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♠ = toxic agent, AVOID          ♣ = danger/caution, mild to severe apply         ♥ = AVOID if pregnant
See corresponding herb pages for more information

TERM DEFINITION NATURAL AGENTS ASSOCIATED with the TERM

TONIC Improves general state of health Ague-Weed (bitter); Ajuga; Alder; Alder, American Black; Alder, Tag; Allspice; Amalaki; American Ivy; Angostura (bitter); Anise (heart/liver/lungs/brain/circulation); Apple; Aquilaria; Asafetida; Ash (bitter); Ash, American; Ash, Prickly; Ash, Red; Ash, White; Asparagus Bean; Aspen, Quaking (urinary system); Astragalus; Astragalus complanatus (liver/kidney); Astragalus hoantchy; Atractylodes (chi); Atractylodes macrocephela (blood); Bachelor Button; Baeckea; Bala; Balmony; Balmony, Indian; Balsam of Peru; Balsam Pear; Barberry (liver); Barley; Basil, Holy; Beech; Beech, American; Beech, Blue; Beet (female); Benjamin Bush; Betony; Bilberry; Birdsfoot Trefoil; Blackberry (uterine); Black Chebula; Black Currant; Currant, Red (blood); Black Haw; Black Musli; Brazilwood; Broomrape (male fertility); Burnet, Salad; Buttonbush; Cabbage (joints); Calumba Wood; Capers (stimulant); Cardamine; Cardamom, Bastard; Carrot, Wild; Cedron; Centaury, European; Centaury, American; Chickweed (cleansing); Cleavers; Corn; Costmary; Couchgrass; Damiana (CNS/hormone system); Dandelion (bitter); Horehound; Lady's Bedstraw; Lemon; Maple, Rock (spring); Pinks, Chinese; Poplar, Ontario; Poplar, White; Rosemary (general/cardio); Sarsaparilla; Schizandra; Soapwort; Southernwood; Szechuan Pepper (See Ash, Prickly);Turkey-Corn; Valerian, Red
♣ = Alfalfa; Anemarrhena; Angelica; Angelica, American; Apricot; Asparagus, Chinese; Asparagus, Fern; Avens; Avens, Rough; Avens, Water; Barrenwort (liver/kidney); Bay; Bayberry; Bead Tree; Bearberry; Beechdrops; Bee Pollen; Birch, Common; Birch, Silver; Bishop Flower; Blazing Star; Bogbean (bitter);Boneset; Boneset, Asian; Brucea; Buchu; Bupleurum (liver/circulatory system); Bethroot (uterine); Burnut; Butternut; Cardamom; Cascara Sagrada; Cattail (circulatory); Cayenne (circulatory); Celandine (blood); Cereus, Night-blooming; Chamomile; Chervil; Chicory (spring); Cinnamon; Clover, red; Coltsfoot; Crampbark; Comfrey (pulmonary); Elder; Fo-Ti; Ginseng (general); Ginseng, Siberian; Goldenseal (digestive); Mugwort (nerve); Parsley (heart/kidney/liver); Poplar, Balsam; Shatavari (See Asparagus); Stoneroot (hepatic); Thistle, Blessed (cardio/liver
♥ = Agnus-Castus (female reproductive system); Angelica; Angelica, American; Bearberry; Burnut; Butternut; Calamint, Lesser (nerve); Cattail (circulatory); Celandine (blood); Chamomile; Cinnamon; Clover, Red; Coltsfoot; Goldenseal (digestive); Parsley (heart/kidney/liver)
♠ = Aconite (cardio); Adonis; Alder Buckthorn; Arrowwood; Asarabacca; Belladonna, Japanese (2); Birthwort; Birthwort, Frail; Black Cohosh; Blackroot (digestive system); Bonduc Nut; Boxthorn; Stargrass (bitter); Wormwood

TOXIC A poisonous/dangerous agent ♠ = Abrus; Aconite; Aconite, Carmichael's; Adonis; Alder Buckthorn; Ambrosia-2; Anemone (all); Apple, Bitter; Apple, Balsam; Arnica; Arrowwood;Arum; Asarabacca; Ash, Mountain-1; Asthma Weed (slightly); Baneberry, Red; Baneberry, White; Bearded Darnel; Belladonna; Belladonna, Japanese; Betel Nut (mildly); Birthwort; Birthwort, Frail; Bittersweet, American; Black Cohosh; Blackroot; Bloodroot; Blue Flag; Bog Rosemary; Bonduc Nut; Borax; Boxthorn; Boxwood; Broom, Scotch; Broom, Spanish; Bryony; Bryony, White; Buttercup (all); Butterfly Bush; Butterfly Weed; Cabbage, Skunk; Calabar Bean; Camphor (all); Casca Bark; Castor Bean; Centipede, Vietnamese; Columbine; Foxglove; Hemlock; Henbane; Jack-in-the-Pulpit; Lily-of-the-Valley; May Apple; Melon, Bitter Indochinese; Monkshood; Peony; Poinsettia; Pokeweed; Stargrass; Wormwood

©2006 by Ernestina Parziale, CH

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♠ = toxic agent, AVOID ♣ = danger/caution, mild to severe apply ♥ = AVOID if pregnant See corresponding herb pages for more information
TERM	DEFINITION	NATURAL AGENTS ASSOCIATED with the TERM
TONIC	Improves general state of health	Ague-Weed (bitter); Ajuga; Alder; Alder, American Black; Alder, Tag; Allspice; Amalaki; American Ivy; Angostura (bitter); Anise (heart/liver/lungs/brain/circulation); Apple; Aquilaria; Asafetida; Ash (bitter); Ash, American; Ash, Prickly; Ash, Red; Ash, White; Asparagus Bean; Aspen, Quaking (urinary system); Astragalus; Astragalus complanatus (liver/kidney); Astragalus hoantchy; Atractylodes (chi); Atractylodes macrocephela (blood); Bachelor Button; Baeckea; Bala; Balmony; Balmony, Indian; Balsam of Peru; Balsam Pear; Barberry (liver); Barley; Basil, Holy; Beech; Beech, American; Beech, Blue; Beet (female); Benjamin Bush; Betony; Bilberry; Birdsfoot Trefoil; Blackberry (uterine); Black Chebula; Black Currant; Currant, Red (blood); Black Haw; Black Musli; Brazilwood; Broomrape (male fertility); Burnet, Salad; Buttonbush; Cabbage (joints); Calumba Wood; Capers (stimulant); Cardamine; Cardamom, Bastard; Carrot, Wild; Cedron; Centaury, European; Centaury, American; Chickweed (cleansing); Cleavers; Corn; Costmary; Couchgrass; Damiana (CNS/hormone system); Dandelion (bitter); Horehound; Lady's Bedstraw; Lemon; Maple, Rock (spring); Pinks, Chinese; Poplar, Ontario; Poplar, White; Rosemary (general/cardio); Sarsaparilla; Schizandra; Soapwort; Southernwood; Szechuan Pepper (See Ash, Prickly);Turkey-Corn; Valerian, Red ♣ = Alfalfa; Anemarrhena; Angelica; Angelica, American; Apricot; Asparagus, Chinese; Asparagus, Fern; Avens; Avens, Rough; Avens, Water; Barrenwort (liver/kidney); Bay; Bayberry; Bead Tree; Bearberry; Beechdrops; Bee Pollen; Birch, Common; Birch, Silver; Bishop Flower; Blazing Star; Bogbean (bitter);Boneset; Boneset, Asian; Brucea; Buchu; Bupleurum (liver/circulatory system); Bethroot (uterine); Burnut; Butternut; Cardamom; Cascara Sagrada; Cattail (circulatory); Cayenne (circulatory); Celandine (blood); Cereus, Night-blooming; Chamomile; Chervil; Chicory (spring); Cinnamon; Clover, red; Coltsfoot; Crampbark; Comfrey (pulmonary); Elder; Fo-Ti; Ginseng (general); Ginseng, Siberian; Goldenseal (digestive); Mugwort (nerve); Parsley (heart/kidney/liver); Poplar, Balsam; Shatavari (See Asparagus); Stoneroot (hepatic); Thistle, Blessed (cardio/liver ♥ = Agnus-Castus (female reproductive system); Angelica; Angelica, American; Bearberry; Burnut; Butternut; Calamint, Lesser (nerve); Cattail (circulatory); Celandine (blood); Chamomile; Cinnamon; Clover, Red; Coltsfoot; Goldenseal (digestive); Parsley (heart/kidney/liver) ♠ = Aconite (cardio); Adonis; Alder Buckthorn; Arrowwood; Asarabacca; Belladonna, Japanese (2); Birthwort; Birthwort, Frail; Black Cohosh; Blackroot (digestive system); Bonduc Nut; Boxthorn; Stargrass (bitter); Wormwood
TOXIC	A poisonous/dangerous agent	♠ = Abrus; Aconite; Aconite, Carmichael's; Adonis; Alder Buckthorn; Ambrosia-2; Anemone (all); Apple, Bitter; Apple, Balsam; Arnica; Arrowwood;Arum; Asarabacca; Ash, Mountain-1; Asthma Weed (slightly); Baneberry, Red; Baneberry, White; Bearded Darnel; Belladonna; Belladonna, Japanese; Betel Nut (mildly); Birthwort; Birthwort, Frail; Bittersweet, American; Black Cohosh; Blackroot; Bloodroot; Blue Flag; Bog Rosemary; Bonduc Nut; Borax; Boxthorn; Boxwood; Broom, Scotch; Broom, Spanish; Bryony; Bryony, White; Buttercup (all); Butterfly Bush; Butterfly Weed; Cabbage, Skunk; Calabar Bean; Camphor (all); Casca Bark; Castor Bean; Centipede, Vietnamese; Columbine; Foxglove; Hemlock; Henbane; Jack-in-the-Pulpit; Lily-of-the-Valley; May Apple; Melon, Bitter Indochinese; Monkshood; Peony; Poinsettia; Pokeweed; Stargrass; Wormwood