- Figwort - Uses and Side Effects
The useful constituents of figwort are derived from the dried flowers and leaves of Scrophularia nodosa. - Flax - Uses and Side Effects
Flax has been used for more than 10,000 years as a source of fiber for weaving or clothing - Dandelion - Uses and Side Effects
In Germany, the herb and root of the dandelion are used as an appetite stimulant, diuretic, bile stimulator, and treatment for dyspepsia. - Elderberry - Uses and Side Effects
Elder flowers and berries have been used in traditional medicine and as flavorings for centuries. In folk medicine, the flowers have been used for their diuretic and laxative properties and as an astringent. - Horsetail - Uses and Side Effects
Horsetail is used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and an antitubercular drug, and in the treatment of kidney and bladder disturbances. - Hellerwork - Uses and Side Effects
Hellerwork is a type of deep-tissue bodywork developed by Joseph Heller, an aerospace engineer who studied Rolfing, Aston-Patterning, and the use of energy for healing. - Gossypol - Uses and Side Effects
First identified as an anti-fertility agent in China in the 1950s, gossypol is also a component of cottonseed oil, which is used for cooking. - Gotu Kola - Uses and Side Effects
Gotu kola has been widely used to treat a variety of illnesses, especially in traditional Eastern medicine. - Gentian - Uses and Side Effects
The gentians have been used for centuries as bitters to stimulate the appetite, improve digestion, and treat a variety of gastrointestinal complaints. - Glucomannan - Uses and Side Effects
Glucomannan is a polysaccharide that is classified as a soluble fiber. - Golden Seal - Uses and Side Effects
Native Americans used golden seal as an eye wash and to relieve stomach problems - Hyssop - Uses and Side Effects
Hyssop has been used for centuries as an herbal medicine. In ancient times it was used as an insecticide, insect repellant, and pediculicide. - Jimson Weed - Uses and Side Effects
Jimson weed is most commonly used as dried leaves, with or without tips of flowering branches - Irish Moss - Uses and Side Effects
Irish moss is obtained from the dried thallus of Chondrus crisp us. It's a form of seaweed containing polysaccharides, vitamins, minerals, and iodine. - Ginkgo - Uses and Side Effects
Medicinal parts of ginkgo include dried or fresh leaves and the seeds separated from the fleshy outer layer. - Fenugreek - Uses and Side Effects
Fenugreek has been used for millennia both as a medicine and as a spice in Egypt, India, and the Middle East. - Fumitory - Uses and Side Effects
Fumitory has been known since antiquity and was described in herbals from the Middle Ages. - Galangal - Uses and Side Effects
The word galangal, or its variant galanga is used as a common name for all members of the genus Alpinia, and in common usage can refer to four plants, all in the Zingiberaceae (ginger family) - Ephedra Hazards
Side effects associated with ephedra include anxiety, confusion, dependency, dizziness, headache, insomnia, irritability, mania, motor restlessness, nervousness, psychosis, seizure, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, hypertension, hypotension, MI, palpitations, stroke, tachycardia, nausea, constipation, uterine contractions, urinary disorders, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and dermatitis. - Fennel - Uses and Side Effects
Fennel was known to the ancient Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, and Greek civilizations.
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