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Herb Uses I, J, K- Herbs
aged roots, since these are less acrid but maintain their active constituents. The corms have been grated and boiled
in milk and the concoction used to treat coughs and tuberculosis.
Jasmine (Jasminum officinale (J. sambac)) Although rarely used in Western medicine, a jasmine flower syrup for
coughs and lungs was once made. The flowers make a tea that calms the nerves and increases erotic feelings. Steep
two teaspoons of flowers per cup of water for 20 minutes. The dose is a quarter cup, four times a day. The East
Indians do use it, chewing the leaves to heal mouth ulcers and softening corns with the juice. They also make a leaf
tea to rinse sore eyes and wounds and use it as a remedy for snakebite. In traditional Chinese medicine states that
jasmine clears the blood of impurities. Headaches and insomnia have been relieved with a tea made from the root
along with pain due to dislocated joints and rheumatism. . The oil of the leaf is rubbed on the head to heal the eyes.
The flowers of J. officinale var. grandiflorum are used to treat hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and dysentery; the flowers of J.
sambac are used for conjunctivitis, dysentery, skin ulcers and tumors.
HOMEOPATHIC: Homeopaths use a dilute tincture of the berries for tetanus and convulsions. Use only with medical
supervision.
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis (previously I. biflora) ) The juice from the broken stem is a well-known folk
remedy for poison ivy rash. It also works on poison oak. Can be frozen into small ice cubes and used. Also relieves
the pain of insect bites, nettle stings, burns, sprains, ringworm and various skin diseases. The juice is also made into
an ointment for hemorrhoids, warts and corns. It used to be taken for jaundice and asthma.
Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium) anti-asthmatic, antispasmodic, good for swellings and healing wounds
Traditional medicinal uses include placing a folded leaf behind the ear to allay motion-sickness, or applying a fresh
leaf poultice externally to allay the pain of rheumatic or glandular swellings. Leaves and seeds were once smoked with
Mullein for treating asthma.
Specifics: Body pain: Grind the roots and leaves of Datura stramonium into a paste. Add the latex of Jatropha
gossyifolia in it. Then fry this paste with mustard oil. Massage this oil an all over the body only once before going to
bed at night. Earache: Pound a fruit of Datura stramonium and extract the juice. Warm this juice gently and put 2 to 3
drops of this juice inside the aching ear only once. Elephantiasis: Grind all the following into a paste: the roots of
Datura stramonium, the seeds of Brassia juncea and the bark of Morangia oleifera. Smear this paste locally on legs
once daily for one month and bandage by a cloth. Rheumatism: Boil all the followings in mustard oil: the young branch
of Datura stramonium, the bark of Vitex negundo, few pieces of Ginger and garlic. Massage this oil on joints twice daily
for a week.
Joe Pye (Eupatorium purpurea) Dried flowering tops and leaves were used as a tonic for biliosness and as a
laxative but this is now felt by some to be too toxic. Specifically to help remove stones in the bladder caused by
excess uric acid--which gives one of its names of gravel root. Infusion may be used as an astringent tonic and
stimulant. The solvent is water.
Leaves of Joe Pye stimulate circulation and sweating and reduce inflammation. The dried root has been used
to tone the entire reproductive tract, helping with pelvic inflammatory disease, gonorrhea, menstrual cramps, and also
prostate and urinary infections; gout and rheumatism. It is toning to the mucous membranes and cleans sediments
that have settled on their surfaces. A concentrated root extract called "eupuriun" was sold by the Eclectic doctors.
As a nervine, it is said to influence the entire sympathetic nervous system. In cases of a depressed state of
typhoid fever, its combination with Capsicum and Juniper is very effective.
Johnny Jump Up (Viola tricolor): It is commonly used in an infusion as a treatment for skin eruptions in children,
fevers, hypertension, anxiety and nervousness, dry throat, cough, and diarrhea and urinary inflammations. It may be
used in eczema and other skin problems where there is exudates (weeping) eczema. As an anti-inflammatory
expectorant it is used for whooping cough and acute bronchitis where it will soothe and help the body heal itself. For
urinary problems it will aid in the healing of cystitis and can be used to treat the symptoms of frequent and painful
urination.
Juniper (Juniperus communis) : Mostly used are the green unripe berries because properties are more
pronounced. It is diuretic, stimulant, stomachic and carminative. The berries are mainly used for urinary
infections and prescribed to clear acid wastes from the system in arthritis and gout. They reduce colic and
flatulence, stimulate the digestion and encourage uterine contractions in labor. It is a valuable remedy for
cystitis, and helps to relieve fluid retention but should be avoided in cases of kidney disease. In the digestive
system, juniper is warming and settling, easing colic and supporting the function of the stomach. Taken
internally or applied externally, juniper is helpful for chronic arthritis, gout, and rheumatic conditions.
Juniper contains a potent antiviral compound (deoxypodophyllotoxin). The extracts appear to inhibit a
number of different viruses including those that cause flu and herpes. Large doses of juniper cause the urine
to smell of violets. Being disinfectant and insectifugal, the berries are used in veterinary medicine to treat
open wounds. Its disinfectant action is similar to that of pine cleaners. As a diuretic the oil is thought to
increase the production of urine by irritating the kidney's filtration glomerulae. The oil is also irritating to
microbes, so much so that it kills many of them. Traditional formulas are in combination with ginger and dong
quai or with goldenseal or with uva ursi.
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Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum) In the Ayurvedic tradition, kantakari leaves are taken to treat gas and
constipation, and are made into a gargle for throat and gum disorders. The expectorant, anticongestive seeds may be
taken to relieve asthma and to clear bronchial mucus. The root is used to treat snake scorpion bites.
Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) The kava lactones have a depressant effect on the central nervous system and are
antispasmodic. Research sows that kawain, in particular, is sedative. The kava lactones also have an anesthetic
effect on the lining of the urinary tubules and the bladder. The results of a clinical trial in Germany published in 1990
revealed that kawain is as effective as benzodiazepene in helping to relieve anxiety. Kava’s analgesic and cleansing
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