Herbal Treatments, Remedies, and Poisons

This should be a pretty self-explanatory page, so I won't go into detail for it. However, I would like to thank Heatherbee of RPG-D for providing this for us.

Treatments

 * Tincture – alcoholic extract of an herb; made by mixing pure ethanol (or ethanol and water) with an herb.
 * Elixir – alcoholic extract of an herb; made by steeping an herb in a spirit.
 * Tisanes – hot-water extract of an herb.
 * Decoctions – hot-water extract of root or bark.
 * Macerates – cold infusion of plants; requires 7-12 hours soaking.
 * Vinegars – alcoholic extract of an herb.
 * Essential oils - diluted oil extracts
 * Salves, oils, balms, creams, and lotions – herbs soaked in essential oils for weeks or months.
 * Poultices and compresses – crushed, dried, and rehydrated herbs applied to bandages.
 * Whole herb consumption – dried herbs, powders, or juices taken in the diet.
 * Syrups – herb extract mixed with honey, boiled, and steeped for 3 weeks.
 * Inhalation (Aromatherapy) – herbal vapor created by boiling in water.

Remedies and Uses (1)

 * Aloe Vera – burns
 * Artichoke – heart disease
 * Basil – digestive tract
 * Black raspberry – oral diseases
 * Black Walnut – worms/parasitic infection
 * Blackberry – cosmetic
 * Butterbur – sore throat
 * Boswellia – bone/joint pain
 * Caffeine – stamina
 * Calendula – anti-infection
 * Chamomile – digestive tract
 * Citronella – insect repellant
 * Comfrey – skin/muscle wounds
 * Cranberry – urinary tract
 * Cumin – anti-inflammatory
 * Dandelion – liver, gallbladder, kidney disease
 * Echinacea – respiratory infection
 * Elderberry – respiratory infection
 * Eucalyptus – breathing problems
 * Eyebright – eye infections
 * Fennel – digestive tract
 * Feverfew – migraines
 * Flaxseed – menopause
 * Garlic – antibiotic
 * Ginger – nausea
 * Ginseng – immunity
 * Green tea – scars
 * Hawthorn – heart disease
 * Hibiscus – hypertension
 * Honey – wounds
 * Horsetail – skin wounds
 * Ivy – digestive tract, respiratory infection, insecticide
 * Juniper – skin disease
 * Lavender – anxiety
 * Lemon grass – heart disease
 * Lobelia – anti-poison (induce nausea)
 * Milk Thistle – liver
 * Myrrh – embalming, bleed wounds
 * Oregano – antibiotic
 * Pawpaw – insecticide
 * Peppermint – bowels
 * Pokeweed – throat diseases
 * Primrose – heart disease
 * Psyllium – bowels
 * Rauvolfia – insomnia, anxiety
 * Red Pepper – pain
 * Rose hips – skeletal/muscular pain
 * Soy – menopause
 * Skull cap – sedative
 * Stinging nettle – pain, anti-inflammatory
 * Sweetleaf – diabetes
 * Thyme – anti-fungal
 * Valerian root – insomnia
 * White Willow bark – pain

Poison and Symptoms (2)

 * Aconite – numbness, nausea, trouble breathing, giddiness, death, mind remains clear
 * Belladonna – see Nightshade
 * Bloodroot – burning in the stomach, intense thirst, vomiting, vertigo
 * Cabbage Tree – vomiting, fever, delirium, death (especially with cold water)
 * Calabar Bean – lowers blood pressure, death
 * Dropwort – paralysis
 * Foxglove – cardiac arrest, death
 * Gelsemium – slowed respiration, death
 * Hellebore – vomiting, pulse irregular, shallow breathing, death
 * Hemlock – paralysis, depressed respiration, death, mind remains clear
 * Nightshade – loss of voice, frequent bending forward, continual movements of the hands and fingers, pupils dilated, death.
 * Spurges – delirium, death
 * Thornapple – dryness of the throat and mouth

Links of Note And Sources Used
WikipediaWikipedia

Herbal Remedy Info

PubLix

A Modern Herbal