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Primary Uses/Benefits of Herbs and Phytomedicines
This table contains some of the primary uses and benefits of herbs and phytomedicines. This
information is designed as a quick reference convenience for research and educational
purposes and does not constitute a complete listing of the therapeutic benefits of each
botanical. Health professionals and consumers should not make therapeutic
decisions based solely on the skeletal information given below.
| Condition |
Herb |
| adrenal insufficiency |
Licorice |
| amenorrhea |
Dong quai |
| analgesic |
Devil's claw |
| anti-inflammatory |
Devil's claw Grape seed extract
Green tea |
| antioxidant |
Bilberry Grape seed extract |
| anxiety |
Kava |
| arthritis, rheumatoid |
Cat's claw Devil's claw |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) |
Saw palmetto |
| bronchitis |
Licorice |
| capillary fragility and permeability |
Bilberry Grape seed extract |
| cardiovascular risk |
Garlic |
| catarrh, respiratory |
Goldenseal Licorice |
| chemopreventive |
Green tea |
| cholesterol, high |
Garlic Green tea |
| circulation, poor |
Bilberry Ginkgo
Gotu kola |
| cirrhosis, liver |
Milk thistle extract |
| colds |
Echinacea |
| constipation |
Cascara sagrada |
| convalescence |
Elcuthero (Siberian ginseng) Ginseng (Asian) |
| coronary complications |
Hawthorn |
| debility |
Ginseng (Asian) |
| dementia, senile |
Ginkgo |
| depression-mild to moderate |
Ginkgo St. john's wort |
| dysmenorrhea |
Dong quai |
| dyspepsia |
Ginger |
| eczema, atopic |
Evening primrose oil |
| exhaustion, physical or mental |
Ginseng (Asian) |
| fatigue |
Eleuthero (Siberian
ginseng) Ginseng (Asian)
Gotu kola |
| fortification |
Ginseng (Asian) |
| flu |
Echinacea |
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| Condition |
Herb |
| heart complications |
Hawthorn |
| hepatoprotection |
Milk thistle extract |
| immune stimulant |
Cat's claw |
| infections, lack of resistance |
Ginseng (Asian) |
| inflammation, mucosal |
Goldenseal |
| insomnia |
Valerian |
| intermittent claudication |
Ginkgo |
| invigoration |
Ginseng (Asian) |
| liver, chronic inflammation |
Milk thistle extract |
| liver, toxic damage |
Milk thistle extract |
| mastalgia (painful breasts) |
Evening primrose oil |
| memory, short-term |
Ginkgo |
| menorrhalgia |
Dong quai |
| microcirculatory diseases |
Bilberry Grape seed extract |
| migraine |
Feverfew |
| motion sickness |
Ginger |
| muscle spasms |
Cayenne |
| nausea |
Ginger |
| night blindness |
Bilberry |
| PMS (premenstrual syndrome) |
Evening primrose oil |
| prostate hyperplasia symptoms |
Saw palmetto |
| respiratory tract infection |
Echinacea |
| restlessness |
Kava |
| retinopathy, diabetic |
Bilberry |
| sedative |
Kava |
| shingles |
Cayenne |
| sleep, enhancement |
Kava Vaterian |
| stomach upset |
Ginger |
| stress |
Ginseng (Asian) Gotu kola
Kava
Valerian |
| tendonitis |
Devil's claw |
| tinnitus |
Ginkgo |
| tonic |
Efeuthero (Siberian
ginseng) Ginseng (Asian) |
| vertigo |
Ginkgo |
| ulcers, gastric and duodenal |
Licorice |
| urinary tract infections, |
Cranberry |
| prevention of varicose veins |
Bilberry |
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modified: August 28, 2000
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Herbal
Pharmacist - For Better Health 
