The following lists of herbs may be used in combination to give supplements to the normal diet, or to provide a general tonic. A very good tonic of this type would consist of equal parts of Yellow Dock root, Irish Moss, and Horsetail Grass, made into a tea. This would supply iron, iodine, and calcium. To make the tea, use a heaping tsp. of the herb mixture you choose in a cupful of boiling water. Let stand until cool. Drink one or two cups per day, as needed.

 

IRON:

Burdock

Devil's bit

Meadow sweet

Mullein leaves

Restharrow

Salep

Silver weed

Stinging nettle

Strawberry leaves

Toad flax

Yellow dock

 

IODINE:

Iceland moss

Irish moss

Kelp

Sarsaparilla

 

CALCIUM:

Chamomile

Cleavers

Coltsfoot

Dandelion

Horsetail grass

Meadow sweet

Pimpernel

Plantain

Restharrow

Shepherd's purse

Silver weed

Toad flax

 

SULPHUR:

Broom tops

Calamus

Coltsfoot

Eyebright

Fennel seed

Meadow sweet

Mullein

Pimpernel

Plantain leaves

Restharrow

Scouring rush

Shepherd's purse

Silver weed

Stinging nettle

Waywort

 

PHOSPHORUS:

Apples

Calamus

Caraway seed

Chickweed

Houseleek

Licorice root

Marigold flowers

Meadow sweet

Sweet flag

 

POTASSIUM:

American centaury

Birch bark

Borage

Calamus

Carrot leaves

Chamomile flowers (German)

Coltsfoot

Comfrey

Couch grass

Dandelion

Eyebright

Fennel seed

Mullein

Nettle leaves

Oak bark

Plantain leaves

Primrose flowers

Sanicle

Summer savory

Walnut leaves

Waywort

Yarrow

 

SILICON:

Found in all plants, but in Horsetail in particular

 

MAGNESIUM:

Black willow bark

Carrot leaves

Devil's-bit

Meadow sweet

Mullein leaves

Primrose

Restharrow

Silver weed

Toad flax

Walnut leaves

 

CHLORINE:

All plants contain chlorine in the form of sodium chloride

 

SODIUM:

Black willow

Cleavers

Devil's-bit

Fennel seed

Meadow sweet

Mistletoe

Restharrow

Shepherd's purse

Stinging nettle

Waywort


 

 

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