Native of Arabia, cultivated in Europe and North America.

Expectorant, stimulant, antipyretic and analgesic. It is a common ingredient of cough mixtures and ointments used for rheumatic and other muscular pains and for skin disease. The phenolic glycosides such as salicin have antioxidant activity and the anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of the salicylates.

Flavonoids from P.nigra have been shown to have 5-alpha-reductase activity and the volatile oil constituents have the usual antiseptic and expectorant activity.

Barberry is a deciduous shrub that grows in hard, gravelly soil in the northeastern states and sometimes in rich soils in the western states. The root is yellow on the outside and its bark has a bitter taste.

The bark of the root contains an alkaloid that promotes the secretion of bile and is therefore indicated for various liver ailments. It also tends to dilate the blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure. A teaspoon of the root will purge the bowels, or use an infusion of the berries with wine for the same purpose.

The fresh juice of the fruit is also said to strengthen the gums and relieve pyorrhea, when applied to the gums.

A member of the mint family, basil is an aromatic annual herb. Basil contains many antiviral compounds, which no doubt is why it's a time-honored folk remedy for warts. Other phytochemical might fight plaque formation on teeth.

It is also used for Acne, parasitic infections, arthritis, chills, depression, heart problems, pain, rheumatism, ringworm, swelling, and cramps.

It's leaves sometimes green, sometimes purplish, sometimes smooth edged, sometimes serrated- give off their characteristic scent when bruised.

This shrub grows near swamps and marshes along Lake Erie and the Atlantic coast, it gives off a pleasant fragrance when you rub them.

Can also be used to help with, Fever, gingivitis, hemorrhoids, hepatitis, inflammation, vaginitis.

Research shows that bayberry contains astringent and antibacterial compounds. Myricitrim, the active antibiotic, encourages sweating, which can help break a fever, larger doses tend to decrease the body's potassium level, leading to higher blood pressure and both water and sodium retention.

From the Chinese to Native Americans, people used this ground-hugging woody evergreen, to treat urinary problems.

Some of the plant substances fight bacteria and cleanse the urinary tract, others promote excretion, deter water retention, support the kidneys, and cool inflammatory reactions.

It is also used for Bed-wetting bronchitis, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, gonorrhea, and kidney stones.

The berries sprout from small, wiry branches on a shrub that grows predominantly in wooded areas of northern Europe and sections of Western Asia.

The anthocyanosides in billberry are big-time antioxidants that provide a lot of the medicinal punch.

The herb also shows some anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and astringent qualities.It is also used to treat, arthritis, atherosclerosis, chest pain,gastric problems, gout, high blood sugar, and kidney problems.

A common, flowering tree throughout temperate parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States, birch has small, shiny, serrated, oval leaves. Cut a stem, and out runs a sweet juice that's long been used to make wine, beer, and vinegar. Birch contains salicylate, the compound that the pharmaceutical industry borrowed from nature to make asprin.

Birch is also used to help with bladder and kidney stones,arthritis, cancer, cystitis, fever, gout, lung problems, rheumatism, and pain.

This can also help towards baldness, dandruff, psoriasis, skin cancer, stomachache, worms, and wounds.

This thorny vine or bramble bears a sweet fruit that makes a great tasting jelly. Blackberry's flowers and both its immature and ripe fruit may appear on the vine at the same time. One species of blackberry was once known as goutberry, an indication of just one of its medicinal uses.

It can also help with, Diarrhea, gastritis, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, intestinal inflammation, mouth inflammation, minor cuts and wounds, and tissue swelling.

Black cohosh grows wild throughout the Ohio River valley and the eastern deciduous forests. Black cohosh is a herbal panacea for all sorts of female-specific health problems, in one study the plant relieved menopause-related vaginal dryness.

Some other uses of Black cohosh are for menopause, menstrual irregularities, childbirth, high blood pressure, bronchial problems, myalgia, water retention, and whooping cough.

Black cohosh matched prescription strength hormone replacement in reducing luteinizing hormone, which increases as natural estrogen declines, bringing on typical menopausal symptoms.

Blackcurrant is found all over Europe, the plants leaves and buds emit a strong, distinctive odor. A tea can be made from the leaves, but the berries contain the most health-promoting potential. The fruit can also help with chills, colds, diarrhea, flu, hoarseness, inflammation, and stomach ache.

The leaves of the Black currant can be used to help inflammation, arthritis, bladder stones, colds, colic, convulsions, gout, liver problems, urinary problems, and whooping cough.

Black currant fruit is a decent herbal cold remedy, and can also reduce inflammation and secretions.

Black haw is native to North America, and Native Americans have taken advantage of its bark for gyneocologic problems, the bark contains the most therapeutic properties. The bark (cramp bark) as its known contains at least four phytochemicals that facilitate uterine relaxation, two of which (aesculetin and scopoletin)also work against muscle spasms, salicin in the herb is related chemically to asprin.

Also used to help diarrhea, headache, miscarriage, childbirth, intestinal inflammation, and menstrual pain.

Grows throughout the eastern part of the United States, other varieties grow in Great Britian, greece, and parts of the Middle East. The fruit (nut) falls in the autumn months and makes a great snack, but the bark, leaves, and nut husks also contain natural phytomedicine. Black walnut's antifungal, antiseptic, astringent, and antiviral properties, due in part to a chemical called juglone, make it a good weapon against all sorts of bugs, both that fly and inhabit your body.

Black walnut can also help with Diarrhea, fungal diseases, hemorrhoids, hypoactive thyroid, colic, and toothache.

A spring wildflower that grows in eastern deciduous forests as far west as Kansas. Sanguinarine derived from bloodroot is an excellent antiseptic that prevents bacteria from forming plaque on teeth, deterring both tooth decay and gum disease. Sanguinarine possesses anti-inflammatory, antihistamine, and antimicrobial properties.

In addition this herb can also help with Bad breath, bronchitis, croup, dysentery, fungal infections, gingivitis, periodontitis, arthritis, cancer, fever, and rheumatism.

Blue cohosh is not closely related to black cohosh despite the same surname, although both have traditionally been used for gynecologic disorders.

Native Americans called it papoose root, probably because of the phytochemical caulosaponin, which is capable of triggering powerful contractions of the uterus.

Research suggests that the plant posseses some anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, and antirheumatic properties. Other uses can help with anxiety, epilepsy, fever, high blood pressure, induction of labour, lung problems, miscarriage, senility, and yeast problems. This is not to be taken on your own, always consult with a qualified naturopathic physician.

An evergreen tree indigenous to Chile and reportedly established in the mountains of some Mediterranean countries.

Boldo can also help towards, Indigestion, intestinal problems, liver dysfunction, muscle tension, stomach disease, cancer, cystitis, gallstones, gonorrhea, and hardening of the arteries.

In the right amounts, active constituents in boldo leaves stimulate the entire gastrointestinal tract, making them useful for a range of stomach, intestinal, and liver complaints.

Boneset is grown throughout much of North America. The herb is best used for fending off fevers and counteracting colds, it can also be used towards Arthritis, bronchitis, cancer, dengue, dermatitis, inflammation, pleurisy, pneumonia, tumors, urethritis.

The name is derived from the plant's traditional use to treat breakbone fever, which is now known as dengue, a viral infection that causes such intense muscle pain that sufferers think their bones will break.

Borage grows wild through the eastern United States, where it was introduced from Europe, the fresh leaves have a crisp, cucumber-like scent. Borage seeds are a source of gammalinolenic acid, the omega-6 fatty acid that the body uses to make an inflammation-fighting, autoimmune-boosting prostaglandin, tests show that borage oil lowers systolic blood pressure and heart rate.

Borage can also help with Arthritis, diarrhea, heart problems, inflammation, menopause, premenstrual tension, bronchial problems, depression, jaundice, and kidney stones.

Native to Europe but now found in South America and all over North America, belongs to the pea family and has a long history as an herbal medicine.Qualified herbalists have long used this potent plant to encourage excretion, improve poor circulation, stabilize irregular heart rhythm, and treat other heart problems.

Broom can also help with Circulatory problems, heart disease, irregular heart rhythm, low blood pressure, childbirth, hemophilia, liver problems, lung problems, muscle pain, palpitations, rapid heart rate, rheumatism, sciatica, tumors, and water retention.

The primary phytochemical in broom, sparteine, is a cardiac depressant powerful enough, in sulfate form, to cause respiratory arrest, high blood pressure, and uterine contractions.

We have long relied on pharmaceuticals to encourage urinary excretion and deter water retention. In Namibia and South Africa, however, traditional medicine has relied even longer on this shrubby member of the orange and lemon family for its diuretic effect, the leaves are considered the most medicinally active part.

Buchu can also be used to help with Cystitis, prostatitis, urethral infections, water retention, heart disease, high blood pressure, inflammation, and venereal disease. The diosphenol in buchu helps kill bacteria.

Buckwheat is native to northern and central Asia but is now commonly cultivated in North America.

Buckwheat's high content of the bioflavonoid rutin makes it an excellent choice for anyone concerned about varicose veins or hardening of the arteries.

Buckwheat can also help with Chronic venous insufficiency, colon cancer, tissue swelling, varicose veins, and water retention.

Bugleweed grows in Newfoundland to Ohio, the white corkscrew-shaped root is edible, and the entire plant is used in herbal medicine.

If research is accurate, bugleweed helps your thyroid, it doesn't matter whether that the gland in your neck secretes too much or too little of its hormones. Bugleweed seems to stabilize everything.

Bugleweed also helps with Breast pain, hyperthyroidism, (graves' disease) hypothyroidism, insomnia, nervousness, anxiety, cardiopathy, diabetes, lung problems, and palpitations.

Burdock came from Europe and can now be found in North America as far north as Michigan and Quebec, as far south as Pennsylvania, Illinois, and even Alabama and as far west as California. The plant's roots are considered vegetables in japan, as common as carrots in England.

Burdock can also help with Bladder stones, high blood sugar, lymphoma, psoriasis, tumors, anorexia, arthritis, backache, high blood sugar, hair loss, liver problems, scarlet fever, syphilis, seborrhea, smallpox, and wounds.

Fresh burdock roots contain phytochemicals called polyacetylenes, which can destroy certain bacteria and fungi, perhaps explaining the traditional use of this herb as a treatment for ringworm, urinary tract infections, and other bacterial onslaughts. Certain lignans are linked with warding off cancer.

Introduced in Europe, now grows in various parts of the eastern, central, and western United States, its leaves taste like cucumber and can be used in salads. Phytochemicals in burnet have antihemorrhagic, astringent, and stypic qualities, making it an herbal choice against ulcerative colitis, diarrhea, and uterine bleeding. Its mildly antimicrobial, fights tissue swelling, and deters wound weeping, all reasons for its use on burns.

Burnet also helps with Dermatitis, dysentery, eczema, gum disease, hemorrhoids, ulcerative colitis, boils, hot flashes, varicose veins and wounds.

Butchers broom grows throughout Europe, the northern part of Africa, and Western Asia. The whole herb, but particulary its rhizome, contains herbal medicine. Butchers broom deserves its long-standing reputation for treating hemorrhoids, varicose veins, and other vein-related problems. The two active ingredients in its rhizome, ruscogenin and neoruscogenin constrict veins, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, and reduce inflammation.

Butchers broom can also help with Arthritis, blood clotting, cramps, itching, pain, phlebitis, swelling, atherosclerosis, and fractures.