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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

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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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