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Helianthus

 


This information is intended to provide a quick reference guide to herbs for health. It is not intended to replace medical advice which should be sought for any serious ailment or should symptoms persist beyond a few days.

ACID REFLUX/ACID INDIGESTION
Centaurium
Peppermint

ACNE
Agnus castus
Calendula
Echinacea
Frangula
Viola tricolor

ALLERGIC RHINITIS
Luffa

ALLERGIES
Echinacea
Luffa
Urtica

ANGINA
Crataegus

ANXIETY
Avena sativa
Passiflora
Valerian

ARTHRITIS
Arnica (for external use)
Devil’s Claw
Knotgrass
Urtica

ATHLETE'S FOOT
Neem
Spilanthes

BACK PAIN
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw
Knotgass

BALDNESS (MALE PATTERN)
Saw Palmetto

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY (BPH)
Saw Palmetto

BLEPHARITIS
See EYELIDS, INFLAMMATION

BLOATING
Cynara
Frangula
Peppermint
Yarrow

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCES
Helianthus

BURSITIS
See JOINTS, STIFF OR SORE

CANDIDA OVERGROWTH
Spilanthes

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Knotgrass

CATARRH
Plantago

CHEST CONGESTION
Ivy
Thyme

CHILBLAINS
Ginger
Ginkgo biloba

CHOLESTEROL, HIGH
Cynara
Garlic

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Eleutherococcus

COLDS
Echinacea

COLD HANDS AND FEET
Ginger
Ginkgo biloba

COLD SORES
Hypericum (for internal use)
Propolis (for external use)

CONJUNCTIVITIS
Euphrasia

CONSTIPATION
Frangula
Linseed

COUGHS
Ivy
Thyme

CYSTITIS
Uva-ursi

DEPRESSION, MILD
Hypericum
Passiflora

DERMATITIS
Neem
Viola tricolor

DETOX
Calendula
Frangula
Kelp
Milk Thistle
Solidago
Urtica

DIARRHOEA
Tormentil

DIZZINESS
Ginkgo biloba

EARACHE
Plantago

EATING DISORDERS
Centaurium
Helianthus

ECZEMA
Neem
Viola tricolor

EYELIDS, INFLAMMATION
Euphrasia

EYESIGHT, POOR
Bilberry

EYES, IRRITATED OR ITCHY
Euphrasia

EYE STRAIN
Bilberry
Euphrasia

FATIGUE
Eleutherococcus

FIBROIDS
Agnus castus

FIBROMYALGIA
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw

FLATULENCE
Frangula
Ginger
Peppermint
Yarrow

FLU
Echinacea

FLUID RETENTION
Dandelion
Solidago

FOOD INTOLERANCES
Yarrow

FUNGAL NAIL INFECTIONS
Neem
Spilanthes

FUNGAL SKIN INFECTIONS
Neem
Spilanthes

GALLSTONES
Berberis

GLANDULAR FEVER
Calendula
Echinacea

GLUE EAR
See Earache

GOUT
Knotgrass
Urtica

HAEMORRHOIDS (PILES)
Aesculus

HANGOVERS
Milk Thistle

HAYFEVER
Euphrasia
Luffa

HEAD LICE
Neem seed

HEARTBURN
Centaurium

HIATUS HERNIA
Centaurium

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Crataegus
Garlic

HOT FLUSHES
Black Cohosh
Sage

HYPERACTIVITY
Avena sativa

IMPOTENCE
Ginkgo biloba
Saw Palmetto

INDIGESTION
Centaurium
Ginger
Papaya
Peppermint
Yarrow

INFLAMMATION
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw
Ginger

INSECT REPELLENT
Neem

INSOMNIA
Valerian
Hops

INTESTINAL PARASITES
Papaya

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
Frangula
Peppermint
Tormentil
Yarrow

JOINTS, STIFF OR SORE
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw
Knotgrass

KIDNEY INFECTION, MILD
Solidago

KIDNEY STONES
Solidago

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
Crataegus

MEMORY, POOR
Ginkgo biloba

MENOPAUSE
Black Cohosh
Hypericum
Passiflora
Sage

MIDDLE EAR INFECTIONS
See EARACHE

MIGRAINE
Feverfew

MOTION SICKNESS
See TRAVEL SICKNESS

MUSCULAR PAIN/INFLAMMATION
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw

NAUSEA
Ginger

NERVOUS EXHAUSTION
Avena sativa
Passiflora

NERVOUS TENSION
Avena sativa
Passiflora
Valerian

NEURALGIA
Hypericum (for both internal and external use)

OSTEOARTHRITIS
See ARTHRITIS

OTITIS MEDIA
See EARACHE

PILES (HAEMORRHOIDS)
Aesculus

PHLEBITIS (INFLAMMATION OF VEINS)
Aesculus

PMS (PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME)
Agnus castus

PRICKLY HEAT
Urtica

PROSTATE, ENLARGED
Saw Palmetto

PSORIASIS
Aloe vera
Milk Thistle

RAYNAUD'S DISEASE
Ginger
Ginkgo biloba

REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY (RSI)
Arnica (for external use)
Knotgrass

RHEUMATISM
See ARTHRITIS

RINGWORM
Neem
Spilanthes

SCIATICA
Hypericum (for both internal and external use)

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)
Hypericum

SHINGLES
Hypericum (for both internal and external use)

SINUSITIS
Plantago

SLEEPING PROBLEMS
Hops
Valerian

SLIMMING
See WEIGHT CONTROL

SORE THROAT
Echinacea
Sage

SPORTS INJURIES
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw

STRESS
Avena sativa
Eleutherococcus
Passiflora
Valerian

STRESS INCONTINENCE
Galeopsis

SWEATING, EXCESSIVE
Sage

SYNDROME X (BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCES)
Hellianthus

TENDONITIS
Arnica (for external use)
Devil's Claw

THRUSH
Spilanthes

TINNITUS
Ginkgo biloba
Plantago

TONSILLITIS
Calendula
Echinacea

TRAVEL SICKNESS
Ginger

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Uva-ursi

VARICOSE VEINS
Aesculus

WATER RETENTION
See FLUID RETENTION

WEIGHT CONTROL
Helianthus
Kelp
Milk Thistle