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Wheat Grass
Triticum aestivum

Wheat grass is coming into its own renown for its rich health benefits due to its being rich in chlorophyll, amino acids, beta carotene, vitamins & minerals, RNA, DNA, enzymes, and dietary fiber. This is an easily digested addition to the diet which helps with digestion, detoxification, elimination, intestinal cleansing, helps and speeds healing, tissue repair. It is said to help prevent degenerative diseases, and promote longevity.

White Oak
Quercus alba

Properties and Uses: Astringent, tonic, and bitter which has been used to tan leather, and to produce a variety of natural dyes.

It is said to be helpful for gum inflammations, loose teeth, gingivitis, and sore throat as a mouthwash, and taken internally for diarrhea. Also for menstrual ailments, blood in the urine, internally and externally at the same time for varicose veins, internally to stop bleeding, reduce fever, and as a wash for sores and skin ailments. The infusion is used for douching, enema for hemorrhoids and other rectal ailments.

White Pine
Pinus strobus

Common Names: Deal Pine, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine, Pin du Lord.

Native Americans used the bark, previously soaked overnight in water, to apply to wounds to help healing, and drank the boiled inner bark of saplings for dysentery. It is used for bladder and kidney infections, afflictions of the respiratory system, and rheumatism. It is said to be good to make a steam inhalant for any respiratory congestion, and an excellent ingredient in liniments for muscular discomfort and sprains.

White Willow
Salix species

Common Names: Willow Salacin, Withe, Withy, Willow.

Used as an herbal deodorant, and in lotions, creams, facial washes, and herbal bath mixtures. It is said to reduce painful swelling of joints and other membranes, for arthritis, bladder infections for which is acts as an analgesic, for headaches, fever, and hay fever.

Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina

It has a tart, cherry-like flavor and the extract is used in the formulation of aromas for flavoring desserts and beverages.

Used for bronchitis, and dry cough in both children and adults by syrup make from a decoction. It is said to make the mucus easier to expectorate, and keep the lungs moistened to aid healing.

Wild Lettuce
Lactuca virosa

Common Names: Prickly Lettuce, Acrid Lettuce, Poison Lettuce.

It is said to calm the nerves and ease anxiety, used for insomnia, produce a sedative effect for whooping cough and other recurrent coughs, to ease birth pains, pains in the joints and muscles, and for headaches.

Wild Yam Root
Dioscorea villosa

Common Names: Colic Root, Devil's Bones, Rheumatism Root.

Used to relieve morning sickness, as a uterus tonic to ease menstrual cramping, and prevent miscarriage, to expel gas, as an antispasmodic in colic and flatulence, for inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis and abdominal cramping, for nervousness and restlessness, for gallstones. Its hormonal precursor properties help the body to make hormones.

Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana

Common Names: Hazel Nut, Pistachio, Snapping Hazel, Spotted Alder, Striped Alder, Tobacco Wook, Winterbloom.

Properties and Uses: Astringent, homeostatic, sedative, tonic. Used for diarrhea, as a gargle for throat and mouth sores, as a vaginal douche for vaginitis, bruises, insect bites, stings, burns,
poison ivy, hemorrhoids, eye inflammation, and sedative.

Wood Betony
Stachys officinalis

Common Names: Bishopswort, Betony, Purple Betony, Lousewort.

Used for migraines and headaches, to relax the nervous system, liver and gallbladder ailments and obstructions, to cleanse the blood, lower blood sugar levels, stimulate the heart, to eliminate worms, stop convulsions, as a tranquilizer for adults and a sedative for children. Used also for hysteria, hangovers, diarrhea, in mouthwash to soothe, to preserve health of the liver, for jaundice, to ease toothache, to treat snake bites, wounds and ulcers.

Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium

This is one of the most bitter herbs known. Used as an ingredient in herbal insect sprays this will repel cabbage moths. Not recommended for human use.

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