Herbs for Specific Body Systems

Herbs for Specific Body Systems

Choosing herbs for specific body systems, when looking for an alternative treatment for common complaints and minor ailments, should include understanding how each herb works best on a particular body system. Many herbs have been used to treat more than one system or condition but each herb has a specific area of the body or system where it is most effective.

The circulatory system herbs include Gingko and Garlic which are effective at opening blood vessels but both herbs for specific body systems can also be used as an alternative treatment for other body systems especially those that require similar actions. Herbs that help open blood vessels allow more oxygen to reach cells that allowing herbs like Gingko to be an affective hair rinse and Garlic to help lessen the affects of a chest cold. Cayenne and Stinging Nettles help the pancreas work more effectively but Stinging Nettle is also used to help mastitis and Cayenne provides relief from painful swollen joints as both of these herbs help remove toxins.

Skin care herbs are often used to treat wounds as many of the properties that allow herbs including Alfalfa, Calendula and Horsetail to be an effective antiseptic. Herbs that are high in vitamins and minerals are often included in remedies for the common cold and flu since increasing your Vitamin C intake is recommended by physicians to help lessen the duration and severity of the common cold and flu. Many medicinal herbs for specific body systems are also edible which provides food and medicine when planted in the garden or flower bed these include Parsley, Fenugreek, Cayenne, Rose Hips and more.

Many of the plants used to treat common complaints and minor medical conditions are easily grown in the garden and choosing those that work to correct more than one body system provides flexibility and more alternative treatments than growing one plant for each system. Minor injuries cause discomfort and planting a Willow tree in your yard may provide aspirin year round for those who are not allergic to aspirin. Valerian and Skullcap are often commonly used to treat nervous conditions but their value as mild pain relieving plants is also well known.

Adrenal Glands Astragalus Ginger Juniper Licorice Rose Hips	Hair Alfalfa Ginkgo Horsetail Oatstraw Stinging Nettle Sage	Muscles Diascorea Horsetail Stinging Nettle
Auditory System Butcher's Broom Calendula Garlic Ginkgo Hyssop Mullein	Heart Astragalus Bilberry Cayenne Garlic Ginkgo Hawthorn	Nervous System Ashwagandha Chamomile Ginkgo Kava Siberian Ginseng Skullcap Valerian
Bladder Butcher's Broom Celery Seed Corn Silk Cranberry Horsetail Juniper Parsley Uva Ursi	Intestines Aloe Fennel Fenugreek Garlic Pau d' Arco Plantain Slippery Elm	Pancreas Angelica Bitter Orange Butcher's Broom Cayenne Green Tea Hawthorn Horse Chestnut Stinging Nettle White Oak
Bones Alfalfa Horsetail Rose Hips Stinging Nettle Yucca	Joints Alfalfa Devil's Claw Garlic Horsetail Stinging Nettle Yucca	Respiratory System Dong Quai Elderberry Eucalyptus Garlic Ginger Licorice Lungwort Rose Hips Stinging Nettle
Brain Ginger Ginkgo Gotu Kola Lobelia	Kidneys Astragalus Cordyceps Corn Silk Dandelion Root Oat Straw Parsley Slippery Elm Uva Ursi	Skin Alfalfa Aloe Burdock Calendula Chamomile Dandelion Green Tea Horsetail Raspberry Leaf
Circulatory System Angelica Bitter Orange Butcher's Broom Cayenne Garlic Ginkgo Hawthorn Stinging Nettle	Liver Black Radish Burdock Dandelion Fenugreek Milk Thistle Red Clover Schisandra	Stomach Aloe Chamomile Garlic Ginger
Eyes Bilberry Eyebright Ginkgo Shepherd's Purse Yarrow	Lymphatic System Bitter Orange Burdock Dandelion Garlic Lobelia Red Clover Schisandra Cleavers	Thymus Echinacea Horsetail Licorice Stinging Nettle
Gall Bladder Barberry Burdock Dandelion	Mouth Goldenseal Myrrh Sage Tea Tree	Thyroid Bladderwrack Stinging Nettle Motherwort

Fresh herbs are best and choosing herbs for specific body systems that can be grown in the flower bed or garden is a great way to complement standard medical treatment and provide natural care for minor conditions and complaints.

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