Archives: 2009 April

Hazel

Latin Name: corylus avellana
Alternative Name: european filbert, coll.
Forms Available: oil, nut
Hazel – Corylus avellana – Also called European Filbert. A Druid sacred tree, Hazel is a deciduous, suckering shrub with pendulous male catkins in spring and clusters of nuts in autumn. The leaves have served as a tobacco substitute.
Hazel nuts are rich in phosphorus, magnesium, [...]

Hearts a Bustin

Latin Name: euonymus americanus
Alternative Name: strawberry bush, american strawberry bush
Forms Available: root, bark, leaf
Hearts a Bustin – euonymus americanus – A deciduous american shrub that grows on the eastern side of North America. This herb is also known as strawberry bush or american strawberry bush. The bark is laxative, diuretic, expectorant and [...]

Heartsease

Latin Name: viola tricolor
Alternative Name: johnny jump-ups, ladies’ delight, field pansy, pansy, wild pansy, banewort, bullweed
Forms Available: root, flower, leaf
Heartsease – viola tricolor – This plant is an annual with both the flowers and leaves being edible. Heartease is demulcent, anti-inflammatory and expectorant making it an effective remedy for bronchitis, asthma, and respiratory infections. [...]

Heather

Latin Name: calluna vulgaris, calluna spp, erica spp.
Alternative Name: heath, scottish heather, common heather, ling.
Forms Available: flowering shoot
Heather – Calluna vulgaris – A Druid Sacred Herb, there are more than a thousand cultivars from this low-growing, evergreen species, which has scale like leaves and crowded racemes of flowers. Heather provides a support system for rural [...]

Hedge Apple

Latin Name: maclura pomifera
Alternative Name: osage orange
Forms Available: root, fruit
Hedge Apple – maclura pomifera – this deciduous tree has been little used for health benefits. It has antioxidant and fungicidal properties. The root tea, as a wash, relieves sore eyes.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: This plant’s fruit has fungicidal and antioxidant properties. The root [...]

Helichrysum

Latin Name: helichrysum spp.
Alternative Name: everlasting, immortelle
Forms Available: essential oil
Helichrysum -An intense rich scent, some may say strong honey/hay odor with herbaceous note. Among its properties are anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antitussive, astringent, diuretic, expectorant, fungicidal and cicatrisant. The French used this oil primarily as an anti-inflammatory to regulate cholesterol, stimulate the cells of the liver, and [...]

Hemp Seed Oil

Latin Name: cannabis sativa
Forms Available: oil
Hemp Seed Oil – cannabis sativa – Hemp seeds produce a vegetable oil that is high in protein and can be used within a variety of foods and cosmetics. Hemp seed oil’s high linoleic and linolenic acid contents make it vulnerable to spoilage. Alpha linolenic, linoleic and oleic [...]

Henbit

Latin Name: lamium amplexicaule
Alternative Name: giraffehead, dead-nettle
Forms Available: flowering plant
Henbit – lamium amplexicaule – A little used herb. The leaves are edible. The plant itself has laxative, stimulant, febrifuge, antirheumatic and diaphoretic properties.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: plant has laxative, stimulant, febrifuge, antirheumatic and diaphoretic properties.

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Hepatica

Latin Name: hepatica nobilis
Alternative Name: liverwort, american liverwort
Forms Available: leaf, flower
Hepatica – hepatica nobilis – This plant has laxative, astringent and diuretic properties. If applied externally, in a poultice, it’s astringent properties benefit wounds and skin problems. Hepatica also stimulates the gall bladder.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Laxative, astringent, diuretic, tonic. Treats liver and gall [...]

Herb Robert

Latin Name: geranium robertianum
Alternative Name: bloodwort, red robin, fox geranium
Forms Available: flower, leaf, stem, root
Herb Robert – geranium robertianum – An astringent plant with similar properties to american cranesbill. This herb has been used to slow the bleeding of both external wounds and internal bleeding such as stomach ulcers.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: An astringent, [...]