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"Laxative." |
| Used in: |
Right of Passage blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Spindle tree, burning
bush, Indian arrow wood, |
| Botanical: |
Euonymus atropurpurens
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| Uses: |
Laxative, cardiac, diuretic,
expectorant, tonic |
| Parts Used: |
The bark of the root |
| Time of Use: |
Before meals |
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| Habitat: |
U.S. |
| Harvest: |
June |
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| Description: |
A small shrub with smooth
branches and from five to ten feet.
The leaves are from two to five inches
in length, lanceolate, acute, and finely
serrated. Flowers dark purple, and the
fruit crimson, five celled capsule.
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| Compounds: |
Bitter principle, Euonic
acid, Glucoside, Asparagins, Fat, Culvitol,
Ash, Resin |
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| Watercress |
"Contains
many vitamins
and minerals,
also a digestive stimulant." |
| Used in: |
Peaceful
Warrior, Old Crow, Rising Sun,
Little Brave, Hormonious,
Tranquility blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Watercress (mustard family)
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| Botanical: |
Nasturtium officiale |
| Uses: |
Diuretic, expectorant,
purgative, stimulant, stomatic |
| Parts Used: |
Leaves, roots, young shoots
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| Nutrient: |
A, C, D, E, B, G, Iron,
iodine, calcium, copper, sulfur, manganese,
phosphorus |
| Habitat: |
Eurasia, and U.S. |
| Harvest: |
May to September |
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| Description: |
Grows in running water.
The branching stems are 1 to 2 feet
long and generally extend with leaves
above the water. The leaves are somewhat
fleshy, elliptic and in pairs of 3 to
7. The flowers are white and small.
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| Compounds: |
Its vitamins and minerals
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| Wild
Cherry |
"Lung
cleanser, stimulates activity in lungs." |
| Used in: |
Old
Crow blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Wild black cherry, black
cherry, black choke, rub cherry |
| Botanical: |
Prunus Serotina |
| Uses: |
Tonic, pectoral, sedative,
stimulant |
| Parts Used: |
Inner bark |
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| Nutrient: |
A, B-3, Manganese, pangamic
acid, phosphorous, sodium, sulfur |
| Habitat: |
Nova Scotia to Florida
westward to Texas and South Dakota |
| Harvest: |
August September |
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| Description: |
Grows up to 100 feet in
height and four or five feet in diameter.
The trunk is covered with rough, brown
bark. The leaves are oval, smooth, and
bright green, with serrate margins and
veins on the underside. Small white
flowers grow in clusters at the ends
of branches, blooming from May to June.
The fruit is a purple-black drupe which
ripens between August and September.
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| Compounds: |
Benzaldehyde, Emulsin,
Enzymes, Glucose, Hydrocyanic acid,
Prunasin, Scopoletin, Tannins |
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| Wintergreen |
"Perfect
pain killer, has no side effects and
acts as perfect buffering agent." |
| Used in: |
Anti-fungal bath, Peaceful
Warrior, Sun Blood, Old Crow, Earthkeeper
blends |
| Also Known
As: |
Spring wintergreen, candad
tea, partridge berry, grouse berry |
| Botanical: |
Gaultheria procumbens
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| Uses: |
Stimulant, antiseptic,
astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue |
| Parts Used: |
Leaves |
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| Nutrient: |
A, B-3, B-5, B-complex,
D, E, Potassium, calcium |
| Habitat: |
Newfoundland to Manitoba,
south to Georgia, Michigan, Indiana
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| Harvest: |
May to September |
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| Description: |
It has a horizontal rootstock
and creeping stems which produce slender,
erect branches two to six inches high.
The leaves are oval and alternate, bright
green on the upper surface, paler underneath,
and may have bristly margins. White
flowers appear from May to September.
Both the leaves and flowers grow near
the tops of the branches. The fruit
is a small, seeded capsule with a fleshy
covering. |
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| Compounds: |
Carbohydrates, Glucose,
Methyl salicylate, Volatile oils, Xylose
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| Wormwood |
"Virus
Repellent." |
| Used in: |
Right of Passage blend |
| Also Known
As: |
Absinthe |
| Botanical: |
Artemisia absinthium |
| Uses: |
Anthelmintic, antiseptic,
antispasmodic, carminative, stimulant
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| Parts Used: |
Leaves, flowering tops
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| Nutrient: |
A, B-complex, C, Manganese,
beta carotene, calcium, potassium, sodium,
cobalt, tin |
| Habitat: |
Newfoundland to Hudson
Bay and South to Montana |
| Harvest: |
July to October |
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| Description: |
Has a woody rootstock
which produces numerous bushy stems
covered with white hairs. The stem grows
from two to four feet high. The leaves
are gray-green and alternate, with long,
obtuse lobes. The flowers are green-
yellow and appear from July to October.
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| Compounds: |
Absinthin, Anabsinthin,
Antabsin, Azulene Compounds, Beta-Caryophyllene,
Bitter Principles, Cadinene, Camphene,
Caryophyllene, Chamazulene, Hydrocarbons,
Phellandrene, Pinene, Sabinene, Tannins,
Thujone, Volatile Oils |
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