This information on herbs is provided free from Isabel Shipard's book "How can I use HERBS in my daily life?"
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INDEX

Note - This is not a full index of all references of herbs and ailments in the book. All plants are listed. Many ailments are listed, but not all herbs for each ailment.

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Hair conditioner: Aloe vera 29; Basil 316;
Bitter melon 46; Lemon balm 194;
Licorice 199; Salad mallow 288; Willow
355; Yarrow 358; Yucca 361
Hair growth: Nettle 232; Sage 286
Halitosis: Dandelion 109; Mint 214
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel 356
Hamburg Parsley Petroselinum crispum var.
tuberosum 249
Hangovers: Bugle 51; Neem tree 229
Hard Shelled Gourd Lagenaria siceraria 152
Hardening of the arteries: Buckwheat 50;
Chervil 72; Ginkgo 140; Oats 238
HAWAIIAN BABY WOODROSE
Argyreia nervosa 154
Hawkweed See Mouse ears 219
HAWTHORN Crataegus species 154
Hay fever: Alfalfa 25; Chillies 81;
Drumstick tree 113; Fenugreek 126;
Horseradish 164; Mallows 207; Nettle
232
Head lice: Neem tree 229; Nettle 235;
Parsley 249; Quassia 264; Rue 281;
Sweet flag 317; Tansy 325; Thyme 330
Headache: Alehoof 24; Angelica 32; Bay
43; Bergamot 44; Betel leaf 44; Betony
45; Chamomile 69; Chillies 81; Feverfew
128; Lavender 188; Lemon balm 194;
Lemon grass 195; Mint 214; Rosemary
277; Rue 281; Stevia 307; Vetiver grass
341
Heart attack: Chillies 82
Heart, to strengthen, heart tonic: Alfalfa
25; Borage 48; Brahmi 49; Chickweed
77; Chicory 78; Chillies 81; Coriander
102; Fenugreek 127; Ginseng 141;
Hawthorn 155; Heartsease 156; Indian
fig 169; Lady's mantle 186; Loofahs 204;
Mint 214; Motherwort 218; Oats 238;
Perilla 254; Rose 274; Rosemary 277;
Sacred lotus 283; Salad burnet 287;
Scullcap 291; Sesame 293; Sheep sorrel
294; St Benedict thistle 304; Stevia 307;
Turmeric 334; Yerba mate 360
Heart Wine 249
Heartburn: Carob 60; Dandelion 109;
Eucalypts 118; Mint 214; Sweet flag 318;
Tarragon, French 328
HEARTSEASE Viola tricolor 156
Hedychium corararium White ginger blossom
172
Helianthus annuus Sunflowers 310
Helianthus tuberosa Jerusalem artichoke 172
Helichrysum italicum Curry plant 109
Heliotrope 7
Hemerocallis species Daylily 110
Hemorrhage: Bugle 51; Cinnamon 91;
Comfrey 94; Watercress 345; Yarrow
358
Hemorrhoids: Aloe vera 30; Calendula 56;
Celandine, lesser 67; Chamomile 70;
Chillies 81; Chinese watercress 89;
Mallows 207; Raspberry 269; Spanish
moss 303; Witch hazel 356
Hen and Chickens See Houseleek 167
Hepatitis: Angelica 36; Arrowroot 38;
Calendula 55; Horsetail 166; Milk thistle
211; Neem tree 229; Purslane 262
Herb of Grace See Rue 278
Herb of Happiness See Borage 47
Herb of Remembrance See Rosemary 276
HERB ROBERT Geranium Robertianum
156
Herb Robertianum See Herb robert 156
Herbal baths 13
Herbal honey 11
Hernia: Comfrey 94; Horsetail 166
Herpes: Calendula 55; Celandine, greater
66; Chickweed 77; Chilli 81; Chinese
rhubarb 86; Golden seal 143; Herb
robert 158; Horsetail 166; Hyssop 168;
Juniper 175; Kefir 179; Licorice 199;
Mint 214; Mullein 223; Olive 241;
Purslane 262; Snake gourd 300; Turmeric
334; Violet 342; Witch hazel 356
Herpestis monniera See Brahmi 48
Hiatus hernia: Comfrey 94; Meadowsweet
211
Hibiscus cannabinus Indian hemp 267
Hibiscus esculentus See Okra 239
Hibiscus manihot Queensland greens 267
Hibiscus sabdariffa Rosella 275
Hibiscus Spinach See Queensland greens
267
Hiccups: Dill 111; Fennel 123; Mint 214;
Perilla 254; Scullcap 291; Tarragon,
French 328
Hieracium pilosella Mouse ears 219
Hierochloe adorata Incense grass 168
High blood pressure: Aloe vera 29;
Asafetida 39; Astragalus 42; Betony 45;
Buckwheat 50; Chervil 72; Chia 76;
Chillies 81; Cinnamon 91; Codonopsis
93; Comfrey 94; Corn 104; Evening
primrose 122; Fenugreek 127; Feverfew
128; Garlic 132; Ginkgo 140; Gotu kola
146; Hawthorn 155; Horehound 160;
Horseradish 164; Indian ginseng 171;
Juniper 175; Kefir 179; Kudzu 183;
Lemon balm 194; Motherwort 219;
Mulberry 222; Neem tree 229; Nettle
235; Olive 241; Onion chives 243; Parsley
246; Pomegranate 259; Raspberry 269;
Saffron 284; Scullcap 291; Self heal 292;
Sensitive plant 292; Vap ca 339; Violet
342; Watercress 345; Yarrow 358; Yucca
361
High blood sugar: Bitter melon 46;
Burdock 52; Meadowsweet 210; Nettle
232; Raspberry 268
Hilba See Fenugreek 125
HIV: Echinacea 114; Hyssop 168; Lemon
balm 194; Milk thistle 212; Perilla 254;
Savory 290; Snake gourd 300; St. John's
wort 304; Sweet basil 316
Hoarseness: Lavender 188; Orris root 244;
Violet 342
Holly Ilex aquifolium 360
Hollyhock Althea rosea 207
Holy Ghost Root See Angelica 31
Holy Thistle See St. Benedict thistle 211
Honesty See Money plant 216
Honey Leaf See Stevia 306
Honey Yerba See Stevia 306
HOPS Humulus lupus 159
HOREHOUND Marrubium vulgare 160
Horehound, black Ballota nigra 163
HORSERADISH Armoracia rusticana 163
Hormonal system: Gotu kola 146; Lobelia
202; Tribulus 332
Horsehoof See Coltsfoot 93
Horseradish Tree Moringa oleifera 113, 165
HORSETAIL 165; Equisetum avense 165;
Equisetum hymale 165
Hot flushes: Anise 36; Bitter melon 46;
Chaste tree 71; Dandelion 109; Evening
primrose 122; Hawthorn 155; Sage 286;
Tansy 325; Wild yam 355
Hot Peppers See Chillies 78
HOUSELEEK Sempervivum tectorum 167
Houttuynia cordata Vap ca 338, 339
Huang-Qi See Astragalus 42
Humulus lupus Hops 159
HYACINTH BEAN Lablab purureus 167
Hydrastus canadensis Golden seal 143
Hydrocotyle asiatica See Gotu kola 144
Hylocereus species Dragon fruit 112
Hypericum perforatum St. John's wort 304
HYSSOP Hyssopus officinalis 168
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 168

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