Blue flag: Iris versicolour
Part Used: The rhizome
Alterative, cathartic, sialogoue , vermifuge, diuretic.
Has a special affinity for the thyroid gland.
Boneset: Eupatorium perfoliatium
Part Used: Tops and leaves
Relaxant, sudorific, antiseptic, stimulant, diuretic
Infusion valuable in intermittent and typhoid fevers, general debility, epidemic influenza. A large dose of warm infusion is emetic. Produces perspiration, promotes all secretions. Taken cold it is laxative and tonic. Breaks up colds. Is extremely bitter.
Buchu: Barosma crenata
Part Used: Leaves
Aromatic, stimulant, diuretic, diaphoretic
Inflammation of the bladder, irritation of the membrane of the urethra, incontinence of urine.
Asparagus: Asparagus officinale
Part Used: The herb
Diuretic
Good as a heart sedative and for kidney and bladder stones and dropsy.
