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Valerian

The flowers are sweet smelling and this useful herb can help insomnia. For a minority of people Valerian can have the opposite affect to drowsiness and works better taken as a tea early in the day rather than last thing before bed.

Elder (Leaves)

Wormwood

The leaves and flowering tops are gathered when the plant is in full bloom, and dried naturally or with artificial heat. Its active substances include silica, two bitter elements (absinthol and anabsinthine), thujone, tannic and resinous substances, malic acid, and succinic acid. Its use has been claimed to remedy indigestion and gastric pain, it acts as an antiseptic, and as a febrifuge. For medicinal use, the herb is used to make a infusion...

True Unicorn Root

When True Unicorn Root (Aletris farinosa) is dried it becomes a valuable bitter tonic and as a tincture or decoction can been used against flatulence, colic, hysteria. Can be used to treat dyspepsia and where there is an lack of urinary phosphates. Its most valuable property is as a tonic on the female generative organs, proving of great use in cases of habitual miscarriage and as a general tonic.

Tea-tree

It has many external uses as an essential oil Tea tree oil has been recognized as a potent antiseptic in Australia anecdotally for many years, but has been scientifically investigated only relatively recently. Recent studies support a role for the topical application of tea tree oil in skin care and for the treatment of various diseases and conditions. Tea tree oil appears to be effective against bacteria, viruses, fungal infections, mites...