Friday, March 25, 2011

55 Healing-Spiritual Herbals & Botanicals

1. Aloe Vera
2. Arnica
3. Bayberry
4. Burdock Tincture
5. Catnip
6. Cherry
7. Chickweed Tincture
8. Comfrey Leaf
9. Corn (Maize, Mealie, or Zea mays L.) Silk Tea
10. Dandelion Tincture
11. Devil’s Shoestring (Viburnum alnifolium var.; not Nolina Texana)
12. Dove’s Blood
13. Dragon’s Blood
14. Echinacea
15. Elder Berry
16. Fennel
17. Fenugreek Seed
18. Frankincense
19. Garlic
20. Ginger
21. Hawthorn
22. Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja mutis)
23. Kava Kava
24. Kelp
25. Kyphi (Kaput)
26. Lavender (Seed, Oil)
27. Leek (Allium ampeloprasum L. – Broad leaf)
28. Mandrake
29. Milk Thistle Tincture
30. Mugwort
31. Mullein
32. Myrrh
33. Nettle
34. Oatstraw (Oat Straw) Infusion
35. Olive Oil
36. Onion Juice
37. Orris Root Tincture
38. Peppermint
39. Plantain Leaf (Poultice, Oil)
40. Red Clover
41. Rosemary
42. Sacred Smoke (Smudges)
43. Sage
44. Snakeroot
45. Soy
46. Spearmint
47. St. John's Wort
48. Turmeric Milk
49. Uva Ursi (Bearberry leaf)
50. White Vinegar (Distilled)
51. Willow (Salix alba)
52. Witch Hazel
53. Wormwood Tincture
54. Yohimbe (Bark, Root)
55. Yucca Root

Disclaimer:
The herbal, botanical, and ethnobotanical information here is not intended to replace the advice of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. Herbs, botanicals, and herbal products are not subject to review or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are not required to be standardized, meaning that the amounts of active ingredients or contaminants they contain may vary between brands or between different batches of the same brand. Not all of the risks, side effects, or interactions (indications and contraindications) associated with the use of herbs, botanicals, and herbal products are known because few reliable studies of their use in humans have been done.

Endnote:
This list is a work in progress and is meant for anyone who is interested in learning more about herbs and botanicals. For more information about how to use herbs in your spiritual practices, connect with us.

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Resources and additional information:

▪ Rev. Dr. K.A. Sahure, D.D., Msc.D.,
Spiritual Herbalist
▪ Rev. Dr. P. Lorca, D.D., D.Met.,
Spiritual Herbalist
Temple of Kemetic Wicca - Herbalism
Golden Sun Herbal Tea