Botanical name: Althea officinalis
Other common names: Sweetweed, Cheeses Plant, Velvet Leaf
Earliest recorded medicinal uses: 2000 BC Egyptians used it for wounds, coughs, inflammation, and as food.
Marshmallow root part of the Malvaceae or mallow family. Marshmallow is very helpful for soothing all your mucous membranes from mouth to anus, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and urinary tract. Marshmallow is used externally as much as internally, as a wash, poultice, compress, and ointment for almost any skin issue. Safe to use in enemas and as a douche. Grown in salty marshes or tidal zones roots were used as a food during famines in ancient times. As with many herbs, it is up for debate if the Bible is speaking of mallow, purslane or egg white.
Constituents include but are not limited to mucilage, betaine, sucrose, starch, coumarins, flavonoids, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals.
Its potential health benefits include but are not limited to antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, demulcent, digestive, emollient, diuretic, laxative, mucilaginous, nutritive, and vulnerary.
Mentions in the Bible-
Job 6:6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
Most common ways to use tincture but best as tea internally due to mucilage, poultice, a wash or ointment.
Tendencies or energetics moistening and cooling.
Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria
Other common names: Meadwort, Queen of the Meadow, and Brideswort
Earliest recorded medicinal uses: 18th century in Germany for muscle and joint discomfort
Meadowsweet is part of the Rosaceae or rose family. All ariel parts, above ground, of the plant are used. Meadowsweet is not a fast-acting anti-inflammatory, it takes an hour or two for it to work in the body. The small intestine and colon intestinal flora convert the salicin to salicylic acid which will be effective for several hours. The name meadowsweet comes from the Anglo-Saxon word meodu-swete, which means "mead sweetener".
Avoid people allergic or sensitive to aspirin may want to avoid it.
Constituents include but are not limited to salicin, salicylaldehyde, methyl salicylate, tannins, citrate and ascorbic acids, coumarins, spiraeoside, rutoside, quercetin-3-glucuronide, hyperoside, vitamins, and minerals.
Its potential health benefits include but are not limited to diuretic, astringent, antioxidant, anodyne, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, and antibacterial.
Most common ways to use tea and tincture.
Tendencies or energetics cooling and drying.
Botanical name: Ephedra nevadensis
Other common names: Nevada Ephedra, Grey Ephedra, Nevada Joint-fire
Earliest recorded use: Evidence of Native Americans' use dates from 800 AD as food and medicine.
Moron tea is part of the Ephedraceae family. Unlike the other 65 Ephedra spices Mormon tea does not contain ephedra.
Avoid pregnant and nursing women should not use only due to lack of research.
Mormon teas constituents include but are not limited to phosphorus, protein, flavone, saponin, tannins, vitamins, and minerals.
Its potential health benefits may include but are not limited to anti-viral, antidote, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, blood purifier, diuretic, pectoral, febrifuge, vasodilator, stimulant, and tonic.
Most common ways to use tincture and tea.
Tendencies or energetics drying.
Botanical name: Commiphora myrrha
Other common names: Bola, Bol, myrrh is commonly named from where it comes from Turkey myrrh, Yemen myrrh
Earliest recorded uses: Bible approximately 1490 BC in the book of Exodus. 1700 BC the Ebers Papyrus mentions myrrh for controlling bleeding and wound healing. Around 2600 BC Ancient Egyptians used myrrh oil for beauty treatments and to embalm corpses.
Myrrh is part of the Burseraceae also known as the torchwood family. Like Frankincense Myrrh was one of the 3 Magi gifts to Jesus. Its uses in the Bible seem quite varied from a pain reliever, embalming, skincare, and anointing oil. It is believed that myrrh was the “gall” that was mixed with wine “vinum murratum” and offered to Jesus at his crucifixion. It is said Jesus refused because of its painkilling properties. Myrrh is collected by scarring the Commiphora genus trees releasing the resin, once dry it is collected. Myrrh has many uses especially with mouth and throat issues.
Myrrh’s constituents include but are not limited to heerabolene, pinene, cadinene, esters, cuminaldehyde, terpenes, commiferin, commiphoric acids, limonene, vitamins, and minerals.
Its potential health benefits include but are not limited to Carminative, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, expectorant, antioxidant, analgesic, and hypolipidemic.
Mentions in the Bible-
Exodus 30:23 23”Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant calamus,
Ester 2:12 12 Before a girls turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete 12 months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, 6 months with oil of myrrh and 6 months with perfumes and cosmetics.
Song of Solomon 4:6 6 Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of incense.
Most common ways to use teas, tincture, salve, incense, and infused oil.
Tendencies and energetics warming and drying.
Botanical name: Plantago major
Other common names: White Mans Foot, Snakeweed, and Way Bread
Earliest recorded medicinal uses: Mentioned in the Materia Medica for its healing abilities in 50 AD
Plantain most common lance leaf or broadleaf are part of the Plantaginaceae or plantain family. One of the most common lawn weeds after the dandelion, lance leaf, and broadleaf are interchangeable. The seeds from both plantago major and psyllium are used for constipation, the seeds are mucilaginous, the rest of the plant is not. Plantain is a fantastic topical and internal healer. Great when used as a poultice for burns, stings, and bites. Works well for respiratory and urinary tract infections, and gastrointestinal inflammation.
Constituents include but are not limited to polysaccharides, terpenoids, flavonoids, caffeic acid, iridoid glycosides, vitamins, and minerals.
Its potential health benefits include but are not limited to antibacterial, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and vulnerary.
Most common ways to use poultice, tea, and tincture.
Tendencies or energetics cooling and drying.
I am not a doctor. I am not a nurse. Nothing here or any statements are FDA approved. Information you gather from Your Will Apothecary is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. It is simply suggestions on how to use God’s creations. Consult with a health care professional especially if taking synthetic medications, pregnant or nursing.
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