Thousands of herbs have powerful plant compounds, and have been used medicinally by many cultures since prehistoric times.
Modern medicine now tends to utilize certain active ingredients, instead of the whole plants.
For example, the opium poppy continues to be a big industrial source of opiates, like morphine.
The opium poppy is one of the most extreme examples of a medicinal herb. Most herbs don’t have compounds with narcotic strength, and healing ability varies from plant to plant and person to person.
For example, Black Cohosh can treat premenstrual discomfort, Calendula can heal wounds, Crampbark can relax muscles, Gumweed can treat cold symptoms, and Mullein can treat sore throat.
There are hundreds of medicinal herbs commonly used today.
While there are hundreds of herbs used in alternative medicine, most people aren’t even aware of a handful of them.
It might just be an American thing, not even a Western thing, exclusively.
There are stereotypes of Indian and Chinese herbal medicine doctors, as the exclusive practitioners of herbal medicine, but Europeans have also been practitioners of herbal medicine for as long as their cultures have existed.
Did you know the German government set up an expert committee in 1978, called the Commission E, and it was tasked with evaluating the efficacy and safety of over 300 herbs sold in Germany.
The results were published, and the book has the therapeutic information, contraindications, side effects etc for more than 300 herbs.
During the last couple of years, the alternative and natural health movement has been responsible for a resurgence in medicinal herb interest.
I’ve compiled a list of 20 that really stand out for their healing potential.
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Coriander (aka Cilantro)
Coriander is a great herb for chelation, which means that it helps the body to get rid of heavy metals and support the liver throughout this process.
You can add the herb to meals, stir fry, green smoothies, and green juice.
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Sheep’s Sorrell
This herb is excellent for anyone getting over cancer.
It has a diuretic property, and can be used to help get rid of too much fluid in the body, and as a tonic for the kidneys and urinary tract.
The leaves also have a lot of vitamin C.
The bite-size leaves can be added to soups, salads, and sauces – they add a unique, lemony taste.
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Rosemary
Rosemary has caffeic acid and rosmarinic acid, and they’re both great antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. Adding rosemary to your cooked meats can help reduce the carcinogens.
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Mint
Mint’s awesome for digestion, and is a great mouth freshener, too.
This is a very versatile herb, great in desserts, juices, smoothies, stir fry, and salads.
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Basil
Basil leaves have essential oils with strong anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.
Basil’s also an excellent source of vitamin A and iron. You can add it to stir fry and salads and sauces.
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Parsley
Parsley is really great for you.
It’s excellent for the immune system, helps get rid of excess fluid in the body, tones the muscles, and heals the nervous system.
It’s also a superb breath freshener.
If you’re notorious for bad breath, you’re going to want to add parsley to your daily diet.
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Sage
Sage has a lot of great reasons to love it.
It has anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-hypertensive properties.
It’s even believed to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and cleanse your blood.
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Lemon balm
Lemon balm is excellent in salads, and can shut off anxiety and tone down nervous tension.
Plus, it promotes sleep and quickly heals cold sores.
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Mother of Herb (Puerto Rican Oregano)
Mother of Herb has vitamins A, B, and C in it.
It’s got a lot of great, essential minerals, too.
You have iron, magnesium, potassium, and calcium – This herb is a powerful digestive system healer.
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Herb Robert
Herb Robert helps increase the immune response and the body’s capacity to regenerate.
It has a really unique ability to oxygenate your cells, making it another great herb for people healing from cancer.
Drink it as a fresh herbal tea.
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Turmeric
A big heaping spoon of curry could cut down on your pain.
Turmeric, a spice in curry, has curcumin, which is a powerful anti-inflammatory substance.
In fact, it works in a similar way to Cox-2 inhibitors, which lessen the Cox-2 enzyme that causes the swelling and pain of arthritis.
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon can help lower blood sugar and cholesterol and regulate your body’s insulin response. It’s great for those sensitive to sugar or at risk (or suffering) from diabetes.
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Ginger
Ginger can soothe a stomach upset from a number of different sources, including chemotherapy, motion sickness, and pregnancy.
If I ever eat something that doesn’t agree with me, some fresh ginger or organic ginger tablets do the trick.
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Holy Basil
Holy Basil has been proven to reduce stress, according to the results of several different studies. It may also inhibit breast cancer development. If you’re stressed out and cancer runs in your family, I’d definitely consider picking up some Holy Basil today.
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St. John’s Wort
Several studies have proven St. John’s Wort’s ability to relieve moderate to severe depression and anxiety as effectively as many prescription medications.
Plus, it doesn’t have any side effects. Can’t go wrong with St. Johns Wort.
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Garlic
Aside from being a very strong anti-bacterial, garlic can help lower your cancer risk.
Studies have shown that high consumption of garlic lowered the rates of colorectal, ovarian, and other cancers. It could also offer cardiovascular benefits.
Garlic has more than 70 phytochemicals, including allicin, which several studies have shown decreased high blood pressure by nearly 30 points.
Garlic can also help prevent strokes by slowing down arterial blockages, so make sure you pick some up today.
Andrographis
Andographis does an excellent job of relieving respiratory infections, like sinusitis and colds, according to new research.
A study in a prominent medical journal showed that Andrographis helped ease runny nose, sore throat, sleeplessness, and fatigue.
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Sea Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn can help reduce vaginal dryness. It’s extremely effective for hydrating mucous membranes and helping with vaginal dryness. If sexual activity is sometimes painful, sea buckthorn could be all you need, grab some from here.
Kudzu
Kudzu can help cure problem drinking.
A group of heavy drinkers cut their beer consumption nearly in half after taking the Chinese herb.
Researchers point to the fact that kudzu more quickly lets alcohol get to the part of the brain that tells you when you’ve had enough.
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Black Walnut
This is a great herb for eliminating fungal infections, parasites, warts, and poison ivy. I personally like to take mine via a dropper under my tongue.
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A Few Parting Words…
Once you dive into herbal medicine, you’ll find a whole new world of healing opened up to you.
And, after reading this article, you probably know a lot more about herbal medicine than your friends…
Health by choice, not by chance.
-David Aston
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