Herbert's Handbook of Healing Herbs

A guide detailing how to find and use different herbs

Within these pages lie the secrets to manipulating and cultivating herbs to benefit yourself and others. Whether it be using parsley to soothe bruising or mint to cool headaches, this guide has everything for you.

Purpose

This guide was created to put together all the knowledge of herbalism from Herbert's mind and make it available to the public, to aid them in their quests for knowledge and safe use of plants.

Read the Document

Herbert's Handbook of Healing Herbs

Sticklewort

^{Found in most temperate climates}
Use: leaves, stems and sprouts
Tea made from sticklewort can aid sore throats. Sticklewort can also be used for digestive troubles, as well as helping to keep fevers down.
WARNING: Sticklewort can make the user more sensitive to sunlight and more susceptible to sunburn.

Barbados

^{Found in warm, sunny climates}
Use: leaves
When made into a paste, barbados can treat cuts, scrapes and burns as well as rashes from some poisonous plants. It also keeps skin healthy and clear.
WARNING: Do not digest barbados as it can lead to severe cramping and internal imbalance.

Masterwort

^{Found in cool, but not cold, climates}
Use: leaves, stems, seeds, and roots
Masterwort can be used to treat aching joints as well as some breathing and digestive problems. It also aids the female reproductive system.

Anise

^{Found in dry, hot climates}
Use: seeds
Anise teas have a strong liquorice taste and are generally consumed to improve digestion, reduce bad breath, treat coughs and prevent flatulence.

Leopard's Bane

^{Found in cool climates}
Use: flowers
Leopard's bane is used in ointments and pastes to treat sore muscles, sprains and bruises.
WARNING: Leopard's bane should never be eaten, drunk or digested in any way. Long-term use may also cause skin irritation.

Astralagus

^{Found in some moderate climates}
Use: roots
Astragalus has been used for hundreds of years to improve general health, allowing the user to ward off sickness with ease.

Bearberry

^{Found in most Northern regions}
Use: leaves
Often taken as a tea, bearberry is used to treat urinary infections quite effectively.
WARNING: Bearberry can be toxic in high doses and should never be given to children.

Bilberry

^{Found in warm Northern regions}
Use: leaves, fruits
Bilberry is used to treat cramping and diarrhoea, as well as night blindness and bruising.

Black Cherry

^{Found in some moderate climates}
Use: bark
The bark from the black cherry tree is often made into a tea or syrup and used to expel worms, heal ulcers and treat burns. It also used as a remedy for sore throats, pneumonia and lack of appetite.

Close

Type

Guide, How-to

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

Year 872 A.C.

Authors

• Herbert the Herbalist