Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Yarrow | Amenorrhoea |
Appetite – loss of | |
Circulation disprders | |
Diarrhoea | |
Dysentery | |
Dyspepsia | |
Fever | |
Haemoptysis | |
Haemorrhoids | |
Melena | |
Menorrhagia | |
Spasm – gastro-intestinal | |
Wounds – topical application |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Horsechestnut | Congestion – venous |
Deep vein thrombosis – to reduce risk post-surgery | |
Haemorrhoids | |
Neuralgia | |
Oedema | |
Oedema – lower extremities | |
Pain – lower extremities | |
Rectal complaints | |
Restless leg syndrome | |
Swelling | |
Varicose veins | |
Venous disorders | |
Venous insufficiency – lower extremities |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Albizia | Allergic conditions – upper respiratory tract |
Allergic rhinitis | |
Asthma | |
Eczema | |
Mast cells – stabalizing effect |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Marshmallow | Bronchitis |
Calculus – urinary | |
Catarrh – respiratory | |
Cough – dry | |
Cystitis | |
Enteritis | |
Gastric mucosa – irritation or ulceration | |
Mucosa – irritation or ulceration | |
Oral mucosa – irritation or ulceration | |
Pharyngeal mucosa – irritation or ulceration | |
Ulcer – gastric or peptic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Andrographis | Appetite – loss of |
Bacterial infection – respiratory tract | |
Bowel complaints – children | |
Common cold | |
Cystitis | |
Diarrhoea | |
Dysentery | |
Dyspepsia | |
Fever – associated with respiratory tract infection | |
Flatulence | |
Gastroenteritis | |
Hepatitis – infective | |
Infection – enteric | |
Prophylactic – preventing common cold and pharyngotonsillitis | |
Respiratory tract infection – viral or bacterial | |
Viral infection – respiratory tract | |
Worms – intestinal |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Dong quai | Abdominal pain |
Amenorrhoea | |
Cirrhosis | |
Constipation | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Female reproductive disorders | |
Hepatitis – chronic | |
Hepatoprotective | |
Infertility | |
Infertility – douche | |
Menstrual disorders | |
Menstruation – irregular | |
Oedema | |
Palpitations | |
Tinnutus | |
Vision – blurred |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Celery seed | Anti-inflammatory – joints |
Anti-rheumatic | |
Diuretic | |
Gout | |
Osteoarthritis | |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Wormwood | Anti-helminthic |
Sagewort | Anti-parasitic |
Parasites | |
Worm infestation |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Shatavari | Appetite – to promote – in children |
Conception – to promote | |
Debility – sexual | |
Diarrhoea | |
Immune suppression | |
Impotence | |
Infections | |
Infertility – men and women | |
Lactation – to promote | |
Menopause | |
Sexual tonic – men and women | |
Tonic – sexual |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Astragalus | Angina pectoris |
Appetite – poor | |
Blood loss – to aid recovery | |
Cancer – to support during conventional treatment | |
Cardiac – tonic | |
Cervicitis – chronic viral – topical adjuvant therapy | |
Debility | |
Fatigue | |
Fever – postpartum | |
Haemorrhage – to aid recovery | |
Heart – left ventricualr function – to improve | |
Heart disease – ischaemic | |
Immune support (avoid during acute infections) | |
Ischaemic heart disease | |
Leukopaenia | |
Prophylaxis – common cold | |
Sweating – excessive | |
White blood cell – decreased number |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Bacopa | Anticonvulsant – mild |
Anxiety | |
Anxiety | |
Concentration – to improve | |
Debility – nervous | |
Epilepsy – adjunct to treatment | |
Insomnia | |
Memory – to improve | |
Mental performance – to enhance | |
Nerve tonic | |
Nervous disorders | |
Sedative – mild |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Barberry | Cystitis |
Dysuria | |
Prostatitis | |
Urethritis | |
Urinary tract infection | |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Barberry | Anti-microbial |
Aphthous ulcers – topical | |
Cholecystitis | |
Cholelithiasis | |
Constipation – due to liver disorder | |
Diarrhoea – acute, infectious | |
Gall bladder disorders | |
Gall stones | |
Gastritis | |
Giardiasis | |
Peptic ulcer – with associated H pylori infection | |
Helicobacter pylori – associated with peptic ulcer | |
Jaundice | |
Ulcers – aphthous – topical treatment | |
Ulcers – mouth – topical treatment |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Bupleurum | Chills – alternating with fever |
Common cold | |
Diaphoretic | |
Fever – alternating with chills | |
Hepatitis – infective | |
Hepatoprotective | |
Inflammation – chronic | |
Influenza | |
Menstruation – irregular | |
Prolapse – uterus, rectum |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Calendula | Acne |
Marigold | Acne – topical treatment |
Anti-fungal – topical | |
Antimicrobial | |
Antiseptic | |
Antiviral – topical | |
Bleeding – to stop – topical treatment | |
Burns – topical treatment | |
Circulation – venous – topical | |
Cysts – sebaceous | |
Discharge – vaginal – topical treatment | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Eczema – topical treatment | |
Haemorrhoids – topical treatment | |
Cysts – sebaceous | |
Leukorrhoea – topical treatment | |
Lymph nodes – enlarged | |
Lymphadenopathy | |
Mucosa – inflammation – oral & pharyngeal – topical | |
Skin conditions – topical | |
Ulcers – duodenal | |
Ulcers – gastric | |
Ulcers – legs – topical treatment | |
Vaginal discharge – topical treatment | |
Varicose veins – topical treatment | |
Wounds – topical treatment |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Gotu kola | Adaptogen |
Indian pennywort | Anxiety |
Burns – topical treatment | |
Cellulitis | |
Cellulitis – topical treatment | |
Diabetes – complications – leg ulcers, microangiopathy | |
Eczema – topical treatment | |
Haemorrhoids | |
Healing – to improve – skin & subcutaneous tissue | |
Hepatic disorders – chronic | |
Keloids | |
Leprosy | |
Mental function – to improve | |
Microangiopathy – diabetic | |
Psoriasis – topical treatment | |
Scars – hypertrophic | |
Scars – post-surgical – topical treatment | |
Scleroderma | |
Skin – chronic conditions | |
Thrombosis – post-thrombotic syndromes | |
Stretch marks – topical treatment | |
Ulcer – gastric or duodenal | |
Ulcers – legs | |
Ulcers – legs – topical treament | |
Ulcers – oral | |
Ulcers – venous | |
Varicose veins | |
Varicose veins – topical | |
Venous insufficiency – legs | |
Wounds – topical treament |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Black cohosh | Adaptogen |
Actaea racemosa | Arthritis |
Cough – whooping | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Infertility | |
Menopausal conditions | |
Menopause – and associated conditions | |
Myalgia | |
Neuralgia | |
Oestrogen modulator | |
Ovarian dysfunction | |
Ovarian insufficiency | |
Ovarian pain | |
PMS | |
Premenstrual syndrome | |
Rheumatism | |
Sciatica | |
Tinnitus | |
Uterine tonic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Codonopsis | Appetite – loss of |
Cancer – adjuvant therapy | |
Coronary heart disease | |
Dyspnoea | |
Fatigue | |
Haematopoiesis | |
Haemoglobin – to improve concentration | |
Heart – coronary disease | |
Red blood cell production | |
Shortness of breath |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Coleus | Hypotensive – to reduce blood pressure |
Hypertension | |
Heart disease – congestive | |
Asthma | |
Psoriasis | |
Glaucoma – topical application | |
heart disease – ischaemic | |
Thrombosis – due to anti-platelet activity | |
Platelets – decreases aggregation | |
Weight loss – to promote |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Myrrh | Abrasions – topical |
Amenorrhoea | |
Bronchitis – chronic | |
Catarrh – chronic | |
Common cold | |
Dyspepsia | |
Gastritis | |
Inflammation – mouth and throat – topical | |
Leukorrhoea | |
Mouth – inflammation – topical | |
Skin – inflammation – topical | |
Throat – inflammation – topical | |
Wounds – topical |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Hawthorn | Angina pectoris |
Arrhythmias | |
Arteriosclerosis | |
Blood flow – supports circulation | |
Buerger’s disease | |
Cardiac failure | |
Cardiac insufficiency | |
Cardiac support | |
Cardiac tonic | |
Cardiovascular support | |
Circulatory tonic | |
Failure – cardiac | |
Heart complaints – nervous origin | |
Heart tonic | |
Hypertension | |
Insufficiency – cardiac | |
Myocardium – weakness | |
Tachycardia | |
Weakness – myocardium |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Crataeva | Bladder – atonic / hypotonic |
Bladder – neurogenic | |
Bladder conditions | |
Cystitis – acute / chronic | |
Enuresis | |
Incontinence | |
Stones – kidney & bladder – to prevent or treat | |
Urinary tract disorders | |
Urinary tract infection – acute / chronic | |
Urolithiasis – prevention or treatment | |
UTI – acute / chronic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Turmeric | Anti-inflammatory |
Arrhythmias | |
Antioxidant | |
Arthritis – OA and RA | |
Cholesterol – elevated | |
Dyslipidaemia | |
Dyspepsia | |
Hypercholesterolaemia | |
Liver disorders | |
Osteoarthritis | |
Peptic ulcer | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Ulcer – stomach |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Globe artichoke | Bile flow – to increase |
Cholesterol – elevated | |
Dyslipidaemia | |
Dyspepsia | |
Dyspepsia – due to gall bladder disorder | |
Dyspepsia – non-ulcer | |
Fat intolerance – due to gall bladder condition | |
Fistula – biliary | |
Gall bladder disorders | |
Gout | |
Hepatoprotective | |
Hypercholesterolaemia | |
IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) | |
Jaundice | |
Pruritis – due to liver and gall bladder disorders |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Wild yam | Atrophy – vagina, due to menopause |
Cholecystitis | |
Colic – intestinal | |
Cramps & spasms – gastrointestinal | |
Cramps & spasms – uterine / ovarian | |
Diverticulitis | |
Dryness – vagina, due to menopause | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Dyspareunia – menopause | |
Hot flushes – menopause | |
Irritability – menopause | |
Menopause – relief of symptoms | |
Oestrogen – modulator | |
Perspiration, excessive – menopause | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Sexual intercourse – painful – due to menopause | |
Vaginal atrophy – menopause | |
Vaginal dryness – menopause | |
Weight gain – menopause |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Narrow leaf coneflower | Abscesses |
Purple coneflower | Bites – venomous |
Boils | |
Bronchitis – chronic | |
Cancer – adjuvant therapy | |
Catarrh – nasopharyngeal | |
Catarrh – respiratory | |
Eczema | |
Furuncles | |
Immune modulation | |
Immune support | |
Infections | |
Psoriasis | |
Sinusitis | |
Upper respiratory tract infections | |
Wounds – poorly healing |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Purple coneflower | Abscesses |
Bites – venomous | |
Boils | |
Bronchitis – chronic | |
Cancer – adjuvant therapy | |
Catarrh – nasopharyngeal | |
Catarrh – respiratory | |
Eczema | |
Furuncles | |
Immune modulation | |
Immune support | |
Infections | |
Psoriasis | |
Sinusitis | |
Upper respiratory tract infections | |
Wounds – poorly healing |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Siberian ginseng | Adaptogenic |
Cancer – adjuvant therapy | |
Cancer – decrease side effects from treatment | |
Cancer – immune support | |
Chemotherapy – decrease side effects | |
Convalescence – including after antibiotics | |
Depression – mild | |
Dysentery – adjuvant therapy | |
Exhaustion | |
Immune support | |
Insomnia | |
Mental performance – to enhance | |
Physical performance – to enhance | |
Stress – chronic illness | |
Stress – environmental & occupational infections |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Horsetail | Benign prostatic hypertrophy |
Colic – renal | |
Cystitis – bacterial | |
Diuretic | |
Enuresis – nocturnal | |
Haematemesis | |
Haematuria | |
Haemorrhage | |
Oedema | |
Prostate – enlarged | |
Prostate – inflammation | |
Prostate disorders | |
Prostatitis | |
Renal gravel | |
Stones – urinary tract | |
Urinary tract disorders – lower tract | |
Urinary tract infection – bacterial cystitis |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Eyebright | Allergic rhinitis |
Catarrh – upper respiratory tract | |
Common cold | |
Conjunctivits – topical | |
Ear – middle ear problems | |
Eyes – infection – topical | |
Eyes – inflammation – topical | |
Hay fever | |
Measles – catarrhal stage | |
Mucous membrane tonic | |
Pharyngitis | |
Rhinitis – allergic | |
Sinusitis | |
Sneezing – chronic | |
Throat – sore |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Fennel | Abdominal pain – with anorexia, vomiting, diarrhoea |
Anorexia – with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea | |
Bloating | |
Cattarh – upper respiratory tract | |
Colic – infant | |
Colitis – chronic, non-specific | |
Cough – chronic | |
Diarrhoea – with abdominal pain, anorexia, vomiting | |
Digestive problems – chronic | |
Dyspepsia | |
Dyspnoea | |
Flatulence | |
Galactagogue | |
IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) | |
Lactation – to promote | |
Pain – abdominal – with anorexia, vomiting, diarrhoea | |
Pharyngitis – as a gargle | |
Shortness of breath | |
Spasms – gastrointestinal | |
Vomiting – with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea | |
Wheeze |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Bladderwrack | Arthritis |
Goitre | |
Hypothyroidism | |
Obesity – associated with iodine deficiency | |
Thyroid disorders – associated with iodine deficiency | |
Thyroid stimulant | |
Weight loss – to support |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Cleavers | Cystitis |
Clivers | Dysuria |
Eczema | |
Kidney stones | |
Lymph nodes – inflamed or enlarged | |
Lymphadenopathy | |
Psoriasis | |
Skin disorders |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Gentian | Abdominal pain |
Aesthenia | |
Appetite – loss of | |
Bile flow – to stimulate release from gallbladder | |
Bile production – to stimulate by liver | |
Bitter tonic | |
Bloating – pastprandial | |
Constipation | |
Dyspepsia | |
Flatulence | |
Fullness – abdominal | |
Gastric secretion – to stimulate | |
Heartburn | |
Itching – skin | |
Nausea | |
Pancreatic enzymes – stimulates secretion | |
Pruritis | |
Sialagogue | |
Tongue – coated | |
Vomiting |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Ginko | Anticoagulant – inhibits PAF (platelets) |
Antioxidant | |
Anxiety | |
Arterial occlusion – peripheral | |
Asthma | |
Attention – to improve – in young people | |
Blood flow – cerebral | |
Blood flow – peripheral | |
Blood flow – retinal | |
Cerebral insufficiency | |
Cerebrovascular accident – recent onset | |
Circulation – cerebral, retinal, peripheral | |
Cognitive function – to enhance | |
Cognitive impairment – due to decreased cerebral perfusion | |
Deafness – acute cochlear | |
Degeneration – senile macular | |
Dementia – Alzheimer type | |
Dementia – early stages | |
Dementia – multi-infarct | |
Depression | |
Dizziness – vascular | |
Dysmenorrhoea – congestive | |
Fatigue | |
Headaches – due to decreased cerebral perfusion | |
Hearing loss – sudden, idiopathic | |
High altitude effects | |
Hypoxia | |
Macular degeneration – senile | |
Memory – to enhance – long term | |
Memory – to improve – if due to decreased cerebral perfusion | |
Platelet activating factor – inhibits | |
Stroke – recent onset | |
Tinnitus | |
Tonic – elderly | |
Vascular disorders – tinnitus, dizziness |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Licorice | Addison’s disease |
Adrenal insufficiency | |
Adrenal tonic | |
Bronchitis | |
Catarrh – upper respiratory tract | |
Corticosteroid withdrawal – to support adrenal glands | |
Cough | |
Cramps – muscle | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Eczema – topical application | |
GORD | |
Herpes – topical treatment of lesions | |
Infertiltiy | |
Melasma – topical application | |
Mouth ulcers – topical treatment | |
Ovary – polycystic | |
PCOS | |
Pigmentation – melanin (melasma) – topical application | |
Polycystic ovarian symdrome | |
Reflux – gastro-oesophageal | |
Ulcer – duodenal | |
Ulcer – gastric | |
Ulcers – aphthous (mouth) – topical treatment |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Gymnema | Appetite – to reduce |
Calorie intake – to reduce | |
Diabetes mellitus – type I & II | |
IDDM | |
NIDDM | |
Non-insulin dependent diabetes | |
Sweet – reduces sense of sweet taste | |
Sweet cravings – to reduce | |
Weight loss |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Devil’s claw | Analgesic |
Anti-inflammatory | |
Appetite – loss of | |
Arthritis | |
Back pain – chronic | |
Dyspepsia | |
Osteoarthritis | |
Rheumatism | |
Tendinitis | |
Wounds – topical |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Hops | Anxiety |
Dyspepsia | |
Headache | |
Indigestion | |
Insomnia | |
Neuralgia | |
Restlessness | |
Sexual activity – male | |
Sleep disorders | |
Menopause – mild oestrogenic action |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Goldenseal | Convalescence – tonic |
Diabetes – non-insulin dependent – adjunct to treatment | |
Diarrhoea – acute infectious | |
Discharge – genitourinary | |
Ear disorders | |
ENTC disorders | |
Gastritis | |
Giardiasis | |
Haemorrhage – pelvic | |
Haemorrhage – uterine | |
Hepatic disorders | |
Mouth disorders | |
Mucous membrane – trophorestorative | |
Nose disorders | |
Skin disorders | |
Throat disorders | |
Ulcer – peptic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
St John’s wort | Anti-viral – enveloped viruses |
Anxiety – mild | |
Chickenpox | |
Cold sores | |
Depression – in alcoholics | |
Depression – mild to moderate | |
Fever blisters | |
Herpes – genital / orofacial | |
Herpes – recurrent | |
Infections – enveloped viruses – e.g. herpes, chickenpox | |
Injuries – nerves | |
Insomnia | |
Irritability | |
Menopause – psychological symptoms | |
Mood swings | |
Nerve pain | |
Nervous tension | |
Nervousness | |
Neuralgia | |
obsessive-compulsive disorder | |
Pre-menstrual syndrome | |
Restlessness | |
Sciatica | |
Seasonal affective disorder | |
Shingles | |
Spinal injuries | |
Stress |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Chamomile | Amenorrhoea |
Anogenital inflammation – topical treatment | |
Anxiety | |
Bacterial skin conditions – topical treatment | |
Bloating | |
Colic – infant | |
Diarrhoea – acute, uncomplicated | |
Diarrhoea – nervous | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) | |
Inflammation – gastrointestinal tract | |
Motion sickness | |
Mucous membranes – inflammation – topical treatment | |
Restlessness | |
Sedative – mild | |
Spasm – gastrointestinal | |
Teething – children | |
Topical treatment – skin conditions | |
Travel sickness | |
Ulcers – leg – topical treatment | |
Wounds – to promote healing – topical treatment |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
MediHerb flavouring mix 500ml | Compliance – to improve in patients |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Lemon balm | Antiviral – topical |
Breakdown – nervous | |
Colic – infantile | |
Colic – intestinal | |
Common cold | |
Depression | |
Diaphoretic | |
Fever | |
Flatulence | |
Herpes simplex – topical application | |
Indigestion | |
Influenza | |
Irritability | |
Sedative | |
Sleep disorders – nervous | |
Sleep disturbances | |
Tenseness | |
TSH antagonist |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Peppermint | Bloating – abdominal |
Catarrh – respiratory | |
Colic – gall bladder | |
Colic – intestinal | |
Common cold | |
Cough | |
Diaphoretic | |
Digestive disorders – chronic | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Enteritis | |
Flatulence | |
Gastritis | |
Headaches – topical | |
Morning sickness | |
Nausea | |
Nausea – pregnancy | |
Nervous conditions | |
Spasmolytic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Olive leaf | Angina pectoris |
Fluid retention | |
Gout | |
Hypertension |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
White peony | Angina pectoris |
Arthritis – rheumatoid | |
Cramps – skeletal muscle | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Epilepsy | |
Fibroids – uterine | |
Infertility | |
Learning – to assist | |
Memory – to assist | |
Menstrual disorders | |
Muscle relaxant – skeletal | |
Ovaries – PCOS | |
PCOS | |
Polycyctic ovarian syndrome | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Spasmolytic | |
Spasms – skeletal muscle | |
Uterine fibroids | |
Uterine leiomyomas |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Korean ginseng | Adaptogen |
Antioxidant | |
Anxiety | |
Asthma | |
Cancer – to help prevent (except breast, cervix, bladder and thyroid) | |
Cholesterol – to raise HDL levels | |
Cold extremities | |
Convalescence | |
Convulsions | |
Debility | |
Diabetes mellitus – type II | |
Dyspnoea | |
Extremities – cold | |
Fatigue | |
Heart failure – congestive | |
Immune function – to improve | |
Impotence | |
Infertility – male | |
Memory – to improve | |
Menopause – psychological symptoms | |
Mental performance – to improve | |
Neuralgia | |
Neurosis | |
Palpitations | |
Physical performance – to improve | |
Prolapse – organs | |
Prostration | |
Radiation therapy – adjunct to treatment | |
Sweating – spontaneous | |
Tonic – elderly |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Passion flower | Anxiety |
Anxiolytic | |
Asthma – spasmolytic | |
Cardiac insufficiency – for anxiolytic effects | |
Cardiac pain | |
Cholesterol – to raise HDL levels | |
Dysmenorrhoea – spasmolytic | |
Epilepsy – spasmolytic | |
Facial neuralgia | |
Headache – nervous | |
Hypnotic | |
Insomnia | |
Irritability – with difficulty falling asleep | |
Menstraul disturbances – for nervous symptoms associated | |
Neuralgia | |
Opiate withdrawal – adjuvant therapy | |
Rectal neuralgia | |
Restlessness – with difficulty falling asleep | |
Sedation – mild | |
Sedative | |
Sleep – difficult to fall asleep | |
Spasmolytic | |
Tachychardia – nervous | |
Whooping cough – spasmolytic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Rehmannia | Adrenal tonic |
Arthritis – rheumatoid | |
Asthma | |
Constipation | |
Corticosteroid therapy – prevent suppressive effect on endogenous corticosteroids | |
Cortisone therapy – prevent suppressive effect on endogenous corticosteroids | |
Diabetes mellitus | |
Fever | |
Haemorrhage | |
Nephritis – chronic | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Skin – rashes | |
Urticaria |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Rhodiola | Adaptogen |
Exhaustion | |
Fatigue |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Salvia rosmarinus | Antioxidant |
Rosemary | Antiseptic |
Atherosclerosis – prevention | |
Circulatory weakness | |
Debility | |
Depression | |
Detoxification – liver – enhances phase I and II | |
Dyspepsia – due to poor liver and biliary function | |
Headache | |
Hepatoprotective | |
Hypotension | |
Liver detoxification – enhances phase I and II | |
Memory – to improve | |
Mental alertness – to improve | |
Myalgia – topical | |
Neuralgia – intercostal – topical | |
Sciatica – topical | |
Wound – topical – to promote healing |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Rasberry leaf | Abnormal uterine bleeding |
Aphthous ulcers | |
Bleeding – abnormal – bowels | |
Bleeding – abnormal – stomach | |
Bleeding – abnormal – uterus | |
Child birth – to ensure good uterine function | |
Conjunctivitis – topical | |
Diarrhoea | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Labour – to ensure good uterine function | |
Mouth ulcers | |
Pharyngitis – topical | |
Tonsillitis – topical | |
Ulcers – mouth / aphthous | |
Uterine function – to ensure healthy function in childbirth |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Yellow dock | Bowel – sluggish |
Constipation | |
Indigestion | |
Laxative – mild | |
Rheumatism | |
Skin disorders – chronic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Sage | Debility – nervous |
Dyspepsia | |
Exhaustion – nervous | |
Fever | |
Infection – mouth and throat | |
Inflammation – mouth and throat | |
Lactation – to reduce | |
Menopause – hot flushes | |
Menopause – sweating | |
Mouth – infection and inflammation | |
Perspiration – excessive | |
Sweating – excessive | |
Throat – infection and inflammation |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Elder flower | Bronchitis |
Catarrh | |
Common cold | |
Diaphoretic | |
Fever | |
Hay fever | |
Influenza | |
Measles | |
Mucous | |
Pharyngitis | |
Pleurisy | |
Rhinitis – allergic | |
Sinusitis – acute | |
Sinusitis – chronic | |
Throat – inflammation |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Schisandra | Adaptogen |
Five-flavour berry | Asthma |
Bed wetting | |
Cough – chronic | |
Detoxification – liver – to improve | |
Diaphoresis – at night or spontaneous | |
Endurance – to improve | |
Enuresis | |
Hepatitis | |
Hepatoprotective | |
Liver damage – chemical | |
Liver detoxification – to improve | |
Liver diseases – acute or chronic | |
Liver function – to improve | |
Mental performance – to improve | |
Physical performance – to improve | |
Bed wetting | |
Spematorrhoea | |
Sweating – at night or spontaneous | |
Urinary frequency | |
Urination – frequent |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Baical skullcap | Allergies |
Five-flavour berry | Anti-inflammatory |
Arthritis | |
Asthma | |
Bronchitis | |
Cancer – adjuvant therapy | |
Common cold | |
Cough – with thick sputum | |
Diarrhoea | |
Dysentery – and similar disorders | |
Dysentery – bacillary | |
Fever – high | |
Haemoptysis | |
Liver function – to improve | |
Hepatitis | |
Infections | |
Inflammation – chronic disorders | |
Jaundice | |
Nausea | |
Pneumonia | |
Pyrexia – high |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Skullcap | Anxiety |
Depression | |
Epilepsy | |
Excitability | |
Headache | |
Nervous excitability | |
Neuralgia | |
Sedative – mild | |
Tiredness – mental or physical | |
Tremor | |
Dysentery – bacillary | |
Wakefulness |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Serenoa repens | Aphrodisiac |
Sabal serrulata | Benign prostatic hyperplasia – mild to moderate |
Saw palmetto | Cystitis |
Genitourinary tract – inflammation | |
Inflammation – genitourinary tract | |
Male tonic | |
Prostate – benign hyperplasia – mild to moderate | |
Prostate disorders | |
Prostatitis – non-infectious | |
Tremor | |
Dysentery – bacillary | |
Wakefulness |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Milk thistle | Alcoholism – hepatoprotective |
St Mary’s thistle | Antioxidant |
Carduus marianus | Chemical pollutants – exposure to |
Drugs – exposure to | |
Dyspepsia | |
Gall stones – to prevent | |
Gallbladder disorders | |
Hepatitis – hepatoprotective | |
Hepatoprotective | |
Liver – fatty | |
Liver damage | |
Liver disorders | |
Liver function – abnormal | |
Liver tonic | |
NASH | |
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis | |
Overindulgence | |
Skin conditions – involving liver function | |
Trophorestorative – liver |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Golden rod | Anti-catarrhal |
Arthritis – osteo | |
Arthritis – rheumatoid | |
Catarrh – chronic | |
Catarrh – upper respiratory tract | |
Cystitis | |
Cystitis – prophylaxis | |
Diaphoreticd | |
Kidney stones – prophylaxis | |
Urinary tract – infection and inflammation |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Dandelion leaf | Cystitis |
Diuretic | |
Muscular rheumatism | |
Oedema | |
Oliguria | |
Rheumatism – muscular | |
Endurance – to improve | |
Skin diseases – chronic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Dandelion root | Appetite – loss of |
Biliary tonic | |
Bloating – intestinal | |
Constipation | |
Dyspepsia | |
Flatulence | |
Gallstones | |
Jaundice | |
Liver tonic | |
Skin diseases – chronic |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Thuja | Antifungal |
Arborvitae | Fungal infections – topical |
Infections – wart viruses – oral and topical | |
Respiratory tract infections – upper – treat and prevent | |
Sinusitis | |
Tinea – topical | |
URTI – treat and prevent | |
Warts – oral and topical |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Thyme | Bronchitis |
Catarrh – upper respiratory tract | |
Colic | |
Cough – productive | |
Diarrhoea | |
Dyspepsia | |
Expectorant | |
Fever – in common cold | |
Flatulence | |
Gastritis – chronic | |
Halitosis | |
Laryngitis | |
Stomatitis | |
Throat – sore | |
Tonsillitis – as a gargle | |
Whooping cough |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Fenugreek | Appetite – loss of |
Atherosclerosis – prevention | |
Debility | |
Diabetes mellitus – adjunt to treatment | |
Dyspepsia | |
Galactagogue | |
Gastritis | |
Gastrointestinal inflammation | |
Hyperglycaemia – to reduce | |
IDDM – adjunct to treatment | |
Inflammation – gastrointestinal | |
Lactation – to promote | |
NIDDM – adjunct to treatment |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Cat’s claw | AIDS |
Anti-inflammatory | |
Arthritis | |
Cough – productive | |
Cancer – adjuvant therapy | |
Convalescence | |
Debility | |
HIV | |
Immune enhancing | |
Immunity – poor | |
Infections – recurrent | |
Infections – tendency to |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Nettle leaf | Arthritis – OA and RA |
Bladder – inflammation | |
Blood – stool | |
Blood loss – internal | |
Burns – topical | |
Eczema | |
Haemorrhage – uterine | |
Kidney stones – prevention | |
Melena | |
Nosebleeds – topical | |
Osteoarthritis | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Rhinitis – alergic | |
Skin – chronic eruptions | |
Wounds – topical |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Nettle root | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
BPH | |
Prostate – benign hyperplasia | |
Prostate disorders | |
Urinary symptoms – to improve when associated with BPH |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Valerian | Anxiety |
Anxiolytic | |
Chorea | |
Colic – intestinal | |
Cramps | |
Depression | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Epilepsy | |
Headache – nervous | |
Hypnotic | |
Insomnia | |
Migraine | |
Nervous tension | |
Pain – rheumatic | |
Restlessness | |
Sedative – mild | |
Spasmolytic | |
Stress |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Cramp bark | Abortion, spontaneous – threatened |
Birth – preparation | |
Cramps – skeletal muscle | |
Cramps – smooth muscle | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Hypertension | |
Miscarriage – threatened | |
Parturition – preparation | |
Uterine pain |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Chaste tree | Acne |
Amenorrhoea – secondary | |
Anxiety – due to PMS | |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia – due to hyperprolactinaemia | |
Bloating – abdominal – due to PMS | |
Breast tenderness | |
Corpus luteal insifficiency | |
Cysts – breasts | |
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Endometrial hyperplasia | |
Endometriosis | |
Fibrocyctic breast disease – due to elevated prolactin | |
Fibroids – uterine | |
Galactagogue | |
Hormone replacement therapy – to support withdrawal | |
Hyperprolactinaemia | |
Infertility – due to decreased progesterone | |
Infertility – due to increased prolactin | |
Irritability – due to PMS | |
Lactation – to increase | |
Menopause – during perimenopausal period | |
Menorrhagia | |
Menstrual complaints | |
Menstrual cycle irregularities | |
Metrorrhagia | |
Oestrogen excess – absolute / relative | |
Oligomenorrhoea | |
Polycystic ovarian syndrome | |
Polymenorrhoea | |
Premenstrual syndrome | |
Progesterone – deficiency | |
Prolactin – elevated | |
Swelling – due to PMS |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Withania | Adaptogen |
Ashwagandha | Adrenal tonic |
Anti-inflammatory | |
Arthritis | |
Asthma | |
Athletes – to improve stamina | |
Bronchitis | |
Children – to increase haemoglobin | |
Children – to increase serum iron levels | |
Children – to promote growth | |
Dementia – senile | |
Diabetes – NIDDM – adjuvant to treatment | |
Growth in children – to promote | |
Haemoglobin – to increase | |
Hypercholesterolaemia – adjuvant to treatment | |
Hormone replacement therapy – to support withdrawal | |
Impotence | |
Insomnia | |
Iron levels – to increase in serum | |
Learning – to improve | |
Memory – to improve | |
Pain – rheumatic | |
Psoriasis | |
Reb blood cell count – to improve | |
Stamina – to increase | |
Stress – conditions exacerbated by stress |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Ginger | Colic |
Common cold | |
Cramping – abdominal | |
Digestive disorders | |
Dysmenorrhoea | |
Dyspepsia | |
Fever | |
Flatulence | |
Motion sickness | |
Nausea – drug-induced | |
Nausea – motion / travel sickness | |
Nausea – post-operative | |
Nausea – pregnancy (morning sickness) | |
Nausea – prophylaxis | |
Nausea – treatment | |
Osteoarthritis | |
Travel sickness | |
Vomiting |
Ingredients | Indication |
---|---|
Spiny jujube | Anxiety |
Anxiolytic | |
Hypnotic | |
Insomnia | |
Irritability | |
Palpitations | |
Perspiration – excessive – from debility | |
Sedative – mild | |
Sweating – excessive – from debility | |
Sweating – night |