Some common herbs you might find in a herbal regimen, both to support overall health and to prevent specific illnesses.
HERBS FOR GENERAL WELLNESS
American Ginseng – General tonic, adaptogen.
Astragalus, Chinese Ginseng – General tonic, boosts energy.
Bilberry – Improves circulation, repairs veins.
Garlic – Lowers cholesterol, helps prevent cancer.
Ginkgo Biloba – Antioxidant, improves circulation, and memory.
Gotu Kola – Improves circulation, healing, and memory.
Green Tea – Antioxidant and tonic, helps prevent cancer.
Milk Thistle – Repairs liver cells, liver tonic
Reishi – Adaptogen, tonic, immune stimulant.
Siberian Ginseng – Adaptogen, tonic, boosts energy.
Turmeric – Antioxidant.
HERBS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION
Bilberry – Hardening of the arteries, hemorrhoids, poor night vision.
Cranberry – Urinary tract infections.
Evening Primrose oil (EPO) – Essential fatty acid deficiencies.
Feverfew – Migraines.
Garlic – Hardening of the arteries, high cholesterol, high blood pressure.
Ginkgo Biloba – Memory loss, tinnitus, macular degeneration.
Hawthorn – Angina pectoris, congestive heart failure.
Licorice – Ulcers.
Milk Thistle – Liver problems.
Saw palmetto – Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
St john’s wort – Mild depression.
