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HELOITROPE
Heliotropeium arborescens
Helonias root and angus-cactus for female hormonal system,
HENNA
Lawsonia inermis
HIBISCUS
Hibiscus rosa-sinemsis
HO SHOU WU
Polygonum multiflorum
HOLLYHOCK
Althea rosea
HOPS
Humulus lupulus
Time of administration: evening.
Use for urination, nerves, insomnia, hyperactivity, gas, cramps, coughs. Relaxing when taken as a tea, helps reduce the desire for alcohol. Tones the liver. A little bit of its powerful sedative constituents will go a long way to relax a person. There is a lot to be said about this incredible nervine. Hops has vitamin B which is useful for the nerves. Hops flowers are sprinkled with a yellow, granular substance, which contains 10% lupulin, the bitter principle to which hops owes much of its tonic properties. Lupulin, by the way, constitutes 1/7 of hops major ingredients. Lupulin is recognized for its remarkable sedative powers. As a nervine it is one of the best in the plant kingdom because it is fairly strong and yet safe to use. Unlike other nervines such as belladonna which can kill a person if misused, hops is relatively mild by nature and will not harm an individual taking it. Interestingly enough, hops belongs to same Cannabinacene species that marijuana or Cannabis Sativa belongs to. Some years ago the USDA and the Hops Growers' Association of America accidentally discovered that hop vines could be grafted to the rootstocks of marijuana plants rather successfully. This has led to many of the present generation using the same technique in an illegal way to obtain their drugs from. It is a much more subtle approach to the matter of growing marijuana. The psycho-active ingredient (THC) in marijuana is formed in the roots and makes its way into the vine, leaves, and flowers of hops. To federal inspectors it would appear to be just another ordinary field of beer-brewing hops, but beneath the ground is cleverly hid something of an entirely different nature. These manmade hop-marijuana plants are described by one smoker of "joints" this way: "These hops (grown on marijuana rootstocks) have a bitter taste-just like hops do. Some people like the taste. The 'high' is essentially the same as marijuana but has lupulin as well as THC . . . Its effect give a pot-type high with a heavy sedative overlay." Hops is much stronger than chamomile or gentain for its sedative action on the nerves. Lupulin can induce sleep without causing a headache. Lupulin also acts on the stomach quite remarkably. A tea made of the hop flower clusters acts like sodium bicarbonate on the digestive system, increasing urination and reducing acidity. Hops is sometimes substituted for other drugs and given as a hypnotic agent to patients by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in a few instances. In other words, the plant provides a pleasant numbing sensation to the body by sedating the central nervous system with its most active constituent, lupulin. Hops can be taken to offset the possible adverse effects which licorice may have on the system.
HORHOUND
Marrubrium vulgare
Time of administration: morning.
Useful for acute or chronic sore throat and coughs, bronchitis, asthma, hoarseness, typhoid, heart. Marrubiin is the bitter principal that does all of the above. Marrubiin is the bitter principle which does all of the above (Merck Index, p. 645).
HORSE CHESTNUT
Aesculus hippocastanum
HORSE MINT
Monarda punctata
Use for heart, urination, gas, diarrhea, rheumatism, digestive, nausia.
HORSERADISH
Armoracia lapthifolia
Armoracia rusticana
Time of administration: morning to late afternoon.
Use for gout, arthritis, bladder infection, intestines, asthma, coughs, colitis, blood circulation, internal toxicity. Horseradish contains a lot of ascorbic acid and sinigrin. One of these is an active ingredient on the kidneys to promote urination. Many people seem inclined to believe that anemia is merely the loss of iron from the blood, but science has proven it to be otherwise. Ascorbic acid deficiency has been noted in many anemic patients. Ascorbic acid is implicated in the performance of folic acid and vitamin B12 utilization and also in cholesterol metabolism. In fact, metabolically speaking, ascorbic acid behaves a lot like glucose to which it is chemically related. Thus, we have an interesting situation forming here, in which the large amount of ascorbic acid in horseradish, not only relieves the anemia factor with the blood, but also actively promotes the pancreatic enzymes the body requires for optimum health.
HORSETAIL
Equisetum arvense
Time of administration: morning and evening.
Also called shavegrass. Use for urinary problems, bleeding, wounds, lung problems, stomach acid, gallstones, menses. Rich in minerals especially silica, good for strong hair and fingernails, helps fractured and broken bones heal quickly. Good for eyes ears nose and throat troubles. Fever reducing and anti-inflammatory. Used with vita. C. Key nutrients. Magnesium, silica, salicin.
HO-SHOU-WU
Polygonum multiflorum
Time of Administration: unknown.
General Use: menstruation, hot flashes, diarrhea, liver, spleen, laxative, insomnia, blood clotting, inflammation (ulcers, arthritis), tension. Most Polygonum species contain leucoanthrocyanidins (LAC) which have been shown to have an anti-inflammatory activity, to decrease blood coagulation, to have cardiotonic, hypotensive, and vasodilatory activity. (National Academy of Sciences, Herbal Pharmacology in the People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C., 1975). Active constituents are: chyrsophanol, emodin, rhapontin, phenolic glucosides, nitrogen, minerals, starch (up to 50%), unsaturated fat, lecithin, and oxymethylanthroquinone. (K. Hata et al, "A New Stilbene Glucoside from Chinese Crude Drug 'Heshouwu', The Roots of Polygonum multiflorum, Thumb.", Yakugaku Zasshi 95:211-13, 1975). It may be wise to mention that chyrsophanol and emodin in this herb, also occur in about the same proportions in rhubarb root. (Consult Section D, Combination Z-36, for a discussion of their chemical activities in the body). And the constituent rhapontin that occurs in Ho-Shou-Wu also occurs in garden rhubarb root as well (Merck Index, p. 915).
HUCKLEBERRY
Vaccinium myrtillus
Time of administration: morning.
Use for diarrhea, worms, typhous, respiratory problems, sore gums, gas, cramps. Huckleberry or bilberry manifests itself in a number of therapeutic ways in the body. For one it is known to be a mildly effective agent in curbing diarrhea. For another it has proven to be of great clinical usefulness in Finland, where medical authorities used it to expel pinworms from a number of young school-age children. But it is with the pancreas that this herb seems to have the most famous success. In the late Fall of 1978 while I was on a lecture tour in the Eastern United States, a lady from my audience in Hartford, Connecticut informed me that she had been taking huckleberry leaf tea three times a day for 1'/2 years and it had effectively cured her diabetes problem. Of course, such a claim as this has never been fully verified in a laboratory, but there is credible evidence from reliable, scientific sources to indicate that huckleberry leaves have demonstrated experimental hypoglycemic activity. Further evaluation is still waiting to be done in the future to confirm the initial tests done thus far.
HYDRANGEA
Hydrangea arborescens
Good for backaches caused by kidney troubles. Good for bladder. Works well to relieve severe rheumatism
Hydrangea is an aquatic plant of swamps and marshes. It helps to promote the flow of saliva, which in turn, aids in the digestion of food. Not much is known about it here in this country, but in Europe its curious properties have been investigated. Hydrangea is similar to yucca and chaparral in its treatment of arthritic, gouty, and rheumatic problem. While it lacks the necessary saponins these other two have, it does possess certain powerful alkaloids within its complex root system that behave similar to cortisone and clean with the same kind of "detergent" power that chaparral does.
HYSSOP
Hyssopus officinalis
Valuable for asthma an excellent blood regulator. Favors the mucus linings of the stomach and bowel. Good for eye troubles.
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