Medicinal Plants at Home

Maria Transito Lopez Luengo is a pharmacologist, dietitian, and herbal medicine expert. She has published several articles and books on medicinal plants and natural nutrition. She lives in Barcelona, Spain. Carlota Manez Ariso is a journalist and certified dietitian and nutritionist. She has edited and collaborated on numerous books and articles about health and personal well-being. She lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Introduction: Plants for Your Health and Well-Being The Plants --What They Do for You --Consumption --Topical Use --Cautionary Notes --Where to Purchase Them --Endangered Plants --Chinese Herbal Medicine Plants for Everyone --Medicinal Plants for Any Occasion --For the Traveler ----Anti-diarrheal Agrimonia ----Arnica for Bumps ----Calendula for Bites ----Ginger for Dizziness ----Lime for Disinfection ----Other Plants --For Older People ----Ginkgo for Memory ----Alfalfa for the Bones ----Garlic for the Arteries ----Fresno for Osteoarthritis ----Azahar for Your Mood ----Other Plants --For Women ----Soy, the Great Ally ----Chasteberry for the Waist ----Evening Primrose for PMS ----Black Cohosh for Menopause ----Cranberry for Cystitis ----Other Plants --For Pregnancy ----Lemon Balm for Nausea ----Sweet Almond Oil for Stretch Marks ----Corn, the Great Diuretic ----Barm Restorative ----Psyllium for Stress Reduction ----Other Plants --For Children ----Chamomile for Colic ----Hop to Sleep Well ----Malva for Flu and Colds ----Horehound for Coughs ----Oats for Dermatitis ----Other Plants --For Man ----Sabal for the Prostate ----Buchu for Urinary Problems ----Damiana for Sexual Issues ----Olive for High Blood Pressure ----Rosemary for Baldness ----Other Plants Around the House --On the Balcony --In the Kitchen --In the Bathroom --In the Boudoir For Your Health --Relaxants ----California Poppy ----Hawthorn ----Lavender ----Hops ----Passion Flower ----Linden ----Valerian ----Verbena ----Revitalizing ----Damiana ----Spirulina ----Guarana ----Hypericum ----Kola Nut ----Green Tea --Anti-Inflammatory ----Horseweed ----Ash ----Black Currant ----Devil's Claw ----White Willow ----Mead Wort --Respiratory ----Eucalyptus ----Mullein ----Greater Plantain ----Scots Pine ----Lungwort ----Elderberry --Digestive ----Wormwood ----Anise ----Fennel ----Chamomile ----Mint ----Papaya --Circulatory ----Shepherd's Purse ----Buckeye ----Ginkgo ----Witch-Hazel ----Common Melilot ----Butcher's Broom ----Grape --For the Liver ----Chicory ----Artichoke ----Boldo ----Milk Thistle ----Dandelion ----Common Fumitory --For the Kidneys ----Birch ----Heather ----Bearberry ----Corn --For the Skin ----Aloe ----Oats ----Burdock ----Borage ----Calendula ----Sarsaparilla --Immunostimulants ----Garlic ----Siberian Ginseng ----Echinacea ----Buckthorn ----Ginseng ----Cat's claw --For the Eyes and Mouth ----Clove ----Eufrasia ----Salvia Plant Index Glossary