Fruits Vegetables and Herbs

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OF

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VEGETAaES AhfD HERBS Ji^in Heinemian From

a medical anthropologists

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common

fruits,

vegetables and herbs.

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables

and Herbs

If.

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables

and Herbs

John Heinerman With a Foreword by London H. Smith, m.d.

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**Home remedies probably always

will

have a place

in the treatment

of mankind's aches and pains. Physicians do not expect, and do not desire, that patients shall dash to the doctor with every minor discomfort, every trifling injury, every small ache or pain. sensible to care for such things

—Vincent Askey, M.D.

,

It is

by simple, safe home means."

Past President of The American Medi-

cal Association (as quoted in Euell Gibbon's Stalking the

Healthful Herbs).

*An herb

in time

can save nine.**

—

^John H. Talbot, M.D., Past editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). His commentary ap-

peared in

**The kitchen

is

JAMA

188:156 (May 25, 1964).

the first line of defense in dealing with

ments."

—Michael

Tierra,

C.A., N.D. (The

Way of Herbs).

most

ail-

other Books by the Author The Science of Herbal Medicine The Treatment of Cancer with Herbs The Complete Book of Spices Herbal Research Manual for Professional Therapeutics Herbal Dynamics Aloe Vera, Jojoba and Yucca Herbal First Aid Understanding Herbal Medicine and Natural Childbirth (Co-authored with E. P. Donatelle, M.D.) Basic Natural Nutrition (Edited with other co-contributors) Mormon Corporate Empire (Co-authored with Anson Shupe, Ph.D.)

—

Foreword I think all

of us have been exposed to natural remedies at one

time or another in our

lives.

The mustard

plaster, the chicken soup,

June bug juice for warts and the various cough remedies that your grand-

mother or auntie put together from some kitchen magic. Back in the '20s and '30s my father, a pediatrician, had a list of remedies for the variety of infections and conditions he was called upon to treat. One of his favorites was the com starch enema. I can still hear him telling mothers over the phone how to cook up the com starch **until it . . clears. Then let it cool, and then let it run in and out of the child.*' It .

was to give fluid to the dehydrated, reduce the temperature in the feverish and soothe the lower bowel hit by the intestinal flu. I'm sure it gave the parents something to do, so they felt useful.

As

the '30s and '40s

advanced, he was attracted, really fascinated, with the new phamiaceutical "science."

—

The promise of medicine actually of the phamiaceutical industry would soon be a dmg for every disease. The doctor was to be the diagnostic expert; once the condition was named, the remedy was easily found by looking in the index. The detective work was fun, was

that there

the results were usually predictable and the patients were gratified because

they got well so rapidly.

But no one even considered, or remembered to consider, those time-honored, natural, herbal, diet ways of getting well until people began to notice the nasty side effects and uncomfortable allergies from these 'miracle" dmgs. A few of the parents of my patients and many of the grandmothers began to ask ^really tell ^me about some altemate ways of controlling coughs, cuts, sores, eczema, sore throats, minor bums, aches, pains, earaches, insomnia and hyperactivity. I was fascinated and even got *

—

some when

—

parents to try these things. Especially in the middle of the night

the dmgstores were closed. A garlic enema was used for pinworms and equal parts of gin, lemon juice and honey almost always stopped

the tickly or barky middle-of-the-night cough. ix

X

Foreword

One day a mother

called to say that three days before, while she

was cooking hamburgers, two identical drops of grease flew out of the pan and landed on her forearm. As she had some sliced, raw onions nearby, she quickly grabbed a section and held the raw side to just one of the painful, throbbing, red spots on her skin. She was going to do the controlled experiment. She held it there for a while until the pain subsided and then bandaged it on for a few hours. The untreated one remained painful and blistered in the usual fashion;

it

finally

healed in

a week. The onion-treated one was just a spot of brown, wrinkled skin in two days. It works. Of course, you say, these are interesting anecdotes, but you would prefer a few double-blind, cross-over studies. Well, here is the book that will help show that good food and herbs are what they are cracked up to be. John Heinerman has brought together case histories, his own extensive research from years of combined study and travel and a complete literature review. Many pharmaceutical companies in an effort to find **safe" drugs have looked to the plants, herbs and seeds. They have extracted the essence from these plants and have come up with something they could patent, but they did not realize that these various elements in the plants is in

work

in concert.

The reason

for the therapeutic response

these combinations of elements in the plants, herbs

The drug companies have been

and seeds.

frustrated as these natural teas, syrups

—

and powders cannot be patented no patent, no income. All the research has found is that we animals are bags of water with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, hormones, proteins, fats and sugar floating about therein. Over the centuries of experimenting, humans have found which of nature's flora (and some fauna) do what. Now with sophisticated biochemical analysis we are able to understand the why. Tests can determine what vitamins and minerals and oils are in the plants and in what proportions. Sure, we know about carrots and vitamin A and night blindness. Yes, we know about the calming effect of calcium and magnesium-bearing foods. Okay, so magnesium will help insomnia (magnesium is necessary to build chlorophyll, the green in plants), and relieve jumpiness, control muscle cramps, reduce craving for chocolate and raise one's threshold to noise. When an herb has been found to do these things, then we know it, at least, has magnesium in it. But just taking magnesium may not be enough. It is as if nature knew what other elements were necessary to be incorporated in the plant to make it tastier or more absorbable. There are reasons for everything. That is the beauty of this latest of Heinerman's output. You can

Foreword

xi

up what your symptoms are, find the remedy (ies) and why it works. There is a lot of "Aha, so that's why," in this book. If something does not work for you, you might have made the wrong diagnosis. But you may have fixed the remedy with the wrong proportions, or you got your supplies from the wrong supplier. But if you have appendicitis and think your own herbal therapy is going to keep you from the surgeon's knife, you have a fool for a doctor. Don't throw out all of modem medicine. We need the best of East and West and the best of the old and the new. Thank you, John Heinerman, for opening up a whole new world of health to us, the uninitiated and naive. easily look

Lendon H. Smith, m.d.

A Word from

the Author

Some prominent medical doctors that I know of are of the your own health problems may, in the long

opinion run, be

that taking care of

a

lot better for

you than

to use the services offered

by

modem

medicine.

One such physician, who practiced medicine in Chicago for over 25 years, was Chairman of the Medical Licensing Committee for the State of Illinois for nearly six years, and was Associate Professor of Preventative Medicine and Community Health in the School of Medicine at the University

of

Illinois, is

Robert S. Mendelsohn,

M.D.

Dr. Mendelsohn wrote a controversial bestseller entitled Confessions

of a Medical Heretic. In his book, which surprisingly enough was read by many of his medical doctor friends throughout the country with many of them privately agreeing with his sentiments. Dr. Mendelsohn expressed

some

pretty strong views against the practice of medicine as

know

it

we now

to be.

I no longer believe in Modem Medicine. The greatest danger to your health is the doctor who practices Modem Medicine. I believe that Modem Medicine's treatments for disease are seldom effective, and that they're often more dangerous than the diseases they're designed

to treat.

You can liberate mean you'll have to

Modem Medicine

yourself from

—and

it

doesn't

take chances with your health. In fact, you'll

be taking less of a chance with your health, because there's no more dangerous activity than walking into a doctor's office, clinic or hospital!

But

if

the reader should think that Dr. Mendelsohn's

comments

are a mite too harsh and an exception to the rule, then consider the

loudly voiced opinions of other medical doctors their patients to seek

who

are encouraging

more help from home remedies and

alternative

care therapies instead.

A

growing number of physicians

are suggesting to their readers

modem medicine to get safer and less ual health problems.

Nowhere

who

and patients

write health-oriented books to

go outside

the realm of

expensive remedies for their individ-

is this

XIII

more evident than with

my

friend.

A Word

xiv

Lendon Smith, M.D. Lendon has practiced

from the Author

pediatrics for well over

30

years and recently retired from his position as Clinical Professor of

Oregon Medical School in Portland. In Feed Yourself Right, Lendon tells Americans that they

Pediatrics at the University of his bestseller,

should be looking in other places for solutions to their health problems, besides just

modem

You might

medicine.

also

want to search elsewhere.

with a degree other than the

M.D. may be

A

usually can find something out of place and get

clergyman

may

help with guilt.

A

health professional

worthwhile. it

A chiropractor

back in place.

A

naturopath could discover a food/

nutrition/biochemical malfunction and suggest nutritional approaches that

may

(Italics

help the body correct added for emphasis.)

itself.

You do have some

recommends

Further along Lendon

certain vegetables

for particular health problems such as high blood pressure.

he

cites are garlic

and onions, two remedies suggested if

not some of

its

and spices

Among those book

in this

hypertension as well. Thus you, the reader, can see by

very concept of this book,

choices.

now

for

that the

actual remedies, have

been publicly endorsed by a growing number of medical doctors. More and more M.D.s across the country are recommending that their patients try other

help from those

This

is

who

methods of health care and seek professional

are not necessarily licensed, practicing physicians.

where the value of such a book as

this

comes

are provided with fairly reliable remedies that are safe

in handy.

and

You

relatively

inexpensive, which can be used in the privacy and convenience of your

own home

with a minimal amount of knowledge and instruction. For legal purposes, however, I must say that all of the remedies mentioned herein are based on my own intensive research among many

and years of experience

working with folk healers and recommendation, and not my publisher. Thus, having absolved my publisher of all responsibility connected with their uses and effectiveness, I kindly commend you for having the courage and the determination to take health matters more into your own hands. Hopefully this work will be of some valuable assistance to you in achieving better care over your single most important possession in life, namely your own body! With you solely in charge, there's bound to be improvements of some kind different cultures

woridwide. Hence,

I

alone

am responsible

in

for their selection

in overall health care.

John Heinerman

Table of Symptoms Contents ABDOMINAL PAIN

(Also see

APPENDICITIS and CRAMPS.)

Corncob 168; Cumin 118; Eggplant Oregano 207; Peppermint 213

Ginger 153; Marjoram 207;

128; Flour 118;

ABRASIONS

(See

BRUISES and WOUNDS.)

ABSCESSES

(See

BOILS, INFECTION and SORES.)

ACHES AND PAINS ENZA and PAIN.)

ACNE (See

also

(See

BACKACHES,

COMMON

BLACKHEADS, CLEANSING

COLD, HEADACHE, INFLU-

COSMETIC.)

and

Amaranth 6; Asparagus 14; Birch 40; Burdock 51; Cucumber 117; Ghee 339; Green Beans 180; Oats 170; Papaya 357-58; Pansy 255; Rhubarb 299; Thyme 339; Turmeric 362-63

ADENOID SWELLING AGING, SLOWING IT Avocado

16;

(See

INFLAMMATION.)

DOWN (See also COSMETIC and LONGEVITY.)

Rosemary 301-2

AIDS (See also CANCER, DRUG ADDICTION, HERPES, INFECTION and PLAGUE.) Chamomile

81;

AIR POLLUTION

ALCOHOLISM

Echinacea 127; Mushroom 218

(See

CLEANSING, LUNG IRRITATIONS

(See also

and

SMOKING.)

DRUG ADDICTION, HANGOVER, HEADACHES

and

LIVER PROBLEMS.) Clove 108; Eggplant 128; Macadamia 234

ALLERGIES

(See also)

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, LUNG IRRITATIONS

and

SMOKING.) Chamomile

80;

Chrysanthemum

251;

Cucumber

115;

Evening Primrose 134;

Fenugreek 137; Garlic 149; Guava 350; Honey 184; Honeycomb 184; Horehound 192; Peony 255; Sage 308

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (See also AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, CLEANSING, HYPOGLYCEMIA, MEMORY, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and NOURISHMENT) Aluminum Free Baking Powder

ANEMIA

(See also

Angelica

ANEURYSM

7;

FATIGUE

and

179;

334

NOURISHMENT)

Beets 31

(See

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS

XV

and

CONCUSSION.)

Table of

xvi

ANGINA

Symptoms Contents

ATHEROSCLEROSIS, HEART PROBLEMS and PAIN.)

(See also)

Blessed Thistle 44; Chrysanthemum 251; Hawthorn 37; Mullein 216; Walnut 236;

Wine

178

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

(See

EATING DISORDERS, NERVOUSNESS

and

OBESITY.)

ANXIETY

(See

APPENDICITIS

INSOMNIA, NERVOUSNESS and STRESS.) (See also

CONSTIPATION

and

INFLAMMATION.)

Bran 45; Daisy 252; Potato 278-79; Slippery Elm

APPETITE CONTROL

HUNGER, CURBING

(See

APPETITE, PROMOTING

(See also

131

IT)

NOURISHMENT and WEAKNESS.)

Fennel 136; Radish 294; Tarragon 337

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS ARTHRITIS

(See also

Bay 22; Cabbage

ATHEROSCLEROSIS.)

(See

INFLAMMATION and

PAIN.)

57; Cayenne 72-73; Daisy 252; Fig 140; Ginger 153; 155;

Grains 165; Papaya 140; Pineapple 140; Potato 278; Prickly Ash 284; Rhubarb 298; Skullcap 327; Turmeric 363; Yarrow 376; Yucca 383

ASTHMA

(See also

Carrot 67-68;

ALLERGIES

Chamomile

81;

and BRONCHITIS.) Cherry 86; Coltsfoot

Mango 350; Mullein 215; Mustard Thyme 338; Walnut 237; Watercress 371

237; Guava 350;

Sage 306;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS Alfalfa

1;

(See also

Artichoke

150; Grains 165;

Onion

57;

Onion

148;

Peach 268;

CHOLESTEROL.)

Black

12;

Garlic 149; Ginger 155;

111;

&

Green Teas 43; Bran 45; Cabbage 55; Garlic

150; Rice 171-72;

Sesame 317-19; Sunflower

318;

Tomato 346; Wine 178

ATHLETE'S FOOT

(See also

Apple Cider Vinegar

AUTISM

(See

10;

CANDIDA)

Cinnamon

Thyme 339

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MENTAL PROBLEMS

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES ROSIS,

99; Pineapple 359;

(See also

and STRESS.)

ARTHRITIS, LUPUS, MULTIPLE SCLE-

etc.)

Evening Primrose 134; Raisins 180

BACKACHE Bay

22;

(See also

INFLAMMATION and PAIN.)

Cabbage 57; Chamomile 80; 288; Fig 140; Ginger

154; Horseradish

192-3; Papaya 356-57; Prickly Ash 284; Pumpkin 288; Shepherd's Purse 325;

Squash 288; Valerian 367

BAD BREATH (See also CANDIDA, DENTAL PROBLEMS, ORAL PROBLEMS and TEETH CLEANING.) Carrots 65;

Myrrh

Cinnamon

219; Parsley 260;

99; Clove 108; Coriander 113; Dill 125; Filbert 233;

Rosemary 301; Thyme 338; Watercress 370

BAKING POWDER ALTERNATIVES Grapes 179; Tamarind 334

Table of

Symptoms Contents

BALDNESS

(See also

xvii

DANDRUFF and HAIR CARE.)

Nettle 222; Sage 222-23; 310

BARR-EPSTEIN VIRUS

(See under

CANCER, HERPES, INFECTION

and

MONO-

NUCLEOSIS.)

BEDSORES

(See under

BEDWETTING

SORES.)

(See also

NERVOUSNESS

and STRESS.)

Cornsilk 168

BIRTH CONTROL Chicory 92; Kola 201

BLADDER INFLAMMATION

(See also

INFLAMMATION and PANCREATITIS.)

Ginger 154; Peach 268; Uva Ursi 366; Watermelon 210

BLACKHEADS Asparagus

BLEEDING

(See also 14;

ACNE and COSMETIC.)

Green Beans

(See under

BLEEDING GUMS

180;

Papaya 357

HEMORRHAGING.)

(See

DENTAL PROBLEMS, ORAL PROBLEMS

and

HEM-

ORRHAGING.) Lemon

102

BLOOD CLOTS

(See also

BLOOD THINNERS.)

Cayenne 74; Chaparral 83; Garlic 149; Onion 149; Pea 272; Pineapple 354-55; Sage 309

BLOOD POISONING (See TETANUS.) BLOOD THINNERS (See also BLOOD CLOTS.) Ginger 153; Pineapple 354-55; Safflower 319

BLOOD TRANSFUSION, NATURAL (See also HEMORRHAGING.) Okra 240

BLOODY STOOL & URINE (See also HEMORRHAGING.) Amaranth

6;

Persimmon 273-74

BODY-BUILDING FOODS WEAKNESS.) Banana

19;

(See also

FATIGUE, NOURISHMENT, PROTEIN and

Barley 166-67; Beans 27;

Wheat 166-67

BODY ODOR (See also BAD BREATH and CLEANSING.) Apple

BOILS

10;

Coriander

(See also

113;

Radish 295; Turnip 304

CLEANSING, INFECTION

and SORES.)

Banana 17; Burdock 51; Chickweed 90; Daffodils 251; Fig 139; Morning Glory 215; Mustard 57; Pea 272; Peach 267; Potato 278; 280; 335; Pumpkin 289; Slippery Elm 131; Squash 289; Tapioca 335; Thyme 338-39; Tulip 257

BREASTS, SORE Tapioca 335

(See also

INFLAMMATION.)

Table of

xviii

BRIGHT'S DISEASE

BREAD MAKING

(See under

Symptoms Contents

KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION.)

(For therapeutic reasons see

MENTAL PROBLEMS.

YEAST, HOMEMADE.)

For homemade yeast, see

BREATHING DIFFICULTIES

(See related subjects like

ALLERGIES,

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS.) BRONCHITIS Bay

ASTHMA.)

(See also

22; Cherry 86; Coltsfoot 111; Dandelion 121; Garlic 149; Ginger 155;

Guava

350; Horehound 191-92; Horseradish 192; Marjoram 207; Mustard 57; Oregano 207; Peach 268;

BRUISES

(See also

Thyme

338; Walnut 237; Watercress 371; Yellow

COSMETIC, INFLAMMATIONS

and

Dock 379

VARICOSE

VEINS.) Cayenne 75; Comtrey

113;

Ghee 340; Gourd 288; Iris 253; Mustard 57; Parsley Pumpkin 288; Radish 295; 304; St. Johnswort

261; Peach 267; Potato 278-9;

Squash 288;

312;

BUBONIC PLAGUE BULIMIA

BURNS

(See

Thyme

PLAGUE.)

(See

EATING DISORDERS.)

(See also

INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, PAIN and SUNBURN.)

Acorns 230; Aloe

Day

339; Turmeric 364; Turnip 304

4;

Apple

10;

Banana

17;

Birch 40; Carrot 65; Comfrey 241;

Lily 252; Echinacea 128; Elderberries 36;

Ghee 340; Honey

186; Juniper

Oak

230; Okra 241; Olive 243; Onion 146; Peach 268; Pear

268; Potato 146; 280;

Pumpkin 289; Quince 268; Radish 295; St. Johnswort Thyme 339; Watermelon 211; White Oak 240

37; Mullein 217;

312;

Sesame

BURSITIS

(See

CAFFEINISM

321; Squash 289;

ARTHRITIS and PAIN.)

(See also

DRUG ADDICTION.)

Endive 91; Rice 173

CALLUSES

CANCER

(See

CORNS

and

(See also AIDS,

FOOT CARE.) HERPES, INFECTION, MONONUCLEOSIS and

PLAGUE.) Anti-cancer salad 31; Banana 17; Beans 25-26; Beets 29-31; Bran 46; Broccoli

Cabbage 55; 278; 296; 328; Carrot 122; Cinnamon 100; Comfrey 112; Date 122; Garlic 145-46; Grains 165-66; Green Bell Pepper

55; 289; 328; Brussel Sprouts 55; 296;

289; Cauliflower 55; Chaparral 83-85;

Echinacea 127; Fig 122; 140;

289; Kale 55; Kohlrabi 55, 296; Mustard Greens 55; 296; 328; Olive 243; Parsley 260; 328; Potato 278;

Pumpkin 289; Radish 278; 295-6; Rhubarb 298;

Seeds 316; Spinach 328; Squash 289;

St.

Johnswort 311; Strawberry 238;

331-2; Sunflower 316; Turmeric 364; Walnut 238; 74;

Wormwood

373;

Suma

Wheat 173-

Yucca 382

CANDIDA ALBICANS

(See also

ATHLETE'S FOOT

and INFECTION.)

Cabbage 56; Chaparral 82; Chives 56; Cinnamon 99; Currants 36; Goldenseal 158; Persimmon 274; Raspberry 330; Spinach 56; Thyme 339; Walnut 236-37; Watercress 56 Aloe

4;

Symptoms Contents

Table of

CANKER

xix

COLD SORES, DENTAL PROBLEMS, INFECTION

(See also

and

ORAL

PROBLEMS.) Burdock

Goldenseal 219; 235; Myrrh 219; Watercress 370

51;

CARBUNCLES Burdock

(See also BOILS,

Chickweed

51;

CATARACTS

(See also

CLEANSING, INFECTION

and SORES.)

89; Peach 266-67; Potato 278; Tapioca 335

EYE DISORDERS.)

Aloe 378; Calendula 378; Chervil 88; Coconut 233; Horsetail 378; Nettle 378; Snap Dragon 256-57; Yarrow 378

CAVITIES

DENTAL PROBLEMS, TEETH CLEANING

(See

CELIAC DISEASE

(See also

and

TOOTHACHE.)

ALLERGIES.)

Banana 18-19; Cardamon 168; Sorghum Bran 45

62; 169;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGING

Com

168;

Mace

169; Millet 168-169; Rice

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS

(See

and

CONCUSSION.)

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS St.

Johnswort 312

CHAPPED

LIPS

Almonds

& SKIN (See also COSMETIC and RASH.)

231;

Avocado

16;

Beeswax

Chamomile

189;

80;

Cucumber

115; Flax-

seed 142; Peanut 236; Pistachio 236; Yarrow 377

CHEMICAL POISONING

(See

CLEANSING, KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION

and

LIVER

PROBLEMS.)

CHICKENPOX CHILDBIRTH

(See

CHILDHOOD DISEASES, FEVER

(See also

PREGNANCY.)

Basil 20; Gooseberry 37; Raspberry 38;

CHILDHOOD DISEASES FECTION

and HERPES.)

(See also

Squawvine 330

CLEANSING, CONSTIPATION, FEVER,

IN-

and RASH.)

Cornstarch 168; Dandelion

121;

Marjoram 207; Mullein

216;

Oregano 207;

Pansy 255; Pea 272; Turmeric 362-63 (See FROSTBITE and HYPOTHERMIA) CHOLESTEROL (See also ATHEROSCLEROSIS.)

CHILLS

Apple

9;

Artichoke 12-13; Avocado

15;

Beans 26; Black, Green Tea 43; Brussel

Sprouts 55; Cabbage 55; Carrot 66; Cayenne 73; Chicory 92; Citrus 105; Currants 36; Eggplant 129;

Grains 150; Guar

Gum

Evening Primrose 134; Fenugreek 137; Garlic 150;

181;

Oats 169; Onion 150;

Mushroom

218; Psyllium 286;

Potato 280; Radish 294; Rhubarb 300; Rice 172; Rutabaga 303; Safflower 31718;

Sesame

318; Skullcap 327; Sunflower 318; Turmeric 364; Turnip 303;

Wine

178

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

(See

FATIGUE, MONONUCLEOSIS, NOURISH-

MENT and WEAKNESS, PHYSICAL) CIRCULATION, POOR (See also BLOOD CLOTS Coffee Grounds 109

and

BLOOD THINNERS.)

XX

Table of

CIRRHOSIS

LIVER PROBLEMS.)

(See

CLEANSING

Symptoms Contents

INFECTION

(See also

Berries 34; 39; Burdock 51; 282;

and

TETANUS.)

Chickweed

89; Chicory 92; Coffee 109-10;

Marigold 254; Parsnip 262; Peach 266; Pear 266; Quince 266; Sweet Potato

Yams 282; Yellow Dock 379

282;

COLD SORES Aloe

COLITIS

4;

(See also

Amaranth

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

Banana

6;

ORAL PROBLEMS.)

18;

and

INFLAMMATION.)

Calendula 60; Daisy 252; Tapioca 335

HYPOGLYCEMIA, INSULIN SHOCK and WEAKNESS.)

(See

COLON PROBLEMS Prickly

and

Green Beans 180; Papaya 358; Plum 275; Thyme 338

(See also

COLLAPSE

CANKER, INFECTION

(See also

APPENDICITIS, CONSTIPATION and DIARRHEA.)

Ash 284

COMMON COLD

(See also

FEVER, INFECTION, INFLUENZA and PNEUMONIA)

Cayenne 74; Chives 144; Cinnamon 99; Citrus

Horehound

105; Currant 36; Garlic 144; 149;

192; Horseradish 192-93; Juniper 38;

Lemon

105;

Mustard 57;

Nasturtium 254-55; Peach 268; Persimmon 274; Rosehips 38; Rutabaga 304;

Thyme 338-39;

Turnip 304

CONCUSSION

(See

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS.)

CONGESTION

(See

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, COMMON COLD, INFLUENZA,

CONJUNCTIVITIS

(See also

EYE DISORDERS

etc.)

and INFECTIONS.)

Chervil 88; Goldenseal 158; Snap Dragon 256-57; Turmeric 363

CONSTIPATION

(See also

Aloe 4-5; Apple

8;

EDEMA.)

Asparagus

14;

Avocado

16;

Bayberry 23; Beans 25; Bran 45;

Butternut 232; Cabbage 55-56; Carrot 66-67; Cascara 69; 307; Cayenne 307;

Chickweed 90; Coffee 109-10; Dates 122; Fig 139; 275; Flaxseed 141; Ginger 307; Mango 352; Marigold 254; Marjoram 307; Melon 210; Mullein 216; Oregano 307; Papaya 352; Pea 272; Peach 268; Pineapple 307; 352; Potato 281; Prune 275; Psyllium 275; 286; Rhubarb 299; 307; Rosemary 307; Rutabaga 303; Sage 307; Senna 307; Sesame 320-21; Tamarind 333; Thyme 307; Turmeric 307; Turnip 303

CONTUSION

(See

CONVULSION

BRUISES.)

(See also EPILEPSY.)

Guava 350-51; Skullcap 326

CORNS

(See also

FOOT CARE.)

Oats 170; Papaya 35-56; Pineapple 355-56

CORONARY DISEASE

(See

ANGINA, ATHEROSCLEROSIS

and

HEART PROB-

LEMS.)

COSMETIC

(See also

Almonds

CHAPPED LIPS & SKIN

231; Anise 8; Apricot

11;

and RASH.)

Asparagus

14;

Avocado 15-16; Chamomile

79; Chocolate 94-95; Citrus 102-4; Cleavers 107; Coffee 109;

Cornmeal

168;

Symptoms Contents

Table of

xxi

Cucumber 115-16; Dandelion 119-20; Grapes 177-78; Green Beans

180;

Honey

183-84; Horseradish 193; Horsetail 194-95; Oats 170; Papaya 266; 357-58;

Peach 266-67; Peanut 236; Pear 266; Pineapple 357-58; Pinenut 235; Pistachio 236; Rice 171; Quince 266; Strawberry 39;

COUGHING and

(See also

Thyme 339-40

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, COMMON COLD, INFLUENZA

SMOKING.) Almond

231; Anise 8;

Horehound

192;

Onion

Bay 22; Cherry 86; Elderberries 36; Ginger

148; Radish 294; Violet 257;

155;

Walnut 237

CRAMPS Cabbage 57; Calendula 61; Cumin 118; Currant 36; Eggplant 128; Ginger 153Marjoram 207; Oregano 207; Peppermint 213; Spearmint 213; Thyme 340

55;

CUTS

(See also

HEMORRHAGING and WOUNDS.)

Potato 278

DANDRUFF (See Apple

10;

DELIRIUM

also

BALDNESS

Bay 21-22; Chaparral

(See

and

HAIR CARE.)

82; Ginger 320;

Hops

190;

Sesame 320

FEVER and MENTAL PROBLEMS.)

DENTAL PROBLEMS

(See also

ORAL PROBLEMS, TOOTHACHE

and

TEETH

CLEANING.) Aloe

4;

Apple

9;

Black, Green Teas 43;

102; Pineapple 355; Raspberry 39;

Cinnamon

99; Eggplant 129;

Lemon

Rhubarb 298; Strawberry 39; Thyme 339;

Walnut 236; Watercress 370

DENTURE PROBLEMS Aloe

4; Pineapple

(See also

INFLAMMATION and

PAIN.)

355

MENTAL PROBLEMS.)

DEPRESSION

(See

DERMATITIS

(See also

ECZEMA, INFLAMMATION

and RASH.)

Green Beans 180; Pineapple 359; Rosemary 359; Slippery Elm 131-32; Turmeric 362-63; Watercress 370 Aloe

4;

DETACHED RETINA

EYE DISORDERS.)

(See

DIABETES Alfalfa 3; Beans 26; Blueberry 35; Bran 46; Bulghur 167;

Cayenne 73; Dan-

delion 120-21; Garlic 150; Goldenseal 162; Grains 169-70; Green Beans 181;

Guar

Gum

181;

Mango

351; Oats 169-70;

Onion

150; Psyllium 286; Spinach

328

DIARRHEA

(See also

Amaranth

6;

INFECTION

Apple

8;

Banana

and

WATER PURIFYING.)

Blackberry 34-35; Black Pepper 42; Carob

8;

Geranium 252-53; Hops Honey 184-85; Onion 150; Persimmon 273-74; Pumpkin 288; Radish 294; Rhubarb 299; Rice 172; Squash 288; Tapioca 336; Tomato 343-44

64; Carrot 66; Citrus 106; Cornstarch 168; Garlic 150; 190;

DIETING

(See

HUNGER, CURBING

DISCOLORATION, SKIN DISLOCATIONS

(See

IT and

OBESITY)

(See BRUISES.)

FRACTURES

and SPRAINS.)

Table of

xxii

DISTENTION OF BOWELS

(See also

Symptoms Contents

INFLAMMATION.)

Ash 284

Prickly

DIVERTICULITIS Banana

Bran 45; Citrus 106; Daisy 252

18;

DIZZINESS

INFLAMMATIONS.)

(See also

(See also

NAUSEA

and VERTIGO.)

Catnip 71; Chrysanthemum 251; Ginger 153

DOWN'S SYNDROME

MEMORY, MENTAL PROBLEMS, MULTIPLE SCLE-

(See

MUSCULAR DISORDERS.)

ROSIS and

DRUG ADDICTION (See also ALCOHOLISM, CLEANSING, HEADACHES, LIVER PROBLEMS

and

Alfalfa 161;

NERVOUSNESS.) Burdock

161;

Catnip 71; 160; 225; Chamomile 160; Chaparral 159;

Goldenseal 159; Dandelion 159; Honey 161; Horsetail Juniper 159; Kelp 161; Kola 201; 159; Nettle 161;

pery Elm

wood

161;

Nutmeg 225;

Spinach

375; Yellow

DYSENTERY

(See

161;

Dock

Lemon Balm

160;

161; Irish

Lemon Grass

Moss

161;

159; Mullein

Parsley 161; Parsnip 161; Peppermint 160; Slip-

Thyme

159; Valerian 160; Watercress 161;

Worm-

161

DIARRHEA and INFECTION.)

EARACHE (See also EAR PROBLEMS.) Garlic 150; 246; Olive 246; Onion 150;

EAR PROBLEMS

(See also

Pumpkin 289

CHILDHOOD DISEASES, GLANDULAR SWELLING

and INFECTION.) Alfalfa 2; Fenugreek 138; Garlic 147; 359; Lobelia 205; Mullein 217; Olive 147;

359; Onion 147; Papaya 359;

Pumpkin 289; Sesame

319; Sunflower 322; Tur-

meric 363

EATING DISORDERS NESS and OBESITY) Cinnamon

ECZEMA

(See also

99; Rose

(See also

INDIGESTION,

MENTAL PROBLEMS, NERVOUS-

256

ALLERGIES, DERMATITIS, INFLAMMATION, ITCHING,

PSORIASIS, RASH.) 5; Amaranth 6; Birch 40; Burdock 51; Chamomile 180; Evening Primrose Green Beans 180; Horseradish 193; Pineapple 359; Potato 278; Rhubarb 298-99; Sage 308; St. Johnswort 312; Sesame 321; Slippery Elm 131-32;

Aloe 134;

Tapioca 335; Turmeric 362-63; Watercress 371

EDEMA (See also GOUT and KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION.) Corncob 363;

Uva

168; Iris 253; Parsley 260;

EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES

EMPHYSEMA (See also LUNG Yellow

Pumpkin 287-88; Squash 287; Turmeric

Ursi 366; Yarrow 376

(See

MENTAL PROBLEMS.)

IRRITATION.)

Dock 379

ENCEPHALITIS & ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

(See

FEVER

and

INFLAMMATION.)

Symptoms Contents

Table of

ENEMA

(How

to administer

xxiii

it.)

Coffee 109-10

EPIDEMIC EPILEPSY

(See

AIDS, CANCER, HERPES,

(See also

PLAGUE

and

VENEREAL

DISEASE.)

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS AND CONVULSIONS.)

Cleavers 107-8; Guava 350-51; Marjoram 207; Oregano 207

ERYSIPELAS

(See

EYE DISORDERS

INFLAMMATION (See also

CATARACTS, CONJUNCTIVITIS

Basil 20; Catnip 70; Chervil 88; ries 36;

and RASH.)

Chrysanthemum

Fennel 136; Goldenseal 158;

251;

and

Cucumber

GLAUCOMA.) 115; Elderber-

Mango 351-52; Morning Glory

214;

Potato 279; Raspberry 330; Sesame 320; Snap Dragon 257; Squawvine 330;

Thyme FAT BALLS

339; Turmeric 363 or

FATTY DEPOSITS

(See also

ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CHOLESTEROL

and OBESITY.) Radish 294

FATIGUE

HYPOGLYCEMIA

(See also

Banana

19;

Bee Pollen

and

188; Carrot 66;

NOURISHMENT)

Cayenne 75-76; Ginseng 156; Kola 201;

Parsnip 262; Tomato 345-46

FEVER COMPLAINTS (See also HEADACHES, MENOPAUSE, MENSTRUATION, NERVOUSNESS, PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME and VAGINAL DISCHARGE.) Bay berry 23

FEVER

(See also

COMMON COLD,

INFECTION

and

INFLUENZA.)

Marjoram 207; Mushroom Mustard 57; Oregano 207; Peach 268; Prickly Ash 284; Pumpkin 288; Radish 294; Squash 288; Tamarind 333 Basil 20; Bayberry 23; Cayenne 74; Dandelion 121; 218;

HEARTBURN and INDIGESTION.) FLY (See COMMON COLD and INFLUENZA) FOOD ADDITIVES (See CLEANSING and INFECTION.) FOOD PRESERVATION FLATULENCE

(See

Ginger 365; Turmeric 365

FOOD POISONING

(See also

Cherry 86; Eggplant

128;

CRAMPS

and

NAUSEA)

Persimmon 273

FOOT CARE (See also ATHLETE'S FOOT CORNS Citrus 105;

FRACTURES

Cucumber

(See also

115;

Oats 170

CONCUSSION, INFLAMMATION

Daffodil 251-52; Horsetail 194; Potato 278; 319; Squash 288; Turmeric 363-64;

FREE RADICALS

and SPRAINS.)

and SPRAINS.)

Pumpkin 288; Rice

171;

Sesame

Wormwood 373

(To inhibit their cellular destructiveness with antioxidants.)

Chaparral 82-83; Rosemary 302; Turmeric 365

xxiv

Symptoms Contents

Table of

FROSTBITE

(See also

HYPOTHERMIA.)

Black Pepper 41; Cayenne 75; Radish 295

FUNGUS

(See

CANDIDA ALBICANS

GALLSTONES Apple

(See also

and INFECTION.)

LIVER PROBLEMS.)

Burdock 51-52; Chicory 93; Citrus

9;

Parsnip 262; Potato 279; Radish 294-95;

Uva

106; Endive 93; Olive 105; 245;

Ursi 366; Walnut 237

GANGRENE (See INFECTION, SORES, ULCER, SKIN and WOUNDS.) GAS, INTESTINAL (See HEARTBURN and INDIGESTION.) GLANDULAR SWELLINGS (See also CHILDHOOD DISEASES, COMMON COLD, FEVER, INFLUENZA and INFLAMMATION.) Chickweed 89-90; Ginger

GLAUCOMA

155; Mullein 217;

EYE DISORDERS

(See also

Rutabaga 304; Turnip 303

and PAIN.)

Calendula 378; Chervil 88; Eyebright 477; Horsetail 378; Nettle 378; Sesame 320; Yarrow 378

GONORRHEA (See VENEREAL DISEASE.) GOUT (See also EDEMA and KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION.) Cherry 86; Corncob 168; Daisy 252; Mustard 57; Pumpkin 287; Squash 287;

Rosemary 302; Tarragon 337; Watercress

GRAY HAIR

371; Yarrow

376

HAIR CARE.)

(See also

Sage 310; Walnut 238

GREASY SKIN

(See also

COSMETIC.)

Citrus 104

HAIR CARE

(See also

Chamomile

BALDNESS, DANDRUFF and GRAY HAIR.)

79; 81-82; Chaparral 81-82; Citrus 102-3;

BAD BREATH.) HANGOVER (See also ALCOHOLISM HALITOSIS

Onion 148

(See

and

HEADACHE.)

Persimmon 273; Rice 173

HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES (See ATHEROSCLEROSIS.) HAY FEVER (See ALLERGIES.) HEADACHES

HANGOVER, HYPERTENSION and

(See also

PAIN.)

Banana 17; Basil 21; Black, Green Teas 42; Chamomile 79; Chives 144; Chrysanthemum 251; Melons 210; Morning Glory 214; Pecan 235; Peppermint 213; Persimmon 273; Pumpkin 289; Sesame 320; Squash 289; Thyme 340; Valerian 367; Watercress 371

HEART ATTACK (See ANGINA, BLOOD THINNERS HEARTBURN (See also INDIGESTION.) Anise

8;

Caraway

Nutmeg 225;

61;

and

HEART PROBLEMS.)

Chicory 93; Cinnamon 99; Lettuce 203; Mace 225;

Potato 280; Rice 171-72; Safflower 317-18; Sage 309;

318; Sunflower 318;

Wine

178

Sesame

Table of

Symptoms Contents

HEAT, INTENSE (Keeping

cool. See also

Cayenne 72; Honeycomb

HEMOPHILIA

(See also

185;

xxv FEVERS.)

Melons 210; Tamarind 333

HEMORRHAGING.)

Peanut 234

HEMORRHAGING (See also NOSEBLEEDS

and

MENSTRUATION.)

Amaranth 6; Bayberry 23; Cayenne 73-74; Chestnuts 232; Eggplant 129; Geranium 253; Horsetail 195; Lemon 102; Nettle 221-22; Persimmon 363; Rhubarb 299; Turmeric 363; Yarrow 377

HEMORRHOIDS Bran 45; Mullein 217

HEPATITIS

HERNIA

(See

LIVER PROBLEMS.)

INFLAMMATION, MUSCULAR LIGAMENT INJURIES

(See also

and

SPRAINS.) Daisy 252; Marshmallow 208

HERPES Aloe

SHINGLES, SORES, VENEREAL DISEASE and WOUNDS.)

(See also 4;

Almond

Banana

231;

17; Berries 34;

Birch 40; Burdock 51; Chickweed

90; Echinacea 127; Garlic 186; Goldenseal 158; Grape 178; Green Beans 180;

Honey 186; Myrrh Wine 178

HIATUS HERNIA

219; Peppermint 213; Raisin 178;

(See

Wild Oregon Grape 372;

HERNIA.)

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HIP JOINT-AND-SOCKET

(See

HYPERTENSION.)

REPLACEMENT

(See also under

HERNIA and MUSCLE

LIGAMENT INJURIES.) Slippery

HIVES

Elm

(See also

Amaranth

6;

HOARSENESS Almond

HERPES, RASH and SORES.) Cornstarch 168; Yarrow 377

(See also

ASTHMA and SORE THROAT)

231

HOT FLASHES Angelica

131

7;

(See also under

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME.)

Carrot 370; Watercress 370

HUNGER (Curbing

it.

See also

OBESITY)

Bran 46; Bread 48-49; Buckwheat 167; Guar

HYDROCEPHALUS HYPERACTIVITY

(See

Gum

181

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS.)

(See also

NERVOUSNESS

and STRESS.)

Beans 25; Catnip 70; Chamomile 79; Fennel 136; Peppermint

HYPERTENSION Asparagus

(See also

Banana

KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION

and

136; Tarragon

337

NOURISHMENT)

Beans 26; Black Cohosh 40-41; Chocolate 95; Chrysanthemum 251; Currant 36; Dandelion 120; Evening Primrose 134; Garlic 146; 14;

149; Ginger 155;

17;

Kiwi Fruit 200; Kumquat

344; Valerian 367

101;

Mango

351;

Onion

149;

Tomato

Table of

xxvi

HYPOGLYCEMIA

(See also

Symptoms Contents

FATIGUE and NOURISHMENT.)

Beets 31; Carrot 31; 66; Parsnip 31

HYPOTHERMIA (See also FROSTBITE.) Cayenne 75; 148; Garlic 148; Horseradish

HYSTERIA

(See also

MENTAL PROBLEMS

193;

Mustard 57

and STRESS.)

Catnip 70; Chamomile 79; Kava Kava 198; Licorice 203-4; Valerian 367; Vanilla 368

ILLNESS

(To recuperate from

Elm

Slippery

INDIGESTION Anise

it.

See also

NOURISHMENT)

132

(See also

HEARTBURN and INFLAMMATION.) Cinnamon Nutmeg 225;

Butternut 232; Calendula 60; Caraway 61-62; Chicory 93;

8;

99; Citrus 105-6;

Corn

168; Date 123; Kiwifruit 200;

Mace

225;

Papaya 352; Peach 268; Pear 269; Peppermint 213; Pineapple 352; Potato 281;

Quince 269; Radish 293; Spearmint 213; Tarragon 337; Turmeric 364-65;

Dock 379

Yellow

INFECTION

CANCER, CLEANSING, DRUG ADDICTION

(See also

Alfalfa 2; Apple 9; Berries 34; Birch 40; Black,

Cinnamon

and HERPES.)

Green Teas 43; Burdock

51;

99; Cranberry 35; Currant 36; Daffodil 330; Dandelion 121; Echi-

nacea 127; Garlic 150-51; Ginseng 217; Goldenseal 127; Hops 190; Juniper 37;

Onion 38;

150; Pansy 255; Papaya 359;

Thyme

Persimmon 274; Potato 278; 280; Rosehips Dock 379

338; Turmeric 363; Wild Oregon Grape 372; Yellow

INFLAMMATION (See also ARTHRITIS, BLADDER INFLAMMATION, BURNS, COLITIS, PANCREATITIS, PERITONITIS, PHLEBITIS, PROSTATITIS, SUNBURN, TENDONITIS, ULCERS and VARICOSE VEINS.) Aloe

4; Black,

Coltsfoot 111;

Green Teas, 43; Calendula 60; Chamomile 80; Chickweed 90; 115; Daisy 252; Ginger 154; Gooseberry 37; Morning

Cucumber

Glory 214; Mullein 216; Olive 243; Plantain 313; Potato 277-78; Prickly Ash 284; Rhubarb 300;

St.

Johnswort 313; Tapioca 335; Turmeric 363; Uva Ursi 363;

366; Yarrow 376-77; Yellow

INFLUENZA

(See also

Dock 379

COMMON COLD and FEVER.)

Cayenne 74; Cherry 86; Chives 144; Cinnamon 99; Garlic 149; Honey 99; Horehound 192; Mustard 57; Nasturtium 255; Orange 362; Papaya 362; Peach 268; Persimmon 274; Pineapple 362; Propolis 188; Rutabaga 303;

Thyme 338-

39; Turnip 303

INSECT BITES & STINGS Aloe

4;

Lemon

Apple

10;

(See also

CLEANSING, INFLAMMATION

Celery 77; Coltsfoot

111;

and PAIN.)

Cornstarch 168; Cucumber

115;

Morning Glory 214; Onion 146; Papaya 352-53; Potato 146; Radish 295; Sage 306; Sesame 320-21; Tulip 257; Wild Oregon Grape 372-73 107;

INSECTICIDE Black Pepper 41-2; Garlic

151;

Wormwood 375

Symptoms Contents

Table of

INSOMNIA

(See also

NERVOUSNESS

xxvii

and Stress.)

Catnip 70; Dill 124; Honey 184; Hops 190; Kava Kava 198; Onion 149; Petunia 256; Squawvine 330; Tartagon 337; Valerian 191

INSULIN SHOCK

DIABETES.)

(See also

Banana 19

IRREGULARITY (See CONSTIPATION.) ITCHING

(See also

RASH.)

5; Apple 10; Chickweed 90; Cornstarch 168; Pea 272; Pineapple 359; Rhubarb 298; Sage 308; Wheat 174; Yellow Dock 379

Aloe

JAUNDICE

(See

LIVER PROBLEMS.)

JOINT STIFFNESS

(See

ARTHRITIS.)

KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION (See also EDEMA, GOUT and HYPERTENSION.) Bayberry 23; Berries 35; Corn 168; Cranberry 35; Horsetail 195;

Asparagus

14;

Mace

Mushroom

225;

218;

Nutmeg 225;

Parsley 260; Peony 334;

Pumpkin 287;

Radish 294; Rosemary 302; Squash 287; Tarragon 337; Watermelon 210

KIDNEY STONES

(See also

CLEANSING

and PAIN.)

Burdock 51-52; Cornsilk 168; Cranberry 35; Ginger 153; Hollyhock 253; Parsnip 262; Pumpkin 287; Radish 294-95; Rosemary 302; Squash 287; Uva Ursi 366; Walnut 237

LACTATION Anise

(Promoting

LACTATION

(Stopping

Honey 307; Hops

LARYNGITIS Almond

LEPROSY

it.

See also CHILDBIRTH.)

8; Basil 20; Blessed Thistle 44; Dill 124; Fennel 136; Papaya

191;

(See also

Sage 307; Walnut 237

SORE THROAT)

231; Garlic 148-9;

(See

360

it.)

Honey 185-86; Sage 306-7;

Violet

257

SKIN DISEASES.)

LEUKEMIA (See CANCER.) LIGAMENT INJURIES (See MUSCLE LIGAMENT INJURIES, SPRAINS TENDONITIS.)

LIVER PROBLEMS

(See also

Acorns 230; Artichoke

13;

81;

Chicory 92; Dandelion

12;

Oak

Bayberry 23; Black and Green Teas 43; Chamomile Macadamia 234; Melons 210; Milk Thistle 211-

120;

230; Peonies 255; Rosemary 302; Sage 309; Tomato 346; Turmeric 364;

Wormwood

LOCKJAW

CANCER and CLEANSING.)

(See

LONGEVITY

375; Yellow

Dock 379

TETANUS.)

(See also

AGING

and

Chaparral 82; Onion 149-50

FREE RADICALS.)

and

Table of

xxviii

LUNG IRRITATIONS

(See also

Symptoms Contents

ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, EMPHY-

SEMA and SMOKING.) Almond

231; Elderberries 36; Fig 139;

149; Walnut

LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS TION and ITCHING.) Almonds

Horehound

192;

Honey

148;

Onion 148;

237 (See also

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, INFLAMMA-

Honey 186

231;

CHILDHOOD DISEASES.)

MEASLES

(See

MEMORY

(Lack of

it.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, CLEANSING

See also

and

NOURISHMENT) Anise

8;

Artichoke

MENINGITIS, SPINAL

13; Brazil

Nut 231; Gotu Kola 163; Sage 308

(See also

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS, INFECTION

and

INFLAMMATION.) Garlic 145; Raisins 178; Wild Oregon Grape 372;

MENOPAUSE Angelica

(See also various other headings under

7;

Yarrow 377-78

MENSTRUATION Amaranth

Wine 178

FEMALE COMPLAINTS.)

6;

(Reducing excessiveness. See also

Angelica

MENSTRUATION

7;

HEMORRHAGING.)

Bayberry 23

(Promoting

it.)

Caraway 61-62; Marjoram 207; Oregano 207; Tarragon 337

MENTAL PROBLEMS NESS

(See also

EATING DISORDERS, HYSTERIA, NERVOUS-

and STRESS.)

Bread 49; Catnip 104; Evening Primrose 133-34; Gotu Kola 163; Kava Kava 198; Licorice 203-4; Nutmeg 225; Potato 280; Valerian 367; Vanilla 368

MENTAL RETARDATION

(See

FATIGUE, HYPOGLYCEMIA,

MEMORY

and

NOURISHMENT) MILK SUBSTITUTES (See also ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, CLEANSING and LUNG IRRITATIONS.) Almond

MOLES

(See

231;

Cashew 232

CANCER, CLEANSING, COSMETIC

MONONUCLEOSIS TION,

and

(See under individual symptoms:

WARTS.)

FATIGUE, HERPES, INFEC-

etc.)

MORNING SICKNESS (See NAUSEA and PREGNANCY.) MOUTH SORES (See ORAL PROBLEMS.) MUCUS ACCUMULATION (See BRONCHITIS, COMMON COLD

and

INFLUENZA.)

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (See also ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, INFECTION, MUSCULAR DISORDERS, NOURISHMENT and PARALYSIS.) Currants 36;

St.

Johnswort 312

Table of

Symptoms Contents

xxix

MUMPS (See CHILDHOOD DISEASES.) MUSCULAR DISORDERS (See also MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, NOURISHMENT and PARALYSIS.) Ginger 153-54; Shepherd's Purse 325

MUSCLE LIGAMENT INJURIES

(See also

INFLAMMATION, SPRAINS

and

TENDONITIS.) Bay 22; Fig

140; Ginger 154-55;

Gourd 288; Horseradish 192-93; Pumpkin

288; Rosemary 302; Squash 288

MUSCLE, PUTTING ON

(See

BODY-BUILDING FOODS, NOURISHMENT

and

PROTEIN.)

MUSCLE SPASMS (See SPASMS, MUSCLE.) MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (See MUSCULAR DISORDERS and related headings.) MYASTHENIA GRAVIS (See AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS and NOURISHMENT) MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (See under HEART PROBLEMS.) NAUSEA (See also INDIGESTION and NERVOUSNESS.) Citrus 106; Ginger 214;

Mace

225;

Nutmeg 225; Papaya 359; Pineapple 359;

Raspberry 38

NERVOUSNESS

(See also

HYPERACTIVITY, HYPERTENSION, INSOMNIA and

STRESS.) Basil 20; Beans 25; Black

Cohosh 441; Carrot

37; Catnip 70; Celery 77;

Hops

190-91; Kava Kava 198; Skullcap 326; Tarragon 337; Valerian 191

NEURALGIA (See also BLOOD THINNERS, PAIN and PARALYSIS.) Ginger 154; Potato 278-79; Pumpkin 289; Sesame 320; Squash 289

NIGHT BLINDNESS Dandelion

121;

NIGHT SWEATS

NOSEBLEEDS

(See also

Yellow

(See

EYE PROBLEMS

and

NOURISHMENT)

Dock 379

SWEATING.)

(See also

HEMORRHAGING.)

Eggplant 129

NOURISHMENT

(See also

FATIGUE, HYPOGLYCEMIA and WEAKNESS,

PHYSICAL.) Barley 176; Buckwheat 176; Dates 123; Grains 176-77; Slippery

Elm

132;

Wheat 176

NURSING INFANTS

(See

LACTATION.)

NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES

(See also

NOURISHMENT)

Evening Primrose 134; Vitamin Supplements 369

OBESITY

(See also

CHOLESTEROL, EATING DISORDERS

and

HUNGER,

CURBING.) Bran 46; Buckwheat 167; Celery 78; Chickweed 90; Chicory 92; Cinnamon 90; Guar Gum 181; Honey 185; Kelp 199; Kumquat 101; Nettle 223-24;

Citrus 106;

Potato 278; Psyllium 286

XXX

Table of

PRESERVING

OIL,

OILY SKIN

(See

FOOD, PRESERVATION.)

COSMETIC

(See

Symptoms Contents

and

SKIN PROBLEMS.)

OPHTHALMIA (See EYE DISORDERS.) ORAL PROBLEMS (See also BAD BREATH, CANKER, COLD SORES, DENTAL PROBLEMS, TOOTHACHE and TEETH CLEANING.) Amaranth

6;

Cinnamon

Carrot 65;

OSTEOPOROSIS

98; Cloves 219;

Myrrh

219; Parsley 219;

260

NOURISHMENT)

(See also

Horsetail 194

PAIN TION,

ARTHRITIS, BURNS, INFLAMMA-

(See also specific pain disorders such as etc.)

Apple

Cayenne 75; Ginger 153-54; Melons 210; Onion 147; Pineapple 355; Ash 283; Tangerine 102; Tulip 257; Wormwood 373-74;

10;

Potato 277-78; Prickly

Yarrow 376; Yucca 383

PANCREATITIS

INFLAMMATION.)

(See also

Catnip 216; Mullein 216

PARALYSIS

(See also

Chamomile

MUSCULAR

DISORDERS.)

80; Currant 238; Grapes 238; Prickly

Ash 283-84; Raspberry 238;

Strawberry 238; Walnut 238

PARASITES, INTESTINAL

PARKINSON'S DISEASE and

(See

(See

WORMS.)

CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS, NERVOUSNESS

NOURISHMENT)

PERITONITIS

INFLAMMATION

(See

PERSPIRATION, EXCESS

PHLEBITIS

(See also

(See

and related headings.)

SWEATING.)

INFLAMMATION

and related headings.)

Gotu Kola 163

PHYSICAL WEAKNESS PIMPLES

(See

PLANT RASH

PLAGUE

(See

WEAKNESS.)

ACNE, CLEANSING, CONSTIPATION, COSMETIC (See

(See also

and SORES.)

RASH.) AIDS, CANCER, HERPES, INFECTION and

VENEREAL

DISEASE.) Angelica

6; Garlic 150;

Onion

PLAQUE (DENTAL) BUILDUP CLEANING.)

PNEUMONIA INFLUENZA

Dandelion

POISON IVY

(See also

and

LUNG

121;

150;

Thyme 338

(See under

BRONCHITIS,

DENTAL PROBLEMS

COMMON

and

TEETH,

COLD, FEVER, INFECTION,

IRRITATIONS.)

Horehound 191-92; Mustard 57; Prickly Ash 284; Rose Hips 38

(See also

Goldenseal 161-62

RASH.)

Table of

POLIO

Symptoms Contents INFECTION,

(See

xxxi

MUSCULAR DISORDERS, NOURISHMENT

and

PARALYSIS.)

POLYPS

(See also

CANCER and CLEANSING.)

Bran 45

PREGNANCY

(See also

CHILDBIRTH, NAUSEA and NOURISHMENT)

Gooseberry 37; Raspberry 38; 330; Squawvine 330

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME

(See also related headings under

FEMALE

COMPLAINTS.) Angelica 7; Black Cohosh 41; Currant 36; Evening Primrose 133-34

PROLAPSED UTERUS PROSTATITIS

(See under

FEMALE COMPLAINTS.)

(See also related headings under

INFLAMMATION.)

Ginger 154; Pumpkin 288; Squash 288

PROTEIN

(Lack of

Alfalfa 3;

PSORIASIS RASH.)

it.

(See also

BODY-BUILDING FOODS

See also

Amaranth

5;

Banana

19;

and

NOURISHMENT)

Barley 166; Beans 27; Nuts 232;

Wheat 166

ARTHRITIS, CLEANSING, INFLAMMATION, ITCHING and

Almond 231; Amaranth 6; Avocado 15; Birch 40; Burdock 51; Green Beans 180; Chamomile 15; Oats 170; Okra 318; Peach 268-69; Pineapple 359; Rhubarb 298-99; St. Johnswort 312; Sage 308; Turmeric 362-63

RABIES

(See

CLEANSING, EPILEPSY, FEVER, INFECTION

RADIATION EXPOSURE

(See also

and

TETANUS.)

BURNS, CANCER, CLEANSING

and

INFLAMMATION.) Aloe

RASH

4;

Cabbage 56; Evening Primrose 134

(See also

ALLERGIES, CLEANSING, COSMETIC and INFLAMMATION.)

Acorns 230; Almond 231; Aloe

Com

168; Goldenseal 161;

359; Sage 308;

RESTLESSNESS

4;

Banana

17;

Chamomile

Gooseberry 37; Okra 24

12;

80;

Chickweed 90;

Peach 268; Pineapple

Thyme 339

(See

NERVOUSNESS.)

RETINAL DETACHMENT (See EYE DISORDERS, HERNIA and NOURISHMENT)

RHEUMATISM

(See

ARTHRITIS, INFLAMMATION and PAIN.)

RINGWORM (See also WORMS.) Garlic 150; Papaya 356; Pineapple 356; Walnut 236

RODENT REPELLENT Chocolate 96

RUPTURE (See HERNIA, INFLAMMATION, MUSCULAR LIGAMENT INJURIES and SPRAINS.)

SALIVA

(To promote

Prickly

Ash 283

it.)

Table of

xxxii

SALT SUBSTITUTE

Symptoms Contents

HYPERTENSION.)

(See also

Kelp 199; Onion 146

SCALDING SCIATICA

BURNS

(See

and

INFLAMMATION.)

BACKACHE, NEURALGIA and

(See also

PAIN.)

Ginger 320; Mustard 57

SCHIZOPHRENIA

SCRATCHES SENILITY

(See

WOUNDS.)

(See

(See

MENTAL PROBLEMS and NOURISHMENT)

MEMORY,

Lack of

it.)

SEXUAL REJUVENATION Chocolate 96; Ginkgo 3882; Ginseng 157; Hops 191; Jasmine 197; Parsley 260;

Royal Jelly 188-89; Schndra Fruit 3882; Savory 314; Vanilla 368; Yohimbe

380-82

SHINGLES

(See also

CHILDHOOD DISEASES, HERPES, INFLAMMATION

and

RASH.) Almond

SICKLE CELL Prickly

Honey 186

231;

ANEMIA

(See also

ANEMIA and related headings.)

Ash 284-85

SINUS CONGESTION (See also ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, COLD, FEVER, INFECTION, INFLUENZA and LUNG IRRITATIONS.)

COMMON

Cherry 86; Garlic 144; Ginger 155; Goldenseal 162; Horehound 191-92

SKIN CARE

(See

COSMETIC.)

SKIN, OILY (See OILY SKIN.)

SKIN PROBLEMS

CANCER, CLEANSING, and CONSTIPATION ACNE, PSORIASIS and RASH.)

(See also

with specific disorders like

along

Birch 40; Chamomile 79-80; Currants 36; Flaxseed 142; Garlic 186; Green

Beans 180; Hops 190; Mullein 217; Tapioca 334-35; Thyme 339; Walnut 236

SMOG

(See also

MENT, STRESS

CLEANSING, DRUG ADDICTION, NERVOUSNESS, NOURISHand

TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES.)

Carrot 67-68; Lobelia 204; Oats 170-71; Slippery

Elm 188-89; Sunflower

321-22

SNAKEBITE

(See also

CLEANSING, INFECTION, INFLAMMATION

and

TETANUS.) Papaya 352-54; Wild Oregon Grape 327-73

SORES

(See also

ACNE, CLEANSING, CONSTIPATION, COSMETIC, HERPES, VENEREAL DISEASE and WOUNDS.)

INFECTION, SHINGLES,

Burdock 51; Calendula 59-60; Marshmallow 209; Morning Glory 214; Mustard 57; Papaya 358; Potato 278; Sesame 321; Slippery Elm 131; 209; Tapioca 334-35; Thyme 339-tO; Tomato 345

Alfalfa 2; Aloe 4;

Comfrey

112;

Banana 17; Honey

Fig 139;

312; Birch 40;

186; Juniper 37;

Table of

Symptoms Contents

SPASMS,

MUSCLE (See also ABDOMINAL PAIN and CRAMPS.)

xxxiii

Eucalyptus 341

SPIDER BITES BITES

(See

CLEANSING, INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, INSECT

& STINGS, PARALYSIS, SNAKEBITES and TETANUS.)

SPINAL MENINGITIS

MENINGITIS.)

(See

SPRAINS (See also INFLAMMATION, MUSCLE LIGAMENT INJURIES, TENDONITIS and VARICOSE VEINS.) Bay 22; Calendula 59-60; Cayenne 75; Ginger 154; Gourd 288; Horsetail 264; Marshmallow 208; Mullein 216; Mustard 57; Pineapple 354; Potato 278; Pumpkin 288; Rosemary 302; Skullcap 273; Squash 288; Turmeric 364; Wormwood 373-74

STAPH-INFECTION

(See also

STOMACH PROBLEMS

INFECTION.)

(See related subjects like

HEARTBURN, INDIGESTION,

and ULCERS.)

STRESS

(See also

HYPERACTIVITY, HYPERTENSION, NERVOUSNESS

and

NOURISHMENT) Banana 198;

STYES

19;

Catnip 103-4; Evening Primrose 134; Ginseng 156-57; Kava Kava

Mushroom

(See

218; Tarragon 337;

Thyme

340; Valerian 467

CLEANSING, CONSTIPATION, EYE DISORDERS

SUICIDE PREVENTING

(See also

and INFECTION.)

MENTAL PROBLEMS.)

SUNBURN (See also INFLAMMATION and RASH.) Aloe

4;

Day

Lily 252; Peach 268; Tomato 345

SURGERY, DENTAL and

(See also

MUSCLE LIGAMENT INJURIES, NOURISHMENT

WOUNDS.) Aloe 4-5; Pineapple 355

SWALLOWING FOREIGN OBJECTS Banana 282; Potato 282; Yam 282

SWEATING

(To induce

it,

also

BODY ODOR, CLEANSING, FEVER

and

HEAT

INTENSE.) Marigold 254

SWEATING

(To Stop

Hops 307-8; nut 307-8

it.)

Nettle 307-8; Rose 307-8; Sage 307-8; Strawberry 307-8; Wal-

SWELLING OF GLANDS SYPHILIS

(See

(See

VENEREAL DISEASE.)

TAPEWORM (See WORMS.) TEA SUBSTITUTE Rice 173

GLANDULAR SWELLING.)

xxxiv

Symptoms Contents

Table of

TEETH, CLEANING TOOTHACHE.)

(See also

BAD BREATH, DENTAL PROBLEMS

Black Tea 43; Cinnamon 99; Citrus 102; Fig 139;

Raspberry 39; Strawberry 39;

Thyme

Mango

355; PricKly

and

Ash 285;

339; Turnip 304; Walnut 237

TEETH, STRENGTHENING Rhubarb 298

TEETHING

(See also PAIN.)

Olive Oil 247

TENDONITIS

(See also

INFLAMMATION and related headings

and

MUSCLE LIGA-

MENT INJURIES.) Bay

22; Daffodil 251-52; Ginger 154; Horsetail 194; Mustard 57; Pineapple

354;

Pumpkin 288; Squash 288

TENSION

TETANUS

NERVOUSNESS

(See

(See also

and STRESS.)

CLEANSING

and INFECTION.)

Bread 49; Chickweed 89; Juniper 37; Marigold 254

THROAT PROBLEMS

(See also

LARYNGITIS, SORE THROAT and TONSILLITIS.)

Gooseberry 55; Sage 306

THROMBOPHLEBITIS (See BLOOD CLOTS, BLOOD THINNERS, PHLEBITIS and VARICOSE VEINS.) (See CANDIDA ALBICANS and INFECTION.) SYNDROME (See CEREBROSPINAL PROBLEMS, EPILEPSY, MUSCULAR DISORDERS, NERVOUSNESS, NOURISHMENT and STRESS.) TINNITUS/RINGING IN THE EARS (See EAR PROBLEMS.) TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE (See also SMOKING HABIT and DRUG ADDICTION.)

THRUSH TIC

Coltsfoot 111

TONSILLITIS

(See also

INFECTION, INFLAMMATION and

related headings under

THROAT PROBLEMS.) Mullein 216; Sage 306

TOOTHACHE (See also DENTAL PROBLEMS, PAIN

and

TEETH, CLEANING.)

Catnip 70; Clove 108; Eggplant 129; Filbert 233; Garlic 147; Ginger 155; Line 102; Lobelia 205;

TREMOR

(See

Onion

147; Prickly

Ash 283;

Tulip

257

CONVULSION, NERVOUSNESS, NOURISHMENT STRESS

PARKINSON'S DISEASE.) TRIGLYCERIDES, ELEVATED

TUBERCULOSIS

(See

TUMORS, BENIGN

(See

CHOLESTEROL.)

INFECTION and LUNG IRRITATIONS.)

(See also

CANCERS

and

CLEANSING.)

Cabbage 55; Olive 243; Radish 295-96; Spinach 328

and

Table of

Symptoms Contents

ULCERS, SKIN

xxxv

CLEANSING, CONSTIPATION, DIABETES, INFEC-

(See also

TION, SORES and WOUNDS.) Banana 17; Daffodil 251; Honey 186; Marshmallow 209; Morning Glory 214; Mullein 217; Olive 243; Persimmon 274; Slippery Elm Alfalfa 2; Aloe 4;

131-32

ULCERS, STOMACH Aloe

Banana

5;

HEMORRHAGING, INDIGESTION and WOUNDS.)

(See also

Brans 45-46; Cabbage 56; Calendula 59-60; Cayenne 74;

18;

Chestnuts 232; Comfrey

112;

Eggplant 129; Grains 165; Hollyhock 253; Licorice

203; Olive 243; Tapioca 335

URINARY TRACT INFECTION URINATION

(Inability to urinate.

VAGINAL DISCHARGES

(See

See

(See also

INFECTION.)

KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION.) CANDIDA, CLEANSING, FEMALE COM-

PLAINTS and INFECTION.) Amaranth

Bayberry 23; Cinnamon 99-100

6;

VARICOSE VEINS INFLAMMATION.)

BLOOD THINNERS

(See also

and the various headings under

Bayberry 22-23; Calendula 60; Gotu Kola 163

VENEREAL DISEASE (See Burdock

VERTIGO

51;

(See

Chickweed

CLEANSING

and INFECTION.)

89; Echinacea 180; Marigold 254; Sarsaparilla 314

DIZZINESS, INDIGESTION, NAUSEA and NERVOUSNESS.)

VISION IMPAIRMENT

VOMITING

also

(To prevent

(See it.

EYE DISORDERS

See

and related headings.)

NAUSEA)

WARTS Aloe

4;

Banana 17-18; Dandelion 119-20; Papaya 355; Pineapple 355; Walnut

236

WATER PURIFYING

(See also

DIARRHEA

and INFECTION.)

Peppermint 341; Rosemary 301; 341; Sage 301; 341; Savory 341;

Thyme

301;

341

WEAKNESS

(Physical)

Bee Pollen

188;

Burdock 52-53; Carrot 66; Elm 132; Ginseng 156; Grains 176Ash 284; Quince 269; Thyme 339

77; Pear 269; Prickly

WEIGHT (Losing

it.

See

HUNGER, CURBING

and OBESITY.)

WHITLOW (See CORNS, FOOT CARE and INFLAMMATION.)

WORMS Bayberry 23; Garlic 150; Onion 150; Papaya 356; Persimmon 274; Pineapple 356; Pomegranate 276; Pumpkin 289-90; Squash 289-90; Walnut 236; Worm-

wood 374

Table of

xxxvi

WOUNDS

(See also

Symptoms Contents

INFECTION and SORES.)

Birch 40; Calendula 59-60; Comfrey 112; Daffodils 251-52; Geranium 253; Ghee 339-40; Honey 187; Juniper 37; Marshmallow 209; Morning Glory 214; Mullein 217; Mushroom 218; Olive 243-44; Papaya 358; Persimmon 274; St. Johnswort 311-12; Sesame 319; Thyme 339; Tomato 345; Turmeric 363; Yarrow 376-77

WRINKLES

(See also

AGING, CHAPPED LIPS

& SKIN and COSMETIC.)

Chamomile 79; Chocolate 94; Citrus 103-4; Cleavers ber 116-17; Egg Whites 245; Honey 183-84; Olive 245 Apricot

YEAST,

11;

107;

HOMEMADE (For Bread-making.)

Peach 269

YEAST INFECTION

(See

CANDIDA ALBICANS

and INFECTION.)

Cucum-

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs

A ALFALFA (Medicago

sativa)

Brief Description

Alfalfa in

An

low

is

a perennial herb

valleys and

erect,

is

commonly found on

the edges of fields,

widely cultivated by farmers for livestock feed.

smooth stem grows from an elongated taproot

a foot or more. Flowers are blue-to-purple during the finally

to a height of

summer months,

producing the characteristic spirally coiled seed pods.

was used by

Alfalfa or lucerne

make them look

the Persians to feed their horses to

sleeker and feel stronger.

The Arabs designated

this

common hay feed for livestock, "The Father of All Foods." Some modem herbalists have gone even further than this, characterizing alfalfa as being "the Big

Daddy of 'em

considering that the plant leaves are almost

99%

is

all" in terms of nutritional value,

so rich in calcium that the ashes of

its

pure calcium.

Prevents Hardening of the Arteries This has been a discovery of herbalists, surprisingly

late

by

scientists rather than traditional

enough. Clinical nutritionists have clearly demon-

strated that alfalfa meal,

when fed to caged monkeys whose diets included

high levels of cholesterol helped to prevent them from getting atherosclerosis

and also reduced the serum cholesterol

levels.

Based on such medical findings, it's therefore strongly recommended that you take 2 capsules of good quality alfalfa powder with every meal when too much cholesterol might be a problem. Your local health food

2

Alfalfa

store carries alfalfa

under the Nature's

Way

label or similar quality

brand.

An

Infection Fighter

A

medical doctor, Henry G. Bieler,

who

for years treated

many

of the great film stars of Hollywood, recounted an episode with alfalfa

Food Is Your Best Medicine. seems while he was practicing in the rural areas of Idaho many

in his bestseller, It

years ago, he travelled a great distance to visit a farmer

who was suffering

from a very bad leg ulcer. The open sore was discharging pus just above the ankle and the entire limb appeared to be dangerously close to

having gangrene set

in.

Dr. Bieler inquired of the farmer and his wife alkaline vegetables around the house, but unfortunately

The only

able.

if

they had any

none were

plant available that he could think of

was

avail-

alfalfa,

of

which they had plenty on hand.

He

persuaded the astonished wife to pick the tender young alfalfa

shoots, chop

them up very

fine

and combine them with equal parts of

water and canned grapefruit juice.

The

patient

and raw milk

was

also given canned vegetables,

in the correct

whole grain bread

amounts. Eventually, the leg condition com-

up with the farmer strictly adhering to this dietary regimen. The rich chlorophyll content found in alfalfa, and other green plants like it, was used by some doctors in major hospitals in the 1940s for treating infections resulting from surgical incisions, bed sores and inner ear problems. In such cases, capsules of Nature's Way Alfa-Max from your local health food store may be of great benefit. Better still, though, would be fresh juice made from raw alfalfa sprouts whipped up in a blender or else run through a juicer. About 4-6 oz. of the juice taken pletely healed

at

one time and also applied externally on any surface infection will be

of considerable help.

Making Your

Own

Sprouts

To make your own

sprouts, soak a teaspoon of alfalfa seeds in a

quart of tepid water overnight. Next morning, rinse the seeds thoroughly

with tepid water and drain. Place them in a jar tightly covered with

damp

cheesecloth. Store in a dark place.

Twice a day,

rinse the sprouting

seeds and drain them well, returning them to the dark after each rinse. After 4-5 days, place the sprouts in the sunlight for a few hours to

green them, then store in the refrigerator. Use alfalfa sprouts instead of lettuce, since they are far

more

nutritious.

3

Aloe

Control Aid

Diabetes

in

an August, 1984 report in the Journal of Nutrition, the University of Cahfomia at Davis found that alfalfa extracts

According scientists at

with a

who

lot

to

of manganese definitely improved the condition of a diabetic

failed to

respond to insulin.

It is

thought that 2 capsules twice or

three times daily might be worth trying in instances such as this.

Highly Nutritional

Powdered

alfalfa contains vitamins

K-1, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, essential

A, B-1, B-6, B-12, C,

folic acid, etc., as well as

and nonessential amino acids. Additionally,

25%

proteins,

rus,

manganese,

major minerals and trace elements iron, zinc

it

E

and

many

contains 15-

like calcium, phosphoand copper, together with many naturally

occurring sugars (sucrose, fructose, etc.).

% Recommended

Daily Allowances

4

Aloe I.

Aloe Gel Gets Rid of Warts

A

lady from Lubbock, Texas had a wart on her

arm

the size of a

Each morning she soaked a small piece of cotton in aloe it over the wart. Every 3 hours more gel was added with an eyedropper. Next day, fresh cotton was used and the process repeated. By the fourth day, the wart was beginning to dry up. Two weeks later when the cotton was removed, what remained of the wart came off clean. There was no scar to ever indicate a wart had once been there. pencil eraser.

gel and taped

The Medicine Doctors Rave About Probably no other single herb in

spoken of

in regard to its

modem

many marvelous

times has been so well

healing virtues by

members

of the medical and dental professions as has been that of aloe vera.

Modem

doctors have used aloe successfully for X-ray bums, sun-

bum, chemical bums,

first

degree bums, traumatized tissue (after normal

and regular cleansing), decubitus ulcers or bedsores, primary candidal dermatitis (skin inflammation caused by infection of the yeast Candida albicans), stomal ulcers (intestinal ulcers between the stomach and that

portion of the small intestine called the jejunum), herpes simplex, peri-

odontal surgery, insect bites and stings, irritating plant stings (such as

from stinging nettle) and other minor dermatological (skin) manifestations. An oral surgeon from Dallas, Texas reported amazing results in treating facial

edema

(mouth

and cold sores (mouth

How

rinse)

to

(swelling), immediate denture placement, lockjaw rinse).

Use Aloe

Aloe vera comes

in various forms: the natural gel; prepared ointment,

salve or lotion; liquid drink concentrate and encapsulated powder. For

a number of minor bums, swellings and inflammations (both intemal

and extemal), some of the natural gel from a broken or cut leaf mbbed on or in these afflicted areas will promote rapid healing. For larger inflammations (sunbum), more severe

bums

(chemical) or sores (herpes),

a good ointment, salve or lotion with a high concentration of purified

may be the best thing to use. In these instances, a simple may be called for. One of the more reliable aloe ointments for heavy duty use may be obtained from AVA of Dallas, Texas (see Appenaloe gel

dressing

dix).

Intemal use

falls into several categories.

with the natural gel from a broken or cut

Oral problems can be solved leaf.

For laxative purposes.

'

5

Amaranth Nature's

Way

store, is

good

aloe liquid

=

oz.

1

I

capsulated aloe vera, found in your local health food

And

to use.

know of

an aloe juice concentrate mix

is

most healing

for all other internal uses, the

gal.) available only

=

(1 oz.

1 qt.;

by mail-order from Great American in

4

St.

Petersburg, Florida (see Appendix).

Nutritional Properties

Aloe vera contains

96%

water, which provides water to injured

"The remain-

tissue without closing off the air necessaiy for tissue repair.

4%

ing

of the pulp," states Runner's World magazine for Dec. 1981,

"contains complex carbohydrate molecules, believed essential to aloe's natural value as a moisturizer. Substances present include trace sugars, a protein containing 18

amino

like sulphur, silicon, iron, calcium, copper,

is

obtained from the gel in the leaf.

.

.

enzymes,

sodium, potassium, manga-

nese and more. The mixture of active ingredients in aloe

and

.

acids; vitamins; minerals

It's

is

called aloin,

responsible for the plant's

. '

healing properties

AMARANTH

A

{Amaranthus hypochondriacus,

cruentx^

Brief Description

Not a

true cereal, but rather a fruit,

it

belongs to the same family

(chenopodium) as the edible weed, lamb's-quarter. Looking seed,

it

has a pleasant, nutty flavor and can be popped like

steamed and flattened into a flake.

growing almost anywhere the ranth

was brought

to this

Tower of Babel, who

It

sesame

com

or

requires very httle water and fertilizer,

common weeds

do.

hemishpere by those

It is

first

travelled eastward across

on the Pacific, eventually reaching Mexico around 2000 B.C. their barges

Food

like a

thought that ama-

migrants from the

China and launched w^hat is

now

western

of the Future

Amaranth seed has been described as the "perfect protein food of by U.S. News ' is

last

two

which

arteries,

larger internal jugular vein

Now

internal carotid arteries.

and the internal carotid

which suggests

and submental aneries. These

and

the internal jugular vein

both supply blood directly to the brain,

the route

by which vanilla

of the brain responsive to

its

travels in order

calming effects

in episodes

of hvsteria.

VIOLET (See ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS.)

VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS Clinical nutritionists generally agree that the majority of our vitamins,

enzymes ought to come from a well-balanced from each of the four major food groups. However, always practical, which necessitates the use of food supplements

minerals, amino acids, and diet that includes items this isn't

occasionally.

From in

a

number of

Canada, they

health practitioners I've spoken with here and

all felt that

one of the

ver\- best line

of supplements

recommended without any hesitation was manufactured by a Vancouver, Canada vitamin company called Quest Vitamin Supplies Ltd. Among some of their favorite supplements made by this firm are a superb amino acid complex, a nice 25,000 I.U. beta carotene, a strong

they've

citrus bioflavonoid

(1000 mg.), an effective mega-capsule antioxidant

formula, organic germanium, two super once-a-day and super-stress multi-

vitamin formulas, a vitamin

and

C

A

and

that are bodi time-released (see

D

formula and mega B-complex

Appendix).

w WALNUT

WATERCRESS

(See NUTS.)

{Nasturtium officinale)

Brief Description

Watercress

and

found

is

leaves,

is

a perennial plant which thrives in clear, cold water

in ditches

and streams everywhere.

It's cultivated for its

which are principally used as salad greens or garnishes. Connected 1-2 feet in length,

to a creeping rootstock, the hollow, branching stem,

generally extends with

its

leaves above the water.

fleshy, dark green leaves are odd-pinnate with

or roundish

The smooth, somewhat

1-4 pairs of small, oblong

leaflets.

Healing Mouth Sores

One of the most popular remedies among Chinese residing in Hong Kong and Canton, China is a special watercress soup used to treat canker mouth, swollen gums, bad no specific amounts called for, but generally for one person, about V2 lb. each of cut watercress and chopped carrots are cooked in 2 qts. of water. The liquid is boiled down slowly to 1/3 or V4 of the original fluid volume and then the soup is consumed with the vegetables intact. It's also good for hot flashes when consumed sores teeth

on the tongue or

lips, blisters in the

and foul breath. There

is

cold.

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371

Watercress Relieves

Headaches

Watercress forms the basis of an excellent remedy for headaches brought on by some kind of sickness or general nervousness.

of watercress, having been

first

washed thoroughly,

is

A

handful

then put into a

clean quart fruit jar and 2 cups of boiling apple cider vinegar added.

After the solution becomes cold several hours rebottled for use later on.

later,

When the headache occurs,

it

is

strained

and

a clean handkerchief

should be dipped in the vinegar, wrung out and laid over the eyebrows

A

and forehead.

wash

cloth

may

also be used in place of a hanky.

Soothes Skin Ailments

An

old and effective cure for

an infusion of watercress.

and put into a

A

eczema and

dermatitis consisted of

large panful should be thoroughly

stainless steel

washed

saucepan that has just enough cold water

added to cover the cress with. Bring this to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer slowly until quite tender. Strain through muslin cloth or several layers of gauze material and refrigerate. The afflicted part should be bathed with this infusion often. It's better to use a piece of soft linen for this purpose. This infusion is

excellent for roughness of the skin due to frequent exposure to the wind,

sun and cold weather.

Diuretic

and Expectorant

Watercress tea or juice in

body

tissue

is

valuable for eliminating accumulated fluids

such as in gout and for clearing mucus congestion from

To make

the tea steep 1 tbsp. chopped fresh cress in 1 cup 20 minutes, then strain and drink. Fresh juice can be obtained from an electric juicer, but should be combined with

the lungs.

boiling water for easily

some

carrot or tomato juice before drinking.

Watercress Soup

Needed:

1

qt.

chicken stock;

molasses; pinch of kelp;

1

1

tbsp. honey; Vi tbsp. blackstrap

bunch watercress; water

to

cover stems; pinch

of cardamon.

Heat stock and season with honey, molasses, kelp and cardamom. Before untying the bunch of purchased watercress, cut off stems. Wash stems and boil for about 10 minutes. Drain and add the cooking water to the stock.

with a

little

Cooked stems by themselves can be eaten when seasoned tamari soy sauce.

Wild Oregon grape

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Wash

tops of watercress (flowers) and add to boiling stock just

before serving. Boil soup 3 minutes, no longer, as you don't want to lose the emerald green color. the watercress or

it

Be

sure to

cook uncovered

after

you add

will darken. Yields 4 cups.

WHITE OAK (See NUTS-ACORN) WILD OREGON GRAPE (Berberis

vulgaris or

Mahonia

aquifolium) Brief Description

an evergreen shrub found in mountain areas on wooded slopes below 7,000 feet from British Columbia to Utah, southward to Oregon and California. Although native to North America, it was introThis

duced

to

is

Europe as a cultivated plant and has become naturalized. Its brownish bark with yellow wood under-

irregular, knotty rootstock has a

neath. This yellow pigment

is

the antibiotic alkaloid, berberine

—

the

same constituent found in goldenseal root. Its branched stems have 10 or more spiny, sessile leaflets adorning them. (NOTE: See GOLDENSEAL for more data on berberine.) Inhibits Spinal Meningitis

One pharmaceutical

study published a decade and a half ago demonwas even more potent against that species of bacteria {Neisseria meningitidis) which causes meningitis in the spine and brain than the antibiotic drug, chloramphenicol. Berberine also kills on contact a species of staph which infects stitches and other skin wounds, as strated that berberine

well as E. coli and other infectious bacteria.

Two

to three capsules

on an empty stomach is recommended. Or 1 cup of tea made by simmering 2 tbsps. of the rootstock in 1 pint of water for 7 minutes, then steeping for another 25 minutes, before straining and drinking.

daily

wounds and herpes lesions can also be either dusted with the powder from some empty capsules or else frequently bathed with the

Infected

tea.

Counteracts Scorpion Stings and Snakebites

The Ramah Navajo of northern Arizona use a strong

solution of

wild Oregon grape rootstock tea internally and compresses externally

on the immediate site of injury to counteract the deadly effects of poisonous

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Wormwood scorpion stings and deadly rattlesnake bites.

The same

tea has also

been

given immediately on an empty or evacuated stomach to those who've

been bitten by a rabid animal or bat

in 1-cup

amounts 5-6 times daily

until cured.

WINE

(See

GRAPES AND

WORMWOOD

RAISINS)

(Artemisia absinthium)

Brief Description

Wormwood is a shrubby perennial herb with grayish-white stems covered with fine silky hairs, and growing from 1-3 feet tall. The leaves are silky, hairy and glandular with small, resinous particles and yellowish-

green in color. The plant emits an aromatic odor and yields a spicy,

somewhat Asia, but

bitter taste. It's native to

now

Europe, northern Africa and western

extensively cultivated.

Parts used are the leaves and flowering tops (fresh and dried), har-

Wormwood

vested just before or during flowering. the manufacture of vermouth. Sweet

annua)

is

often

grown

species {A.

as an ornamental, but contains an essential oil

that has strong antifungal

Overpowering

has been used in

wormwood, another

and

antibacterial activities.

Relief for Pain

The team of Simon, Chadwick and Craker in thQiv Herbs—An Indexed Bibliography (1971-1980) mention that

a pain reliever for

An

women during

alcoholic tincture of the

"wormwood

has been used as

labor and against tumors and cancers."

same applied

externally often has a profound

effect in relieving the soreness of aching muscles, the hurt

swollen, arthritic joints, and the

terrific

pain

felt

accompanying

with a bad sprain,

dislocated shoulder/knee or fractured bone.

The following episode was related by the eldest son of the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr. The prophet's son was a teenager residing in Nauvoo, Illinois at the time he had this experience with wormwood. Our

carriage had stopped

the horses.

Upon

by the roadside for lunch and

getting back into

my

my

to rest

seat after the brief interval,

I

hand around one of the carriage posts, and as the driver closed the door, two of my fingers were pretty badly crushed. The wounds bled freely and Mother (Emma Smith) bound them up with some cloths from her bag, and we traveled on. My fingers

thoughtlessly put

Wormwood

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became very painful, and after awhile we stopped at a farmhouse. Mother unwrapped them, soaking the temporary dressing off with warm water and rewrapped them with fresh cloths. Taking from her whiskey and wormwood, she turned the tips upward, and poured the liquid upon them, into the dressings at which, for the first time in my life I promptly fainted! It seemed as if she had poured the strong medicine directly upon my heart, so sharply it stung and so quick was its circulatory effect. When I returned to consciousness I was lying on a lounge against the wall and Mother was bathing my face most solicitously. I soon recovered and we proceeded on our journey, reaching home in good time and without further mishap. trunk a

my

of

bottle of

little

fingers

—

To make an effective tincture for relieving excruciating pain, combine V/z cups of finely cut herb or else 8 tbsps. of the powdered herb in 2

cups of Jim

Beam Whiskey. Shake

to extract for

1 1

wormwood

the jar daily, allowing the

days. Let the herbs settle and then pour off the tincture,

straining out the

powder through a

fine cloth or

paper coffee

filter.

Rebottle and seal with a tight lid until needed. Store in a cool, dry place.

When

because of oil

using this tincture to relieve external pain, remember that

its

strong potency a

little bit

goes a long way!

Wormwood

used externally can relieve pain, too.

Destroys Intestinal Parasites

The wisdom of testing.

A

the ancients often holds

up under

modem

scientific

case in point has to do with a certain passage written in the

Zhou Hon Bei

Fang (A Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies) named Ge Hong who lived to be 110 years old (231341 A.D.): "Take a handful of sweet wormwood, soak it in a Sheng Ji

by an

herbalist

(about

1 liter)

Now

the

of water, squeeze out the juice and drink

it

all

for malaria."

Medica of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, who had been a researcher from the Institute of Chinese Materia

perusing ancient medical texts in search of new antimalarial drugs, decided to find out if soaking this

wormwood had been done

of antimalarial properties by boiling or brewing

it

to avoid the loss

instead.

She and her

colleagues not only proved this to be a fact, but also were able to actually test the

herb on humans afflicted with the malaria parasites. The clinical

results turned out to

be very good.

Just recently chemists tics, part

from the Division of Experimental TherapeuArmy Institute of Research in Washington,

of the Walter Reed

D.C., have begun

to

conduct their

own

lengthy investigations into sweet

wormwood's ability to reduce fevers by killing intestinal parasites causing them.

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Wormwood The previously mentioned

tincture

may be used

here for internal

purposes. Using an eye-dropper, put 10 drops of tincture in with

honey or molasses helps

1

Mix good

before eating.

to alleviate the bitter taste

of the tincture.

of dark honey or blackstrap molasses.

tsp.

The

Insect Repellant

Crush a handful of fresh wormwood leaves into a soggy pulp, then mix in with some apple cider vinegar. Next put a small amount of this wet mixture in a 6-inch square piece of gauze. Draw up the end comers together and

keep

the top.

tie at

horseflies,

The same mixture can keep

flies, fleas

Remedy

A

Then rub

the skin thoroughly with this to

mosquitoes and gnats away from you while outdoors.

and

also be rubbed directly onto household pets to

ticks

for Jaundice

away from them.

and Hepatitis

study pubhshed in a recent issue of Planta Medica (37:81-85)

points out that species of

wormwood have been employed on

a clinical

from lesions basis for the treatment of hepatitis and produced by the ingestion of harmful chemicals. Another journal {Chem. Pharm. Bulletin 31:352) noted that wormwood is an important remedy to protect the liver

and inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis). A tea might prove useful in these instances. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from the heat and add 4 tsp. leaves or tops. Cover and steep until slightly lukewarm. Drink in l/2-cup amounts morning, for treatment of jaundice

noon and night on an empty stomach. Sweeten with a syrup to allay some of the bitterness.

Or

litde

take 2 capsules of the

twice daily for these problems, but on an intermittent basis. that

wormwood

is

pure maple

an herbal drug, as are goldenseal

and some of the other medicinal herbs cited in

this text.

powder

Remember

root, chaparral

And

they should

be used with care only when needed, and not taken indiscriminately.

Y YARROW

{Achillea millefolium)

Brief Description

Yarrow

a perennial herb found the world over in waste places,

is

meadows and along

fields, pastures,

where

it

railroad

embankments and highways

should never be picked on account of the chemical spraying

done

that's routinely

to

keep the weeds down. The simple stem bears

aromatic bipinnately parted and dissected leaves, giving a lacy appearance.

The

plant can

grow up

to a yard high, yielding pretty flower

heads

with white rays and yellow (turning to brown) disks in them. The light

brown, creeping rootstock produces a round, smooth, pithy stem

that

branches near the top.

Extremely Useful for Inflammation

One of

the

most remarkable studies I've ever run across concerns

yarrow's great ability to reduce tissue and joint inflammation in everything

from wounds and edema to gout and arthritis. The report which appeared in the August 1969 Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences,

explained in clear detail that a number of closely related

protein-carbohydrate complexes or glycoproteins within the yarrow plant usually accumulate at the site of inflammation and remain there while is being repaired. In one experiment a number of SwissWebster female mice were injected with a substance designed to induce swelling in their left foot pads. Later half of the group were injected with yarrow fractions, which reduced inflammation by 35% as compared

injured tissue

with the untreated group.

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377

Yarrow

Yarrow can be

utilized in a variety of

of inflammation very nicely. the tea internally and a

dried herb and the

may be

One

is

ways

to reduce all

manner

a two-fold approach, incorporating

chamomile hand cream

externally.

CamoCare Pain-Relieving Cream

Both the

(see Appendix)

obtained from local health food stores. Bring 2 cups of water

and add 3

to a boil

tbsp. of the dried yarrow.

Cover, reduce heat and

simmer 4 minutes. Remove and steep for 20 minutes. Drink 1 cup several when cool. At the same time rub some CamoCare PainRelieving Cream on the external points of inflammation. Both seem to work well for this purpose. Dennis Carman, who works for the Correlation Dept. of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, related the following true incident to me sometime back:

times daily

About 12 years ago, myself and some other

adults took a

number

of 'problem youth' from various Mormon wards on a weekend camping trip in a remote part of Yellowstone Park. One teenage boy happened to be scouring a nearby meadow for some dead firewood. In the process of pulling back on a dry limb jutting up from a fallen tree, he accidentally fell against another protruding piece of sharp wood, causing it to go into the side of his leg quite a ways.

We realized

soon enough while attending to his

injuries just

ill-prepared for this trip in terms of adequate first aid needs

we

how

really

One adult picked a handful of yarrow and crushed it between two stones, then applied this poultice directly to the kid's wound. It was then bound up with adhesive tape. A couple of days later we were able to get the youngster to a hospital, where a doctor looked at his leg. In his opinion, nothing seemed wrong with the leg and so he released the boy immediately. We attributed this remarkable healing were.

to yarrow.

Heals Sore Nipples, Chapped Hands, Stops Bleeding

and chamomile hand cream may also be utilized effectively in the treatment of sore nipples, chapped hands, cracked lips, weathered skin, herpes sores, hives, hemmorhoids and minor bleeding.

Yarrow

tea

Yarrow for Female Needs Maria Treben, a renowned West German folk healer and popular herbalist, recounted her own experiences with yarrow some time ago for the benefit of a large audience:

cannot recommend yarrow enough for women. They could be many troubles if they just took yarrow tea from time to time! Be it a young girl with irregular menstruation or an older woman during menopause or already past it, for everyone young and old, it I

spared

Yellow dock

378 is

is

of importance to drink a cup of yarrow tea from time to time. It very beneficial for the reproductive organs of women. To make the tea, pour 4'/4 cups of boihng water over 1 V2 heaping

and steep for awhile. The tea should be taken Or 100 grams (about 2 cups) of yarrow may be steeped in cold water overnight. The next day bring it to a boil, then add to tbsps. of yarrow, cover

regulariy.

just

enough bath water

which the body can recline

in

to

soak the

area of the kidneys.

Cataracts and Glaucoma Cured

Maria Treben

insists that

glaucoma

is

not an eye disorder, but rather

a definite malfunction of the kidneys instead.

A

tea should be

made,

she observes, from equal parts of stinging nettle, yarrow, calendula

and 2-3 cups consumed each day. Bring 1 qt. of water to a boil, add these herbs, cover and simmer for 7 minutes; then remove and steep another 45 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey before

and

horsetail,

drinking.

For cataracts, she advises brushing some Swedish Bitters across the eyelids frequently. There are various types of this herbal

under different names

at

some but not all

to this that is just as effective calls for

health food stores.

rubbing a

little

compound

An alternative

aloe gel obtained

from afresh plant leaf mth an equal small amount of juicy latex gathered from a fresh milkweed plant, between your wet thumb and index finger until well

mixed. This mixture

is

then gently brushed over the closed

comers of the eye, but never under any circumstances to be rubbed into the eyes direct! Although applied in this manner, they seem to be reasonably beneficial in helping cataracts and spots on eyelids towards the

the cornea to gradually disappear.

may work

better for

some than

Of

course, as with anything, this

for others.

YELLOW DOCK (Rumex

crispus)

Brief Description

Yellow dock

some weed

in

is

a perennial plant considered by

many

fields

U.S. and southern Canada.

some

to

be a trouble-

and waste places throughout Europe, the Its

spindle-shaped, yellow taproot sends

up

a smooth, rather slender stem, 1-3 feet high. Lanceolate to oblonglanceolate in shape, the pointed light green leaves have predominantly

wavy margins. The lower leaves are larger and longer-petioled than the upper are. The numerous pale green, drooping flowers are loosely whorled in panicled racemes. The seed is a pointed, three-angled and heart-shaped kind of nut.

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Yellow dock

The Ultimate

Purifier

What more can be

said about this wonderful herb that hasn't been

stated already with other cleansing herbs scattered throughout this

Suffice

it

to say, this

remarkable herb root

any kind of eruptive disease

just about

To make

is

a dandy blood

may come

that

to

a useful decoction of the same, just bring

book?

purifier for

mind. 1

qt.

of water

Reduce the heat and add 1 cup of chopped, fresh or dried root, cover and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove and steep IVi more hours. Strain, sweeten with honey and drink up to 4 cups a day, especially during a 5/zorf- weekend, mild-food fast in which much of your nourishment is derived only from liquids. to a boil.

Many

different kinds of skin afflictions

bathed with this same tea,

when

it's

and inflammation. Equal parts of

may

also be judiciously

some of

cool, to relieve

this root

the itching

and sage make a great

tea to

drink while using a sauna or sitting in a Jacuzzi (those with hypertension,

however, should avoid excess heat

like this).

A cup of warm tea improves digestion when consuming a particularl> heavy meal or rich foods. Yellow dock tea also stimulates the

liver

and colon as well.

Comforts Emphysema Yellow dock syrup

is

tory problems, especially

root

is

a nice,

little

remedy for relieving upper respira-

emphysema

it

seems.

A

half-pound of the

boiled in a pint of distilled water until the liquid

mere cupful. Strain and discard the spent root, and cup dark honey, Vi cup blackstrap molasses and syrup, then a dash of genuine

vanilla flavor.

Mix

is

reduced to a

to the liquid

add Vi

tbsp. pure

maple

1

everything together

by hand until you have an even syrup. Take 1 tsp. at a time for bronchitis, asthma and the like to stop tickling sensations in the throat or lungs. Strengthens Eyes

The

in

Night Blindness

greens are richer in vitamin eating

Gibbons, asserted that "yellow dock than carrots are." He believed that by

late plant forager, Euell

many

A

helpings of these greens, one could definitely improve his

or her night vision, particularly

if it

had become somewhat dim with

age.

Gibbons' Greens Gibbons stated that the best time

was

for collecting

dock greens

either in the early Spring or the late Winter just after the

first

or

380

Yohimbine second

frost

had come. A

real treat for

him was to combine equal

dock greens and watercress in a little water and cook for about 15 minutes. Then the greens were drained, chopped and seasoned with kelp, butter, minced raw Bermuda onion, some crumbled parts of fresh

crisp bacon, thin slices of a hard-cooked

added

juice (something I've

"This

will

make

for

a hearty supper dish that

once confessed, "even

alone," he

if

for taste

bulging with

all

apple cider vinegar, he

It

follow standard directions for canning greens.

a large plant and grows

many

meals.

also freezes well. Enclose

couple of minutes, to keep

little

fairly

canning—just

other Spring greens.

It

A

would enjoy

in great patches, one Cook dock alone or mix it with doesn't cook down much, so it's particularly

is

gathering can furnish

for

of lime

adds zest to dock greens.

Because dock

good

I

weren't

it

those healthful vitamins and minerals. believed, also

egg and a dash

good measure).

it

in plastic

from turning dark

it,

after blanching in boiling

bags, then wrap in

your freezer

it

again

in

water for a

freezer paper

later on.

YOHIMBINE (Corynanthe yohimbe)

SCHIZANDRA FRUIT (Schizandra

GINKGO {Ginkgo

chenensis)

biloba)

Brief Descriptions

These three are included together because of their remarkable sexual when used in conjunction with each

rejuvenating properties, particularly other.

Yohimbine is the popularized name of a real tongue-twisting chemical

known

officially as 17

methylester. Yet is

it

alpha-hydroxyyohimban-16 alpha-carboxylic acid

has clinically verified aphrodisiac effects to

obtained from the bark of an African evergreen by the same

and growing

in

it

and

name

Cameroon, West Africa.

is an aromatic, woody vine with alternate, petiolate and oblong-obovoid leaves. The flowers adorning it may be either pink

Schizandra

or white.

The nourishing

in a short, spike-like,

when

fruit is

a collection of berry-like, ripened carpels

drooping head that's fleshy but not splitting open

ripened.

Ginkgo happens vast order of

tall,

to

be the only living representative

left

of a once

resinous trees widely distributed throughout the

Meso-

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Yohimbine zoic Era.

The

drupe-like fruit yields yellow seeds

acquires a rather foul-smelling odor to the fruit provokes a very

contact with

it.

warm

The leaves

it.

The

when

it

matures and

outer fleshy portion of

sensation to the skin

when brought

in

also are used as well.

Both schizandra and ginko are very popular in Chinese folk medicine for a wide variety of health complaints, especially sexual frigidity.

Ultimate Sexual Rejuvenaters

During a 1984 stopover Indonesia,

I

visit I

made

in Singapore

on

my way

to

had the good fortune of being introduced to an old Chinese name of Hsii Ching-tso. Through an acquaintance

herb doctor by the

I was able to obtain a very old been in this man's family for at which had sexual rejuvenating formula

who spoke

both languages fairly well,

least 17 generations.

attracted me to this old gent were the wide number of had heard from many others (especially men) concerning the

What had claims

I

amazing effectiveness of his simple formula. I learned that his only three ingredients were yohimbine bark, dried schizandra berries, and ginkgo leaves and seeds. Now I already knew about the medical success of yohimbine as reported in the August, 1984 issue of Science. Therein scientists from Stanford University discovered to their astonishment that

when impotent

were given yohimbine, they went absolutely wild and mounted female rodents up to 45 times in less than 15 minutes about twice as often as they normally would. Even when castrated rats were given a shot of the stuff, they climbed longingly on females. And I also was aware of the in-depth study on yohimbine published male

rats

—

Volume 35 of Pharmacological Reviews concerning its fantastic erection-promoting ability when sexual desires were present in men, but when their penile veins weren't up to much contracting. So the old fellow's inclusion of one-third yohimbine bark in his powerful sexual stimulant obviously made sense, I also knew about the in

warm, sexual energies

attributed to schizandra berries

by ancient Chinese

But I couldn't for the life of me figure out why he included one-third ginkgo leaves and seeds along with his other one-third schizandra fruit. It was explained to me by this patient, old fellow that ginkgo herbalists.

helped to increase the

He

said

it

vital "life

wasn't enough to

lift

energies" passing through the brain.

a man's copulating organ

—holding up

a drooping, bony finger that quickly became firm and elevated as he

spoke

—but

it

was

also necessary to raise his mental

powers of sex as

Yucca

382 well. This, he believed, is

the mind, while the other

what ginkgo essentially accomplished with two ingredients worked on the reproductive

organs themselves.

He made and sold this concoction in tablet form, instructing those who purchased the same to take 6-8 tablets at a time at least 30 minutes before sexual activities to different

men

commenced.

here in the states

In

recommending

who were

this

same formula

unable to buy

it

directly

soon found that an alcoholic tincture of the yohimbine

from him, I worked better than when taken

in capsule

form with the other two ingredi-

ents.

Mix 6 ounces of powdered yohimbine bark with ^4 of

a pint of

brandy. Shake daily, allowing the mixture to set for about 12 days. Strain and bottle. Then when taking approximately 5 capsules of Nature's

Way

Ginkgold and Nature's

Way

Schizandra Fruit with adequate water,

follow taking these capsules by squirting about a dozen drops of mixture

beneath the tongue and allowing All of these herbs

may be

it

to enter the

bloodstream sublingually.

obtained at most local health food stores or

nutrition centers.

YUCCA

(Yucca species)

Brief Description

This acclaimed "Guardian of the Desert" stands silently silhouetted against an azure-blue sky,

its

many

defensive position of sorts against

And

sharp, lance-like leaves assuming a all

manner of unwanted

intruders.

as in the imagination of the naturalist's mind, so too does this

ubiquitous plant perform similar service

our health. Yuccas can be either

when

tall trees

it

comes

to protecting

ranging in heights from 15

60 feet as it were (Mojave yucca and the Joshua tree), or much humbler looking specimens averaging no more than a couple of yards to

in height.

Potential

Cancer Remedy

A team of scientists working at the AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado several years ago, isolated a strong anti-tumor factor from fresh yucca flowers, which disappears when the flower wilts or dries. In mice with B16 melanoma, a crude extract of yucca flowers caused a 50-100% increase in their lifespan, as mentioned in

Growth (42:213-23)

for 1978.

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Yucca

Similar findings were also confirmed by Dr. Kanematsu Sugiura

of the prestigious Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Institute in

New York

City. There the partially purified extract of yucca flowers inhibited almost

completely both sarcoma 180 and Ehriich carcinoma. Also Dr. Jonathan L. Hartwell, formerly with the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center, reported in the scientific press that extracts of certain yucca flowers strongly inhibited Lewis lung

mouse tumor and

the Friend virus

leukemia in mice by some 70%. This data appeared in a back issue (1968) of Oncology (22:57), a well-respected cancer research journal.

What

all

of

this

means then

to those

of us interested in finding

natural solutions to the problems of cancer, is that the fresh blossoms

or flowers of different yucca species

may be

picked and immediately

be included in a carrot-mixed greens juice concoction whipped up in a food blender. Not that yucca alone will do the job, but

it's

merely

another good weapon in the natural arsenal to be used in combating this

dreaded disease.

Arthritis

Under Attack

During the mid-1970s Drs. Bernard A. Bellew and Robert Bingham conducted studies with 101 arthritic patients, giving half yucca tablets

and the other half lookalike placebos. Of the 50 receiving an average of 4 yucca tablets daily, 61% reported feeling less pain, stiffness and swelling in their arthritis than did those on the placebo. These tests were conducted at the National Arthritis Medical Clinic in Desert Hot Springs, California, and later published in Journal of Applied Nutrition (Fall 1975).

Four capsules of Nature's

Way

food store twice daily on an empty stomach

yucca from any local health is

suggested.

z ZUCCHINI (See PUMPKIN, SQUASH

comes the close of this informative work. Of some two dozen odd books on health, nutrition and herbs that

With all

the

I've

AND GOURD.)

the zucchini

penned over the years,

I

believe that this project has been the

most exciting, challenging and grandest undertaking I've ever attempted. Yet for me, it's also probably been the most personally satisfying because of the enormous amount of self-care data presented for the very

first

time on such a wide range of illnesses under one cover.

Nothing that I'm currently aware of even comes close to it. And I'm stating this more as an observed fact of truth than as a self-administered pat on the back. Finally, let

it

be said that although

of meeting each other in this reader,

life,

we may never have

yet hopefully,

the pleasure

some day you,

the

and I, the author, will be able to meet together in another dimension

where time stands still, peace abounds, love surrounds, health is for all and there are no more tomorrows only an eternal period where the soul may finally rest and the spirit can be of good cheer!

—

384

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immune diseases including AIDS, cancer, chronic known as mononucleosis or EBV), common cold, herpes.

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Index B Abdominal pains, 117-18, 128

Backaches, 57-58, 80, 356-57

Abscesses, 335

Bad

breath

Acid indigestion. See Indigestion

clove for, 108

Acne, 6, 40, 51, 116, 180, 255, 358

coriander for, 113-14

Adenoids, swelling of the. 18

dill for,

Agent 007's Broccoli Harlequin, 58

fennel seeds for, 136

Agricultural

&

myrrh

for.

219-20

parsley for, 260 Baked Apples with Date

127, 150

Alcohol, reduce craving for, 108

Stuffing,

10

Baked Beans with Apples, 10

Alcoholism, 128, 234 Allergies, 80-81, 114, 137, 184,

Baked Papaya Custard, 361 Baldness, 222-23

255

All-Grains Braided Loaves, 174-75

Banana Date Bread, 20

Alzheimer's disease, 179-80

Barmakian, Richard, 195, 213

American Cancer Society, 84

Basic Granola, 48

American Indian Medicine, 128

Basic

American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 145

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The, 318

Tomato Sauce, 348

Bedsores, 2, 4 9, 26,

BEPHA

Bulletin, 145

Bestways, 58, 354

American Medicinal Plants, 283 Anemia,

233

filberts for,

Biological Chemistry, 140,

296

AIDS,

125

Better

7, 331

Angina, 37, 251

&

Homes

Biblical

Gardens, 11. 19, 86, 275, 291. 361

Garden Cookery, 123

Birth control. 92, 201

Annals of Surgery, 230

Births, easy,

Anorexia nervosa, 256 Antibiotic, natural, 144-45,

338-39

amaranth tea for internal, 6

Antibiotics Annual, 145

Aphrodisiac, 96, 157,

38

Bleeding

bayberry bark for, of the lungs, bowels and uterus,

18^89,

191, 260-61, 314,

23

368

cayenne pepper for external, 74

Appendicitis, 45, 252

eggplant for nosebleeds and, ulcers, 129

Appetite control, 78, 90, 101, 167, 181, 337

geraniums for hemorrhaging, 252-53

Applied

&

Environmental Microbiology, 9

horsetail tea for internal, 195

Apricot Fruit Salad, 12

nettle for profuse,

Apricot Sweet Potato, 282-83

peanut butter for hemorrhaging. 234

Arteries, clogged, 165

rhubarb for internal. 299-300

Arthritis

how

turmeric for. 363

to relieve, 72-73, 165-66, 252, 298-99,

27, 363-64, 381

326-

yarrow

Blood

pain. 22, 57-58, 140

swelling,

221-22

36

Blood

1,

12,

Athlete's foot. 10, 82,

377

55

Asthma, 57, 68. 80-81, 149, 155. 215. 237 Atherosclerosis,

for.

circulation, improve, 20, 36, 37,

43

99-100

clots. 74. 149. 153,

272, 309

Blood poisoning, 89-90, 254 Blood pressure, reduce, 134 Body building, 166-67

391

318-19, 354-

1

Index

392 Body

Cancer preventative {cont'd.)

odor, 10, 295, 304, 307-8

pumpkin and, 289

Boils

banana

burdock

spinach for, 328

for, 51

chickweed

for,

89

suma

251-52

wheat

for,

daffodils for,

elm

rhubarb for, 298

17

for,

173-74

for,

Cancer Research. 55, 238, 243

131-32

Cancer Treatment Reports, 140

139

figs for,

331-32

for,

morning glory

mustard plaster

Cancer treatments

215

for,

for,

beets for, 29-31

57

peach, pear and quince for, 266

for breast, 30-31, 166, 243,

tapioca for, 335

chaparral tea for, 83-85

Boston Baked Beans Classic, 27-28

comfrey

Breast milk

for colon, 166,

how how

to dry up, 237, to

307

produce more, 8, 20, 44, 124, 359-60

garlic

Bree, Joel, 246, 303, 362

for

Medical Journal. The, 112

British

237

243

22

and onions 166

for lungs, 31

243

for ovary,

Brown Rice with Mushrooms and Thyme, 342

plant seeds for,

Bniises, 57, 75, 112-13, 253-54, 261, 279, 295. 304

for prostate, 30,

Bulimia, 256

radish for,

Bumps, 57, 112-13 Burdock Roots, Hawaiian

St.

Style,

52

Bums

316

243 295-96

Johnswort

for,

4

aloe for chemical,

wheat sprouts yucca

66

1 1

day

252

lilies for,

honey

for,

166

380-81

for,

Candida albicans, 20. 82, 99-100, 158, 274, 339 Cankers, 51, 219

coltsfoot for,

elderberries for,

122

for uterus, 30, 122

banana skin

carrot juice for,

166,296

for testicular tumors,

apple cider vinegar for, 10 for, 17

311-12

forskin, 238, 311-12 for stomach, 122,

acorns and oak for, 230

145-46

for,

jaw bone, 112

for liver,

Broiled Fresh Figs and Dates, 140-41 Bronchitis, 22, 38, 57, 155, 207,

1

140

figs for,

Breasts, sore, 335, 377

112

for,

dates for,

296

Carbuncles, 51,89, 266, 335

36

for minor,

186

Carob Brownies, 65 Cataracts, 88, 233, 257,

378

juniper for, 37

Celiac disease, 18, 45, 63, 168-69

mullein for, 217

Cerebrospinal problems, 312-13

okra

for,

240-41

Chemical Abstracts, 332

243-44

Chemical

&

onions for serious, 146

Chemical

pollutants, 67, 83, 173,

potatoes for, 280

Chemistry of Love, The,

pumpkin

Chickenpox, 121, 168, 216, 255, 272

olive for,

for,

287

Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 112, 327, 375

282

%

radish for, 295

Childbirth, 38,

sunburn, 4, 180, 217, 345

Children, infectious diseases of. See type of

watermelon for serious, 211

Chinese Journal of Surgery, 237

Bums, LaMont, 242

330

Chinese Medical Journal, The, 186 Chocolate Cognac Glaze, 97-98 Cholesterol, reduce alfalfa for,

1

Cancer Chemotherapy Reports, 83

artichoke for, 12-13

Cancer

avocado

364

Letters,

Cancer preventative beans

for,

25-26

bran for, 45, 46

cabbage

for,

carrots for,

cinnamon

55-56

66

for,

parsley for,

beans

cabbage

15

for,

for,

26

for,

carrots for,

56

66

cayenne pepper

for,

chicory for, 92

100

260

com

for,

168

eggplant for, 129

73

1

393

Index

D

Cholesterol (cont'd.)

fenugreek for, garlic

1

37

and onion

150

Dandelion Wine, 121

oats for, 169

oranges

Dandruff. 10, 21-22, 81-82, 190, 320

105

for,

rhubarb

Davis, Adelle, 133

264

pasta for,

Delicious!, 58

300

for,

Delicious Cherry Cobbler. A, 87

rutabaga and turnip for, 303

Dental problems

skullcap for, 326-27

bad breath, 108, 113-14. 125, 136, 219-20, 233,

turmeric for, 364

260

Christopher, John R., 208, 330

bleeding gums, 101

Cinnamon-Molasses Cookies, 100

how how how

Cirrhosis, 120

Colds, 57, 74-75, 99, 303-4

Cold

180,275,358

sores, 4,

to have white teeth, 102,

remove plaque, 43

to

247

teething infants,

tooth aches and sore

Congestion 1 1

tooth decay, 9

149

gariic for,

Dental surgery, pineapple juice

ginger tea for, 155

guava juice horehound

350

for,

for,

Dermatitis, 4, 132, 170, 180, 362, 371

Desert News, 85

268

Diabetes

rosehips for, 38

aloe for, 3

watercress for, 371

beans

257

Conjunctivitis,

26

for,

blueberry for, 35

Connor, Elizabeth B., 95, 280

bran for, 45, 46-47

Constipation

bulghur

apples for, 8, 9

avocado

for,

167

cayenne pepper

and onion

for,

25

garlic

carrot for,

67

goldenseal for, 162

cascara sagrada for, 69

mango

mango

oats for,

352

for,

marigolds

for,

for,

for,

169-70

Diaper rash, 168, 231, 362-63

268

Diarrhea

amaranth seed

psyllium for, 286

apples for, 8-9

rutabaga for, 303 for,

banana

to keep, 72, 185,

for, 18

carob powder

for,

64

carrot soup and carob for infant,

8, 22, 36, 86, 148, 237,

257-58,

garlic

and onion

geraniums

294

for,

honey

Creamed Spinach, 328-29 Cream of Nettle Soup, 223-24

persimmon

Creamy Squash Soup, 291

radish for.

Cucumber- Yogurt-Goat Milk Dressing, 117

rice

Game Hen,

118

for,

150

252-53

184-85

Cramps, 99, 153-54, 207, 340-41 Creamed Celery with Almonds, 78

Cumin-Flavored

6

black pepper and kelp for, 42

210

Corns, 355

Coughs,

for,

blackberry for, 34-35

320-21

Convulsions, 326, 350-51

how

150

351-52

for,

potatoes for, 281

Cool,

for,

spinach for, 328

254

210

sesame soup

73

for,

dandelion for, 120-21

16

for,

355

Deodorants, 295, 304. 307-8

191-92

for,

for,

Dentistry, 43

nasturtium for, 254-55

peach

gums, 70, 101-2, 108, 129,

147, 154, 155, 158, 205, 219-20, 257

coltsfoot for,

melons

237

strengthen enamel, 298

18,60,335 Complete Book of Spices, The, 207

Colitis,

beans

304

to clean teeth, 39, 139, 285,

pyorrhea, 129

Cold Spinach Soup, 329

peach

Salad, 258

Duck

Daffy and Daisy

for,

for,

lime juice for infant, 106

pumpkin

for.

for.

water

273-74

288

294 for.

172-73

rhubarb for. 299

Current Microbiology, 145

tapioca for infant, 336

Cysts, 170

tomato

for,

343-44

66-67

Index

394 Eye problems

Digestive disorders

banana

19

for,

dates for, 123

mint

257

cucumber

114

for,

glaucoma, 378

213

for,

(cont'd.)

conjunctivitis,

papaya and pineapple

for,

200

goldenseal for, 158

peach, pear and quince for, 269

inflammation of the, 71, 88, 114, 158

radish for, 293

morning glory

tarragon for, 337

mums

tropical fruits for,

yellow dock

352

See also Indigestion

Bean Salad, 125

Dilled Green

sesame seed

oil for,

snap dragon

for,

319-20

256-57

279

sore, 80. 214,

Diuretic. 195, 200, 210, 371 Diverticulitis, 18, 45,

214

potatoes for, 279

379

for,

for,

251

for,

turmeric for, 363

106

Eyewash, 330

Douches, 6, 23, 56, 82, 201, 237, 274 Douglass, John M., 321, 322

Down Home

Southern Cooking, 242

Downs, Robert W., 109,354 Drug withdrawal program, 158-61, 201 Duke, James, 31, 122

Fat deposits, removing,

294

Fatigue. See Vigor and vitality

Federation Proceedings, 55

Dysentery, 190

Feed Yourself Right, 159 Female problems, 6-7 See also under type of

Early

New

Fevers

England Tomato Catsup, 347

20

basil tea for,

Ear problems alfalfa for,

garlic

bayberry bark for, 23

2

and onion

lobelia for,

for, 147,

150-51

cinnamon

205

pumpkin papaya

elm lemonade

246-47

oil for,

sunflower seeds tinnitus, 138,

for,

132

for,

mustard plant

359

sesame seed

74-75

ginger tea for, 155

289

for,

for,

for,

99

for,

dandelion tea for, 121

mullein for, 217 olive for,

cayenne pepper

oregano

319-20

peach syrup

322

pumpkin

322

tamarind

268

for,

for,

radish for,

turmeric for, 363

East West Journal. 201

57

for,

207

for,

288

294

for,

333

Eczema, 6, 40, 51, 131-32, 180, 193, 335, 362, 371

Food & Cosmetics Toxicology, Food Is Your Best Medicine, 2

Edema,

Food poisoning, 36, 86, 273

Eating Healthy Cook Book, 11, 19, 86, 361

4, 168, 253-54, 260,

287-88

81, 191

Foot care, 104-5, 115, 170, 359

Eggplant Pizza, 130

194,363-64

Ellingwood's Therapeutist, 127

Fractures, 171,

Emotional problems, 49-50, 203-4

Fresh Fruit

Emphysema, 379

Frostbite, 41,

Enchilada Casserole with Tomato Sauce, 348

Fruit/Nut Granolax,

&

Vegetable Recipes, 275, 291, 361

295

47-48

Enemas, 6, 109-10, 216, 336 Epidemiology, 66 Epilepsy, 107-8, 207, 350-51

Gallstones

Erysipelas, 335

Evening Primrose and Veal with Madeira Wine, 135 Experimental Medicine

&

Surgery, 12

Eye problems

burdock-catnip tea for, 51-52 chicory for, 93 cider vinegar for,

basil tea for,

20

9

dandelion for, 120

bloodshot eyes, 251 cataracts, 88, 233, 257,

olive oil, 105.

378

catnip tea for, 71

radish for,

chamomile

for,

walnuts

chervil for,

88-89

80

245-46

potatoes for, 279

294-95

for,

watermelon

237 for,

210

395

Index Garden Pea Soup, 272

Herb Book. 120

Gargles

Herbs-An Indexed Bibliography, 373 Herbs, Spices and Flavorings, 108

amaranth seed, 6 basil,

Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, 212

20

carrot,

65-66

Hernias, 208-9, 252

cinnamon, 9&-99

Herpes

clove, 108

almonds

for,

myrrh, 219

aloe for,

4

rosemary, 301

berries for,

strawberry, 39

birch for,

burdock

walnuts, 237

Gas,

210, 225, 231-32, 268, 364-65

intestinal, 106,

231

34

40 51

for,

chickweed

89

for,

Gaunt, La Rene, 10, 76, 175, 262, 348

elm

Genital odors, 113-14

green beans for, 180

Gibbons, Euell, 90, 132, 133, 223, 379

mint

Gibbons' Chickweed and Greens, 91

raisin tea for,

Gibbons' Greens, 379-80

tapioca for, 335

Gingivitis. See

under Dental problems

for,

132

213

for,

178

Hiatus hernia, 45

Glaucoma, 378

Hip joint-and-socket replacement, 131

Golden Combread, 175

Hives, 6, 168

Golden Fenugreek Sauce, 138

Homemade Nut

Gonorrhea, 254, 314, 330

Honest Herbal, 46

Good Cream o' Mushroom Soup, 218-19 Good Homemade Mayonnaise, 193-94

How

Gout, 57, 86, 168, 252, 287-88, 302

Hunger, reduce, 46, 48-49, 106

Guava

Hydrocephalus, 312

Fruit Slaw,

360

Hot

238-39

7

flashes,

to

Butters and Oils,

Common

Prepare

Wild Foods, 224

Hyperactivity, 25, 70, 79, 136, 337

Hypertension

H

asparagus for, 14

banana

Hair

17

for,

26-27

baldness, 222-23

beans

conditioner, 79, 102-4, 148

black cohosh for, 40-41

gray, 237-38, Halitosis.

309-10

for,

celery for, 77

cocoa powder

See Bad breath

for,

Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies, A, 374

currants for,

Hardening of the

dandelion for, 120

arteries, 1-2, 13

and onion

Hartwell, Jonathan L., 140, 296, 381

garlic

Hay

kiwi fruit for. 200

184

fever, 137,

Headaches, 21, 79, 144, 155, 173, 320, 340-41, 371

mums

Heart ailments bran for, 45

hawthorn

Hysteria, 203-4,

Immune

317-18

368-69

for,

for,

system, improve the, 127-28

Incredible Date/Fig-Nut Bread, 122-23

sage for, 309

Incredibly Rich Chocolate Hazelnut Cake, 96-97

236

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 158

178

Heartbeat, lower, 92-93

Indigestion

Heartburn, 8, 62, 93, 99, 105-6, 200, 203, 243

how

344-45

for,

280

safflower oil for,

Heat,

251

for,

171-72

rice for,

wine

351

243

potatoes for,

walnuts

149

Hypothermia, 148

37

for,

for,

101

for,

for,

tomatoes

mullein for, 216 olive for,

kumquats

mango

See also Migraines

95

36

to deal with the, 72, 185,

210

anise for, 8

caraway

for,

62

Hemophilia. See Bleeding

chicory for, 93

Hemorrhoids, 45, 217

cinnamon

Hepatitis, 120,

375

for,

99

grapefruit for, 105-6

203

HerhalGram. 301

lettuce for,

Herbalist, 83

nutmeg and mace

for,

225

1

396

Index Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, 78

Indigestion (cont'd.)

Journal of Applied Nutrition, 381

243

olive for,

papaya and pineapple peach

for,

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 25, 198, 298, 364

200

Journal of Food Science, 34, 99

268

for,

Journal of Neuropsychiatry, 225

Infections, fighting

Journal of Nutrition, 3, 67

2

alfalfa for,

Journal of Pediatrics, 64

apples for, 9

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 238, 376

black tea for, 43

echinacea garlic

and onion

honey hops

Journal of Res.

127

for,

188

for,

Medicine, 163

201,316,353

121,

Journal of the Egyptian Medical Association. 188-89

190

for,

in Ind.

Journal of the American Medical Association, 71, 109,

150

for,

Journal of the National Cancer

mullein for, 216

178-79

raisin tea for,

Institute,

Journal of Urology, The, 35, 145

Infectious diseases of children. See type of

Inflammation

K

of the bladder, 366

chamomile

80

for,

coltsfoot for,

Kathi's Strawberry Facial Cream, 39

Kidney problems

1 1

cucumber

for,

1

echinacea

for,

128

asparagus

14

elderberries for,

36

burdock

64

carob

ginger for, 154

comsilk tea

liver

243-44

Johnswort

uva

for,

210

for,

yarrow

376-77

Insect biles

aloe for,

pumpkin

253

for,

and stings

rosemary walnuts

for,

225

260

tea for,

radish for,

4

celery for,

168

nutmeg and mace parsley for,

watermelon for,

hollyhock

313

366

ursi for,

for,

ginger for, 153-54

potato plaster for, 277-78 St.

for,

cranberry for, 35-36

and bladder, 43, 252

olive oil for,

51-52

for,

of the eyes, 71,88, 114. 158

of

14

for,

bayberry bark for, 23

287-88

294-95 302

for,

237

for,

77

coltsfoot for,

1 1

cornstarch for, 168

cucumber garlic

115

for,

and onion

lemon juice

for,

morning glory

Lai, Chiu-Nan, 165,

for,

146

106-7

for,

Latin-Lover Salad, 297

214

Laxatives

papain for, 352-53 radish for,

4-5

aloe for,

294

apples for, 8-9

sage for, 306

sesame seed

avocado

oil for,

wild Oregon grape

328

Lancet, 150, 317

319

for,

372-73

Insect repellant, 41-42, 151,

16

for,

bayberry bark for, 23 bran for, 45, 47-48

375

carrots for,

67

Insomnia, 70, 124, 149, 184, 190-91, 256, 330, 337

cascara sagrada for, 69

International Clinical Nutrition Review,

dates for, 123

Irish

29

Journal of Medical Science, 281

figs, raisins

Iron fortification, 31 Irregularity, 47,

56

Itchiness, 10, 90, 114, 168, 174, 233,

and barley

melons

308

for,

pea soup prunes

210

for,

for,

rhubarb

for,

tamarind

for,

Leprosy, 190

Jaundice, 120, 210, 255. 375

Let's Live, 112

233

299

306

Jam and jelly, how to make, 269-71 James Bond Breakfast, A, 58-59 itch,

272

275

for,

sage

Jock

for,

flaxseed for, 141

333

Leung, Albert Y., 320, 360

139

55

397

Index Life

Extension—A Practical,

Scientific

Approach, 82

Migraines (cont'd.)

Lips, dry, 115, 189

pumpkin

Lip-Smackin' Appetizer, 324

watermelon

for,

289

for,

210

Mild Tomato Sauce, 76

Liver problems

232

artichoke for, 13

Milk

acorns and oak for, 230

Miracle Carrot Soup, 68

bayberry bark for, 23

Mohican Pumpkin-Squash Bread, 292

chamomile

Morning sickness, 38

81

for,

Mouth sores, 234-35, 370 Mouth wash. See Gargles

chicory for, 92

macadamias milk

234

for,

Multiple sclerosis, 36

211-12

thistle for,

Mumps,

sage for, 309

tomatoes

for,

121, 168, 207, 216, 255,

272

Muscular aches, 192-93, 302, 325-26

346

for,

watermelon

substitute,

Mustard

210

Liver spot remover,

1

57

plaster,

Mutation Research, 55, 260, 328

19-20

My

Lloydia. 140, 296

Grandma's Basic Horseradish Sauce, 193

Lockjaw, 4

N

Longevity, 82, 149-50

Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 343

National Geographic, 109

Los Angeles Times, 58

Natural Healing Cookbook, 324

Lungs, problems with the, 231

Natural History, 49

Lupus erythematosus, 231

Remedies, 112

Nature, 170, 234

330

Lust, John, 107, 120,

Home

Natural

Luscious-Layered Casserole, 14

Nausea, 38, 106, 153, 225, 359

Lusty Spanish Rice, 152

Neinast, Paul, 102-4, 170, 177-78, 245, 266, 345,

357

M

Nettle Greens, Georgia Style,

223

Nervousness, 190-91,213

McCaleb, Rob, 301

Nervous spasms, 326

McKee, Dwight, 354

McSun

Neuralgia, 57, 154, 155, 279

Burgers, 324

Making Your

Mango

Ice,

Own

New England Journal

Curry Powder, 365

360-61

Marijuana substitute, 71, 225-26

Nosebleeds, 129

Measles, 121, 168, 207, 216, 255, 272

Nut Meats

Meat

27

substitute,

for Stuffings,

238

Nutmeg-Baked Goldens, 227 Nutrition and Cancer, 364

Medical Hypotheses, 134, 145 Medical Journal of Australia, The, 289 Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine

of Medicine, The, 35, 74, 172,

201,225,316,328 Night blindness, 121,379

Nutrition Reviews, 13 in Africa,

284

O

Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia, 295 Medicinal Plants of the Bible, 122

Obesity, 78, 90, 101, 199, 223, 286

Menopause, 7

O'Bnen

Menstruation, 23, 61-62, 207, 377-78

Organic Gardening, 5

Mental powers, improve, 8, 13, 308

Osteoporosis, 194

Potatoes,

282

Mental retardation, 163

Messegue, Maurice,

12, 20, 65, 79, 88, 216, 301,

314, 337, 338, 339

Mice,

how

to bait,

96

banana

apple cider vinegar

17

for,

arthritic, 22,

basil for, 20, 21

cocoa powder currants for,

mint

for,

for,

pecans

for,

36

106

213

for,

233

for,

10

57-58, 140

backaches. 57-58, 80, 356-57

black tea for, 42

lemon

Pain, reduce

abdominal, 117-18, 128

Migraines

95

bay

22 57-58

laurel for,

cabbage

for,

cramps, 99. 153-54, 207,

cumin

for,

eggplant

117-18

for,

128

34^41

8

398

Index

Pain {cont'd.)

140

figs for,

Radiation protection, 57

ginger for, 153-55

potato plaster for, pricicly

ash

pumplcin

for,

Radish-Cabbage Slaw with Sesame- Yogurt Dressing.

192-93

horseradisii for,

296-97

277-78

Rashes, 17, 37, 90, 132, 231

283-84

papaya

287

for,

42

toothaches, 70, 101-2, 108, 129, 147, 154, 155, 158, 205, 219-20,

Reader's Digest, 343

257

Real Creamy Coleslaw. 59

257

tulips for,

wormwood

Recipes to Lower Your Fat Thermostat, 10, 14, 76,

373-74

for,

175. 262, 336, 348

Palace Borscht, 32

Rectal itching, 174

283-84

Paralysis, 238,

359

for,

poison ivy. 161-62. 168. 180, 210-11, 230, 241-

tangerine for, 102

Parasites, intestinal, 23, 150,

Relaxant, 198

236-37, 374-75

Parsley-Green Onion Rice with Fish, 261

Reovirus, 178

Pasta Primavera, 265

Resources of the Southern Field and Forests, 221

Peach-Crab Apple

Jelly,

Restlessness, 20,

271

256

Peach-Pear-Apple Jam, 271

Rheumatism, 302

Perfect Parsnip Patties, 263

Ringing in the ear. See Tinnitus

Ringworm, 236

Pharmacology, 298 Phlebitis,

Rodale Cookbook, 324

22-23, 60, 163

Phlegm, eliminate, 155, 237

Runner's World, 5

Phytochemistry, 332

Ruptures, 252

Pineapple-Almond Turkey Salad, 361

Rye Bread, 50

Planta Medica, 375 Plant es Medicinales et Phytotherapie, 351

Plums Poached

in

S

Wine, 275-76

PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome), 7, 36, 40-41, 56.

133-

Sage and Fruit Stuffing for Poultry and Wild Fowl,

310

34, 331

146

Pneumonia, 38, 57

Salt substitute.

Poison ivy, 161-62, 168, 180, 210-11. 230. 241-

Savory Spanish Rice, 76 Scented Geranium Honey, 258

42

Schizophrenia. 133-34

Poliovinis, 178

57

Sciatica,

Polyps, 45

Poppy Seed

Rolls,

Science. 145, 254, 343

323

Postgraduate Medicine,

Science Digest, 73

1

Potato-Parsnip Whip, 263

Science News, 55

Prevention, 5, 112

Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists, 6

Pritikin,

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology

&

Sesame-Rice Cereal, 323-24 Shingles, 186, 231

Medicine, 112

288-89

Prostatitis, 154,

Sickle cell anemia.

Protective Carrot-Cabbage Salad,

68-69

Prune Whip, 276

Sinus

relief.

blemish remover, 14. 170. 236. 339-40, 357-58

almonds

for,

burdock

dry

6

avocado-chamomile birch for,

blotches, 103-4, 267

231

for,

amaranth

for.

15

40

for,

193, 195, 235-36,

how

to

266-68

have smooth skin, 11, 15-16. 79-80, 94,

103. 107, 115-16. 171, 180-81, 183-84, 266,

241-42

for,

115, 189

healthy appearance, 24. 39. 79-80, 104, 109, 168,

oats for, 170 for,

lips,

dry skin, 94-95, 142, 231, 236, 377

51

green beans for, 180

rhubarb

284-85

162

Skin problems

Psoriasis

okra

77

Sedatives,

Nathan, 172

298-99

turmeric for. 362

358

how how

to

remove grease from

the skin,

to tighten the skin, 107,

245

Psychological benefits of baked bread. 49-50

inflammation of the skin. 37

Pyorrhea. 129

moisturizers for the skin. 177-78

244

399

Index Ulcers (cont'd.)

Skin problems (cont'd.) oily skin, 8, 170,

prevention of, 45-46

357

See also under type of condition Slenderizing Nettle Ale, 24

Smoking, how

to stop,

67-68, 133, 170-71, 204, 321-

46

rectal,

362

skin, 217,

stomach, 18, 112,335 stomal, 4

22 Snakebite, 352-53, 372-73

Ultimate Guacamole Dip, The, 16

Sores, 37, 186, 209, 214, 345, 358

Unproven Methods of Cancer Management, 84

mouth, 234-35, 370 Sore throat, 18, 37, 105, 139, 185-86, 192, 219,

306-7

Gumbo, 242

Southern Chicken

Vaginal itching, 174

Southern-Style Mustard Greens, 59

Varicose veins, 22-23, 60, 163

Spinal meningitis, 127, 372

Vegetables, 58

Sports Fitness, 27

Venereal disease, 89, 127, 132, 254. 314, 330

Sprains, 57, 75, 194, 288,

363-64

Stalking the Healthful Herbs. 132 Stress-related illnesses,

156-57

25

for,

burdock

Lime Liqueur

34

Brazil nuts for, 231

Styes, 51 Vinaigrette,

247

Suicide, 281

52-53

for,

capsicum and paprika carrot juice for,

Sunburn, 4, 180, 217, 345

See also

vitality

beans

berries for,

StutTed Bell Peppers, 76

Subtle

Vigor and

ginseng

Bums

honey

Syphilis, 51, 127, 254, 314,

330

for,

75-76

66

156

for,

188

for,

kola nuts for, 201 parsnip for, 262

rosemary

suma

Tapeworm, 276-77, 289-90

for,

tomatoes

301-2

331

for,

for,

345-46

Tapioca Pudding, 336 Teething infants, 247

W

Teeth problems. See Dental problems Tendonitis, 57, 251-52, 354

Wall Street Journal, 156

Tetanus, 254

Warm, how

Tetany, 49

to keep,

75

Warts, 4, 17-18, 119-20, 236, 355-56

Thrush, 274

Way

Thyme Honey, 341-42 Tierra, Michael, 22, 90, 203-4,

330

of Herbs. The, 90, 204

Wealth of India. The, 240

Weight

Tinnitus, 138, 322

how how

Tobian, Louis, 26, 27, 95

Tofu, 28-29

Tomato

Fettucini,

Tomato

Leather,

Tomato

Versatility,

to gain, 19 to lose, 78, 90, 101. 167, 181, 185, 199, 223.

278-79

347

Western Dairy Journal, 64

347^8 348-49

West Indian Medical Journal, 73

Tranquilizer, 367

Whole Meal Salad Book. The, 247 Whole Wheat Noodles and Spaghetti, 265

Treben, Maria, 60, 325, 377-78

Whooping cough, 36

Tropical Doctor, 128

Wilderness Cereal, 176

Tonsillitis, 127,

216

Wild Plant Companion, The, 135

Tuberculosis, 127, 190

Wild Rice Delight, 176

U

Wilted Chicory Greens Salad, 93

Women

Ulcers bleeding, 129,

decubitus,

how how

Willard Scott's Love Affair with Squash, 291-92

232-33

4

of Mormondom. The, 131

Worms, Wounds

150, 356

40

to reduce,

165-66

birch for,

to relieve,

56-57, 74, 112, 243. 280

comfrey

for,

elm

132

intestinal,

60

peptic, 203,

253

for,

honey

for,

112

187-88

400

Index

Wounds

Yeast infections

(cont'd.)

juniper for, 37-38

marshinallow

for,

morning glory papaya

for,

pumpkin tomatoes

214

290-91 oil for,

for,

319

345

Wu, Yan, 218

Yamoda, Yeast,

cabbage

20

for,

56

chaparral for, 82

cinnamon

358

for,

sesame seed

for,

basil for,

209

for,

99-100

currants for, 36

goldenseal for, 158

persimmon

for,

squawvine

for,

thyme

339

for,

274 330

Koji, 154, 155

homemade, 269

Zesty Leek-Chives Sauce, 152

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