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ELDERBERRY WHOLE
$3.57 – $50.31
Common Name Elder
Genus / Species Sambucus nigra
Part Used Flower, berry
Energetics Flower: acrid, bitter, cool
Meridians Flower: lung, liver
Active Constituents Flower and berry: flavonoids including rutin, phenolic acids, anthocyanins, triterpenes, vitamins A and C, Steroids, volatile oil (up to 2%), mucilage
Leaf: tannins, cyanogenic glycosides
Medicinal Uses Increases sweating
Diuretic
Anti-inflammatory
Cathartic
Decongesting
Flower and berry: antiviral
| Weight | 112 g, 224 g, 28 g, 454 g |
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CHAMOMILE FLOWER
$2.57 – $36.24Common Name Chamomile (G)
Genus / Species Chamomilla recutita
Part Used Flower heads
Energetics Bitter, spicy, neutral
Meridians Liver, stomach, lung
Active Constituents Volatile oil including proazulenes, farnesene, alpha-bisabolol, spiroether
Flavonoids, including anthemidin, luteolin, rutin
Bitter glycosides including anthemic acid
Coumarins
Tannins
Medicinal Uses Anti-inflammatory
Antispasmodic
Relaxant
Carminative
Mild bitter
Anti-allergenic
ALFALFA
$2.03 – $28.66Medicago sativa Common name: Alfalfa
Family: Leguminosae
Parts used: Herba
Constituents: Alkaloids (aspragine, trigonelline); phytoestrogenic compounds (formometin, coumestrol); vitamins K, A, C and minerals Ca, K, Fe, Mg; saponins; coumarins, porphyrins, flavonoids, trace minerals, proteins.
Medicinal actions: Nutritive, phytoestrogen, anti-tumor
Medicinal use: The isoflavones (flavonoids) are estrogenic and antibacterial (Gm.- bacteria). Medicago contains many minerals and vitamins, and in addition, stimulates appetite and enhances overall nutrition. The action of Medicago on the reproductive system can be summarized as a restorative tonic. Medicago is phytoestrogenic and its action is to restore the strength and tone of the digestive, kidney, mammary, ovarian and uterine tissue.
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