Medicinal use of Camomile, Caraway and Cascara Sagrada

Camomile: Anthemis nobilis

Part used: Flowers

Tonic

Produces perspiration. Promotes menstrual flow and soften skin. Good during convalescence. For quinsy, boil in water and inhale steam. Strengthens and gives tone to the stomach. Expels gas and aids digestion. Prevents fermentation in the stomach. Good in female troubles, colic in infants, intermittent fever and typhoid. Especially good for babies while teething a poultice of Camomile will often prevent gangrene and remove it when present. Also good in pulmonary complaints.

Caraway: Carum carui

Part used: Seed

Carminative, stimulant, diuretic, stomachic

Colic in infants. Strengthens and given tone to the stomach good for female troubles (side ache). Powdered seeds made into a poultice will remove black and blue spots of bruises. The roots of caraway may be eaten as parsnips.

Cascara Sagrada: Rhamnus purshiana, sacred Bark

Purgative, tonic, febrifuge

 Old Indian remedy for constipation. Increases secretions of stomach, liver and pancreas. Excellent for children for constipation. A good intestinal tonic. Best results when combined with other purgative herbs. Improves with age. Not habit forming.

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