Secret Herba Formulas - Herb Listings

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Jasmine Flowers

Jasminum officinale

Part Used & Dosage

Properties and Uses: Calmative. The scent of the flowers is used to arouse erotic interests in a mate (or prospectable mate), as an aphrodisiac. Also used for snakebite and eye ailments.

Jujube Seed

Ziziphus spinosa

Part Used & Dosage

Common Names: Suan Zao Ren

Jujube is said to possess the ability to relieve insomnia, and abdominal pains, and help relieve sweating due to weakness. The seeds are also nourishing, and used as a sedative.

Juniper Berries

Juniperus communis

Part Used & Dosage

Properties and Uses: Antiseptic, carminative, diuretic, rubefacient, stomachic, tonic. Used to promote digestion, gastrointestinal infections, inflammations, cramping, as a spice in cooking, to stimulate appetite, ease flatulence, as and ointment for bone and joint ailments, as a vapor additive for bronchitis, and lung infections, skin ailments, and hair loss.

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