With special thanks to Melina Gutierrez Latin Name: Solidago VirgaureaFamily: Asteraceae Part used: Flowers and leavesEnergetics: pungent, astringent, dry, warm and cool (depending on species).Iris: All typesInteractions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS...
Gabrielle Forrester |
With thanks to Donna Harvey Latin Name: Hyssopus officinalisFamily: Lamiaceae Part used: Leaf & flowersEnergetics: Warming & DryingIris: LymphaticInteractions: None reported. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Avoid during pregnancy. Avoid in epilepsy and seizure disorders (it contains pinocamphone which,...
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Latin Name: Ulmus fulvaFamily: Ulmaceae Part used: Inner barkEnergetics: Sweet, bland, moist, coolIris: All typesInteractions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider CONTRA-INDICATIONS None Known. ACTIONS Soothing Demulcent Nutritive Expectorant Antitussive Mildly laxative Topically as...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Allium sativumFamily: Liliaceae Part used: clove or bulb.Energetics: Pungent, hot, stimulating, dispersing, decongesting, a bit sweet.Iris: All types.Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider.. Safe alongside Herb Atenolol Digoxin Metformin Paracetamol Simvastatin...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Filipendula ulmariaFamily: Rosaceae Part used: leaf, flower, aerial parts.Energetics: Astringent, cooling, slightly sweet.Iris: All types.Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. Safe alongside Herb Warfarin Unsure alongside Herb Cefuroxime Avoid alongside Herb...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Baptisia tinctoria.Family: Fabaceae (Legume) Part used: Root.Energetics: Bitter, pungent, astringent, cool.Iris: All types.Tongue: Useful if the tongue is dark or deep red.Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Avoid when diarrhoea...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Hypericum perforatumFamily: Hypericaceae Part used: The herbEnergetics: Bitter, sweet, astringent, cold dry.Iris: All types.Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider Safe alongside Herb Aciclovir Acitretin Betamethasone Buspirone hydrochloride Caffeine Carbamazepine Clopidogrel Cortisone...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Dioscorea villosaFamily: Dioscoraceae Part used: Dried rhizome.Energetics: Bitter, astringent, cool, dry.Iris: HematogenicInteractions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Pregnancy Hormone-sensitive cancers Compromised renal function Large doses produce emetic action, diarrhoea &...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Stachys betonicaFamily: Lamiaceae Part used: Whole herb and root.Energetics: Bitter, astringent, cool, dry.Iris: Hematogenic, Mixed.Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Avoid in pregnancy. ACTIONS Bitter Stomachic Affinity for liver and...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Artemisia absinthiumFamily: Asteraceae Part used: Dried leaves and tops.Energetics: Very bitter, astringent.Iris: All types.Interactions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Pregnancy and Lactation. Allergic hypersensitivity Gastric ulcers Duodenal ulcers Stomach irritation...
Gabrielle Forrester |
With Special thanks to Stacey Beckitt Latin Name: Curled dock/Rumex cripsusFamily: Polygonaceae Part used: RootEnergetics: Astringent, cold, dry, dissolvingIris: All iris typesInteractions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Intestinal obstruction due to the...
Gabrielle Forrester |
With special thanks to Elena Karunanithy Latin Name: Scutellaria baicalensisFamily: Lamiaceae Part used: RootEnergetics: Bitter, dry and cold, clears ‘damp heat’ in TCMInteractions: Please check with your Healthcare Provider. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Avoid in...
Gabrielle Forrester |
Latin Name: Trametes versicolor / Coriolus versicolorFamily: Polyporaceae Dose: 3-6 g of dried mushroom (acute conditions and cancers), 1-2 g a day (daily use)Part used: Fruiting bodyEnergetics: Slightly bitter, warming, grounding.Iris: All typesInteractions: Please...
Gabrielle Forrester |