All Healing Herbs

Has differing uses for flowers, leaves, and berries; the information here is for berries except where otherwise noted; the uncooked fresh plant is poisonous and the berries should not be eaten raw; major research on this herb has come from Israel; best use is for reducing the severity and length of flu and flu symptoms, and can clear colds or flu in seventy-two hours; fever, flu, diarrhea, colds, chills, bronchitis, coughs, cold sores, sore throat; high in vitamin C, induces sweating to break fevers, expels phlegm; diuretic; also used for nerve disorders, back pain, rheumatism, asthma, colic, croup; tonic for the reproductive and glandular systems; reduces intestinal inflammation; syrup dose is 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon twice a day for children, 2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons twice a day for adults; flowers used externally in skin washes, skin astringent; reduces the appearance of freckles, lightens and tones skin, heals sunburn, burns, cuts, swelling, tightens capillaries; traditional ingredient in cosmetics; use as a tea internally for hay fever, sinusitis, kidney infections, diuretic, weight loss; leaves used externally for skin tumors, bruises, sprains, wounds, frostbite, and injuries; use internally as a tincture with Saint-John’s-wort and soapwort to inhibit flu and herpes; use alone as a tea or tincture, as a diuretic for urinary and kidney infections, dropsy, edema, and constipation. Antiviral, antibiotic, antibacterial, detoxifier, diuretic, immune enhancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory. Dizziness and stupor are possible negative reactions in some people; not for use in pregnancy; no known drug interactions.