30 herbs and their uses

These are the best 30 herbs and their uses and benefits, There are many Health Benefits of Herbs and Spices which help make recipes taste delicious but also have health-boosting properties.

Following are the details of 30 herbs and their uses

Aloe Vera

Aloe gel is a wonderful skin treatment. Can be used on burns, scars, wounds, acne, sunburn, varicose veins and ulcerated skin. Internally, can ease gastritis, peptic ulcers, and irritable bowel syndrome.

Anise

The decoction of seeds with honey to relieve a cough.

Borage

Stimulates the adrenal glands, useful in dangerous or stressful situations and for anxiety, depression, and grief, giving us the courage to go on. Also helps with rheumatoid arthritis and acts as a diuretic and cleanser of the kidneys.

Black Cohosh

Regulates estrogen production in women, helping with menstrual problems such as cramps, and useful during the menopause for reducing hot flashes and menopausal depression. Also helps with rheumatoid arthritis, some types of a headache, osteoporosis, high blood pressure and tinnitus.

Buchu Leaf

Works as an antiseptic in the urinary system, relieving cystitis, thrush, prostate problems and all urinary tract diseases. Also reduces catarrh and intestinal wind and bloating.

Clove

Clove oil is a wonderful remedy for a toothache. Cloves also help against alcoholism.

Chicory

Dissolves gallstones. Cleans the liver.

Cinnamon

Devil’s Claw

Eases the pain of arthritis and rheumatism, and persistent back pain. Works as an anti-inflammatory, also useful for fevers. Stimulates the digestion.

Dill

Insomnia.

Echinacea Root

Boosts the immune system, with anti-viral and anti-bacterial effects. Good for flu, colds, throat infections, tonsillitis, and even ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis). Also for boils, tooth abscess and acne where body toxicity is the cause.

Fennel

Bad breath.

Feverfew

Anti-inflammatory. Take small doses as a preventive treatment for a migraine, especially menstruation-related migraines. Also effective for minor headaches, hangovers, and arthritic and rheumatic pain.

Ginger

Calms the gastrointestinal tract, preventing travel sickness and nausea. Maybe useful for morning sickness in pregnancy (check with your doctor). Eases symptoms of colds, flu, bronchitis and whooping cough. Also thins the blood to reduce stroke risk.

Gingko Leaf

Aids memory and concentration by helping circulation in the brain, particularly for seniors. Is used to treat dementia. The antidepressant helps to prevent strokes and thrombus and relieves tinnitus. Taken by many multiple sclerosis sufferers.

Golden Seal

Helpful for any problems with mucous membranes including respiratory ailments. Eases thrush in women, and athlete’s foot. Helps with peptic ulcers, liver problems, and urinary infections, and stimulates the appetite.

Garlic

Antibiotic, especially effective for bronchitis and other chest infections. Reduces blood cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart attacks. Thins the blood, helping to prevent strokes. Antiseptic and antifungal, helpful for athlete’s foot, infectious rashes, and warts. Contraindications: may irritate the digestive tract in some people; not to be taken by nursing mothers as it can cause colic in the baby.

Horseradish

Eases chest congestion. Relieves muscular aches.

Hyssop

Anti-inflammatory, widely used by asthma sufferers. Also helpful for hay fever and for colds (at the early stages). Relieves the nerves, preventing nervous diarrhea, and helps with nervous exhaustion, anxiety, depression, grief, and guilt.

Lime Flower

For restlessness and nausea. Also helps with insomnia and migraine.

Lavender

Lavender oil can help relieve chilblains. Add a pinch of the lavender flower to other mild herbal teas as a tonic, and to lime flower tea for a migraine.

Lemon Balm (Melissa)

Calming and cheering, lemon balm can relieve mild depression, irritability, anxiety, and panic. Can calm palpitations. Good for digestive problems caused by stress or anxiety. Externally, helps with herpes sores including cold sores.

Milk Thistle

For liver disorders, including all types of hepatitis, problems resulting from alcohol abuse, or to assist and protect the liver during chemotherapy (as always, discuss with your doctor). Also useful against melancholic depression which is associated with the liver.

Mint

There are many different species of mint. Garden mint tends to be milder than peppermint in its effects. Relieves heartburn and flatulence, helps stomach aches, nausea and travel sickness. Useful for head colds and flu, sore throats, headaches and eye infections. Antibacterial. Can help to lower a high temperature by provoking sweating.

Mustard

Relieves some types of heartburn. Helps with muscle sprains.

Nutmeg

Helps with indigestion.

Oregano

Reduces fever. Relieves indigestion, flatulence and bloating. Helps to regulate menstruation.

Passiflora

A natural, non-addictive tranquilizer for anxiety, irritability, insomnia, excitability, and panic. Antispasmodic, sometimes prescribed for convulsions, useful for hypertension, menstrual cramps, and asthma.

Raspberry Leaf

High in calcium, useful for preventing osteoporosis. Heals wounds, relieve sore throats, canker sores, and gingivitis (gum disease). For women, can control heavy menstrual bleeding and traditionally used in pregnancy to prevent nausea and miscarriage and relax the cervix in preparation for childbirth (as always, discuss with your doctor). Also good for post-natal depression.

Rosemary

Stimulant for the heart and nervous system. Improves blood circulation to the brain and scalp, helping with migraines, hair loss, and to improve memory, especially for examinations. Helps with convalescence after a serious illness and increases optimism.

Slippery Elm

Good for digestive problems and disorders of the colon including constipation, colitis and hemorrhoids. Also for chest infections – colds, flu, bronchitis, pleurisy and even tuberculosis. Not to be taken in pregnancy.

Tarragon

Helps with insomnia and depression.

Tea Tree

Tea tree oil is extracted from the leaves of a plant native to Australia. It has wonderful antiseptic powers and is also antifungal and rejuvenating. Helps with all surface problems of the body whether internal or external – problems of the skin including acne, mouth, sinus, bronchial passages, plus ear infections and dandruff.

Tumeric

Antioxidant.

Valerian

Tranquilizer and sleep remedy. Helpful in panic attacks. However, can have the side effect of causing headaches in some people.

Vervain

Relieves depression, especially after a viral illness like flu.

Witch Hazel

Astringent, for external use on skin wounds, bruises, and sprains. Helps rejuvenate sagging skin.

Yarrow

Aids blood clotting, helpful for wounds and nosebleeds. Used for some cardio-vascular conditions under medical supervision. Relieves catarrh and other symptoms of colds and flu.