Top Herbal Remedies

Aloe vera

Use: wound and burn healing

American Ginseng

Use: energy, stress, immune system builder

Basil

Use: reducing gas

Bilberry

Use: Eye and vascular disorders

Black cohosh

Use: PMS, menopause, mild depression, arthritis

Cascara sagrada

Use: Laxative

Cat’s claw

Use: Anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, immunosupportive

Catnip tea

Use: diarrhea

Cayenne

Use: eliminates chills and discomfort from colds, promotes healing of ulcers

Chamomile

Use: calming agent, sedative

Chasteberry

Use: PMS

Chondroitin

Use: Osteoarthritis

Cinnamon

Use: gas, diarrhea, upset stomach

Cramp bark

Use: menstrual cramping

Cranberry

Use: UTI

Dandelion

Use: Water retention associated with PMS

Dill

Use: gas and indigestion

Dong quai

Use: Anemia, energy in females, menopause, dysmenorrhea, and PMS

Echinacea

Use: boosts immune system

Evening primrose oil

Use: PMS

Fennel

Use: stomach cramps and gas

Feverfew

Use: Headaches; prophylaxis for migraine

Fish oil

Use: Lower triglycerides, heart health

Garlic

Use: Lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol

Ginger

Use: Antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, and gastrointestinal distress

Ginkgo

Use: Support of memory, increased blood flow to brain, prevention of dementia

Glucosamine

Use: Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Goldenseal

Use: boosts immune system

Grape seed

Use: antioxidant, allergies, circulation

Green tea

Use:anticancer, antioxidant, lowers cholesterol

Hop tea

Use: sleeping aid

Isoflavones

Use: cancer prevention, decreased bone loss, lower cholesterol, menopausal symptoms

Kava

Use: ADD, ADHD, anxiety, sedation

Lomatium

Use: antiviral agent for the flu, immunostimulant

Lungwort

Use: upper respiratory infection (URI)

Marshmallow root

Use: scratchy throat, ulcers, colitis

Melatonin

Use: Insomnia

Milk thistle

Use: Antioxidant, liver disease

Panax

Use: Energy, stress, immune system builder

Passionflower

Use: tranquilizer

Peppermint

Use: upset stomach

Saw palmetto

Use: BPH

Siberian ginseng

Use: Athletic performance, stress, immune system builder

Skullcap

Use: Tension headaches, irritability and anxiety associated with PMS, stress

Slippery elm bark

Use: sore throat

Soy

Use: Menopausal symptoms

St. John’s wort

Use: Depression, improves immune system

Valerian root

Use: Sedative, muscle spasms, insomnia

White willow bark

Use: aspirin substitute

Analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory

Wild yam

Use: PMS, infertility