Category Archives: Essential Oil Botanicals

Cranesbill


Cranesbill


Latin Name: geranium maculatum
Alternative Name: dovefoot, shameface, wild geranium, alumroot
Forms Available: root

Cranesbill – geranium maculatum – An astringent plant, used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and internal bleeding. Can be applied in a poultice to wounds and swellings as both an astringent and an antisceptic. A diuretic.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Internally used to treat diarrhoea, dysentery and internal bleeding. Externally, in a poultice, treats wounds and swellings


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Cumin

Cumin

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Latin Name: cuminum cyminum
Alternative Name: cumino, cumino aigro, comino, jeera
Forms Available: powder, whole

Cumin – cuminum cyminum – a plant indigenous to Upper Egypt. Grows to about a foot in height. Used as a spice and also in herbal medicine. Corrects digestive issues.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Supports digestive system. Relieves flatulence. Eases colic, indigestion, nausea.

Other Uses: Stimulates base chakra energy. Add to love potions.


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Curly Dock


Curly Dock


Latin Name: rumex crispus, rumex venosus, rumex obtusifolius
Alternative Name: yellow dock, sour dock, chin ch’iao.
Forms Available: root, root powder

Curly Dock – rumex crispus – The root of this plant is used in herbal remedies. The ground root tea purifies the blood, relieves diarrhoea, constipation, and various skin problems. It can also be applied, in a poultice, externally to relieve sores, ulcers,hives, eczema, ringworm and scabies.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: A cleanser – purifies blood, relieves diarrhea and constipation. Used in treatment of skin problems such as sores, wounds, hives, excema.


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Cypress

Cypress

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Latin Name: cupressus sempervirens
Alternative Name: tree of death
Forms Available: essential oil, resin, leaf, twigs, fruit, bark, wood,

Cypress – cupressus sempervirens – This tall evergreen tree has gray-brown bark, and tiny, dark green leaves. It bears yellowish male cones and green female cones, which ripen to brown. Cypress Oil, distilled from the leaves, branches, and cones, has a refreshing, camphor-resinous scent.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Skin Care; Perspiration; Wounds; Bruises; Hemmorrhoids; Varicose Veins; Cellulitis; Muscular Cramps; Edema; Poor Circulation; Rheumatism; Asthma; Bronchitis; Menopausal Problems; Nervous Tension; Insect Repellant.

Other Uses: Burn for Happiness; Harmony; Peace; Inspiration; Binding; Wisdom; Releasing; Defense; Longevity. Cypress Oil is used for Blessing; Consecration, and protection.


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Daffodil


Daffodil


Latin Name: pseudonarcissus
Alternative Name: wild daffodil, lent lily, narcissus
Forms Available: bulb, leaf, flower

Daffodil- pseudonarcissus – This plant is highly toxic and should not used unless in a homepathically prescribed medicine. Has been used as an emetic, purgative, and also in the treatment of respiratory disease.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: This plant is highly toxic and should not used unless in a homepathically prescribed medecine. Has been used as an emetic, purgative, and also in the treatment of respiratory disease.


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Dandelion


Dandelion


Latin Name: taraxacum dens-leonis
Alternative Name: swine’s snout, priest’s crown, lion’s tooth telltime
Forms Available: leaf

Dandelion – taraxacum dens-leonis – Dandelion is so widely despised as a weed, it’s sometimes difficult to see this plant for what it really is –a healing herb with a medicinal reputation dating back more than 1,000 years. Dandelion may help treat PMS, high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. It may also help prevent gallstones and may have other medically intriguing possibilities as well. Tenth-century Arab physicians were the first to recognize that dandelion increases urine production. Chinese physicians have prescribed dandelion since ancient times to treat colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, hepatitis, boils, ulcers, obesity, dental problems, itching, and internal injuries. They also used a poultice of chopped dandelion to treat breast cancer. Dandelion root was an ingredient in Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a popular 19th century patent medicina for menstrual discomforts. AS a diuretic, the dandelion no doubt helped relieve the bloating many women experience during PMS. To make a leaf infusion, use ½ oz. of dried leaves per cup of boiling water. Steep 10 minutes. Drink up to 3 cups a day. As a potential aid to help keep vaginal yeast infections at bay, add a couple of handfuls of dried leaves to the bathwater -use a muslin bag or metal tea ball. Dandelion may cause skin rash in sensitive individuals.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Diuretic. Potassium-rich. Herbalists use dandelion to treat liver disorders. An internal cleanser.

Other Uses: Burnt during wishing spells.


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Day Lily


Day Lily


Latin Name: hemerocallis fulva

Forms Available: root, leaf, flower

Day Lily – hemerocallis fulva – The root, leaves and flower are edible. The day lily is a diuretic. The roots has been used to treat cancer and as an antidote to arsenic poisoning. The flowers have been used to make a blood purifier.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: A blood purifier and antidote to arsenic poisoning.


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Devil’s Walking Stick


Devil’s Walking Stick


Latin Name: aralia spinosa

Forms Available: bark, leaf

Devil’s Walking Stick – Aralia Spinosa – The bark, roots, and berries of this plant are used medicinally. Thr bark is emetic and purgative. The roots, when applied in a poultice, relieve sores, inflammations, acne and boils. The berries, in a tincture, have been used as analgesic to relieve toothache and rheumatism.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Used on sores, inflammations, acne, boils, toothache and rheumatism.


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Dill

Dill

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Latin Name: anethum graveolens
Alternative Name: aneton, dill weed, dilly, garden dill.
Forms Available: essential oil, flower, leaf, stem, fruit, seeds

Dill – Anethum graveolens – Uniquely flavored, Dill offers culinary “seeds” and leaves, but the choicest flavor is in the fresh immature green seed heads. They give character to dill pickles, vinegar and potato salad. Distilled seed oil is colorless to pale yellow, with a light, fresh, warm-spicey scent and flavors drinks, food and infant gripe water for colic. The seeds aid digestion, and their infusion reduces flatulence, hiccups, stomach pains, and insomnia. A seed decoction gives a nail-strengthening bath.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Oil – Colic; Constipation; Dyspepsia; Flatulence; Headaches; Indigestion; Nervousness; Amenorrhea.

Other Uses: Seeds draw money, Leaves for protection, Flowers for love and defense. Protective when hung at the door, no one ill-disposed or envious of you can enter your house. Smell Dill to cure hiccups.


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