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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.
Consider this page a starting point for your research and/or discussion with your medical professional as it cannot endorse the herbs which have been used traditionally for these conditions.
If you have a better link than the ones I have provided, please let me know.
The DO FIRST section will lead you to professional medical pages online for more information on the topic.
The HOW TO USE/MORE INFO section will take you to a more in depth discussion of the ways to use natural agents. Although not always stated, more information can be obtained on the individual herb pages.
The Healthline links are not all the same; they will take you to pages related to the specific topics.

Teeth Tetanus Throat Problems Trauma Tuberculosis Tumors
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TEETH
Hard bonelike structures embedded in sockets in the jaw and used for chewing.
TYPE DO FIRST NATURAL AGENTS HOW TO USE/MORE INFO
GENERAL See Healthline Alder; Apple (cleaner); Cinnamon (pain) See Teeth
DECAY/CARIES/CAVITY See Healthline Angelica Tree; Anise; Ash, Prickly; Cinnamon; Clove; Poplar, Black; Poplar, White
= Alder Buckthorn
Same as above
EXTRACTION See Healthline Celandine; Lady's Mantle
= Arnica
Same as above
INFECTION See Healthline Garlic Same as above plus Infection
LOOSE TEETH See Healthline Acacia, Gum; Blackberry See Teeth
TARTAR See Healthline Agrimony Same as above
TEETHING See Healthline Chamomile Same as above
TOOTHACHE See Healthline Same as above plus Aches/Pains
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TETANUS
Also known as Lockjaw. An often fatal disease which can enter the body through a cut or open wound. It is important to keep up innoculation against this disease throughout your life (about every 10 years). Requires professional medical care
TYPE DO FIRST NATURAL AGENTS HOW TO USE/MORE INFO
GENERAL See Healthline Bistort; Calumba Wood; Cayenne
= Arum; Calabar Bean; Hemlock
See individual herb pages
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THROAT/PHARYNX PROBLEMS
The area in back of the nose and mouth.
TYPE DO FIRST NATURAL AGENTS HOW TO USE/MORE INFO
GENERAL PROBLEMS See Healthline Aloe; Anaphalis; Calendula
= Arnica
See Throat
LARYNGITIS/HOARSENESS
(Inflammation of the larynx: vocal chords and voice box
See Healthline Abscess Root; Agrimony; Balloon Flower; Balm, Lemon; Beggartick; Beggartick, Swamp; Blackberry; Blackberry Lily; Burdock; Caraway; Cardamom; Chickweed; Coltsfoot; Comfrey; Couchgrass; Ginger; Horsemint (see Monarda); Mallow, Purple-rose; Plantain; Stoneroot
= Ash, Mountain; Bloodroot
Same as above
LARYNX PROBLEMS: GENERAL See Healthline Arsesmart Same as above
LARYNX: TUMORS Same as above Blackberry Lily See Cancer and Tumors below
THROAT: ABSCESS See Healthline Balloon Flower See Abscess
THROAT: DRY See Healthline Anemarrhena; Asparagus; Asparagus, Fern See Throat
THROAT: INFECTION See Healthline Anaphalis; Balloon Flower; Black Currant; Borage; Cleavers; Garlic; Monarda
= Bloodroot
Same as above
THROAT: IRRITATED See Healthline Ajuga; Beggartick, Swamp; Marshmallow; New Jersey Tea Same as above
THROAT: PARALYSIS See Healthline Ash, Prickly See individual herb pages
THROAT: SORE/QUINSY/DYSPHAGIA See Healthline Acacia, Gum; Agrimony; Ajuga; Alder; Angelica; Angelica Tree; Anise; Apple; Arrhowhead; Ash, Prickly; Asparagus, Chinese; Aspen, Quaking; Avens; Avens, Water; Balloon Flower; Bamboo, Black; Barberry, Common; Bay; Bayberry; Beggartick; Benzoin; Bilberry; Bistort; Black Currant; Blackberry; Blackberry Lily; Blazing Star; Bog Rush; Borage; Burdock; Caesar Weed; Canarium; Caraway; Cardamom; Chamomile; Chicory; Cinnamon; Cohosh, Blue; Coltsfoot; Comfrey; Couchgrass; Crampbark; Cranesbill; Currant, Red (see Black Currant); Echinacea; Fenugreek; Horehound; Hyssop; Mallow, Purple-rose; Marshmallow; Monarda; Nettle, Stinging; Pussytoes; Sage; Sage, Purple; Selfheal; Slippery Elm; Stoneroot; Szechuan Pepper-2 (see Ash, Prickly)
= Abrus; Aconite; Anemone; Arum; Ash, Mountain; Birthwort, Frail; Bloodroot; Camphor, Borneo; Columbine
See Throat
THROAT ULCERS/ULCERATIONS/SORES See Healthline Chickweed; Currant, Red (see Black Currant); Ragwort; Speedwell
= Columbine
Same as above
TONSILITIS See Healthline Ash, American; Ash, Prickly; Balloon Flower; Bay; Blackberry; Blackberry Lily; Burdock; Cayenne; Cleavers; Dandelion; Elder; Garlic; New Jersey Tea; Pussytoes; Walnut, Black Same as above
TRACHEITIS
(Inflammation of the trachea/windpipe)
See Healthline Anise See individual herb pages
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TRAUMA
An injury; can be physical or mental. Requires professional medical attention
TYPE DO FIRST NATURAL AGENTS HOW TO USE/MORE INFO
GENERAL See Healthline Aster trinervius (bleeding); Barroom Plant; Oats;
= Aconite; Camphor
See individual herb pages
POST-OP See Healthline Ash, Prickly; Cayenne Same as above
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TUBERCULOSIS/KOCH'S BACILLUS
A name given to any infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are a number of different types with infection of the lung being most common. Requires professional medical care
TYPE DO FIRST NATURAL AGENTS HOW TO USE/MORE INFO
GENERAL See Healthline Adder's Tongue; Adenophora; Agrimony; Agrimony, Water; Aloe; American Ivy; Anaphalis; Anemarrhena; Angelica; Angelica, American; Artemisia; Ash, Prickly; Asparagus; Asparagus, Chinese; Aster, Red-stalked; Balmony, Indian; Barberry, Common (early stages); Barley (tabes mesenterica); Bay; Bayberry; Bead Tree; Bletilla; Bugleweed; Bupleurum; Caesar Weed; Cajuput; Calendula; Canary Island Tea Plant; Catnip; Cedar, True; Cedar, White; Chives; Cinnamon; Clove; Coltsfoot; Crampbark; Dandelion; Garlic; Hops; Lavender; Mullein; New Jersey Tea; Plantain; Poplar, Balsam; Walnut, Black
= Anemone, Star; Asarabacca; Boxthorn
See individual herb pages
BONES See Mayo Clinic Birch Mushroom Same as above
LUNG/CONSUMPTION See Healthline Agave; Arenaria; Asafetida; Asparagus; Avens, Water; Balmony; Balsam; Barberry, Common; Bethroot; Comfrey; Pearly Life Everlasting; Selfheal
= Anemone, Star; Bloodroot; Butterfly Weed
Same as above
LYMPH GLANDS/SCROFULA
(Once commonly caused by infected milk)
See Healthline Abscess Root; Adder's Tongue; Alder, Tag; Apricot, Japanese; Ash, Prickly; Barley (tabes mesenterica); Bearsfoot, American; Beggartick, Swamp; Betony; Birch, Sweet; Bogbean; Burdock; Calendula; Cayenne; Chervil; Cleavers; Coltsfoot; Comfrey; Crampbark; Dandelion; Sarsaparilla; Selfheal; Turkey-Corn; Walnut, Black; Walnut, English
= Anemone huperhensis; Arum; Asarabacca; Black Cohosh; Bloodroot; Castor Bean; Thimbleweed (see Anemone)
Same as above
SCROFULOUS SORES/ULCERS Same as above Adder's Tongue; Agrimony; Arrowhead; Bayberry; Carrot; Carrot, Wild Same as above
SCROFULOUS SWELLINGS/TUMORS Same as above Asphodel; Bayberry; Butcher's Broom; Camphor; Coltsfoot Same as above
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TUMORS: BENIGN
An overgrowth of tissue. Requires professional medical evaluation. Also see Cancer
TYPE DO FIRST NATURAL AGENTS HOW TO USE/MORE INFO
GENERAL See Healthline Adder's Tongue; Ajuga; Alfalfa; Aloe; Amalaki; Amber; Angelica lucida; Apricot; Arsesmart; Ashwaganda; Atractylodes macrocephela (female reproductive sys); Bala (abdominal); Balloon Flower; Balloon Vine; Balm, Lemon; Balmony; Barberry, Amur; Barberry, Common; Barley; Bay (liver); Bethroot; Bistort; Blackberry Lily (larynx); Bupleurum; Burdock; Candle Nut; Carrot; Carrot, Wild; Cayenne; Ceylon Spinach; Chickweed; Cleavers; Corn; Dandelion (lung); Dong Quai; Garlic; Ground Ivy; Nettle, Blind; Pearly Life Everlasting; Poplar, Balsam; Pussytoes; Shitake; Thistle, Blessed; Walnut, Black; Wrinkled Giant Hyssop (see Anise Hyssop)
= Arum; Asthma Weed; Bloodroot (skin); Bonduc Nut; Byrony; Melon, Bitter Indochinese
See Tumors
GANGLIONIC See Healthline Cleavers See individual herb pages
INDOLENT/NOT HEALING WELL See Healthline Ammoniac Gum; Cleavers See Tumors
INGUINAL/GROIN See Healthline Aster amellus See individual herb pages
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