Part Used & Dosage

Kelp is high in iodine and for that reason is used to prevent goiter, and to build the thyroid up after radiation treatment.   Kelp is also high in calcium and other nutrients.

Common Names: Knotweed, Beggarweed, Bird Knotgrass, Birdweed, Cow Grass, Common Knotweed, Crawlgrass, Doorweed, Ninety-knot, Pigweed.

Properties and Uses: Astringent, diuretic, homeostatic, vulnerary.   Use for diarrhea, dysentery, enteritis, bronchitis, jaundice, lung ailments, to coagulate the blood, for internal bleeding (including stomach ulcers), cholera infatum where infants have excessive vomiting and diarrhea, to dissolve gravel and stones.

Properties and Uses: Stimulant, tonic.   Used as a stimulant against fatigue and promotes alertness, as a tonic for the heart, to relieve neuralgia and headache.   Periodic use is said to help neuromuscular hypo function after a long illness and depression.

Part Used & Dosage

This herb is used to combat alcohol addiction because it can be a long-term tonic which will reduce blood pressure, elevate blood sugar levels, which is very important in alcohol abstinence, and is also used for stomach acidity, and migraine headaches.