An aromatic, erect herb with grayish-green toothed leaves and short sprays or spikes of tiny greenish flowers.
bile-promoting herb used as digestive tonic, aids in digestion of fatty or protein foods; aids in mild indigestion; used after influenza to promote appetite and restore energy; useful for amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea; fresh juice externally applied for poison oak; used in moxibustion to increase blood circulation and relieve pain.
A small-leaved evergreen tree with silver-gray and green foliage. The fruits are purple.
used externally for cradle cap and both internally and in enema form for impacted colon; leaves used in tincture for mild hypertension and general cardiovascular tonic; leaf extracts effective antiviral and may be useful for herpes.
A resinous, aromatic woody shrub from the mint family with narrow, aromatic leaves.
Rosemary is a common garden herb containing camphor, which helps invigorate the circulatory and nervous systems without overstimulating.
A strong scented herb in the Citrus family growing to three feet with divided leaves and small yellow flowers and a strong disagreeable odor. Native to the Mediterranean region.
useful for capillary fragility and varicose veins; used internally and externally for eye inflammation; internally for suppressed menstruation; used as gargle for sore throat.
