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Monks pepper
A medicinal herb used to treat premenstrual stress syndrome and other ailments related to both male and female reproductive systems. It is also known as chasteberry. Available at health food stores.
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Millet
A small-seeded grain that can be eaten as a side dish, like rice, or in salads. Available at grocery stores and health food stores. A grain used like wheat, which can be bought and used in the form of pasta, flour, flakes or kernels. This type of cereal grain, commonly grown in Europe and northern…
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Meadowsweet
A multipurpose herb used to flavor alcohol, vinegar, jams, and jellies. Meadowsweet tea is known to alleviate the pain associated with earaches. Available at health food stores. Any of three perennial herbs, Filipendula ulmaria. Spiraea alba, or S. latifolia, that grow in moist biomes. Meadowsweet is a source of aspirin-like chemicals used to treat chronic…
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Mallow
A family of plants whose leaves, roots, and flowers can be used medicinally to treat digestive ailments and coughs. Available at health food stores. A member of the moderately large plant family Malvaceae, though more narrowly of some of its herbaceous genera allied to Malva. A feature of the family (to which hibiscuses also belong)…
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Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
A tall plant whose leaves can be eaten or used to make tea. Available at health food stores. Leaves possess excellent flavouring qualities for soups, stews and casseroles. Can replace meat and bones in soups because it gives the impression a complete soup extract has been added. A lofty herbaceous plant belonging to the parsley…
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Linden (Tilia cordata)
A tree whose flowers, leaves, and wood can be used medicinally to treat colds, high blood pressure, and infections. Available at health food stores. Stately street or lawn trees. Fragrant flowers make a delicious digestive tisane, popular as an after-dinner beverage. Pleasant alternative to aspirin for feverish colds, for it reduces temperature and helps promote…
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Kombucha
A fermented tea thought to have many health benefits, including antibiotic and antifungal uses. Available at health food stores.
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Kaolin
An absorbent clay taken internally to treat diarrhea. Available at most health food stores. A fine soft clay used in the making of medical preparations, especially for the treatment of diarrhoea. Aluminum- and silicon-containing product used internally, often with pectin, in the trade-name product Kaopectate, as an adsorbent to treat diarrhea and externally as a…
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Jojoba
A shrub whose seeds are cultivated for their moisturizing oil, which can be used in perfume and cosmetics. Available at health food stores.
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Ivy leaves
The flat green leaves of the ivy plant, used medicinally to treat coughs and other ailments. Available at health food stores.
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