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DISCLAIMER: These pages are presented solely as a source of INFORMATION and to provide stern warnings against use where appropriate. No claims are made for the efficacy of any herb nor for any historical herbal treatment. In no way can the information provided here take the place of the standard, legal, medical practice of any country. Additionally, some of these plants are extremely toxic and should be used only by licensed professionals who have the means to process them properly into appropriate pharmaceuticals. One final note: many plants were used for a wide range of illnesses in the past, but be aware that many of the historical uses have proven to be ineffective for the problems to which they were applied.
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♠ = Denotes a POISONOUS agent/s. Professionals only! These agents are more common in Chinese medicine where they are especially processed to render them safe, or else used in homeopathic tinctures which are safe to take. There are also instances where one component of the plant is safe, as in the Castor Bean which is deadly, but its oil is safe to use. |
| Hair/Scalp | Heart | Hiccup | Hyperactivity | Hypoglycemia | ||
| Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease | Hernia | Hormonal Problems | Hypertension | Hypotension | ||
| Healing | Herpes | Hygiene | Hyperthermia | Hypothermia | ||
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| HAIR & SCALP | |||
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| Hair: a cylindrical shaft which emerges from a sac/hair follicle in the skin. The scalp is the skin which covers the cranium. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| ALOPECIA | See Healthline | Canary Island Tea Plant | See individual herb pages |
| CRADLE CAP | See Healthline | Almond | See Babies/Children |
| DANDRUFF (Scurf is an archaic term for this condition) |
See Healthline | Bay; Bayberry; Birch, Silver; Burdock; Catnip; Cedar, True; Celandine; Nettle, Stinging; Walnut, English; Yarrow ♠ = Arrowwood; Bearded Darnel |
See Dandruff, Skin, and Eucalyptus Ointment |
| FALLING HAIR/HAIR LOSS | See Healthline | Agave; Aloe; Bayberry; Bearsfoot, American; Birch, Silver; Walnut, English; Yarrow | See individual herb pages |
| HEAD LICE | See Healthline | American Ivy; Centaury, European | See Lice |
| SCABBY SCALP/SCALD HEAD | See Healthline | Ash; Bead Tree; Burnut | See Skin and Ointments |
| SCALP DISEASES | See Healthline | Jewelweed | See individual herb pages |
| SCALP DISINFECTANT | → | Agave | See Disinfectants and Ointments |
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| HAND-FOOT-MOUTH DISEASE | |||
| A highly infectious childhood disease attributed to a type of the Coxsackie virus. Symptoms are inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth and vesicular eruptions on hands and feet. Requires professional medical care | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Balm, Lemon; Balsam Pear; Comfrey | See individual herb pages |
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| HEALING | |||
| The process of returning to a state of well-being. Some agents work in a broad way to assist the body's own resources and have no better description in their actions than 'healing', or having properties/characteristics that encourage healing. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | → | Agave; Alliaria; Barley (tissue); Bead Tree; Bergamot; Betony; Bistort; Calendula; Cattail; Ginkgo; Selfheal; Stoneroot; Suma ♠ = Birthwort |
See individual herb pages |
| FAILURE to HEAL | Requires professional medical assessment to determine cause. Some conditions, such as diabetes, can slow the healing process. There are other causes as well. |
Astragalus | Same as above |
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| HEART | |||
| Located in the chest, the heart is a singular hollow organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. All conditions relating to the heart require professional medical attention | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Adenophora; Agrimony; Ajuga (lower pulse rate); Amber; Ambergris; Angelica; Anise; Apple; Ash, Prickly; Ashwaganda; Asparagus, Chinese; Aspen, Quaking; Bala; Bayberry; Bilberry; Birch, Common (edema, due to); Bisnaga; Black Haw; Bugleweed (coughs related to heart problems); Bunchberry; Burnet, Salad; Campion, Starry; Carrot, Wild; Catalpa; Cayenne; Cedar, White; Cereus, Night-blooming; Cinnamon; Coriander; Crampbark; Cucumber; Fo-Ti (cardiovascular); Garlic; Ginkgo; Hawthorn; Horseradish; Johnny-Jump-Up; Onion; Parlsey; Poplar, Balsam; Rosemary; Selfheal; Water Plantain ♠ = Aconite; Aconite, Carmichael's; Adonis (associated with nervous problems); Ambrosia-2; Arnica; Arrowwood; Asarabacca; Ash, Mountain-1; Bittersweet, American; Black Cohosh; Broom, Scotch; Camphor |
See Heart |
| AGING HEART | See Healthline | Bisnaga (with hypertonia) | Same as above plus Aging |
| ANGINA PECTORIS (Chest pain radiating to the left arm as a result of a spasm of the coronary artery) |
See Healthline | Balm, Lemon; Bilberry; Bisnaga; Caesar Weed; Cattail; Celandine; Cereus, Night-blooming; Garlic; Hawthorn; Onion; Wrinkled Giant Hyssop (see Anise Hyssop) ♠ = Ash, Mountain-1; Black Cohosh; Blue Flag; Lily-of-the-Valley |
See Heart and Angina |
| ARRHYTHMIA | See Healthline | Astragalus; Barberry, Common (ventricular); Cereus, Night-blooming ♠ = Adonis; Broom, Scotch |
See Heart |
| ENLARGED HEART | See Healthline | Asparagus | Same as above |
| EXTRA HEART BEATS/SYSTOLES | See Healthline | Bisnaga | Same as above |
| HEART FAILURE | See Healthline | Asparagus; Dandelion; Hawthorn ♠ = Arnica; Broom, Scotch |
Same as above |
| HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE (CHS) | See Healthline | Cayenne; Cedar, White; Elder | Same as above |
| HEART RATE, to SLOW/TACHYCARDIA | See Healthline | Ailanto; Ajuga; Bisnaga; Chicory ♠ = Bloodroot |
Same as above |
| HEART/CHEST PAIN | See Healthline | Cedar, White; Cinnamon; Ginkgo | Same as above |
| IRREGULARITIES | See Same as above | Hawthorn; Valerian | Same as above |
| MITRAL STENOSIS (Deformed mitral valve of the heart, usually as a secondary result of rheumatic fever) |
See Healthline | ♠ = Adonis | See individual herb pages |
| PALPITATIONS | See Healthline | Amber; Beggartick, Swamp; Borage; Bugleweed; Cereus, Night-blooming (associated with nerve problems); Chicory; Cohosh, Blue; Crampbark ♠ = Asarabacca |
See Heart |
| PERICARDITIS (Inflammation of the sheath surrounding the heart) |
See Healthline | Cayenne ♠ = Black Cohosh |
See individual herb pages |
| STIMULANT Also see Stimulant |
→ | Cereus, Night-blooming; Coriander ♠ = Aconite, Carmichael's; Camphor |
See Heart |
| WEAK HEART/INSUFFICIENCY (Also see Heart Failure above) |
See Healthline | Anise Hyssop; Birch, Common (edema, due to); Bisnaga; Bugleweed; Calendula (to strengthen); Cedar, White; Lily-of-the-Valley (aging heart) ♠ = Adonis; Arnica; Broom, Scotch; Camphor |
See Heart |
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| HERNIA | |||
| Part of an organ protrudes through an abnormal opening in the wall which should contain it. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | Requires professional care. See Healthline |
Bead Tree; Clove; Coriander ♠ = Aconite, Carmichael's |
See individual herb pages |
| HIATAL/HIATUS Part of stomach protrudes through the diaphram into the opening where the esophagus passes through) |
Requires professional care. See Healthline |
Aloe; Balm, Lemon (spasmodic); Caraway; Marshmallow; Meadowsweet | See Hiatal Hernia |
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| HERPES | |||
| A family of viruses responsible for a number of eruptive diseases such as Cold Sores (Herpes simplex type 1), Chicken Pox and Shingles (both are Herpes zoster), and Genital Herpes (Herpes simplex type 2) | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Balm, Lemon; Bogbean; Calendula; Cayenne; Celandine; Lavender; Walnut, Black; Walnut, English ♠ = Blue Flag; Bearded Darnel |
See Herpes heading above for links |
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| HICCUP | |||
| A sudden spasm of the diaphragm. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Adder's Tongue; Anise; Aquilaria; Basil, Holy; Blueberry; Carrot, Wild; Catnip; Chervil; Clove; Cohosh, Blue | Something that always works for me is a spoonful of sugar taken dry; let it melt in your mouth and swallow See Hiccups |
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| HORMONAL PROBLEMS | |||
| Hormones are chemicals produced in the glands and sent through the blood stream to produce a certain effect in other cells or organs. Also see Reproductive System | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Anise; Barrenwort; Borage; Damiana; Yarrow | See individual herb pages |
| CORTISONE (Secreted by the adrenals) |
See Healthline | Cayenne (to stimulate production) | See Adrenals |
| IMBALANCES | Healthline | Achryanthes Root (associated with chronic liver problems); Agnus-Castus (female hormones); Damiana (to regulate); Dandelion (related to liver problems); Suma | See Female Matters |
| STEROIDS/STEROID THERAPY/STEROID USE (Also see Cortisone above) |
See Healthline | Borage; Bupleurum; Ginseng, Siberian | See individual herb pages |
| TESTOSTERONE | See Healthline | Sarsaparilla | See Male Miseries |
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| HYGIENE | |||
| The practice of health standards. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| BODY ODOR | See Healthline | Apple; Aspen, Quaking; Chamomile; Eucalyptus | See Body Odor |
| COLD SWEATS | See Healthline | Buckwheat | See Perspiration and Fever |
| SWEATING: EXCESSIVE (to decrease) |
See Healthline | Anemarrhena; Betony; Sage; Sage, Purple ♠ = Belladonna |
See Perspiration |
| SPONTANEOUS SWEATING | Same as above | Atractylodes; Yellow Vetch (see Astragalus) | Same as above |
| SWEATY FEET/HANDS | Same as above | Chamomile; Walnut, English | Same as above plus Feet |
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| HYPERACTIVITY/HYPERKINETIC | |||
| A condition usually seen in children which is marked by excess energy/movement, short attention span, and quickly changing moods. Also occurs in adults. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Balm, Lemon; Carob; Catnip; Chamomile | See individual herb pages |
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| HYPERTENSION | |||
| High blood pressure | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | Requires professional medical supervision. See Healthline |
Achryanthes Root; Ajuga; Alfalfa; Amur Cork Tree; Anise; Aquilaria; Asparagus; Astragalus; Balloon Flower; Balm, Lemon; Barberry, Common; Barrenwort; Bay; Beggartick; Betony; Black Haw; Buckwheat; Burnut (symptoms); Cannabis; Caroway; Carrot, Wild; Cascara Sagrada; Celandine; Celosia; Centaury, European; Chervil; Chives; Cinnamon; Cleavers; Coriander, False; Corn; Crampbark; Dandelion; Garlic; Hawthorn; Linden; Nettle, Stinging; Onion; Pilewort (see Amaranth); Pinks, Chinese; Reishi; Selfheal; Water Plantain; Yarrow ♠ = Asthma Weed; Birthwort, Frail; Black Cohosh; Bloodroot; Boxthorn; Bryony |
See Blood Pressure |
| IRREGULAR BLOOD PRESSURE | Requires professional medical supervision. See Healthline |
Apricot, Japanese | Same as above |
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| HYPERTHERMIA | |||
| Overheating from causes other than fever such as hot weather and overexertion. Has sometimes been induced in clinical circumstances to treat disease. Also see Fever | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline and MC FIRST AID GUIDE/fever | Cucumber | See Fever Remedies |
| SUN/HEAT STROKE | Requires medical supervision See Healthline/heat stroke and Healthline/sun stroke |
Artemisia; Baeckea; Boneset, Asian | See individual herb pages |
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| HYPOGLYCEMIA | |||
| Too little sugar in the blood. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | See Healthline | Alfalfa; Angelica; Apple; Barley; Bilberry; Blueberry; Burdock; Cashew; Celandine; Coriander; Corn; Dandelion; Garlic; Onion | See Blood Sugar |
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| HYPOTENSION | |||
| Low blood pressure | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | Requires medical supervision See Healthline |
Ash, Japanese Prickly; Balsam of Peru; Bee Pollen; Pussytoes; Sage; Ylang Ylang ♠ = Adonis; Broom, Scotch; Calabar Bean; Camphor |
See Blood Pressure |
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| HYPOTHERMIA | |||
| A dangerous lowering of the body's temperature, usually due to exposure to frigid climate conditions, but is also duplicated in the operating theater at times for surgery on the heart. | |||
| TYPE | DO FIRST | NATURAL AGENTS | HOW TO USE/MORE INFO |
| GENERAL | Seek immediate medical help See MC FIRST AID GUIDE and Healthline |
Allspice | See individual herb pages |
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