Herbal Monographs

rosemary

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Family: LamiaceaeParts used: leaves, flowers(+steam-distilled Essential Oil – Leaves, flowers, twigs) Rosemary Phytochemistry Volatile oils c1%((1% of the plant is composed of volatile oils) (containing 2-5% esters, mainly borneol acetate and 10-18% free alcohols including borneol and linalol)), alpha & beta pinene, camphor, camphene, 1,8 cineole, and verbenoneFlavonoids (diosmin, apigenin, diosmetin, genkwanin, 6-methoxygenkwanin, hispidulin, sinensetin, luteolin and

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catnip

Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Family: LamiaceaeParts used: Leaves & Flowering tops Catnip Phytochemistry Volatile oils (inc. carvacrol, nepetol, thymol, nepetalactone, citronellol, geraniol and citral)TanninsBitter principle Energetics: Cooling, dryingOrgans/Glands affinity: ANS (autonomic nervous system), Stomach, Intestines, Cardiovascular, Skin (+sweat glands)   Want 18 Herbal Prints? Keep your house full of Nature’s forms with these  FREE Medicinal Herb Printables.  Click me! Description

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Licorice root for adrenal support, hormonal balance, and stress hormone regulation.

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Family: FabaceaeParts used: RootsName origin: Greek – Glykys (sweet) + rhiza (root). Glabra is latin, meaning smooth or bald.  Licorice Phytochemistry Triterpenoid saponins (glycyrrhizin/glycyrrhicic acid) (2-6%) Glycyrrhetinic acid (metabolised from glycyrrhizin) Sterols (inc. beta-sitosterol) Phytoestrogens (inc. glabrene, isoliquiritigenin) FlavonoidsBitter principle (glycyrmarin)Volatile oil Licorice Energetics:  Sweet, neutral to warm, moistening, harmonizing, tonifying.   Embark on The

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