Traditional Uses:
Relief from Nervous Tension, Sleep Aid, Calms Ulcers and Gastritis, Gas Relief.

Description:
Chamomile is an herb that has benefits for young and old alike and is very gentle. It has the ability to relax and calm and can relieve nervous tension, stress, and serve as a sleep aid. Its effect on the digestive system is equally good because of its healing properties. It can calm ulcers and gastritis and relieve gas. Chamomile is a genuine healing herb with great soothing properties that will work both inside and out. That is why you see chamomile in many beauty, hair and skin preparations. Here's a hint if you have diverticulitis; Chamomile tea is a soothing balm and helps relieve the tenderness and pain without adding any bulk to your colon.

Traditional Uses:
Gas Relief, Soothes Soft Tissue Irritations, Cystitis, Bladder Infections, Pleurisy, Bronchitis, Expectorant, Mild Laxative.

Description:
This is a springtime cool weather "weed" that probably shows up in your lawn each year (unless you use herbicides to kill weeds). It's actually a valuable tool in natural healing and can be eaten raw, lightly steamed, or in capsule form.

Chickweed has a variety of soothing properties. It helps relieve gas, soothes softer membranes (such as the tissue in the mouth, lungs and colon), is a gentle expectorant and a mild laxative. It is useful for cystitis (chronic bladder irritation), bladder infections, pleurisy, and bronchitis.

Traditional Uses:
Antibiotic, Bladder Infections.

Description:
Cranberry is excellent for the bladder because it creates an environment where bacteria cannot flourish. If you are dealing with a bladder infection, cranberry will be one of the foods/herbs you will want to use. Cranberry capsules are a good way to get unsweetened, whole cranberry. Your usual sweetened cranberry juice may aggravate a bladder condition since sugar is like fuel for the bacteria.

Other herbs good for a bladder infection include natural antibiotics like; Echinacea, Garlic, and Pau D'arco. A soothing herb such as Chickweed or Marshmallow Root can also be added to calm an irritated bladder.

Do you have a leaky bladder? A kidney or bladder infection can cause a leaky bladder because your bladder doesn't want to hold infectious material. If you sneeze, you splatter. You can have this type infection without any obvious symptoms, such as pain when urinating.

What symptoms do you have? Sore lower back, urine with an odor, dark urine, very cloudy urine, puffy under-eyes, especially when getting up in the morning, and overall fatigue.

Traditional Uses:
Hormone Balancer for Men and Women, Aphrodisiac, Energy, Mild Laxative. Caution: Damiana may interfere with the absorption of iron.

Description:
Damiana is considered by many to be an aphrodisiac and it may have that effect since it acts as a tonic and energizer and hormone balancer for both men and women. A tonic makes you feel better and have more energy. Damiana Leaf achieves this in a gentle way. It also has a mild laxative action as it is a gentle stimulant to the colon.

Traditional Uses:
Natural Diuretic High in Potassium, Gallstones, Blood Cleanser.

Description:
Dandelion is another herb you'll find growing in your lawn if you have a natural yard – that is don't use chemicals. It has wonderful properties and appears at the right time in early spring to be useful, as a spring tonic. Dandelion acts as a natural diuretic helping to you expel toxic waste and to stimulate the production of bile, useful in fat digestion.

If you want to use the dandelion in your yard, pick the tender greens during the cool spring months and add them to a fresh salad or to other greens you are cooking. Or you can use our dandelion root capsules as they are an excellent natural diuretic that is also high in potassium. A diuretic will relieve your body of toxic fluid so this herb is useful for water retention and high blood pressure. Dandelion seems to help prevent gallstones since it stimulates the production of bile and is a general tissue and blood cleanser. If you have a chronic condition, dandelion is a useful supplement in your overall healing program.