The best herbal medicine plants classified by NEEDS in a single table!
In capsules, powder or leaves, here are the properties of the main plants used in herbal medicine (the most common and practical use being in capsules).
General precautions
- Keep out of reach of young children. Not recommended for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women. Use reserved for adults and adolescents over 15 years old. This product cannot replace a varied diet and a healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose.
- If in doubt or for prolonged use, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
- Follow the instructions for use appearing on the sales sheet for your product.
- Read the specific precautions for each product.
This information comes from our summaries on phytotherapy, it does not in any way constitute medical information, nor does it engage our responsibility. If in doubt, only your doctor can advise you.
Legend:
+++ : Optimal use / maximum efficiency
+ : Recommended use / good effectiveness
HEART AND CIRCULATION
The most suitable plants:
- ANGINA PEST:
Hawthorn +++ - ATHEROSCLEROSIS:
Garlic +++, ginkgo + - BRUISES, CUPEROSE:
Red vine +++, horse chestnut + - HEMORRHOIDS:
Horse chestnut +++, red vine +++ - HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA:
Garlic +++, linseed oil +++, nopal + - HYPERTENSION:
Garlic +++, hawthorn + - MILD HEART FAILURE:
Hawthorn +++ - HEAVY LEGS:
Horse chestnut +++, red vine +++ - EDEMA, WATER RETENTION:
Horse chestnut +++, meadowsweet +++ - PALPITATIONS AND RHYTHM DISORDERS:
Hawthorn +++ - PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:
Ginkgo +++, linseed oil +++, turmeric + - CIRCULATORY DISORDERS:
Garlic +++, ginkgo +++ - REYNAUD (DISEASE OF), COLD EXTREMITIES:
Ginkgo + - VARICOSE VEINS:
Horse chestnut +++, red vine +++
DIGESTION AND GASTRO INTESTINAL PROBLEMS
The most suitable plants:
- BLOODING, AEROPHAGIA:
Vegetable charcoal +++, black radish +++ - GILE STONES:
Milk thistle + - LIVER CIRRHOSIS:
Milk thistle +++ - IRRITABLE BOWEL :
Turmeric +++, brewer's yeast + - CONSTIPATION :
Linseed oil +++, artichoke, konjac + - DIARRHEA :
Vegetable charcoal +++, brewer's yeast +++, nopal +++, sage + - DIFFICULT DIGESTION:
Artichoke +++, ginger +++, black radish +++, sage +++ - TOXIC LIVER DAMAGE:
Desmodium +++ - GASTRO ENTERITIS, FOOD POISONING:
Vegetable charcoal+++ - CHRONIC HEPATITIS:
Milk thistle +++, desmodium + - HEPATIC INSUFFICIENCY:
Artichoke +++, milk thistle +++, black radish +++, carrot + - PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY:
Black radish +++ - NAUSEA, MOTION SICKNESS:
Ginger +++, black radish +++ - PARASITES AND INTESTINAL WORMS:
Garlic + - REFLUX, SOURNESS:
Black radish +++, vegetable charcoal + - IRREGULAR TRANSIT:
Carrot +, turmeric + - GASTRIC ULCER :
Turmeric +
DIVERS
IN SHORT :
- ALCOHOL ABUSE:
Milk thistle +++, desmodium +++ - ALLERGIES, HAY FEVER:
Nettle + - DIABETES :
Garlic + - MIGRAINES, HEADACHES:
Guarana + - MEMORY LOSS, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT:
Ginkgo +++ - SEXUALITY DISORDERS, LOW LIBIDO:
Maca +++ - NIGHT VISION DISORDERS:
Carrot +
PAIN AND INFLAMMATION
IN SHORT :
- ARTHRITIS, OSTEOARTHROSIS:
Blackcurrant +++, turmeric +++, harpagophytum +++, meadowsweet +++, nettle + - GOUT ATTACK:
Blackcurrant +++ - JOINT PAIN :
Blackcurrant +++, turmeric +++, harpagophytum +++, meadowsweet +++, nettle + - RHEUMATISM:
Blackcurrant +++, turmeric +++, harpagophytum +++, meadowsweet +++, nettle + - TENDINITIS:
Turmeric +++, harpagophytum +++
INFECTIONS AND IMMUNE DEFENSES
IN SHORT :
- CONVALESCENCE:
Royal jelly pollen +++, ginseng +++, spirulina + - FALLING IMMUNITY:
Echinacea +++, royal jelly pollen +++, propolis +++, spirulina +++, ginseng + - REPEATED INFECTIONS:
Echinacea +++ - RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: RHINITIS, PHARYNGITIS, SINUSITIS, LARYNGITIS...:
Echinacea +++, royal jelly pollen +++, propolis +++, garlic + - WINTER INFECTIONS: BRONCHITIS, ANGINA:
Echinacea +++, royal jelly pollen +++, propolis +++, garlic +
MENTAL AND WELL-BEING
IN SHORT :
- CAUCHEMARS :
Escholtzia + - MILD DEPRESSION, SEASONAL DEPRESSION:
St. John's wort +++ - DIFFICULTY FALLING ASLEEP:
Escholtzia +++ - PHYSICAL EFFORTS:
Ginseng +++ - PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL FATIGUE, REDUCED TONUS:
Royal jelly pollen +++, ginseng +++, guarana +++, maca +++, spirulina +++, green tea+++, ginger + - INSOMNIA:
Hawthorn +++, escholtzia +++, valerian +++, St. John’s wort + - NERVOUSNESS, ANXIETY, ANXIETY, STRESS:
Hawthorn +++, escholtzia +++, ginseng +++, St. John’s wort +++, passionflower +++, valerian +++ - NIGHT WAKE UPS:
Escholtzia +++, passionflower +++, St. John’s wort + - WANING FROM CLASSIC HYPNOTICS:
Passionflower +++ - SMOKING CESSATION :
Valerian +++ - NON-RESTORATIVE SLEEP:
Passionflower +++ - SPORT :
Spirulina +++ - SURMENAGE:
Ginseng +++ - MOOD DISORDERS :
St. John's wort +++
SLIMMING AND DETOX
IN SHORT :
- CELLULITE:
Meadowsweet +++ - SLIMMING DIET SUPPLEMENT:
Konjac, nopal +++, green tea +++, meadowsweet + - DRAINAGE, DETOX:
Desmodium +++, black radish +++ - CRAVINGS, FEELING OF HUNGER:
Konjac +++, nopal + - OBESITY, OVERWEIGHT:
Guarana +++, konjac +++, green tea +++
SKIN, HAIR AND BEAUTY
The most suitable plants:
- ACNE:
Brewer's yeast +++, nettle +++ - SCARS:
Carrot +++ - DRY HAIR AND BRICK NAILS:
Brewer's yeast +++, nettle +++ - ECZEMA, PSORIASIS, ITCH:
Brewer's yeast +++, evening primrose oil +++, nettle +++ - SKIN FRAGILITY:
Carrot +++, nettle +++ - DULL SKIN:
Carrot +++, Brewer’s yeast +++ - DRY SKIN :
Brewer's yeast +++, evening primrose oil +++ - PREPARE FOR TANNING:
Carrot +++ - STAINS, PREGNANCY MASK:
Carrot +++
FEMININE PROBLEMS AND URINARY TRACT
IN SHORT :
- HOT FLASHES:
Sage +++ - CYSTITIS (PREVENTION):
Cranberry +++ - DISINFECTION OF THE URINARY TRACT:
Cranberry +++ - MENOPAUSE:
Sage +++ - EXCESSIVE SWEATING:
Sage +++ - PREMENSTRUAL DISORDERS:
Evening primrose oil +++, sage +++ - URETHRITIS:
Cranberries +++
The data summarized here is given for information purposes and cannot engage our responsibility.
The table above only describes the properties and uses. For further information on use, instructions for use, precautions to take and uses advised against, please refer to the product sales sheet.
Not all of the plants described here are safe and without possible interactions with other medications or treatments. It is therefore very important to respect the recommended doses and to tell your doctor or pharmacist that you are taking these products: only he or she will be able to determine if any interactions exist between the food supplement and another treatment or medication that you may be taking.
The pathologies cited in this article are illnesses that can be serious or even life-threatening. A visit to a doctor remains essential. Only he will be able to make a precise diagnosis and, if necessary, provide you with the most appropriate treatment.
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NOTE: This article was written by a pharmacist. The data summarized there come from the scientific literature and the references cited above. For medical advice, in the event of specific or prolonged symptoms, please consult your doctor. Only he will be able to make a precise diagnosis and, if necessary, provide you with the most appropriate treatment.
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