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Module 17: GREEN PHARMACY



SUMMARY OF GREEN PHARMACY

AGING (SENESCENCE)

GINKGO (3)*, ECHINACEA (2), GOTU KOLA (2)

GINSENG (2), EVENING PRIMROSE (2), MILK THISTLE (2)

ALLERGY

GARLIC (2), STINGING NETTLE (2), HORSERADISH (1)

GINKGO (2), CHAMOMILE (1), FEVERFEW (1)

ALTITUDE SICKNESS (SOROCHE)

CLOVE (2), HORSEBALM (2), GINKGO (1)

GARLIC (2), REISHI (2), THYME (0)

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (A/O SENILE DEMENTIA)

HORSEBALM (3), BRAZIL NUT (2), GINKGO (2)

ROSEMARY (3), DANDELION (2), SAGE (2)

AMENORRHEA

CHASTEBERRY (3), CELERY (1), MARSHMALLOW (1)

COHOSH (BLACK & BLUE) (2), DILL (1), ASSORTED HERBS (1)

ANGINA

ANGELICA (2), GARLIC & ONION (2), KUDZU (2)

BILBERRY (2), GINGER (2), WILLOW (2)

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

GINGER (3), CORN (2), VEGETARIANISM (1)

PINEAPPLE (3), PIGWEED (2)

ARTHRITIS

GINGER (3), RED PEPPER (3), CELERY SEED (2)

PINEAPPLE (3), STINGING NETTLE (3), TURMERIC (3)

ASTHMA

COFFEE, TEA, ETC. (3), STINGING NETTLE (3), LICORICE (2), EPHEDRA (3), ANISE (2), GINKGO (1)

ATHLETE'S FOOT

GARLIC (3), LICORICE (3), GOLDENSEAL (2)

GINGER (3), TEATREE (3), LEMONGRASS (2)

BACKACHE

RED PEPPER (3), PEPPERMINT (3), WILLOW (3)

THYME (2), ASSORTED ESSENTIAL OILS (1)

BAD BREATH

CARDAMOM (3), PARSLEY (3), CORIANDER (2)

EUCALYPTUS (3), PEPPERMINT (2), SAGE (2)

BALDNESS (ALOPECIA)

SAW PALMETTO (3), ROSEMARY (2), SAFFLOWER (1)

LICORICE (2), HORSETAIL (1), SESAME (1)

BLADDER INFECTIONS (CYSTITIS)

BLUEBERRY (3), PARSLEY (2), BEARBERRY (1)

YOGURT (3), BIRCH (1), COUCHGRASS (1)

BODY ODOR

CORIANDER (3) , TURNIP JUICE (1), VINEGAR (1)

BAKING SODA/CORNSTARCH (1),

VEGETABLES CONTAINING ZINC (1)

BREAST ENLARGEMENT (MICROMASTIA)

FENUGREEK (3), SAW PALMETTO (2), CUMIN (1)

FENNEL (2), WILD YAM (2)

BREAST-FEEDING PROBLEMS (DYSLACTEA)

FENUGREEK (3), ANISE (2), FENNEL (2)

GARLIC (3), CHASTEBERRY (2), ECHINACEA (2)

BRONCHITIS

EUCALYPTUS (2), MULLEIN (2), HOREHOUND (1)

GARLIC (2), STINGING NETTLE (2), MARSHMALLOW (1)

BRUISES

ARNICA (2), PARSLEY (1), ST. JOHN'S-WORT (1)

COMFREY (1), POTATO (1), WITCH HAZEL (1)

BUNIONS

CALENDULA (2), RED PEPPER (2), WILLOW (2)

PINEAPPLE (2), TURMERIC (2), GINGER (1)

BURNS

ALOE (3), GARLIC (1), ST. JOHN'S-WORT (1)

ECHINACEA (1), GOTU KOLA (1), PLANTAIN (1)

BURSITIS AND TENDINITIS

WILLOW (3), ECHINACEA (1), PINEAPPLE (1)

GINGER (2), LICORICE (1), TURMERIC (1)

CANCER PREVENTION

CANCER PREVENTION HERBAL SALAD (3),

ANTIOXIDANTEA (2)

CANKER SORES

MYRRH (2), CANKERROOT (1), LICORICE (1)

TEA (2), GOLDENSEAL (1), WILD GERANIUM (1)

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA

ANGELICA (3), HAWTHORN (3), CANOLA (2)

CINCHONA (3), KHELLA (2), VALERIAN (1)

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

WILLOW (3), PINEAPPLE (2), TURMERIC (2)

CAMOMILE (2), RED PEPPER (2) , CUMIN (1)

CATARACTS

BILBERRY (3), ROSEMARY (3), CARROT (2)

CATNIP (3), BRAZIL NUT (2), CAPERS (1)

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

ANTIVIRAL HERBS (2), PURSLANE (1), MATE (1)

GINSENG (1), WHEATGRASS (1), SPINACH (1)

COLDS AND FLU

ECHINACEA (3), GINGER (3), FORSYTHIA (2)

GARLIC (3), ELDERBERRY (2), MULLEIN (1)

CONSTIPATION

FLAX (2), ALOE (ANTHRAQUINONES) (1),

PSYLLIUM (2), FENUGREEK (1), RHUBARB (1)

CORNS

CELANDINE (1), WILLOW (1)

FIG (1), WINTERGREEN (1)

COUGHING

ELDERBERRY (2), SLIPPERY ELM (2), MULLEIN (1)

GINGER (2), LICORICE (2), STINGING NETTLE (1)

CUTS, SCRAPES, ABSCESSES

TEATREE (3), COMFREY (2), HORSEBALM (2)

CALENDULA (2), GOLDENSEAL (2), GOTU KOLA (2)

DANDRUFF

SOYBEAN (3), CELANDINE (1), GINGER/SESAME (1)

COMFREY (1), SCARBOROUGH SHAMPOO (1), LICORICE (1)

DEPRESSION

LICORICE (3), GINGER (2), PURSLANE (2)

ST. JOHN'S-WORT (3), ROSEMARY (2), GINSENG (1)

DIABETES

FENUGREEK (3), BEANS (2), PEANUT (2)

ONION (3), GARLIC (2), BITTER GOURD (2)

DIARRHEA

APPLE (1), BLACKBERRY (1), CARROT (1)

CAROB (1), BILBERRY (1), TEA (1)

DIVERTICULITIS

FLAX (3), WHEAT (3), WILD YAM (1)

PSYLLIUM (3), SLIPPERY ELM (2), CAMOMILE (1)

DIZZINESS (VERTIGO)

GINGER (3), CELERY (1), ASSORTED HERBS (1)

GINKGO (2), PUMPKIN (1)

DRY MOUTH

JABORANDI (3), ECHINACEA (1), MULTIFLORA ROSE (1)

YOHIMBE (1) , EVENING PRIMROSE (1), RED PEPPER (1)

EARACHE (OTALGIA)

EPHEDRA (1), GOLDENSEAL (2), FORSYTHIA/GENTIAN/

GARLIC (2), ECHINACEA (1), HONEYSUCKLE (1)

EMPHYSEMA

MULLEIN (3), CAMU-CAMU (2), LICORICE (2)

RED PEPPER (3), PEPPERMINT (2), EUCALYPTUS (2)

ENDOMETRIOSIS

SOYBEAN (3), PEANUT (2), EVENING PRIMROSE (1)

FLAX (2), ALFALFA (1)

ERECTION PROBLEMS (IMPOTENCE)

FAVA BEAN (3), VELVET BEAN (3), ANISE (2)

GINKGO (3), YOHIMBE (3), CARDAMOM (2)

FAINTING (SYNCOPE)

BROOMWEED (2), COUNTRY MALLOW (2), EUCALYPTUS (2), CARDAMOM (2), COFFEE, TEA, ETC. (2), ROSEMARY (2)

FEVER

WILLOW (3), ELDER (1), PEPPERMINT (1)

MEADOWSWEET (2), GINGER (1), RED PEPPER (1)

FLATULENCE (GAS)

ASSORTED CARMINATIVE HERBS (3)

FUNGAL INFECTIONS (MYCOSES)

GARLIC (3), TEATREE (3), PAU-D'ARCO (2)

LICORICE (3), BLACK WALNUT (3), LEMONGRASS (2)

GALLSTONES AND KIDNEY STONES

BEGGAR-LICE (2), TURMERIC (2), CELANDINE (2)

PEPPERMINT (2), COUCHGRASS (2), GOLDENROD (1)

GENITAL HERPES AND COLD SORES

LEMON BALM (3), MINTS (2), ST. JOHN'S-WORT (2) , TEA

ECHINACEA (2), RED PEPPER (2), GARLIC (1)

GINGIVITIS

BLOODROOT (2), ECHINACEA (2), PURSLANE (2)

CAMOMILE (2), LICORICE (2), SAGE (2)

GLAUCOMA

JABORANDI (3), OREGANO (2), BILBERRY (1)

KAFFIR POTATO (2), PANSY (2), FRUITS/VEG/VIT.C (2)

GOUT (PODAGRIA)

CELERY (3), AVOCADO (1), DEVIL'S CLAW (1)

CHISO (2), TURMERIC (2), CAT'S CLAW (1)

GRAVES' DISEASE

BUGLEWEED (3), SELF-HEAL (3), VERBENA (2)

LEMON BALM (3), KELP (2), BROCCOLI (1)

HANGOVER

CINCHONA (1), KUDZU (1), FOLK HERBS (1)

GINKGO (1), WINTERGREEN (1), FRUCTOSE (1)

HEADACHE

BAY (3), WILLOW (3), GINGER (2)

FEVERFEW (3), EVENING PRIMROSE (2), RED PEPPER (2)

HEARTBURN

CAMOMILE (2), PEPPERMINT (2), FENNEL (1)

LICORICE (2), CARDAMOM/CINNAMON (1), DILL (1)

HEART DISEASE

PIGWEED (3), ANGELICA (2), HAWTHORN (2)

WILLOW (3), GRAPE (2), CHICORY (1)

HEMORRHOIDS

COMFREY (2), WITCH HAZEL (2), HORSE CHESTNUT (1)

PSYLLIUM (2), PLANTAIN (2), BUTCHER'S BROOM (1)

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

CELERY (3), HAWTHORN (2), TOMATO (2)

GARLIC (3), KUDZU (2), SAFFRON (1)

HIGH CHOLESTEROL

AVOCADO (2), GARLIC (2), NUTS (1)

BEANS (2), CELERY (2), GINGER (2)

HIVES

JEWELWEED (3), PARSLEY (2), GINGER (1)

STINGING NETTLE (3), AMARANTH (1)

HIV INFECTION

LICORICE (3), ST. JOHN'S-WORT (3), ECHINACEA (2)

OREGANO (3), ASTRAGALUS (2), BURDOCK (2)

HYPOTHYROIDISM

KELP (1), GENTIAN (1), WALNUT (1)

MUSTARD (1), RADISH (1), ST. JOHN'S-WORT (1)

INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA)

CAMOMILE (3), GINGER (2), RED PEPPER (1)

PEPPERMINT (3), ANGELICA (2), CORIANDER (1)

INFERTILITY

CAULIFLOWER (2), GINSENG (2), SPINACH (2)

GINGER (2), GUAVA (2), SUNFLOWER (2)



INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBS)

ONION (1), TEA (1), PSYLLIUM (1), VALERIAN (1)

INHIBITED SEXUAL DESIRE IN WOMEN (FRIGIDITY)

CHINESE ANGELICA (2), QUEBRACHO (2), DAMIANA (2)

GINSENG (2), YOHIMBE (2), FENUGREEK (1)

INSECT BITES AND STINGS (BUGBITES)

MOUNTAIN MINT (3), CITRONELLA (2), GARLIC (2)

BASIL (2), CALENDULA (2), PLANTAIN (2)

INSOMNIA

LEMON BALM (3), LAVENDER (2), CAMOMILE (1)

VALERIAN (3), PASSIONFLOWER (2), HOPS (1)

INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION

GARLIC (3), GINGER (2), PURSLANE (2)

GINKGO (3), HAWTHORN (2)

INTESTINAL PARASITES

CINCHONA (3), IPECAC (3), PAPAYA (2)

GOLDENSEAL (3), ELECAMPANE (2), CUBEB (1)

LARYNGITIS

CARDAMOM (3), HOREHOUND (2), MULLEIN (2)

GINGER (2), MALLOWS (2), ELECAMPANE (1)

LICE

NEEM (1), SWEETFLAG (1)

LIVER PROBLEMS (HEPATOSIS)

CARROT (3), MILKTHISTLE (3), SCHISANDRA (3)

DANDELION (3), INDIAN ALMOND (3), LICORICE (2)

LYME DISEASE

ECHINACEA (3), MOUNTAIN MINT (3)

GARLIC (3), LICORICE (2)

MACULAR DEGENERATION

BILBERRY (3), GINKGO (2), CLOVE (1)

GREENS (2), PEANUT (2), WOLFBERRY (1)

MENOPAUSE

BLACK COHOSH (2), ALFALFA (1), CHINESE ANGELICA (1)

LICORICE (2), CHASTEBERRY (1), RED CLOVER (1)

MENSTRUAL CRAMPS (DYSMENORRHEA)

BLACK HAW (3), RASPBERRY (3), CHASTEBERRY (2)

CHINESE ANGELICA (3), BILBERRY (2), RED CLOVER (2)

MORNING SICKNESS

GINGER (3), BLACK HOREHOUND (1), PEACH (1)

PEPPERMINT (2), CABBAGE (1), RASPBERRY (1)

MOTION SICKNESS

GINGER (3), RASPBERRY (1)

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

STINGING NETTLE (3), BLUEBERRY (2), PINEAPPLE (2)

BLACK CURRANT (2), EVENING PRIMROSE (2), PURSLANE (2)

NAUSEA

GINGER (3), PEPPERMINT (1), CINNAMON (1)

OSTEOPOROSIS

CABBAGE (3), PIGWEED (3), SOYBEAN (2)

DANDELION (3), AVOCADO (2), PARSLEY (1)

OVERWEIGHT (OBESITY)

PLANTAIN (3), CHICKWEED (2), PINEAPPLE (2)

RED PEPPER (3), EVENING PRIMROSE (2), WALNUT (2)

PAIN

CLOVE (3), WILLOW (3), GINGER (2), RED PEPPER (3), EVENING PRIMROSE (2), MOUNTAIN MINT (2)

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

FAVA BEAN (3), EVENING PRIMROSE (2), PASSIONFLOWER (1), VELVET BEAN (3), GINKGO (1),

ST. JOHN'S-WORT (1)

PNEUMONIA

ASTRAGALUS (2), DANDELION (2), GARLIC (2)

BAIKAL SKULLCAP (2), ECHINACEA (2), HONEYSUCKLE (2)

POISON IVY, POISON OAK, AND POISON SUMAC

JEWELWEED (3), PLANTAIN (2), ALOE (2), SOAPWORT (2)

PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY

PARTRIDGE BERRY (3), BLACK HAW (2), JUTE (2)

RASPBERRY (3), BLUE COHOSH (2), SPINACH (2)

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS)

CHASTEBERRY (3), EVENING PRIMROSE (3), RASPBERRY (1), CHINESE ANGELICA (3), STINGING NETTLE (2), BURDOCK (1)

PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT (BPH) (PROSTATITIS)

LICORICE (3), SAW PALMETTO (3), STINGING NETTLE (2)

PUMPKIN (3), PYGEUM (2), EVENING PRIMROSE (2)

PSORIASIS

BISHOP'S WEED (3), AVOCADO (2), LICORICE (2)

RED PEPPER (3), BRAZIL NUT (2), PURSLANE (2)

RAYNAUD'S DISEASE

EVENING PRIMROSE (3), GINKGO (3), MUSTARD (2)

GARLIC (3), BORAGE (2), RED PEPPER (2)

SCABIES

EVENING PRIMROSE (3), ONION (3), MOUNTAIN MINT (2)

NEEM (3), AMERICAN PENNYROYAL (2), TEATREE OIL (2)

SCIATICA

HAYSEED (3), WILLOW (3), COUNTRY MALLOW (2)

STINGING NETTLE (3), WINTERGREEN (3), MUSTARD (2)

SHINGLES

LEMON BALM (3), CHINESE ANGELICA (2), LICORICE (2)

RED PEPPER (3), BAIKAL SKULLCAP (2), PASSIONFLOWER (2)

SINUSITIS

GARLIC (3), EUCALYPTUS/PEPPERMINT (2), ECHINACEA (2), GOLDENSEAL (3), OREGANO (2), HORSERADISH (1)

SKIN PROBLEMS (DERMATOSES)

ALOE (3), AVOCADO (2), CAMOMILE (2), EVENING PRIMROSE (3), CALENDULA (2), WITCH HAZEL (2)

SMOKING

LICORICE (3), RED CLOVER (3)

SORES

CALENDULA (3), DRAGON'S BLOOD (3), GINKGO (2)

COMFREY (3), TEATREE (2), GOTU KOLA (1)

SORE THROAT

EUCALYPTUS (3), LICORICE (3), MARSH MALLOW (2)

HONEYSUCKLE (3), SLIPPERY ELM (3), BURNET- SAXIFRAGE (2)

STIES

ECHINACEA (3), POTATO (3), CAMOMILE (1),

GOLDENSEAL (3), THYME (3), GARLIC (1)

STROKE

GARLIC (3), PIGWEED (3), CARROT (2), GINKGO (3), WILLOW (3), EVENING PRIMROSE (1)

SUNBURN

TEA (3), BLACK NIGHTSHADE (2), EGGPLANT (2)

ALOE (2), CALENDULA (2), PLANTAIN (2)

SWELLING

GINGER (3), TURMERIC (2), ARNICA (1), PINEAPPLE (2), ALOE (1), CAT'S CLAW (1)

TINNITUS

GINKGO (3), BLACK COHOSH (1), LESSER PERIWINKLE (1)

SESAME (2), GOLDENSEAL (1), SPINACH (1)

TONSILLITIS

ECHINACEA (3), HONEYSUCKLE (2), CITRUS (VIT. C) (2)

GARLIC (2), SAGE (2), ELDERBERRY (1)

TOOTHACHE

CLOVE (3), RED PEPPER (2), WILLOW (2), GINGER (2), TOOTHACHE TREE (2), SESAME (1)

TOOTH DECAY (CARIES)

TEA (3), BLOODROOT (2), WILD BERGAMOT (2)

BAY (2), LICORICE (2), CHAPARRAL (1)

TUBERCULOSIS

ECHINACEA (3), GARLIC (3), LICORICE (3)

FORSYTHIA (3), HONEYSUCKLE (3), EUCALYPTUS (2)

ULCERS

GINGER (3), YELLOWROOT (3), CABBAGE (2)

LICORICE (3), BANANA (2), GARLIC (2)

VAGINITIS

GARLIC (3), CARDAMOM (2), APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (1)

TEATREE (3), GOLDENSEAL (2), LAVENDER (1)

VARICOSE VEINS

HORSE CHESTNUT (3), WITCH HAZEL (3), GINKGO (2)

VIOLET (3), BUTCHER'S BROOM (2), GOTO KOLA (1)

VIRAL INFECTIONS

ECHINACEA (3), GOLDENSEAL (2), LICORICE (2)

GARLIC (2), DRAGON'S BLOOD (2), LEMON BALM (2)

WARTS

BIRCH (3), CASTOR (2), PINEAPPLE (2)

BLOODROOT (2), CELANDINE (2), BANANA (1)

WORMS

GINGER (3), WORMSEED (3), PAPAYA (2)

PUMPKIN (3), GARLIC (2), CLOVE (1)

WRINKLES

HORSE CHESTNUT (3), COCOA (2), SAGE (2)

CARROT (2), CUCUMBER (2), ROSEMARY (2)

YEAST INFECTIONS

ECHINACEA (3), CRANBERRY (2), PAU-D'ARCO (2)

GARLIC (3), GOLDENSEAL (2), PURSLANE (2) *3 = 3 stars (best - for that indication); 2 = 2 stars (good - for that indication); 1 = one star (mediocre - for that indication)



SCORE FROM GREEN PHARMACY

Scores derived by taking the top five or six herbs for all ailments, inverting the index, assigning scores to each according to the number of stars (leaves) it got in the Green Pharmacy, Total scores were then summed for each individual herb.

Garlic 65

Ginger 61

Licorice 54

Echinacea 37

Red Pepper 36

Willow 36

Ginkgo 33

Evening Primrose 27

Stinging Nettle 24

Goldenseal 22

Peppermint 19

Pineapple 19

Teatree 16

Camomile 15

Eucalyptus 15

Lemonbalm 14

Rosemary 14

Calendula 13

Purslane 13

Aloe 12

Bilberry 12

Cardamom 12

Honeysuckle 12

Plantain 12

St. John's-Wort 12

Chasteberry 11

Dongquai 11

Pigweed 11

Turmeric 11

Carrot 10

Celery 10

Dandelion 10

Mountain Mint 10

Sage 10

Tea 10

Angelica 9

Avocado 9

Comfrey 9

Hawthorn 9

Mullein 9

Oregano 9

Parsley 9

Raspberry 9

Clove 8

Fenugreek 8

Ginseng 8

Onion 8

Psyllium 8

Soybean 8

Witchhazel 8

Anise 7

Cinchona 7

Flax 7

Gotu Kola 7

Horse Chestnut 7

Pumpkin 7

Slippery Elm 7

Bloodroot 6

Brazilnut 6

Cabbage 6

Celandine 6

Coriander 6

Elderberry 6

Faba Bean 6

Forsythia 6

Jewelweed 6

Mallow 6

Peanut 6

Red Clover 6

Saw Palmetto 6

Spinach 6

Velvet Bean 6

Walnut 6

Yohimbe 6

Aloe 12

Angelica 9

Anise 7

Avocado 9

Bilberry 12

Bloodroot 6

Brazilnut 6

Cabbage 6

Calendula 13

Camomile 15

Cardamom 12

Carrot 10

Celandine 6

Celery 10

Chasteberry 11

Cinchona 7

Clove 8

Comfrey 9

Coriander 6

Dandelion 10

Dongquai 11

Echinacea 37

Elderberry 6

Eucalyptus 15

Evening Primrose 27

Faba Bean 6

Fenugreek 8

Flax 7

Forsythia 6

Garlic 65

Ginger 61

Ginkgo 33

Ginseng 8

Goldenseal 22

Gotu Kola 7

Hawthorn 9

Honeysuckle 12

Horse Chestnut 7

Jewelweed 6

Lemonbalm 14

Licorice 54

Mallow 6

Mountain Mint 10

Mullein 9

Onion 8

Oregano 9

Parsley 9

Peanut 6

Peppermint 19

Pigweed 11

Pineapple 19

Plantain 12

Psyllium 8

Pumpkin 7

Purslane 13

Raspberry 9

Red Pepper 36

Red Clover 6

Rosemary 14

Sage 10

Saw Palmetto 6

Slippery Elm 7

Soybean 8

Spinach 6

St. John's-Wort 12

Stinging Nettle 24

Tea 10

Teatree 16

Turmeric 11

Velvet Bean 6

Walnut 6

Willow 36

Witchhazel 8

Yohimbe 6

From The Green Pharmacy, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 18098-0099. 1997. 507 pp.



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