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| Camphor |
"Antibacterial,
also soothes inflamed and swollen tissue." |
| Used in: |
Old
Crow Blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Camphor laurel, gum camphor
tree |
| Botanical: |
Laurus camphora |
| Uses: |
narcotic, diaphoretic,
sedative, stimulant |
| Parts Used: |
Sap, leaves |
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| Habitat: |
Native of Malaysia |
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| Description: |
Not Available at this
time. |
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| Compounds: |
d-camphora |
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| Capsicum
(Cayenne) |
"Perfect source
of Vitamin A and D. Has an oil that
is an antibiotic, stops infection faster
than anything else, not even syphilis
can survive. No bacteria can survive
in it. Therefore, it is an excellent
Anti bacterial agent." |
| Used in: |
Rising Sun, Tranquility,
Sun Blood, Earthkeeper,
Old Crow Blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Hot pepper, red pepper,
capsicum, African pepper, American |
| Botanical: |
Capsicum annum |
| Uses: |
Pungent, digestive, irritant,
sialogogue, tonic, stimulant |
| Parts Used: |
Fruit |
| Time of Use: |
Morning to afternoon (afternoon
peak activity) |
| Nutrient: |
A, B-1, C, G, B-complex,
K, P, Calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus,
sulfur, potassium, chromium, cobalt,
manganese, niacin, riboflavin, selenium,
silicon, sodium, thiamine, zinc |
| Habitat: |
Common in cultivation,
America, Africa, Japan and India and
tropical regions |
| Harvest: |
April thru September |
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| Description: |
Cayenne is usually a perennial
plant, but it is an annual when cultivated
outside tropical regions. The stem is
branched and glabrous, growing from
2-6 feet in height. The leaves are egg
shaped, wide at the base and tapering
to a point at the apex. White-to-yellow
flowers bloom alone, or in groups of
2-3, from April to September. The fruit
may vary in shape and size, but is often
straight, oblong, and red or yellow
in color. |
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| Compounds: |
Capsaicin, Chlorogenic
Acid, Fatty Acids, Formic Acid, Proteins,
Scopoletin, Solanine, Volatile Oils,
Carotenoids |
| As told
by Lee Nelson White Deer |
Cayenne and the
Eskimo
The only food substance that is used
by every tribe of people in the world.
Even the Eskimos have a chili pepper
that grows about the size of an eraser
on a pencil. It grows on a little
plant out on the tundra. Its full
life cycle is 37 days. They're not
very big peppers but there's lots
of them. They probably use more chili
peppers than Mexico does. They call
it Atuchna. That means "hot mush"
literally.
There are about 1400 varieties of
chili peppers. The one with the highest
medicinal value is Capsicum, the Bird's
Eye Pepper. The Santa Clara chili
is a cross between the Aneheim and
the Jalepeno. Its hot, a favorite
of the Apache. Cayenne is made from
a chili. Cayenne is just a word that's
often used to signify all hot peppers.
Often the heat factor is labeled.
You can buy it from 65 to 280 BTU's,
though the Bird's Eye will go as high
as 350.
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| Caraway |
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| Used in: |
Rising Sun Blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Caraway seed |
| Botanical: |
Carum carui |
| Uses: |
Carminative, aromatic,
fragrant, stomachic |
| Parts Used: |
Seed |
| Time of Use: |
Morning, afternoon and
evening |
| Nutrient: |
B-complex, C, P, Phosphorus,
calcium, potassium, magnesium, lead,
silicone, iodine, copper, cobalt, iron,
zinc, sodium, quercetin |
| Habitat: |
Northern and northwestern
U.S. Europe and Asia. |
| Harvest: |
Fall |
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| Description: |
Caraway is a biennial
plant that grows from 1-1/2 to 2 feet
in height. In its second year, a light
green, hollow, furrowed stem appears,
bearing bipinnate or tripinnate leaves
that are bright green and deeply incised.
Each stem ends in a compound umbel of
small white or yellow flowers, which
bloom in May and June. The fruit is
dark brown, oblong, hard, and contains
2 seeds. |
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| Compounds: |
Carbohydrates, Carvone,
Fatty Acids, Flavonoids, Limonene, Lipids,
Mannans, Pinene, Phellandrene, Thujone,
Volatile oils |
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| Cardamom |
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| Used in: |
Rising Sun Blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Malabar cardamon, ceylon
cardamon |
| Botanical: |
Elettaria cardamomum |
| Uses: |
Aromatic, stimulant, carminative,
condiment |
| Parts Used: |
Seed |
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| Habitat: |
Southern India ,and other
tropical areas. |
| Harvest: |
October thru December
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| Description: |
Large perennial plant
with long lanceoalate blades, smooth
and dark green above, pale and finely
silky underneath. Small yellowish flowers
produced in loose raceme near the ground.
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| Compounds: |
D-borneol, Bornyl Acetate,
D-camphor, Nerolidol, Linalool |
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| Carob |
"Rich in protein
that is very easily digestible." |
| 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
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| 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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| Carrot |
"Vitamin A and
Carotene, many enzymes that help to
digest minerals, thus supplying the
body with balance a must in every diet." |
| Used in: |
Rising
Sun , Vitality,
Little Brave Blends |
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| Cascara Sagrada |
"Laxative" |
| Used in: |
Right of Passage
Blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Purschiana bark, persian
bark, sacred bark, bearberry, bearwood
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| Botanical: |
Rhamnus purschiana |
| Uses: |
Bitter tonic, laxative
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| Parts Used: |
Bark |
| Time of Use: |
Before meals and before
retiring |
| Nutrient: |
A, C, B-complex, Calcium,
potassium, manganese, lead, strontium,
aluminum, tin, phosphorous, sodium,
sulfur, iron, chromium, cobalt, iron,
magnesium, manganese, niacin, riboflavin,
selenium, silicon, sodium, thiamine,
zinc |
| Habitat: |
U.S., found in Europe
and western Asia, and in North America,
from northern Idaho to the Pacific coast
mountainous areas. |
| Harvest: |
Bark - dried- collected
at least a year before use |
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| Description: |
Cascara sagrada is a small
deciduous tree that grows from 15-20
feet in height. It has pubescent stems
covered with reddish- brown bark and
often, gray lichen. The tree bears dark
green elliptic to oblong-ovate leaves
with prominent veins and base and have
somewhat hairy undersides. Short-stemmed
clusters of small, greenish-white flowers
grow from the upper leaf, axils they
eventually produce black, pea-sized,
drupes that are poisonous. |
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| Compounds: |
Aloe emodin, Anthraglycosides,
Anthraquinones, Barbaloin, Cascarosides
A and B, Chrysaloin, Chrysophanic acid,
Emodin, Fatty acids, Frangulin factors,
Glycosides, Lipids, Resins, Rhamnetin,
Rhein, Tannins |
| As told
by Lee Nelson White Deer |
Cascara
Sagrada, the Sacred Bark
The "Sacred Bark" of most
Indians. Bark is peeled down, a ceremony
is held. Whenever there is a heavy
infestation of typhoid, chicken pox,
measels, etc. The whole camp gathers
around council fire, heavy with coals,
and the bark is fed in. The Medicine
Man whips smoke around through all
the people, chanting. Didn't work
on smallpox, though it kept everything
else from spreading. Measels, mumps,
other spreading diseases. You can
do the same at home. Start it burning
in a skillet and let it spread while
all members of family are present.
About half an hour is enough. Then
open a window or whatever.
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| Catnip |
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| Used in: |
Coexistence,
Sun Blood,
Peaceful
Warriror , Little Brave
Blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Catmint, catrup, field
balm, cats wort |
| Botanical: |
Nepeta cataria |
| Uses: |
Anodyne, antispasmodic,
carminative, aromatic, nervine |
| Parts Used: |
Herb |
| Time of Use: |
Morning and evening |
| Nutrient: |
A, B-1, B-3, B-15, B-complex,
C, Magnesium, manganese, phosphorus,
sodium, sulfur, calcium |
| Habitat: |
Europe and U.S., native
to Asia, naturalized in the United States
found along hedge banks and waste places. |
| Harvest: |
June to September |
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| Description: |
Catnip is a perennial
herb with branching stems that are square,
erect, and covered with fine, whitish
hairs. The plant grows from 3-5 feet
in height. Its oblong pointed leaves
have finely-scalloped margins and whitish
hairs on the lower side. The flowers
are white with purple spots, growing
in clusters along part of the length
of the, peduncle from June to September.
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| Compounds: |
Carvacrol, Essential Oils,
Nepetalactone, Nepetol, Tannic Acid,
Thymol |
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| Celery Seed |
"Helps to build
good blood." |
| Used in: |
Vitality Blend |
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| Chamomile |
"Mild cleanser,
has the ability to activate and blend
other herbs." |
| Used in: |
Coexistence,
Innocence,
Women's,
Peaceful
Warrior, Little Brave Blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Chamomile, ground apple,
manzanilla, chamomilla garden |
| Botanical: |
Anthemis nobilis Family:
Compositae |
| Uses: |
Tonic, stomachic, anodyne,
antispasmodic, aromatic |
| Parts Used: |
Flowers, dried flower
heads |
| Time of Use: |
Morning to evening (stormy
weather), morning (fair weather |
| Nutrient: |
A, B-complex, P, C, Calcium,
potassium, magnesium, iron, manganese,
zinc, rutin, choline, chromium, cobalt,
manganese, niacin, phosphorous, riboflavin,
selenium, silicon, sodium, thiamine
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| Habitat: |
Common field plant, native
to southern Europe and northern Asia,
naturalized in Australia and the United
States grows along roadsides and in
fields. |
| Harvest: |
June and July |
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| Description: |
Chamomile is an annual
herb which produces a round, furrowed,
branched stem 1-2 feet tall. The leaves
are pale green, incised, and sessile,
with thread- shaped leaflets. The flower
heads consist of yellow disk flowers
and white petal shaped ray flowers that
are bent downward to make the disk flowers
more prominent. |
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| Compounds: |
Amino acids, Apigenin,
Apiin, Azulene compounds, Carbohydrates,
Chamazulene, Coumarins Farnesol, Fatty
acids, Flavonoids, Guaiazulene, Luteolin,
Plant acids, Scopoletin, Volatile oils
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| Chicory |
"Urinary flush
and cleanser." |
| Used in: |
Rising Sun, Vitality
Blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Succory, wild chicory,
garden endive |
| Botanical: |
Cichorium intybus |
| Uses: |
Diuretic, laxative, tonic,
appetizer, digestive, diuretic |
| Parts Used: |
Rootstock, flowering herb.
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| Time of Use: |
Morning and evening |
| Nutrient: |
A, C, G, B, K, and P |
| Habitat: |
Common in cultivation,
U.S. and Europe |
| Harvest: |
July to October |
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| Description: |
A perennial, stem stiff,
tough and angular in the cross section;
it attains heights of from 1 to 3'.
It is often quite branching, but the
branches spring out abruptly. The leaves
are long-lanceolate, dark gray-green
and coarsely toothed. The flowers violet-blue
approaching blue in color. There are
at least two ranks of star shaped rays,
the inner one much shorter, all toothed
at the ends. |
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| Cloves |
"Pain killer,
especially for teeth." |
| Used in: |
Coexistence, Rising
Sun, Tranquility Blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Clavos, mother cloves
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| Botanical: |
Caryophyllus aromaticus
or Syzygium aromaticum, Family:Myrtaceae
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| Uses: |
Anodyne ,antiemetic, antiseptic
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| Parts Used: |
Flower buds |
| Time of Use: |
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| Nutrient: |
A, B-complex, C, Calcium,
potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and
sodium |
| Habitat: |
Spice islands, Philippines
and other tropical areas, native to
the Mulucca islands, islands of Asia,
and cultivated in Asia, Africa, South
America, and West Indies. |
| Harvest: |
Early summer |
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| Description: |
The clove is an evergreen
tree from 30-40 feet in height, with
a yellowish bark. It bears opposite
ovate leaves that are 4 inches long
and 2 inches wide. The flowers are red
and white, growing in terminal clusters.
The fruit is a 1- or 2-seeded berry.
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| Compounds: |
Benzaldehyde, Carbohydrates,
Antioxidant properties, Caryophyllene,
Chavicol, Crategolic acid, Eugenol,
Fatty acids, Kaempferol, Lipids, Methyl
eugenol, Methyl salicylate, Oleanolic
acid, Plant acids, Protein, Rhamnetin,
Vanillin, Volatile oils |
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| Comfrey |
"Very wonderful
herb, it is a mild diuretic, highly
nutritious, soothes the bowels. A mild
cleanser, it works on the whole system.
It causes no radical change in the body,
and is used to blend other herbs." |
| Used in: |
Earthkeeper, Cleanse
and Calm Bath Blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Bruisewort, knitbone,
healing herb, blackwort, gum plant,
salsify, |
| Botanical: |
Symphtum officinale Family:
Boraginaceae |
| Uses: |
Demulcent, astringent,
pectoral, vulnerary, mucilaginous |
| Parts Used: |
Entire plant, root and
rhizome - dried, collected in spring
and |
| Time of Use: |
Mid-morning to mid afternoon
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| Nutrient: |
A, B-1, B-2, B-12, C,
E, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus,
potassium, magnesium, sulfur, copper,
zinc, cobalt, germanium, chromium, cobalt,
iron, niacin, riboflavin, selenium,
silicon, sodium, thiamine |
| Habitat: |
Entire U.S. and Europe,
North America, and western Siberia found
in moist, watery places. |
| Harvest: |
April thru September |
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| Description: |
Comfrey is a perennial
plant its rootstock is fleshy and branched,
with a white interior. It produces an
angular hairy stem, which grows up to
3 feet in height, branching only near
the top. The green leaves are large,
oblong, and lanceolate, with a rough
texture and covering of short hairs
basal leaves usually lie on the ground.
Whitish or pale purple flowers grow
in racemes from the upper leaf axils,
blooming from May to August. The fruit
consists of 4 small nuts located at
the bottom of the calyx. |
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| Compounds: |
Alkaloids, Allantoin,
Amino Acids, Arabinose, Carbohydrates,
Echimidine, Enzymes, Fructose, Glucose,
Glucuronic acid, Glycosides, Gum Lithospermic
acid, Mannose, Mucilage, Mucopolysaccharides,
Proteins, Pyrocatechol, Pyrrolizidine,
Rhamnose, Saponins, Sitosterol, Steroids,
Stigmasterol, Symphytine, Tannins, Xylose
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| Cottonwood |
"Best Liver flush." |
| Used in: |
Vitality Blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Water poplar, cotton tree
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| Botanical: |
Populus angulata |
| Uses: |
Astringent, tonic, bitter
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| Parts Used: |
Leaves and bark |
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| Habitat: |
Common Entire U.S. |
| Harvest: |
March thru October |
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