poison ivy, poison oak, and other itchy skin issues. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: An expectorant plant, loosens and shifts phlegm. Treats bronchitis, some asthmas, and coughs. Externally, relieves eczema, poison ivy, poison oak and other itchy skin issues.
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Solomon’s Seal | |
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Solomon’s Seal – polygonatum biflorum – This plant is both laxative and sedative. The root makes a laxative tea. It has also been used to treat excessive menstruation, lung ailments and indigestion. Externally, a poultice or decoction of this plant treats bruises, sores and cuts. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: A laxative tea can be made from the root. A folk remedy for rheumatism, skin irritations and piles. Poultice or decoction of root treats bruises, sores and cuts.
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Sorghum | |
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Sorghum – sorghum vulgare, sorghum bicolor – This plant is a grass. The seeds can be used as a grain both raw or cooked. The sap can be made into a syrup like maple syrup. Decoctions of the seed are demulcent and diuretic. Can be used to treat urinary tract complaints. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Decoctions of the seed can be used to treat urinary system complaints.
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Soy | |
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Soy – glycine max – Soy is a staple food in asian cuisine. It is very nutritional: high in vitamins, minerals, omega-3 fatty acids and fiber amongst other things. Soy is phytoestrogen rich which makes it a food that both menopausal and post menopausal women should eat – it can help to prevent hot flashes and osteoporosis.Soy is also a natural cholesterol reducer. It is also believed that soy may be a cancer fighting food and research is currently going on to this effect. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Used to treat menopausal issues such as hot flashes. Prevents osteoporosis. Soy has laxative properties. Soy reduces cholesterol.
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Spanish Moss | |
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Spanish Moss – tillandsia usneoides – a moss that hangs from tree branches with festoons that reach 20 foot or more in length.
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Spearmint
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Latin Name: mentha spicata
Alternative Name: garden mint, our lady’s mint, sage of bethlehem, erba santa maria, brown mint, lamb mint, green mint, yerba buena, green spine, mackeral mint, mismin
Forms Available: essential oil, crushed
Spearmint – mentha spicat – Also called Garden Mint, Our Lady’s Mint, Sage of Bethlehem, Erba Santa Maria and Lamb Mint. Spearmint is the most generally cultivated of the culinary mints. The leaves are almost or completely stalkless, lance-shaped bright-green and hairless. Mice hate the smell of mint and will avoid any place where the herb is scattered.
Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Key Qualities: Refreshing; Restorative; Nerve Tonic; Cephalic; Aphrodisiac; Mental Stimulant.
Other Uses: Spearmint is used in all healing applications, especially in aiding lung diseases. Smelled, spearmint increases and sharpens mental powers. For protection while asleep, stuff a pillow or mattress with spearmint.
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Speedwell | |
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Speedwell – veronica sp. – not used in todays herbal medicine. This plant is diuretic, astringent, tonic and expectorant. A tea can be mad from the leaf that may relieve bronchial congestion and other respiratory tract complaints. Externally, can be applied in a poultice or wash to treat wounds and other skin issues. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: This plant is diuretic, astringent, tonic and expectorant. A tea can be mad from the leaf that may relieve bronchial congestion and other respiratory tract complaints. Externally, can be applied in a poultice or wash to treat wounds and other skin issues
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Spice Bush | |
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Spice Bush – lindera benzoin – An aromatic plant. The dried powdered fruit is an “allspice” substitute. The bark isused to treat coughs and colds. Infusions or decoctions have, in the past, been used to treat fevers such as typhoid. The oil from the berries can be applied, externally in a poultice, to treat bruises, skin conditions, rheumatism… Aromatherapy & Health Uses: The bark is used to treat coughs and colds and has been used, in the past, to treat fevers such as typhoid.
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Spiderwort | |
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Spiderwort – tradescantia sp. – Used by Native American Indians to treat cancer. The roots and leaves, mashed or in a poultice, can be applied externally to insect stings and bites. The roots have laxative properties. They have also been used, in a tea, to treat stomachaches, female issues and kidney complaints. Aromatherapy & Health Uses: The root can be used in a tea to treat stomachaches, as a laxative, and to relieve female issues. Applied, externally in a poultice, to treat insect bites and stings.
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