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Betony, Wood
Botanical: Stachys Betonica (BENTH.), Betonica officinalis.
Family: Labiatae
Parts Used
Herb.
Habitat
Betony is attractive and attractive woodland plant, met with commonly throughout England, but it is not common or frequent in Scotland.
Though basically growing in copses and woods, it is infrequently to be found in more clear circumstances, and between the twisted growths on moors and heaths.
Medical uses
The Betony is more useful in palpitations pain in the head, hysteria and neuralgia, face and all uneasy affections. |
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Broom
Botanical: Cytisus scoparius.
Family: Leguminosae.
Parts Used: Tops.
Habitat: The densely-growing Broom, a plant habitat mainly to England and also common in this same country, grows natural all over moderate northern Asia and Europe, being found in plenty on sandy heaths and fields. Broom is carefully grown wild in sandy soil of North America.
Medicinal Uses: cathartic and Diuretic. Broom tops are basically used in the type of decoction and infusion.
Bilberry
Botanical: Vaccinium myrtillus.
Family: Vacciniaceae.
Part Used: The grown fruit and the leaves.
Habitat: Siberia and Barbary, Europe, including Britain.
Medical uses: The fruits of Bilberry are severe, and are mainly valuable in dysentery and diarrhea, in the form of syrup only. The Bilberry is also useful to improve night vision. The leaves of Bilberry have historically been used to make proper treatment of gastrointestinal ailments.
Birch
Latin name: Betula species.
Other names: White Birch, Silver Birch.
Scintific names: Betula verrucosa Erh. or B. pubescens Erh.
Medical uses: The Birch is basically used for the proper treatment of Kidney and bladder stones and Urinary tract infections.
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The leaves of Birch plant are also used, mixed with any other medications, to the proper treatment of rheumatism, but their usefulness or effectiveness for this special purpose remains unconfirmed. The Birch tar is used to skin diseases treatment.
Bloodroot
Botanical: Sanguinaria Candensis
Family: Papaveraceae
Part Used
The whole plant and the root of tree.
Habitat: Canada and United States of America, occurs in loaded open woods from Canada, west to Arkansas and south to Florida and Nebraska.
Medicinal Uses
Emmenagogue and Emetic therapeutic expectorant, and high value in atonics asthma, dyspepsia, croup and bronchitis. It is also effective in nervousness irritation, helpful in reducing the high pulse rate, and also useful in heart disease, weakness and tremor of heart.
Basil:
Botanical
Ocymum minimum
Family: Labiatae
Part Used: Leafy tops. The most important parts of Basil which are used medically that the whole medicine, both dried and fresh.
Medicinal Uses: carminative and Aromatic. Though commonly used in cooking as a flavoring, Basil has been some times used for simple nervous disorders and for the improvement of wandering stiffs or rheumatic pains. The dried leaves of plant are said to be a treat for nervousness headaches.
Bayberry
Botanical: Myrica cerifera.
Family: Myricaceae.
Part Used
The dried bark of the root.
Habitat
Eastern North America.
Medicinal Uses
Stimulant and astringent. It is mainly useful in jaundice, scrofula, diarrhea etc. Externally, the powdered bark of plant is used as refreshment to apathetic ulcers, however in poultices it should be mixed up with elm. The decoction is good as injection in chronic swelling of the throat and gargle, uterine hemorrhages, leucorrhoea, etc. Bayberry is an outstanding wash for the gums.
Bay Laurel
Scientific name: Laurus nobilis.
It is also known as Grecian Laurel, Sweet Bay, Laurel, True Laurel, or Bay Tree.
Family name: Lauraceae.
Common uses
Bay Laurel is the basis of the bay leaves which are commonly used for flavor in cooking.
Religious assumption: The bay laurel is used as religious utilization that if the leaves of Bay laurel will burn that it will produce ultimate power and supernatural visions. And the wishes of people can come true when they write their wish in leaves of tree.
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