Sweet, antiaging, estrogenic tonic. Supports healthy skin, hair, and bones.
Relaxes the heart & vessels, but stimulates uterine contractions. Motherwort is a kidney tonic, diuretic, and diaphoretic. Hemostatic.
Cold, bitter, anti-microbial, demulcent, cholagogue helpful for dysuria, burning sensations and passing urinary calculi. like Dandelion Root but stronger lithagogue.
Dry, cold uterine tonic & superb partus-preparator. Venous decongestant used to prevent varicose veins in 3rd trimester.
A famous herb used to break up congestion and improve circulation in the chest owing to its acrid, cold nature. Its cold nature clears heat from the lungs in hot asthma conditions. Pleurisy root helps drain lymph. Not recommended for use by...
Pungent, acrid capillary and small artery stimulant. Penetrating vasodilator and antispasmodic.
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