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Walnut
Scientific name: Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)
Habitat
These are large trees up to 60 feet length and they grow in
full sun and needs deep and well drained soil and regular
supply of water.
Use
Its bark can be used as a remedy against skin diseases and
dysentery. Its nut can be used to gain weight and to build
strength, skin diseases, body lice and internal parasites
can be treated by the ground hull of the nut .
Its oil is a remedy against dandruff and its leaf is useful
against boils and hives.
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This is considered as the best wood in the world and was used by
our ancestors in all spheres of their life. It gives a beautiful
finish and easy to work on and durability is its character. It shrinks
and swells less compared to any other wood so widely useful for
cabinet maker and gunsmiths.
Wild Yam
Scientific name: Dioscorea villosa
Habitat
It's a perennial plant and is a low creeper and needs average or
poor soils in full sun.
Use
These herbs are termed as a remedy against liver diseases and cures
endocrine system. It is quite helpful for females during their menopause,
menstrual instability and infertility; it tends to regulate their
system and helps in keeping a balance. It was magical against female
and any problem related to child birth, was helpful in gastrointestinal
problems, muscle spasms, and other conditions like arthritis and
rheumatism.
Yet its scientific reality is not tested but plants of this genus
are valuable to modern medicines .It is helpful to sportsmen also
as most of the steroids are manufactured from diosgenin extracted
from it. Many drugs like birth control pills are made possible due
to this genus.
Wild Cherry
Scientific name: Prunus serotina.
Habitat
This could be a tree as well as a shrub entirely depends on
the conditions of a particular area, it is found mainly in
moist areas, it could be a tall shrub or a small tree.
Use
An herb mainly used to treat all illnesses related to lung
congestion.
Willow
Scientific name: Salix spp.
Habitat
This tree requires damp, regular water and a low space and
length around 70 feet or more and mainly found in North America
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Use
This is a very good herb against eyes problem like infection or
inflammation. It basically heals eyes that are infected.
Witch Hazel
Scientific name: Hamamelis virginiana
Habitat
It requires full sun and average soils, a shrub that grows to 5-15
feet.
Use
This is a preferred remedy over insect bites, bleeding wounds, burns,
hemorrhoids and varicose veins .It is used externally as well as
internally .Internally it can stop bleedings from internal organs
and can cure bronchitis , flu, stomach ulcers and cough. It can
be used as a mouthwash and helpful for bleeding gums also.
Wormwood
Scientific name: Artemisia absinthum Habitat
This shrub requires full sun and average to poor soils and grows
to 4 feet mainly in temperate regions.
Use
This is a remedy against all type of problems within the digestive
system, liver and bladder ailments. It helps in menstruation and
menstruation cramps.
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