Medicines and their Uses

Herbal uses

Blackberry leaves – Bee sting soother

Borage leaves – Fever cure and increased lactation for expectant births

Burdock root – Infections and curing transferable rodent diseases

Catmin/Catnip – Throat infections, cough viruses

Calandine – Painkiller, eye treatment and soother

Chamomile – Sedative, good relaxant, digestive issues, IBS, heartburn, antibacterial, spasmodic, inflammatory, and ulcer treatment, depressed cardiac and respiratory function, afterbirth health

Chervile – Coughs, toxin removal via waste, promotes overall health and can cure internal irritations as well as reducing aging appearance. Prevents haemorrhages, mouth ulcers, liver and gum disease, insect bite pain, and promotes skeletal health

Chervile root – General infections

Chickweed – Cough soothers

Coltsfoot – Respiratory soother

Comfrey – Promotes skeletal mending

Common Nettle root – Internal and nose bleeding

Common Nettle leaf – Curing anaemia, and poor circulation, preventing endocrine disorders, stomach acid, diarrhoea, dysentery, asthma, lung congestion, rash, preventing the signs of aging

Common Wormwood – Stomach pain, bladder and liver disease, intestinal spasms, fever, insect bites, wound healing, digestive disorders, sweating 

Cranberries – Bladder infection (bitter)

Daisy leaves – Arthritic pain and other joint discomfort

Dandelion leaves – Sedative, good relaxant

Dock leaves – Sore pad soothers and nettle stings

Elderberries – Inflammation, infection, pain, coughs, dermatitis (potent taste)

Elder leaves – Sprain soother

Feverfew – Fevers, headaches

Goldenrod – Joint discomfort and sever injury healing

Goosegrass – General bodily pollution cleanser

Horestail – Wound infections

Juniper Berries – Digestive irritations and general relaxant

Lavender – Cough and fever treatment, also good relaxant

Mallow – Infections and bee/wasp stings

Marigold – Wound infection preventing and sore healing

Meadowsweet – Colds, bronchitis (mucus membrane inflammation), stomach pain, heart burn, joint disorders, bladder infection, minor anaesthetic

Nettle seeds – Weak poison counter

Oak leaf – Wound dressing

Osha Root – Calms the respiratory system and increases blood flow to the lungs

Oxeye Daisy – Common cold, cough, fever, sore throat and mouth, burn treatment, muscle spasms, fluid retention

Parsley – Increase nursing lactation

Poppy seeds – Sleeping assistance/anaesthetic (addition side effects)

Ragwort leaves – Joint discomfort and pain

Roman Chamomile – Digestive disorders, indigestion, nausea, pregnancy sickness, skin pain and swelling, eczema, frostbite, liver, heart and blood health, cramping, sore throats, and inflamed sinuses

Raspberry leaf – Birthing painkiller

Snake root – Poison counter

Tansy – Coughs and wound healing

Thyme – Relaxant, cough soother

Tormentil – Weak poison counter

Watermint – Digestive discomfort

White Oak Bark – Anti-parasite, anti-bacterial (can be ingested and used topically)

Wild Garlic – Open wound infection

Yarrow – Wound treatment, colds, fevers, blood circulation, digestive disorders, reproductive, and urinary health


Non-herbal uses

Cobwebs – Wound dressing

Honey – Sore throats, fever, common cold

Fine dirt – Wound dressing and severe blood loss (may cause surface infection)

Pine sap – Effective wound closing (mild pain on application)


Poisons and Narcotics

Apocynaceae – (Lethal and difficult to use safely) causes indigestion, mild therapeutic properties in controlled doses

Myristicaceae – Anti fungal and microbial (tooth decay). Dark red tree resin of the plants tree contains hallucinogenic alkaloids. Causes palpitations, nausea, dehydration, generalised body pain, strong delirium

Holly berry – Poisonous, instantaneous action if consumed

Yew berry – Poison, instantaneous action is consumed