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WATERCRESS

Scientific Name: Nasturtium officinale

Common Names: Watercress

Part Used: Stems, leaves

Habitat: Native to Europe, North America

Benefits: nutritional, aids digestion, cough, colds, diuretic, detox, congestion

 

WHITE PEONY ROOT

Scientific Name: Paeonia albiflora Syn. P. lactiflora, P. officinalis

Common Names: Bai Shao Yao, Peony root, Chinese Peony

Family: Paeoniaceae

Part Used: Root

Habitat: Native to Europe, Asia

Benefits: abnormal menses, night sweats, pain, wounds, sores, PMS

 

WHITE WILLOW BARK

Scientific Name: Salix Alba

Common Names: White Willow Bark

Part Used: Bark

Habitat: Native to Nova Scotia, North America

Benefits: fevers, pain, inflammation, painful menstruation, arthritis, weight loss, inflamed gums, lupus, wounds, colds

CAUTION: Do not take if allergic to aspirin

 

WILD CHERRY BARK

Scientific Name: Prunus serotine

Common Names: Wild Cherry Bark, chokecherry

Part Used: bark, fruit

Habitat: Native to North American

Benefits: cough, decongestant, sedative, insomnia, expectorant

 

WILD YAM ROOT

Scientific Name: Dioscorea villosa

Common Names: Wild Yam Root, Colic root

Part Used: root

Habitat: Native to North and South America

Benefits: cramps, hormone imbalance, hot flashes, insomnia, migraines, vaginal dryness

 

WITCH HAZEL

Scientific Name: Hamamelis virginiana

Common Names: Spotted Alder, Snapping Hazelnut

Family: Hamamelidaceae

Part Used: Bark, leaves

Habitat: Grows in woods, along streams

Benefits: astringent, burns, insect bites, inflammatory, varicose veins, facial cleanser, reduce pore size

CAUTION: avoid internal use

 

WOLF’S CLAW

Scientific Name: Lycopodium clavatum, Syn. Huperzia serrata

Common Names: Club Moss

Family: LYCOPODIACEAE

Part Used: spores

Habitat: ground cover in tropical locations

Benefits: rashes, eczema, antibiotic, improves cognitive function, dementia

CAUTION: Avoid if pregnant

 

WOOD BETONY

Scientific Name: Stachys officinalis Syn. Betonica officinalis

Common Names: Wood Betony

Part Used: Arial parts, flowers, leaves

Habitat: Native to Europe

Benefits: lung problems, worms, fever, uterine bleeding, dizziness, headache

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