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| Bee
Pollen |
"The
perfect energy food." |
| Used
in: |
Hormonious
Blend |
| Uses: |
Allergies,
energy, exhaustion, hay fever, longevity
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| Parts
Used: |
Pollen |
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| Nutrient: |
A,
C, D, high in B-complex and E, Lecithin,
chromium, cobalt, iron, magnesium, manganese,
niacin, phosphorus, potassium, riboflavin,
selenium, silicon, sodium, thiamine,
zinc |
| Habitat: |
Everywhere |
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| Black
Cohosh |
"Pain
Killer" |
| Used
in: |
Women's
Blend |
| Also
Known As: |
Black
snake root, bugwort, bugbane, battleweed,
cimicfuga, columbi |
| Botanical: |
Cimicfuga
racemosa Family: Ranuncleaceae |
| Uses: |
Emmenagogue,
alterative, nervine, sedative, tonic
|
| Parts
Used: |
Rootstock,
rhizome - dried, collected in autumn
|
| Time
of Use: |
Afternoon |
| Nutrient: |
A,
C, E, Calcium, potassium, magnesium,
iron, inositol, phosphorus, pantothenic
acid, iodine, zinc, calcium, chromium,
cobalt, iron, manganese, niacin, potassium,
riboflavin, selenium, silicon, sodium,
thiamine |
| Habitat: |
East
central U.S., North America, from Maine
and Ontario to the southern United States
rich, open woods and hillsides. |
| Harvest: |
July
thru October |
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| Description: |
A
perennial plant with a smooth, furrowed
stem, cohosh grows from 3-9 feet in
height. Its leaves are ternate, then
pinnate and are irregularly-shaped.
There are 2-5 leaflets, egg-shaped or
oblong and irregularly toothed and cut.
Small white or yellow flowers grow in
long racemes from June to August. |
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| Compounds: |
Carbohydrates,
Cimicifugine, Cimigenol, Cimicitin,
Estrogens, Fatty acids, Hormones, Isoferulic
acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Plant
acids, Resins, Salicylic acid, Saponins,
Stearic acid, Tannic acid, Volatile
oils |
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| Blue
Flag |
"Reduces
fat buildup." |
| Used
in: |
Right
of Passage Blend |
| Also
Known As: |
Iris,
flag lily, liver lily, water flag, snake
lily |
| Botanical: |
Iris
versicolor, Iris family |
| Uses: |
Cancer,
rheumatism, dropsy, impurity of blood,
constipation |
| Parts
Used: |
The
rhizome |
|
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| Habitat: |
Common
throughout the U.S. growing in moist
places |
| Harvest: |
May
to July |
|
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| Description: |
Blue
or purple flowers, and Iris. |
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| Buckthorn |
"Helps
to tone up body functions." |
| Used
in: |
Right
of Passage Blend |
| Also
Known As: |
Black
alder dogwood, alder buckthorn, arrowwood,
black dogwood |
| Botanical: |
Rhamnus
frangula Family: Rhamnaceae |
| Uses: |
Bitter,
purgative, diuretic, emetic |
| Parts
Used: |
Bark |
| Time
of Use: |
Evening |
| Nutrient: |
C,
bio-flavonoids |
| Habitat: |
Europe,
Asia, Eastern U.S., Siberia, the Mediterranean
coast of Africa, and the northeastern
regions of the United States it is found
in swamps and along riverbanks. |
| Harvest: |
May
and June |
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| Description: |
As
a tree, buckthorn may reach 25 feet
in height as a shrub, it may reach 20
feet in height. Its long, slender branches
have a green bark when young, later
turning to a brownish-gray. The green,
oval leaves, slightly toothed and glabrous,
appear in April then small, greenish-white
flowers appear in axillary clusters
in May and June. Its fruit, a 3-seeded
berry, is green in summer, later turning
red and then a glossy bluish-black.
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| Compounds: |
Aloe
emodin, Alkaloids, Armepavine, Emodin
factors, Flavonoids, Frangulin factors,
Plant acids, Rhamnetin, Rhein, Tannins,
Anthraquinones, Anthraquinone glycosides
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| Burdock |
"Seems
to aid every organ to function better,
thus creating more harmony in the body.
It can be found in nearly every part
of the country. The Great Spirit said,
'We're going to need lots of this, so
let's just put it all over'." |
| Used
in: |
Innocence
Blend |
| Also
Known As: |
burr
seed, thorny burr, hareburr, grass burdock,
clot burr |
| Botanical: |
Arctium
Lappa, FAMILY: Compositae |
| Uses: |
Alterative,
diuretic, urinary, tonic, demulcent
|
| Parts
Used: |
Root |
| Time
of Use: |
Morning
and afternoon |
| Nutrient: |
A,
B-2, B-3, E, C, calcium, chromium, cobalt,
copper, iron, magnesium, manganese,
niacin, phosphorous, potassium, riboflavin,
selenium, silicon, sodium, sulfur, thiamine,
zinc |
| Habitat: |
Native
to Eurasia, now a weed found along fences,
walls, roadsides, in waste places and
around populated areas. |
| Harvest: |
First
Year Roots should be unearthed in September
and October |
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| Description: |
Burdock
is a biennial plant that grows from
2-3 feet in height, with a simple spindle-shaped
root, brown in color and a foot or more
in length. During its second year, the
plant grows a furrowed, reddish stem
with wooly branches. Its leaves are
alternate, stalked, and ovate, with
a hairy upper surface and gray underside.
The flowers are purple, globose, and
grow in terminal, panicles, blooming
from July to September. |
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| Compounds: |
Butyric
acid, Caffeinic acid, Carbohydrates,
Chlorogenic acid, Fatty acids, Hormones,
Inulin, Isovaleric acid, Lappin, Lauric
acid, Lignin, Mucilage, Myristic acid,
Palmitic acid, Phenolic acids, Plant
acids, Polyacetylene, Stearic acid,
Taraxasterol, Valeric acid, Volatile
acids |
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