This should be a pretty self-explanatory page, so I won't go into detail for it. However, I would like to thank Heatherbee of RPG-D for providing this for us.
Treatments
- Tincture – alcoholic extract of an herb; made by mixing pure ethanol (or ethanol and water) with an herb.
- Elixir – alcoholic extract of an herb; made by steeping an herb in a spirit.
- Tisanes – hot-water extract of an herb.
- Decoctions – hot-water extract of root or bark.
- Macerates – cold infusion of plants; requires 7-12 hours soaking.
- Vinegars – alcoholic extract of an herb.
- Essential oils - diluted oil extracts
- Salves, oils, balms, creams, and lotions – herbs soaked in essential oils for weeks or months.
- Poultices and compresses – crushed, dried, and rehydrated herbs applied to bandages.
- Whole herb consumption – dried herbs, powders, or juices taken in the diet.
- Syrups – herb extract mixed with honey, boiled, and steeped for 3 weeks.
- Inhalation (Aromatherapy) – herbal vapor created by boiling in water.
Remedies and Uses (1)
- Aloe Vera – burns
- Artichoke – heart disease
- Basil – digestive tract
- Black raspberry – oral diseases
- Black Walnut – worms/parasitic infection
- Blackberry – cosmetic
- Butterbur – sore throat
- Boswellia – bone/joint pain
- Caffeine – stamina
- Calendula – anti-infection
- Chamomile – digestive tract
- Citronella – insect repellant
- Comfrey – skin/muscle wounds
- Cranberry – urinary tract
- Cumin – anti-inflammatory
- Dandelion – liver, gallbladder, kidney disease
- Echinacea – respiratory infection
- Elderberry – respiratory infection
- Eucalyptus – breathing problems
- Eyebright – eye infections
- Fennel – digestive tract
- Feverfew – migraines
- Flaxseed – menopause
- Garlic – antibiotic
- Ginger – nausea
- Ginseng – immunity
- Green tea – scars
- Hawthorn – heart disease
- Hibiscus – hypertension
- Honey – wounds
- Horsetail – skin wounds
- Ivy – digestive tract, respiratory infection, insecticide
- Juniper – skin disease
- Lavender – anxiety
- Lemon grass – heart disease
- Lobelia – anti-poison (induce nausea)
- Milk Thistle – liver
- Myrrh – embalming, bleed wounds
- Oregano – antibiotic
- Pawpaw – insecticide
- Peppermint – bowels
- Pokeweed – throat diseases
- Primrose – heart disease
- Psyllium – bowels
- Rauvolfia – insomnia, anxiety
- Red Pepper – pain
- Rose hips – skeletal/muscular pain
- Soy – menopause
- Skull cap – sedative
- Stinging nettle – pain, anti-inflammatory
- Sweetleaf – diabetes
- Thyme – anti-fungal
- Valerian root – insomnia
- White Willow bark – pain
Poison and Symptoms (2)
- Aconite – numbness, nausea, trouble breathing, giddiness, death, mind remains clear
- Belladonna – see Nightshade
- Bloodroot – burning in the stomach, intense thirst, vomiting, vertigo
- Cabbage Tree – vomiting, fever, delirium, death (especially with cold water)
- Calabar Bean – lowers blood pressure, death
- Dropwort – paralysis
- Foxglove – cardiac arrest, death
- Gelsemium – slowed respiration, death
- Hellebore – vomiting, pulse irregular, shallow breathing, death
- Hemlock – paralysis, depressed respiration, death, mind remains clear
- Nightshade – loss of voice, frequent bending forward, continual movements of the hands and fingers, pupils dilated, death.
- Spurges – delirium, death
- Thornapple – dryness of the throat and mouth
Notes
1 This is a partial list only. More herbs can be found by following the links below.
2 Most poisons are used in Healing. It is overdose or prolonged use that causes damage or death.