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| Sage |
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| Used in: |
Tranquility, Old Crow, Women's
Blends |
| Also
Known As: |
Garden
sage (mint family) |
| Botanical: |
Saliva
officinalis |
| Uses: |
Sudorific,
astringent, expectorant, tonic, antispasmodic
|
| Parts
Used: |
Leaves |
| Time
of Use: |
Late
morning to late afternoon |
| Nutrient: |
A,
C, B-complex, P, Calcium, potassium,
sulfur, silicon, iron, magnesium, phosphorus,
sodium, zinc, chromium, cobalt, manganese,
niacin, riboflavin, selenium, silicon,
thiamine |
| Habitat: |
Warmer
regions of both hemispheres |
| Harvest: |
Midsummer |
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| Description: |
The
woody root produces a square, pubescent,
gray stem that reaches two feet in height.
The leaves are soft, gray-green, oblong-lanceolate,
with lightly toothed margins. The flowers
are blue or white and purple, and grow
in whorls at the top of the stems. They
appear in terminal racemes and bloom
during June and July. |
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| Compounds: |
Benzaldehyde,
Bitter Principles, Borneol, Caffeic
Acid, Carnosic Acid, Carnosol, Cineole,
Labiatic Acid, Phenolic Acids, Picrosalvin,
Plant Alcohols, Rosmarinic Acid, Thujone
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| As
told by Lee Nelson White Deer |
Sage
Sage is a highly spiritual plant.
It clears evil spirit that remains after
serious illness. It will clear a room
of feelings of depression especially
after illnesses. Burn with good air
flow to keep it burning.
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| Sarsaparilla |
"Supplies
hormones, also helps to distribute blood
to small capillaries." |
| Used in: |
Little Brave, Hormonious, Tranqulity
blends |
| Also
Known As: |
Jamaica
sarsaparilla, gray-quill sarsaparilla
|
| Botanical: |
Smilax
officinalis |
| Uses: |
Alterative,
diuretic, demulcent, stimulant, antiscorbutic
|
| Parts
Used: |
Root |
| Time
of Use: |
Late
morning to late afternoon |
| Nutrient: |
B-complex,
A, C, D, Iron, manganese, sodium, silicon,
sulfur, calcium, chromium, cobalt, magnesium,
copper, zinc, iodine, phosphorous, potassium,
selenium |
| Habitat: |
Tropical
Americas |
| Harvest: |
Year
round |
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| Description: |
The
tuberous rootstock produces a woody,
angular stem that trails along the ground,
reaching 4 to 12 inches in length. The
stems have rigid thorns and bear ovateoblong,
alternate, glossy, dark green leaves.
The flowers are green-white and grow
in petiolate umbels containing 10 to
20 blossoms. |
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| Compounds: |
Hormones,
Plant Alcohols, Progesterone, Resins,
Saponins, Starch, Steroids, Tannins,
Testosterone, Volatile Oils |
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|
| Saw
Palmetto |
"Hormones." |
| Used in: |
Rising Sun, Hormonious Blends |
| Also
Known As: |
Dwarf
palmetto, fan palm |
| Botanical: |
Sarenoa
serrulata |
| Uses: |
Diuretic,
expectorant, tonic, colds, asthma, sex
stimulant |
| Parts
Used: |
Berries |
| Nutrient: |
A,
Calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium
|
| Habitat: |
Atlantic
coast, in Georgia and Florida |
| Harvest: |
Oct.
to Dec. |
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| Description: |
Has
a large underground trunk that produces
palmate, green, white-coated leaves.
The fruit is a dark purple-to-black
berry which grows in clusters and ripens
from October to December. |
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|
| Compounds: |
Alkaloids,
Fats, Glucose, Plant Sugars, Protein,
Resins, Starch, Volatile Oils |
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|
| Scullcap |
"Best
of all pain relievers, it contains aspirin,
mescaline, opiates. It has no therapeutic
value." |
| Used in: |
Peaceful Warrior, Old Crow, Earthkeeper
blends |
| Also
Known As: |
Side-flowering,
skullcap, mad dogweed, blue pimpernel
|
| Botanical: |
Scutellaria
lateriflora, Mint family |
| Uses: |
Spasms,
urinary, nervine, insomnia, hypertension,
rabies |
| Parts
Used: |
The
whole plant |
| Time
of Use: |
Evening |
| Nutrient: |
A,
B-3, B-complex, C, E, Calcium, potassium,
magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, phosphorous,
pangamic acid, chromium, cobalt, manganese,
niacin, riboflavin, selenium, silicon,
sodium, thiamine |
| Habitat: |
North
America, in Canada, and northern and
eastern U.S. |
| Harvest: |
July
and August |
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| Description: |
Has
a smooth, erect stem one to three feet
high, that bears opposite, coarsely
serrated, and ovate leaves. The flowers
are pale purple, grow in onesided racemes,
are two-lipped, and bloom from July
to September. |
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| Compounds: |
Baicalein,
Baicalin, Flavonoids, Glucose, Plant
Sugars, Scutallarein, Scutallarin, Starch,
Tannins, Wogonin |
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| Sesame Seed |
"Good source of nourishing
oil for skin. Good source of calcium.
Easily assimilated." |
| Used in: |
Earthkeeper Blend |
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| Slippery
Elm |
|
| Used in: |
Coexistence, Innocence, Vitality,
Cleanse and Calm Bath Blends |
| Also
Known As: |
American
elm, Indian elm, moose elm, red elm,
rock elm |
| Botanical: |
Ulmus
fulva |
| Uses: |
Demulcent,
diuretic, emollient, sore throats, bronchitis
|
| Parts
Used: |
The
inner bark |
| Time
of Use: |
Morning
to evening (esp. with meals) |
| Nutrient: |
A,
B-complex, C, E, F, K, P, Iron, sodium,
calcium, selenium, iodine, copper, zinc,
potassium, phosphorus, chromium, magnesium,
manganese, cobalt, niacin, riboflavin,
silicon, thiamine |
| Habitat: |
Quebec
to Florida, the Dakotas, and Texas |
| Harvest: |
March
to April |
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| Description: |
Grows
from 50 to 100 feet high, and has red-brown,
deeply furrowed bark. The leaves are
petiolate, pubescent, oblong-ovate,
and unequally serrate with an olive
green upper surface and a lighter, downy
underside. Small flowers grow in axillary
clusters during March and April. The
fruit is a long, flat membranous capsule
containing a single seed. |
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| Compounds: |
Mucilage,
Starch, Tannins, Volatile Oils, Wax
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| Spearmint |
"A
sweetener in the body, gets rid of sourness
in stomach and bowels." |
| Used in: |
Sun Blood, Rising Sun, Little
Brave, Tranquility |
| Also
Known As: |
Garden
Mint, green mint, fish mint, lamb mint,
spire mint |
| Botanical: |
Mentha
Viridis |
| Uses: |
Antispasmodic,
aromatic, diuretic, diaphoretic, carminative
|
| Parts
Used: |
Flowers
and leaves |
| Time
of Use: |
Morning
and evening |
| Nutrient: |
A,
C, B-complex, E, P, Beta carotene, calcium,
sulfur, iron, iodine, magnesium, potassium,
choline, copper, inositol, phosphorous,
sodium, zinc |
| Habitat: |
U.S. |
| Harvest: |
August
and September from 11: am to 12:pm |
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| Description: |
Rapidly
running rootstock. The plant is green,
nearly smooth, with oblong or lance-ovate,
wrinkled, veiny, sessile leaves and
spikes narrow, dense and leafless. The
flowers small, and purplish-blue or
almost white in summer. |
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| Compounds: |
Carveol,
Carvone, Caryophyllene, Diosmetin, Diosmin,
Flavonoids, Isovalerate, Menthofuran,
Menthone, Myrcene, Piperitenone, Plant
Alcohols, Pulegone, Volatile Oils |
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