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active substances not found in cultivated garlic, or found only when large quantities are taken; 3) It is odorless.
What distinguishes wild garlic from its garlic relative is, above all, the aroma. Although fields of wild garlic can
be identified from afar by their characteristic odor, you are generally spared from ‘garlic breath’ if you eat wild
garlic leaves. Wild garlic also regulates the digestion and prevents problems caused by the iron intake.
Professor Holger Kiesewetter of the Homburg University Clinic has now found that one gram of wild garlic per
day increases blood circulation and significantly improves blood flow. Wild Garlic cleanses the blood and
intestines. It improves the intestinal flora and is effective against acne, fungus and eczema. It also lowers high
blood pressure, fights arteriosclerosis, and increases the body's immune system. Because ramsons ease stomach
pain and are tonic to the digestion, they have been used for diarrhea, colic, gas, indigestion and loss of appetite.
The whole herb is used in an infusion against threadworms, either ingested or given as an enema. Ramsons are
also thought to be beneficial for asthma, bronchitis and emphysema. The juice is used as an aid to losing
weight. Applied externally, the juice is a mild irritant. It stimulates local circulation and may be of benefit in
treating rheumatic and arthritic joints.
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ) The leaf is the most valuable medicinal part of the raspberry and a tea is traditionally
drunk by expectant mothers during the last three months of pregnancy to strengthen the uterus and to ease painful
contractions during labor as well as checking any hemorrhage. This action will occur if the herb is drunk regularly
throughout pregnancy and also taken during labor. Although the specific mode of action is unknown, the leaves are
thought to strengthen the longitudinal muscles of the uterus, increasing the force of contractions and thereby hastening
childbirth. The gentle astringency of raspberry leaves is also helpful for diarrhea in children, and an infusion makes a
good mouthwash for ulcers and bleeding gums. It is used to treat irregular and excessive menstruation. Externally,
the leaves and roots are used as a gargle to treat tonsillitis and mouth inflammations, as a poultice and wash to treat
sores, conjunctivitis, minor wounds, burns and varicose ulcers. The fruit is antiscorbutic and diuretic. Fresh raspberry
juice, mixed with a little honey, makes an excellent refrigerant beverage to be taken in the heat of a fever. Made into a
syrup, it is said to have a beneficial effect on the heart. The fruit is nutritious and mildly astringent.
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium).....The plant was used as an antidote to snakebites. The roots were
chewed and applied to the bite. The roots have been used medicinally for liver ailments, to increase urine flow, to
induce vomiting, and to treat rattlesnake bite. Very useful in dropsy, nephritic and calculus affections, also in scrofula
and syphilis. It is valuable as a diaphoretic and expectorant in pulmonary affections and used when Senega is not
available. There is some effect in treating inflammations and malaria. The pulverized root is very effective in
hemorrhoids and prolapsus. Chewing the root results in increased saliva flow. A liquid made from roots mashed in
cold water was drunk to relieve muscular pains. The roots have also been used for rheumatism, respiratory ailments,
and kidney trouble. A decoction of the roots has been found useful in cases of exhaustion from sexual depletion, with
loss of erectile power, seminal emissions and orchitis. A tincture of the roots is used in the treatment of female
reproductive disorders. Rattlesnake master is reported to have bitter aromatic constituents. No research seems to
have been done on the effectiveness of rattlesnake master in the treatment on rattlesnake bites, but an extract of
Eryngium creticum was found to be effective as an antivenum to the sting of the scorpion Leiurus quinuqestristus.
This Eryngium grows in Jordan, where it is used by people in rural areas for scorpion stings.
Rau Rom (Vietnamese Coriander Polygonum odoratum) The roots of the closely related Fo-ti, Polygonum
multiflorum, are used in Chinese herbal medicine as a tonic and to stimulate hair growth, where it is often
combined with other herbs, such as ginseng (panax sp.). Used in southeastern Asia against nausea, fever and to
promote urination It is sometimes employed as an anaphrodisiac. In Cambodia the twigs and leaves are used to
stimulate urination and to combat fever and nausea. In Vietnam the plant is used to treat wound and snake bite.
The dried rhizome has astringent and anti-inflammatory uses. In Europe, an infusion from the rhizome has been
used as a gargle for ulcers and gingevitis, and applied to cuts, sores and hemorrhoids.
Red Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia sanguinea) Known extensively throughout South America for its medicinal
virtues and ritually brewed with Trichocereous pachanoi as one interpretation of Cimora. ... In Ecuador it is currently
being cultivated for scopolamine.
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Traditional Chinese physicians have long used red clover blossoms as an
expectorant. Russian folk healers recommend it for asthma. Other cultures have used it externally in salves for
skin sores and eye problems and internally as a diuretic to treat water retention and as a sedative,
anti-inflammatory, cough medicine, and cancer treatment. America’s 19 th-century Eclectic physicians were
great promoters of red clover. Their text, King’s American Dispensatory, called it “one of the few remedies
which favorably influences pertussis [whooping cough]… possess[ing] a peculiar soothing property.” The
Eclectics recommended red clover for cough, bronchitis, and tuberculosis but waxed truly enthusiastic about the
herb as a cancer treatment: “It unquestionably retards the growth of carcinomata.” During the late 19 th and
early 20 th centuries, red clover was the major ingredient in many patent medicines.
Red clover is used internally for skin complaints, especially eczema and psoriasis. It may be used with
complete safety in cases of childhood eczema, cancers of the breast, ovaries, and lymphatic system, chronic
degenerative diseases, gout, whooping cough and dry cough. Combined with chaparral in background
treatment of cancer. It has been given as part of a holistic treatment for breast tumors and fibroids, both
associated with excess estrogen, because the herbal version competes with excess estrogen, allowing the body
to come into balance. The estrogenic effect may be of use in treating menopausal complaints. Research has
shown that the herb has a contraceptive effect in sheep. Red clover blossoms have been long used in the form
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