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AABDOMINAL BLOATING Cloves, Fennel, Ginger, Milk Thistle, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood ACNE Andrographis, Chaste Berry (male and female), Cleavers, Dandelion Root ADDISON’S DISEASE See also Autoimmune disease Green Tea, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Reishi. AIDS/HIV Ashwagandha (adjunct therapy), Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Panax Ginseng (adjunct therapy), Licorice, Maitake, Reishi, Rhodiola (adjunct therapy), Spirulina, Turmeric ALLERGIES American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Baical Skullcap, Boswellia, Cat’s Claw (immune support), Feverfew, Ginger, Licorice, Eleuthero ALTITUDE SICKNESS Cloves, Ginger, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Rhodiola, Eleuthero ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Brahmi, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Turmeric, Rosemary AMENORRHOEA, PRIMARY (absence of a menstrual period) Chaste Berry, Tribulus AMENORRHOEA, SECONDARY See also Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Chaste Berry, Dong Quai, Fennel ANAEMIA, DEFICIENT BLOOD Ashwagandha, Dong Quai, Jiaogulan, ANAEMIA, DEFICIENT IRON Ashwagandha, Chlorella, Spirulina, Yellow Dock ANAESTHESIA, TO REDUCE TOXIC EFFECTS Milk Thistle ANAL FISSURE, TO SOFTEN STOOL Psyllium, Senna Pods ANDROGEN EXCESS Black Cohosh, Chaste Berry (male, high doses), Licorice (female), Peony (female) ANGINA PECTORIS Arjuna, Dan Shen, Dong Quai, Hawthorn, Olive Leaf, Tienchi Ginseng, Turmeric ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS See also Autoimmune Disease and Bowel flora Boswellia, Willow Bark ANOREXIA Cinnamon, Fennel, Juniper, Fenugreek ANXIETY Brahmi, California Poppy, Damiana, Passionflower, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Valerian APPETITE, POOR See Anorexia ARRHYTHMIAS. CARDIAC Arjuna, Corydalis, Hawthorn, Tienchi Ginseng ASTHMA Baical Skullcap, Boswellia, Coleus, Feverfew, Ginger, Ginkgo (anti-PAF), Horehound, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Passionflower ATHEROSCLEROSIS, TO TREAT AND PREVENT Garlic, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Green Tea, Hawthorn, Turmeric ATHLETE’S FOOT See Tinea AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE Astragalus, Bupleurum, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Hemidesmus, Reishi, Spirulina – back to topBBACK PAIN, LOWER BACK See also Osteoarthritis and Disc prolapse Boswellia, Devil’s Claw, Willow Bark BED WETTING See Enuresis BELL’S PALSY Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, St John’s Wort BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Corydalis, Crataeva, Nettle Root, Pygeum, Saw Palmetto BLADDER INFECTION See Cystitis BLADDER STONES Crataeva, Golden Rod, BLADDER. ATONIC Crataeva BLEEDING, INTERNAL Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Tienchi Ginseng, BOILS Andrographis, Burdock, Echinacea, Marshmallow Root (topically) BOWEL FLORA, TO MODIFY Barberry, Chlorella, Garlic, Marshmallow Root, Olive Leaf, Psyllium, Spirulina, Triphala, Maitake, Eleuthero, BREAST FEEDING See Lactation BREAST GROWTHS. BENIGN Chaste Berry, Green Tea, Ginger, Peony, Red Clover, Wild Yam BREAST TENDERNESS See Mastalgia BRONCHIAL ASTHMA Echinacea, Fennel, Garlic, Ginger, Licorice, BRONCHIECTASIS Astragalus, Echinacea, Ginger BRONCHITIS, ACUTE Andrographis (acute doses), Echinacea (acute doses), Ginger, Horehound, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Olive Leaf BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC Coleus, Fennel, Garlic, Ginger, Horehound, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Olive Leaf BRUISE EASILY Bilberry, Horse Chestnut, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, BUERGER’S DISEASE Dan Shen, Dong Quai, Echinacea, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Hawthorn – back to topCCACHEXIA See also Anorexia American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Milk Thistle, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Triphala, Ashwagandha CANCER, ADJUNCT THERAPY Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Epilobium (prostate), Graviola, Green Tea (preventative also), Panax Ginseng (preventative also), Japanese Knotweed, Red Clover, Reishi, Spirulina, Tongkat Ali CANCER, DURING CHEMOTHERAPY Astragalus, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Rhodiola, Jiaogulan, Eleuthero, Ashwagandha, Baical Skullcap, Dan Shen (for lymphoma), Echinacea, Milk Thistle, Reishi, CANCER, DURING RADIOTHERAPY Ashwagandha, Astragalus, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Chlorella, Grape seed, Reishi, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Spirulina CANCER, SLOW PROGRESSION American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Bladderwrack, Kelp, Cat’s Claw, Garlic, Grape seed, Green Tea, Red Clover, Reishi, Maitake, Turmeric CANCER, BLADDER Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Garlic, Green Tea, Maitake, Eleuthero CANCER, BONE Astragalus, Baical Skullcap, Maitake CANCER, BREAST Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Chaste Berry, Garlic, Green Tea, Red Clover, Reishi, Maitake, Turmeric CANCER, CERVICAL Astragalus, Green Tea, Turmeric CANCER, COLORECTAL Astragalus, Barberry, Bladderwrack, Kelp, Cat’s Claw, Garlic, Green Tea, Red Clover, Reishi, Maitake, Turmeric CANCER, ENDOMETRIAL Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Garlic, Green Tea, Red Clover, CANCER, KIDNEY Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Licorice, Reishi, Eleuthero CANCER, LIVER Astragalus, Barberry, Baical Skullcap, Cinnamon, Red Clover, Reishi CANCER, LUNG Astragalus, Baical Skullcap, Cat’s Claw, Red Clover, Turmeric CANCER, OVARIAN Astragalus, Green Tea, Red Clover, Turmeric CANCER, PROSTATE Damiana, Epilobium, Red Clover, Milk Thistle, Turmeric CANCER, SKIN Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Reishi, Eleuthero CANCER, STOMACH Garlic, Maitake CANDIDIASIS, GASTROINTESTINAL Andrographis, Barberry, Cinnamon, Echinacea Garlic, Grape seed, Green Tea, Graviola, Milk Thistle CANDIDIASIS, VAGINAL Andrographis, Chaste Berry, Cinnamon, Echinacea, Grapefruit Seed, CAPILLARY FRAGILITY Bilberry, Ginkgo, Horse Chestnut, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, CARDIAC FAILURE, MILD CONGESTIVE Arjuna, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Astragalus, Coleus, Hawthorn, Shatavari CARDIOMYOPATHY Arjuna, Coleus, Dan Shen, Hawthorn, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, PREVENTION Of Arjuna, Chlorella, Garlic, Grape seed, Japanese Knotweed, Green Tea, Rosemary, Spirulina, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Ashwagandha, Boswellia, Horse Chestnut, Ginkgo, Grape seed, St John’s Wort, Turmeric CATARACT, TO PREVENT DETERIORATION Bilberry, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Turmeric CATARRH, LOWER RESPIRATORY Echinacea, Garlic, CATARRH, SINUS OR NASOPHARYNGEAL Echinacea, Fennel, Golden Rod, Horehound CATARRHAL DEAFNESS Golden Rod CELIAC DISEASE Licorice CELLULITE Bladderwrack, Gotu Kola (also topically), CELLULITIS Andrographis (acute doses), Echinacea (acute doses), Gotu Kola (also topically) Grape seed, CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE Brahmi, Dan Shen, Dong Quai, Ginkgo, Rosemary CHILBLAINS Cayenne, Ginger, Ginkgo CHLOASMA Grape seed, CHOLECYSTITIS Andrographis (acute doses), Barberry, Dandelion Root, Echinacea (acute doses) CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Ashwagandha, Astragalus, Chlorella, Dan Shen, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Licorice, Olive Leaf, Reishi, Rhodiola, St John’s Wort, Spirulina, CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKAEMIA Dong Quai, Garlic, Green Tea, Hawthorn, Kelp, Turmeric CIRCULATION, PERIPHERAL IMPAIRED Arjuna, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Dan Shen, Dong Quai, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Hawthorn, Epimedium, Rosemary COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE, TO IMPROVE Brahmi, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Peony, Rhodiola, Rosemary, Sage, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Velvet Bean COLD SORES See Herpes simplex COLDS See Common cold COLIC, FLATULENT See also Bowel flora and Flatulence Fennel, Ginger, Milk Thistle, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood COLIC, INFANTILE Fennel COLIC, INTESTINAL Corydalis, Fennel, Ginger, Valerian, Wild Yam, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood, COLIC, RENAL See Kidney stones COLITIS See Ulcerative colitis COMMON COLD See also Infection, acute Andrographis (acute doses), Cat’s Claw, Echinacea (acute doses), Garlic, Ginger CONCENTRATION (Enhancement) Brahmi, Ginkgo, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Rhodiola, Rosemary, Eleuthero, Gotu Kola CONJUNCTIVITIS See also Infection or Hay Fever Echinacea, Barberry, (also topically), Fennel (topically) CONNECTIVE TISSUE REPAIR See Healing CONNECTIVE TISSUE (Strengthen) Grape seed, Hawthorn, Fo-Ti CONSTIPATION Marshmallow Root, Milk Thistle, Psyllium, Senna Pods, Triphala, Yellow Dock, Bladderwrack, Kelp CONVALESCENCE Ashwagandha, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Fenugreek, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Licorice, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Triphala, Spirulina, CORONARY See Heart attack COUGH Bupleurum (chronic), Fennel, Horehound, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, CRAMPS (Leg) Ginkgo, Horse Chestnut, Gotu Kola, Peony CROHN’S DISEASE See also Autoimmune disease and Bowel flora Boswellia, Echinacea, Fennel, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Milk Thistle, Psyllium, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood CYSTIC FIBROSIS Turmeric, Boswellia CYSTIC HYPERPLASIA (Endometrium) Chaste Berry CYSTITIS Andrographis (acute doses), Coriander seed, Crataeva, Echinacea (acute doses), Golden Rod, Horsetail, Juniper, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Licorice (acute doses), Marshmallow Root, Saw Palmetto, (acute doses) CYSTITIS (Recurrent) Andrographis, Crataeva, Echinacea, Juniper, Licorice CYTOMEGALOVIRUS Cat’s Claw, Nettle, Olive Leaf, Spirulina – back to topDDEAFNESS (Acute) See Hearing loss, idiopathic DEBILITY Ashwagandha, Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Dong Quai, Fenugreek, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Fo-Ti (in the elderly), Jiaogulan, Rhodiola, Rosemary, Sarsaparilla, Schisandra, Shatavari (sexual), Eleuthero, Spirulina, Tongkat Ali, Triphala, Velvet Bean DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT), (Reduce Risk) Horse Chestnut, Coleus, Dan Shen, Dong Quai, Garlic, Ginger, Gotu Kola, Turmeric DEMENTlA See Alzheimer’s disease DEMENTlA, VASCULAR See also Alzheimer’s disease Brahmi, Ginkgo (prevention and treatment), Velvet Bean DENTAL CARIES, TO PREVENT Cloves (topical), Echinacea (also topically), Green Tea (topically) DEPRESSION Albizzia, Damiana, Ginkgo, Graviola, Jiaogulan, Muira Puama, Rhodiola, Eleuthero (mild), St John’s Wort, Skullcap, Valerian. DEPRESSION (Post-Natal) See also Depression Chaste Berry, Rhodiola. DERMATITIS ECZEMA Albizzia, Baical Skullcap, Burdock, Cleavers, Echinacea, Evening Primrose, Nettle, Red Clover, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, Coleus DIABETES, MELLlTUS American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Cinnamon, Fenugreek, Gymnema, Milk Thistle DIABETES, GESTATIONAL See also Diabetes mellitus Chanca Piedra, Gymnema, Juniper, Milk Thistle DIABETIC NEUROPATHY See also Diabetes mellitus Evening Primrose, Gotu Kola, Baical Skullcap (to prevent), Dan Shen DIABETIC RETINOPATHY See also Diabetes mellitus Bilberry, Chanca Piedra, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Red Clover, Hawthorn, Wild Yam DIARRHOEA Bilberry, Cinnamon, Fennel, Fenugreek, Grape seed, Green Tea, Lady’s Mantle, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium DIGESTIVE WEAKNESS Cayenne, Cinnamon, Ginger, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood DISC PROLAPSE LESIONS Bilberry, California Poppy (acute doses for pain), Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Grape seed DIVERTICULITIS/DIVERTICULOSIS See also Bowel flora Echinacea, Garlic, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium, Wild Yam DIZZINESS See also Hypotension, postural Ginkgo, Fo-Ti DRUG ABUSE ADDICTION California Poppy, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Passionflower, Eleuthero, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Valerian, Ashwagandha DUODENAL ULCER See Ulcer, peptic DYSBIOSIS See Bowel flora DYSENTERY See also Infection, gastrointestinal Andrographis (acute doses), Echinacea (acute doses), Juniper, Grapefruit Seed DYSGLYCAEMIA Ginkgo, Gymnema, Licorice, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Ashwagandha DYSMENORRHOEA. CONGESTIVE Horse Chestnut, Chaste Berry, Corydalis, Dong Quai, Ginkgo, Grape seed, DYSMENORRHOEA, SPASMODIC (pain during menstruation) Black Cohosh, Corydalis (acute doses), Dong Quai, Fennel, Ginger, Peony, Wild Yam DYSPEPSIA See also Nervous dyspepsia Barberry, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander seed, Dandelion Root, Fennel, Fenugreek, Ginger DYSURIA See also Cystitis Coriander seed, Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Marshmallow Root, Cleavers – back to topEEARACHE See also Catarrh, nasopharyngeal ECZEMA See Dermatitis EDEMA See Oedema ELDERLY, TONIC FOR Brahmi, Chlorella, Ginkgo, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Fo-Ti, Jiaogulan, Reishi, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Spirulina, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Ashwagandha, Velvet Bean EMACIATION See also Cachexia Chlorella, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Fo-Ti, Jiaogulan, Rhodiola, Rosemary (Ursolic Acid), Eleuthero, Spirulina, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Triphala, Ashwagandha EMPHYSEMA See also Bronchitis, chronic Astragalus, Grape seed, Green Tea, Horsetail ENDOMETRIOSIS See also Dysmenorrhoea Chaste Berry (higher doses), Green Tea, Lady’s Mantle, Wild Yam ENURESIS NOCTURIA (nighttime bedwetting) Crataeva, Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Pygeum, Schisandra, St John’s Wort, EPILEPSY Brahmi, Black Cohosh, Peony, Passionflower, Skullcap, Valerian EPISTAXIS (Nosebleeds) Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Grape seed, Nettle, EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS Andrographis (acute doses), Licorice, Noni, Olive Leaf, Skullcap Baical ESTROGEN, LOW See Oestrogen, low ESTROGEN, RELATIVE EXCESS See Oestrogen, relative excess EXCITABILITY Passionflower, Skullcap, Valerian EXERCISE (Improve performance) American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Chlorella, Guaraná, Jiaogulan, Rhodiola, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Velvet Bean EXHAUSTION See Fatigue EYE STRAIN Bilberry, Ginkgo, Eleuthero – back to topFFATIGUE. Ashwagandha, Astragalus, Chlorella, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Guaraná, Jiaogulan, Licorice, Fo-Ti (with insomnia), Rhodiola, Sage, Sarsaparilla, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Skullcap (nervous), Spirulina, St John’s Wort, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus FERTILITY FEMALE, TO ENHANCE See also Polycystic ovary syndrome Black Cohosh, Chaste Berry, Licorice, Peony, Saw Palmetto, Shatavari, Eleuthero, Wild Yam FERTILITY MALE, TO ENHANCE American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Ashwagandha, Astragalus, Black Cohosh, Dong Quai, Epimedium FEVER Cayenne, Ginger, Willow Bark, (generally all acute doses), Sage FIBROCYSTlC BREAST DISEASE See Breast growths, benign FIBROIDS, UTERINE See also Menorrhagia Black Cohosh, Chaste Berry, Dan Shen, Echinacea, Peony, Rosemary, Schisandra, Thuja FIBROMYALGIA Astragalus, Boswellia, Bupleurum, Cat’s Claw, Ginkgo, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Olive Leaf, Reishi, Rhodiola, St John’s Wort, Ashwagandha FLATULENCE See also Bowel flora Coriander seed, Fennel, Juniper, Sage, Milk Thistle, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood FOOD ALLERGIES SENSITIVITIES See also Digestive Weakness and Liver insufficiency (both types) Albizzia, Andrographis, Baical Skullcap, Echinacea, Ginger, Milk Thistle, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood FRACTURES, TO PROMOTE HEALING Dan Shen, Gotu Kola, Hawthorn FUNGAL INFECTION See Tinea or Candidiasis – back to topGGALL BLADDER DYSFUNCTION Barberry, Boldo, Dandelion Root, GALLBLADDER INFECTION See Cholecystitis GALLSTONES Barberry, Boldo, Chanca Piedra, Corydalis, Milk Thistle, Stone Root, Turmeric GANGRENE Echinacea, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Gotu Kola GASTRIC ACID, LOW See Hypochlorhydria GASTRIC ULCER See Ulcer, peptic GASTRITIS Barberry (If involving Helicobacter), Fenugreek, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, INFLAMMATION Fenugreek, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium GASTRO, REFLUX Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium, GENITAL HERPES See Herpes simplex GLANDS, LYMPH ENLARGED Cleavers, Echinacea, GLANDULAR FEVER See also Post-viral syndromes Andrographis, Astragalus, Baical Skullcap, Echinacea, Olive Leaf, St John’s Wort, Milk Thistle GLAUCOMA Coleus, Ginkgo, Hawthorn GOUT Chanca Piedra, Juniper, Sarsaparilla GRAVES’ DISEASE See Hyperthyroidism GUMS, BLEEDING See also Gingivitis Bilberry, Grape seed, – back to topHHAEMATURIA (blood in urine) See also Cystitis Horsetail (acute doses) (acute doses), Tienchi Ginseng, HAEMOCHROMATOSIS (iron overload disorder) Green Tea, Gymnema, Milk Thistle HAEMORRHOIDS Bilberry, Horse Chestnut, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, Psyllium, Senna Pods (to soften stool) HAIRLOSS Bilberry, Fo-Ti, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, Green Tea, Muira Puama, Saw Palmetto HALITOSIS Barberry (gargle also), Cloves (gargle also), Turmeric HANGOVER, TO PREVENT Panax Ginseng (treat hangover), Rosemary, Schisandra, Milk Thistle, Turmeric HASHIMOTO’S DISEASE See Hypothyroidism HAY FEVER Albizzia, Baical Skullcap, Garlic, Golden Rod, Nettle HEADACHE, SINUS See also Catarrh, sinus HEADACHE, TENSION California Poppy (acute doses), Cayenne, Corydalis (acute doses), Guaraná, Hawthorn, Passionflower, Rosemary, Valerian, Willow Bark HEALING, TO PROMOTE Bilberry, Dan Shen (fractures, especially), Echinacea, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola (also topically), Grape seed, Tienchi Ginseng (traumatic injuries) HEARING LOSS. IDIOPATHIC Coleus, Dan Shen, Ginger, Ginkgo HEART ATTACK, TO PREVENT See also Atherosclerosis and Angina Arjuna, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Chlorella, Coleus (antiplatelet action), Dan Shen, Garlic, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, Japanese Knotweed, Spirulina, Turmeric HEART FAILURE See Cardiac failure HEARTBURN See Gastro-oesophageal reflux HEAVY METAL BURDEN, TO REDUCE Chlorella, Coriander seed, Garlic, Milk Thistle, Spirulina HELICOBACTER See Ulcer, peptic HEPATITIS A See also Infection, acute Andrographis (especially useful, acute doses), Boldo, Bupleurum, Chanca Piedra, Dan Shen, Milk Thistle, St John’s Wort (acute doses) HEPATITIS B and C See also Infection, chronic Andrographis, Astragalus, Boldo, Bupleurum, Chanca Piedra, Dan Shen, Echinacea, Schisandra, Milk Thistle, St John’s Wort HEPATITIS, CHRONIC ACTIVE See also Autoimmune disease Boldo, Bupleurum, Dan Shen, Echinacea, Jiaogulan, Milk Thistle, Schisandra, St John’s Wort HERPES Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Echinacea (acute doses), Licorice, Olive Leaf, St John’s Wort (acute doses) HERPES SIMPLEX Echinacea (acute doses), Licorice (topically), St John’s Wort (acute doses) HERPES ZOSTER See Shingles HOT FLUSHES See Menopausal symptoms HYPERCHOLESTEROlAEMIA (higher than normal levels of blood cholesterol) Albizzia, Arjuna, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Boldo, Chanca Piedra, Chlorella, Coriander seed, Fo-Ti, Garlic, Gymnema, Pygeum, Spirulina HYPERGLYCAEMIA See Diabetes HYPERHYDROSIS (Excessive sweating) Sage HYPERTENSION (High Blood pressure) Arjuna, Astragalus, Baical Skullcap, Chanca Piedra, Chlorella, Coleus, Dan Shen, Garlic, Graviola, Hawthorn, Epimedium, Japanese Knotweed, Olive Leaf, Spirulina, Valerian. HYPERTHYROIDISM (overactive thyroid gland) See also Autoimmune disease and Bowel flora Bugleweed HYPERTYRAMINAEMIA Barberry HYPOGLYCAEMIA See Dysglycaemia HYPOTENSION (Low Blood Pressure) Ginkgo, Licorice, Velvet Bean HYPOTENSION, POSTURAL Astragalus, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Licorice HYPOTHYROIDISM (underactive thyroid gland) See also Autoimmune disease and Bowel flora Ashwagandha, Black Cohosh, Brahmi, Bladderwrack, Coleus, Kelp – back to topIIMMUNE DEFICIENCY, CHRONIC Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Echinacea, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Reishi, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Spirulina, Ashwagandha IMMUNITY. POOR Andrographis, Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Echinacea, Jiaogulan, Eleuthero, Triphala, IMPOTENCE Ginkgo, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Guaraná, Epimedium, Muira Puama, Rhodiola, Saw Palmetto, Eleuthero, Shatavari, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Velvet Bean INCONTINENCE:. URINARY Crataeva, Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Pygeum INDIGESTION See Dyspepsia INFANTILE COLIC See Colic, infantile INFECTION, ACUTE Andrographis (acute doses). Baical Skullcap (especially respiratory and gastrointestinal, acute doses), Cayenne, Echinacea (acute doses), Ginger, Graviola, Olive Leaf, Eleuthero INFECTION, CHRONIC Andrographis, Astragalus, (especially respiratory), Cat’s Claw, Echinacea, Graviola, Olive Leaf, Reishi, Eleuthero INFECTION, GASTROINTESTINAL See also Bowel flora and Dysentery Barberry (acute non-viral), Echinacea, Fenugreek, Garlic, (acute non-viral with diarrhoea), Lady’s Mantle, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium INFECTION, PREVENTION Andrographis, Astragalus (especially in depleted patients), Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Echinacea, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Japanese Knotweed, Reishi, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Spirulina, Ashwagandha INFECTION, VIRAL Andrographis (acute doses), Echinacea (acute doses), Olive Leaf, St John’s Wort (enveloped viruses), Thuja (all viruses) INFERTILITY See Fertility, to enhance INFLUENZA See also Infection, acute Andrographis, Echinacea, Garlic, Golden Rod, Olive Leaf, Japanese Knotweed INJURIES, INTERNAL TREATMENT See Healing INSOMNIA. NON-RESTORATIVE SLEEP Brahmi, Licorice, Eleuthero, Ashwagandha. INSOMNIA, SLEEP MAINTENANCE Brahmi, California Poppy, Chaste Berry, Passionflower, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Valerian, Ashwagandha. INSOMNIA, SLEEP ONSET California Poppy, Corydalis, Passionflower, Valerian. INSULIN RESISTANCE See also Metabolic Syndrome X Cinnamon, Gymnema, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Milk Thistle INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION See Circulation, peripheral impaired IRRITABILITY Passionflower, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Valerian IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Marshmallow Root, Psyllium, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Valerian ITCHING See SKIN DISORDERS, CHRONIC – back to topJJET LAG Ginkgo, Jiaogulan, Rhodiola, Eleuthero – back to topKKIDNEY STONES Chanca Piedra, Crataeva, Juniper, Marshmallow Root, Stone Root KIDNEY DISEASE Bupleurum, Dandelion Root, Marshmallow Root, Milk Thistle – back to topLLACTATION, DIFFICULT Fennel, Fenugreek, Shatavari LACTATION, TO INHIBIT Sage LARYNGITIS Cayenne (topical), Cloves (topical), Echinacea, Horehound, Marshmallow Root (topically), Sage (topically), LEUCORRHOEA (whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge) Lady’s Mantle, Peony LEUKAEMIA See Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia LEUKOPENIA (low white blood cell count) Astragalus, Ashwagandha LIBIDO, EXCESSIVE IN MEN Chaste Berry (higher doses) LIBIDO, TO ENHANCE Damiana, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Guaraná, Epimedium, Muira Puama, Eleuthero, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Velvet Bean LIVER CIRRHOSIS Boldo, Dan Shen, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, Milk Thistle, Reishi, Schisandra LIVER DAMAGE Andrographis, Boldo, Bupleurum, Dong Quai, Schisandra, Milk Thistle LIVER INSUFFICIENCY, DIGESTIVE Andrographis, Barberry, Boldo, Bupleurum, Chanca Piedra, Dandelion Root, Milk Thistle LIVER INSUFFICIENCY, PHASE I/II DETOXIFICATION Garlic, Green Tea, Rosemary, Schisandra, Turmeric LOW GASTRlC ACID Cayenne, Coleus, Ginger, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood LUPUS See also Autoimmune disease Astragalus, Boswellia, Bupleurum, Echinacea. Grape seed, Hemidesmus, Licorice, Eleuthero LYME DISEASE See also Autoimmune disease and Infection, chronic Andrographis, Astragalus, Baical Skullcap, Cat’s Claw, Echinacea, Licorice, Maitake, Red Clover, Reishi, Eleuthero LYMPHOEDEMA (localised fluid retention and tissue swelling) Horse Chestnut, Ginger, Grape seed – back to topMMACULAR DEGENERATlON Bilberry, Grape seed, Ginkgo MASTALGIA (Breast pain) Horse Chestnut, Chaste Berry, Evening Primrose, Ginkgo MEASLES See also Infection, acute Andrographis, Echinacea, St John’s Wort (all acute doses) MEMORY, TO IMPROVE Brahmi (especially medium and long-term), Ginkgo (short-term), American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Red Clover, Rhodiola, Rosemary, Sage, Schisandra, Eleuthero MENIERE’S DISEASE Barberry, Horse Chestnut, Ginkgo, Eleuthero MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Black Cohosh, Chaste Berry, Damiana, Lady’s Mantle, Red Clover, Sage, Sarsaparilla, Saw Palmetto, Shatavari, Wild Yam (oral use only) MENORRHAGIA (excessive menstrual bleeding, or bleeding between periods) See also Fibroids Chaste Berry, Lady’s Mantle, Peony, Tienchi Ginseng MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY Chaste Berry, Dong Quai, Peony MENSTRUAL PAIN See Dysmenorrhoea MENTAL PERFORMANCE See Cognitive performance METABOLIC SYNDROME X Cinnamon (higher doses), Coleus, Gymnema, Milk Thistle, Licorice (for fat loss) METRORRHAGIA (Bleeding from the uterus that is not associated with menstruation) Chaste Berry, Lady’s Mantle, Tienchi Ginseng MIGRAINE HEADACHE Dong Quai, Feverfew, Guaraná, Willow Bark, Peony, Valerian MISCARRlAGE, REPEATED Chaste Berry MISCARRIAGE, THREATENED Chaste Berry, Wild Yam MONONUCLEOSIS See Glandular fever MORNING SICKNESS Ginger MOTION SICKNESS See Travel sickness MOUTH ULCERS See Ulcer, mouth MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS See also Autoimmune disease and Bowel flora Astragalus, Boswellia, Bupleurum, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Hemidesmus, Olive Leaf, Red Clover, St. John’s Wort, Wild Yam MUMPS Andrographis, Echinacea, Eleuthero MYALGIA (Muscle Pain) Black Cohosh, Devil’s Claw, Tribulus MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Astragalus, Red Clover, Wild Yam MYCOPLASMA INFECTION Olive Leaf – back to topNNAILS, BRITTLE Gotu Kola, Horsetail, Nettle NAUSEA Barberry, Bupleurum, Cinnamon, Cloves, Fennel, Ginger NEPHRITIS (Kidney Inflammation) Astragalus, Bilberry, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Golden Rod, Grape seed, Sarsaparilla NERVE DAMAGE Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Grape seed, St John’s Wort NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA Damiana, Valerian NERVOUS EXHAUSTION See Fatigue NEURALGIA (Nerve Pain) See also Trigeminal neuralgia California Poppy (acute doses), St John’s Wort (acute doses), Skullcap, Velvet Bean NIGHT BLINDNESS Bilberry NiGHT CRAMPS Horse Chestnut, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Valerian NIGHT SWEATS Astragalus, Cat’s Claw, Schisandra NUTRITION See also Cachexia Chlorella, Maca, Noni, Spirulina, Triphala – back to topOOBESITY See Weight loss, to assist OEDEMA Boswellia (due to malignant brain tumours), Horse Chestnut, OEDEMA, PREMENSTRUAL See Mastalgia OESTROGEN, LOW American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Shatavari, Tribulus, Wild Yam OESTROGEN, RELATIVE EXCESS Chaste Berry, Peony OLIGOMENORRHOEA (infrequent or very light menstruation) Chaste Berry ORCHITIS (swelling (inflammation) of one or both of the testicles) Saw Palmetto OSTEOARTHRITIS Ashwagandha, Black Cohosh (especially small joint), Boswellia, Cat’s Claw, Devil’s Claw, Feverfew, Fo-Ti, Ginger, Hawthorn, Nettle, Turmeric, Willow Bark, Yucca OSTEOPENIA Coleus, Evening Primrose, Gotu Kola OSTEOPOROSIS Feverfew, Ginger, Gotu Kola, Hawthorn, Red Clover, Wild Yam OTITIS MEDIA, SEROUS (middle ear infection) Golden Rod OVARIAN PAIN Wild Yam, Dong Quai OVARIAN CYST Chaste Berry (follicular) OVULATION, ERRATIC Chaste Berry, Dong Quai, Peony, Wild Yam OVULATION. PAINFUL See also Ovarian pain Chaste Berry – back to topPPAIN MANAGEMENT See also Osteoarthritis, Neuralgia and Headache Boswellia, California Poppy (nerve generated pain/acute doses), Corydalis (visceral pain), Ginger, Turmeric, Willow Bark (back pain) PALPITATIONS Arjuna, Corydalis, Dan Shen, Dong Quai, Hawthorn, Passionflower PANCREATITIS Dan Shen, Grape seed, PANIC ATTACKS See also Anxiety California Poppy, Valerian (all acute doses). PARASITES, INTESTINAL Barberry, Black Walnut, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood PARKINSON’S DISEASE Ginkgo, Grape seed, Milk Thistle, Rosemary, Turmeric, Velvet Bean, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock PCOS See Polycystic ovary syndrome PELVIC INFLAMMATION, CHRONIC Astragalus, Baical Skullcap, Barberry, Echinacea, Saw Palmetto PEPTIC ULCER See Ulcer, peptic PERTUSSIS (whooping cough) Echinacea, (all acute doses) PHARYNGITIS Echinacea, Fennel (topically), Marshmallow Root (topically), Sage PHLEBITIS See Thrombophlebitis PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE See Exercise PILES See Haemorrhoids PLEURISY See also Bronchitis, acute Andrographis, Echinacea, (all acute doses) PNEUMONIA See also Bronchitis, acute Andrographis, Echinacea, Olive Leaf POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) See also Insulin resistance Black Cohosh, Chaste Berry, Gymnema, Licorice, Peony, Thuja, Tribulus POLYMENORRHOEA (periods at intervals of 2 to 3 weeks) Chaste Berry POST-PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE Shepherd’s Purse, Tienchi Ginseng (all acute doses) POST-VIRAL SYNDROMES See also Chronic fatigue syndrome Astragalus, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Japanese Knotweed, Reishi, Rhodiola, St John’s Wort, Ashwagandha PREGNANCY, FALSE LABOUR PAINS Black Haw PREGNANCY, NAUSEA See Morning sickness PREGNANCY, RESTLESS FOETUS Baical Skullcap PREGNANCY, TO PREPARE FOR LABOUR Black Cohosh (in late pregnancy) PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME Black Cohosh, Horse Chestnut, Chaste Berry, Evening Primrose, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Yucca PROGESTERONE DEFICIENCY See Oestrogen, relative excess PROSTATISM Corydalis, Valerian PROSTATITIS. ACUTE See also Infection, acute Andrographis (acute doses) Baical Skullcap, Echinacea (acute doses), Horsetail, PROSTATITIS, CHRONIC Baical Skullcap, Echinacea, Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Pygeum, Nettle Root, Pygeum, Saw Palmetto PSORIASIS See also Skin disorders, chronic Barberry, Burdock, Cleavers, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock – back to topRRAYNAUD’S SYNDROME Cayenne, Evening Primrose, Ginger, Ginkgo, Hawthorn RECOVERY FROM DISEASE See Convalescence REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY RSI Boswellia, Horse Chestnut, Ginger, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, St John’s Wort, Turmeric, Willow Bark RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME Horse Chestnut, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Passionflower, Valerian RESTLESSNESS See Anxiety RETINAL DAMAGE Bilberry, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Gotu Kola RHEUMATISM Chlorella, Ginger, Nettle, Sarsaparilla, Spirulina, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS See also Autoimmune disease and Bowel flora Black Cohosh, Boswellia, Cat’s Claw, Chlorella, Devil’s Claw, Evening Primrose, Feverfew, Ginger, Hemidesmus, Nettle, Sarsaparilla, Spirulina, Turmeric, Willow Bark RHINITIS, ALLERGIC See Hay fever ROSACEA Andrographis, Burdock, Cleavers, Echinacea, Sarsaparilla ROSS RIVER VIRUS Andrographis, Astragalus (for chronic). Cat’s Claw (for chronic), Echinacea, Olive Leaf – back to topSSCIATICA See Disc prolapse SCLERODERMA See also Autoimmune disease Dan Shen, Gotu Kola SEBACEOUS CYSTS Calendula (internal) SEIZURES See Epilepsy SHINGLES Andrographis, Cayenne (topically for postherpetic neuralgia), Echinacea, Olive Leaf, St John’s Wort SINUSITIS, ACUTE See also Common cold Andrographis, Echinacea, (acute doses), Garlic, Thuja SINUSITIS, CHRONIC Andrographis, Echinacea, Garlic, Golden Rod SKIN DISORDERS, CHRONIC Black Walnut, Burdock, Cleavers, Hemidesmus, Red Clover, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, Dandelion Root SMOKING, TO SUPPORT HEALTH See also Bronchitis, chronic Andrographis, Chlorella, Grape seed, Green Tea, Japanese Knotweed, Rosemary, Schisandra, Spirulina, Turmeric SORE THROAT See Pharyngitis SPERM COUNT, LOW See Fertility, male, to enhance SPIDER VEINS Bilberry, Horse Chestnut, Grape seed, SPLENIC ENLARGEMENT Echinacea SPORTS PERFORMANCE See Exercise SPRAINS Boswellia (acute doses) STEROIDS, TO SUPPORT WITHDRAWAL FROM Licorice STOMATITIS (Inflammation of the mucous lining of any of the structures in the mouth) Sage (gargle) STRESS, EMOTIONAL Ashwagandha, California Poppy, Corydalis, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Skullcap, St John’s Wort, Valerian. STRESS, PHYSICAL Ashwagandha, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Licorice, Rhodiola, Sarsaparilla, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus STROKE, RECOVERY AFTER See also Dementia, vascular Arjuna, Brahmi, Dan Shen, Grape seed, Ginkgo (recent onset), Hawthorn, Velvet Bean SURGERY, PRE AND POSTOPERATIVE See also Healing Echinacea (post), Gotu Kola (post), Milk Thistle (pre and post) SWEATING, EXCESSIVE Rehmannia, Sage, Schisandra SWEET CRAVING Gymnema, Licorice – back to topTTACHYCARDIA Arjuna, Corydalis, Hawthorn, Passionflower (nervous), Valerian. TEETHING Chamomile TENNIS ELBOW See herbs for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome TESTICULAR ATROPHY Saw Palmetto, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Velvet Bean TESTOSTERONE, TO ENHANCE American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Nettle Root, Pygeum, Rhodiola, Saw Palmetto, Schisandra, Eleuthero, Tienchi Ginseng, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Velvet Bean THROMBOCYTOPAENIA (abnormally low amount of platelets) See also Autoimmune disease Barberry THROMBOPHLEBITIS (swelling (inflammation) of a vein caused by a blood clot) Horse Chestnut, Gotu Kola, THROMBOSIS See Deep vein thrombosis THRUSH See Candidiasis, vaginal THYROTOXICOSIS See Hyperthyroidism TINEA Andrographis, Echinacea TINNITUS See also Anxiety Black Cohosh, Fo-Ti, Ginkgo TONSILLITIS Andrographis, Echinacea, Sage TOOTH DECAY See Dental caries TOOTHACHE California Poppy (acute doses), Cloves (topical) TRAVEL SICKNESS Ginger, Fennel TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA California Poppy (acute doses), Grape seed, Passionflower, St John’s Wort TRIGLYCERIDES. ELEVATED Fenugreek, Garlic, Gymnema TUBERCULOSIS See also Infection, acute – back to topUULCER, PEPTIC Cloves, Licorice, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium ULCER, PEPTlC FOR HELICOBACTER Andrographis, Barberry, Echinacea, Garlic, Turmeric ULCERATIVE COLITIS See also Autoimmune disease and Bowel flora Boswellia, Echinacea, Evening Primrose, Marshmallow Root, Psyllium, St John’s Wort URETHRITIS Andrographis (acute doses), Crataeva (acute doses), Echinacea (acute doses), Golden Rod, Horsetail, Bearberry (Uva ursi), Marshmallow Root URINARY TRACT INFECTION See Cystitis URTICARIA (hives) Baical Skullcap, Licorice, Nettle UTERINE BLEEDING, DYSFUNCTIONAL Chaste Berry, Nettle, Tienchi Ginseng UTERINE PROLAPSE Astragalus, Bupleurum (combined with Astragalus) – back to topVVARICOSE ULCER Andrographis, Horse Chestnut, Echinacea (also topically), Ginkgo, Grape seed, Gotu Kola VARICOSE VEINS Bilberry (especially during pregnancy), Horse Chestnut, Grape seed, Gotu Kola VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY Bilberry (especially during pregnancy), Horse Chestnut, Grape seed, Gotu Kola VERTIGO See Dizziness VISCERAL PAIN California Poppy, Corydalis, Wild Yam VISION, TO IMPROVE Bilberry, Ginkgo, Grape seed, Schisandra VISUAL FATIGUE See Eye strain VOMITING See Nausea – Back to topWWARTS Andrographis, Echinacea, Thuja (also topically) WEIGHT GAIN, TO ASSIST Ashwagandha, Chlorella, American Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Jiaogulan, Rhodiola, Rosemary (Ursolic Acid), Eleuthero, Spirulina, Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, Velvet Bean WEIGHT LOSS, TO ASSIST See also Metabolic syndrome X Bladderwrack (for poor thyroid activity), Cayenne, Chlorella, Green Tea, Guaraná, Gymnema, Kelp, Psyllium, Spirulina, Triphala, Velvet Bean WHOOPING COUGH See Pertussis WORMS, INTESTINAL Andrographis (acute doses), Barberry, Black Walnut, Boldo, Cloves, Garlic, Graviola, Juniper, Sweet Wormwood, Wormwood (acute doses) (Referenced from texts in our Bibliography.) |
