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DISCLAIMER: These pages are presented solely for INFORMATION purposes 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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THE FOLLOWING DATABASE is a map of health conditions and the herbs used for them, plus definitions of medical terms used in herbalism, as well as useful information on a variety of herbal related topics. This database works together with the Remedies Database. The following map is recommendeded to begin your search for information. The second, containing herbal remedies, is linked by topic to the first, but can be used separately. These are TOOLS for INFORMATION ONLY. CLICK ON THE LETTER to take you to the topics mapped out under each one.

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Map to Herb Use Pages & Specific Health Conditions
Abrasions Abscess General Pulmonary Throat Aches/Pains General Adominal/Bellyache Backache/Lumbago/Sciatica Earache Feet Hangover Head pain Headache Headache, cluster Headache, Nervous tension Headache, sinus Heartache (romantic) Homesickness Intercostal myalgia Migraine Muscle aches/Myalgia Neck pain Nerve pain Ovarian pain Post-op pain Side pain Spasmodic pain Stomach pain Toothache Acid Refux Addiction General Alcohol Delirium tremens Drugs Opiates Tobacco Addison's Disease Adenoid Problems Adrenal glands Function Support Weakness Aging General Diseases of Senility Short term memory loss Weakness/debility, due to AIDS ALLERGY General Food Hay fever/Pollen Protein Respiratory Skin Altitude Sickness Amnesia Anemia General Chlorosis/Chloremia Anorexia Aphonia Appendicitis Appetite Lack of Obesity Suppressant Arteriosclerosis Artery Insufficiency Arthritis General Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Asthma General Bronchial Chronic Dry Nervous Spasmodic Atrophy General Muscular	Bedwetting Bites/Stings Animal Human Insect Snake Bladder (urinary) General Catarrh Cystitis/Inflammation Chronic cystitis Debilitated/Relaxed/Weak Gravel/Stones Infection Irritation Ulceration Bleeding General Blood in sputum/Hemoptysis Gums Heavy Hemorrhage Internal Intestinal Lungs Mouth Nose Stomach Traumatic Blisters Blood/Vascular system General Blood pressure Blood sugar Builder Capillaries Circulation Clotting Congestion Deficiency/Insufficiency Heated Blood Syndrome Hemophilia Infection Oxgenate/Hemoglobin Plethora Thrombosis Toxicity Veins Veins: Facial thread Veins: Varicose Vessels White cells Boils General Furunculosis Bones/Joints General Broken/Fractured Bruised Caries of Disk,slipped Joint, dislocated Joint pain Joints swollen Joints stiff Osteoporosis Periostitis Tuberculosis of Weakness of back/knees Bowels General problems Bleeding/bloody stools Blockage Cancer Colitis Constipation Cramps Diarrhea Diarrhea, bloody Diarrhea, chronic/recurrent Diarrhea, infant Diarrhea, infectious Diarrhea, traveler's Diverticulitis Dry stool Dysentary Function Inflammation/Enteritis Intestinal colic Irritable Bowel Syndrome Loose stools Pain Pain/spasm upon evacuation/Tenesmus Peristalsis Peritonitis Spasms Toxic conditions of gut wall Ulcerations of bowel Brain Stimulant Encephalomyelitis Meningitis Breast General Abscess Caked Cancer Cracked/sore nipples Cysts Engorged Hardened Inflamed/Mastitis Lumps Pain Swollen Tumor (benign) Ulcers Bright's Disease Bronchitis/Bronchial problems General Bronchial vessel dilator Bronchiectasis Bronchocele Chronic Congestion Infection Spasms Bruise General Deep bruising Spontaneous Bubo General Groin Bunion Burns/scalds General Radiation damage Sunburn Bursitis	Cachexia Cancer General Bowels Breast Cervical Chemotherapy Leukemia Lung Lymph system Melanoma Mouth Ovarian Prevention Radiation therapy Skin Stomach Therapy Tumors Ulcers, malignant Uterine Carpal tunnel Syndrome Catarrh General Bowel Bronchial Chronic Cystic Renal/Kidney Vesical (bladder) Central Nervous system Depressant Multiple sclerosis To relax To stimulate Suppressant Tonic Chest Problems General Congestion Cough Heaviness Inflammation Pleurisy Soreness Tightness/Pressure Chickenpox/Varicella Childbirth/Parturition/Puerperium General Afterbirth Childbirth/Childbed fever Labor Nursing Perineal damage Placenta, retention of Postpartum problems Premature birth Children Failure to thrive Cholera Cholesterol Chorea Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cirrhosis Coeliac Disease Cold Conditions/Chill General Abdominal Children Extremities Feverish chill Lower back Stomach Windchill Cold/Flu General Chest colds/Infections Chronic bronchial Cold preventative Colds, children Colds, summer Flu specific Inhalation therapy Colon General Cleanser Function Spastic Stimulant Coma Congestion General Bladder Blood Bronchial Chest Decongestant Liver Lung Kidney Nasal/Sinus Respiratory Sinusitis Consciousness Unconsciousness, to revive Contusions Convalescence General Debility during From pneumonia Convulsion General Children Due to fever Hysterical in origin Cough General Bronchial cough Chronic cough Drastic cough reflex Dry cough Hacking cough Lingering cough Nervous cough Spasmodic cough Tickling cough To suppress Unproductive Wet cough Whooping cough/Pertussis With blood in sputum With pus Cramp/Spasm General Abdominal Extremities (hands/feet) Leg Menstrual Ovarian Stomach Croup Cyst General Fibroid	Debility General Low energy Deficiency Minerals/Vitamins Yang Diabetes General Circulatory problems Diabetic nerve damage/Neuropathy Diabetic palsy Sores Thirst Digestive Problems General Acid reflux Acid stomach Acid stomach/Achlorhydria Biliousness Bleeding Bloating Cancer Chills, stomach Colic Colic, intestinal Colic, infant Difficult digestion Digestion of fats Digestion of milk Digestive diseases Distention Flatulance/Gas Food poisoning Foul bacteria Heartburn Indigestion/Dyspepsia Indigestion, nervous Infection, gastrointestinal Inflammation/Gastroenteritis Irritation of GI tract Motion sickness/Seasickness Nausea Nervous stomach Overactive digestion Painful digestion/stomachache Protein absorption Relaxant, digest system Spasms/Cramps, digestive tract Tumors (benign) Ulcers/Ulcerations, stomach Vomiting Vomiting blood Vomiting mucus Weak/poor digestion Diphtheria Dropsy Dysentary General Amoebic dysentary Bacillary dysentary

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