Herbal C's

[Litha]

CARDIO-TONIC, (Hawthorn berry, Motherwort, Yarrow)
heart and circulatory tonic, regulates blood pressure, increases heart and vessel strength, relaxes.

CHANGE-EASE, (Motherwort, Garden Sage, Blessed Thistle, Rosemary, Black Cohosh)
reduces and lessens frequency of hot flashes, calms, helps with menopausal emotional uproar.

CHILDRENS TONIC, (Lemon Balm, Catnip, Chamomile, Fennel seed)
for colic, upset stomach, fussiness and irritability due to teething or sickness and for colds, flus, coughs and diarrhea, antibacterial, antiviral, very calming.

[Hope]

THANKS Lithia!

blessings
hope

[Litha]

;)

[sherry]

Do you have exacts that go with these? They sound really great I am interested in putting them together but have no clue how much you have used of what!!

Which ones have you tried?

[Litha]

PLEASE DO NOT just pick a herb off the list and use without knowing exactly what it does, does not do. Herbs listed here when taken in excess or by people who are very sensitive to them, can cause nausea, dizziness, dimmed vision, and other untold side effects. As this is a global list, I will mention that some of the herbs listed are legally restricted in some countries.

Any proportions available will be provided with the post listing the item; these "herbal alphabits" are only correspondences and best used as a starting point for further study.

I stress the need for further study before use of any herbals and will include notes like "helps with menopausal uproar" so that one would not consider, for example, using Blach Cohash if nursing or in the 1st or 2nd trimester of pregnancy. It is a uterine *tonic* and so tones the female reporductive organs by inducing contractions. Because of its ability to induce uterine contractions it can delay labor when this delay is medically required. It can also be used to help continue contractions after delivery to help release the afterbirth.

My friends who lovingly describe themselves as the "crone contingent," have both taken the change ease list to the health food store, seeking preparations with these ingredients and been very satisfied with their phyto-estrogenic properties.
These herbs also have the ability to energize the body and lift up prolapsed organs, such as the stomach, intestine, bladder and uterus; effects that only a very mature woman might appreciate.

As a licensed health professional, I have in the past posted recipies of the safest nature and do not suggest mixing up an herbal conconction with any of the correspondences here unless one has had extended personal study with naturopath or qualified herbalist.

With that all in mind, it is my preference whenever possible, to use an herb, in tea form, using 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of the dried root to 1 cup o f water, simmered in a covered pot for 10-15 minutes, then strained and drunk, 1/2 cup at a time, three times a day.