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Feng Fu Spanish Needle 3 Bidens pilosa
One of our most common weeds but what a useful plant In Colombia it goes by these names cadillo masquia or papunga chipaca Young leaves sometimes eaten raw or steamed but the taste can be a bit strong In Zimbabwe the leaves are boiled with peanut butter and eaten Bidens pilosa is eaten in Africa as a vegetable Added to salads or steamed and added to soups and stews they can also be dried for later use A good source of iodine Young shoot tips are used to make a tea A juice made from the leaves is used to dress wounds and ulcers A decoction of the leaves is anti inflammatory styptic and alterative The whole plant is antirheumatic it is also used in enemas to treat intestinal ailments Substances isolated from the leaves are bactericidal and fungicidal they are used in the treatment of thrush and candida The roots leaves and flowers are strongly phototoxic the achenes weakly so Substances isolated from the leaves can kill human skin in the presence of sunlight at concentrations as low as 10ppm Africa for bleeding blood clots burns cataracts colitis conjunctivitis constipation diarrhea earache eye disorders food poisoning hemorrhages inflammation malaria pneumonia postpartum hemorrhage respiratory infections rheumatism sores stomach pains tuberculosis worms wounds yaws and as an antiseptic Amazonia for angina chills diabetes dysentery edema eye disorders headache hepatitis jaundice laryngitis malaria menstrual disorders parasites sore mouth sore throat stomachache toothache urinary insufficiency worms wounds Bahamas for cancer fever heat rash itch intestinal gas lacerations skin sores water retention wounds Brazil for breast engorgement cough diabetes diaper rash dysentery fever fungal infections gonorrhea hemorrhoids hepatitis inflammation insect bites jaundice lactation aid liver tonic liver obstructions lung disorders malaria parasites pharyngitis rheumatism sclerosis glands scurvy sore throat tooth
Rosy Periwinkle
Rosy Periwinkles are pretty amazing Used in Chinese herbal medicine to treat diabetes malaria and Hodgkins two alkaloids extracted from the plant have been succesful in treating Leukemia
24 Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic Lijiang
He runs this clinic and doesn t charge people The mayo clinic has worked with him and said he successfully helped a patient with leukemia all with teas
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Noyan Tara Flower Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle is a species of Catharanthus native and endemic to Madagascar other English names occasionally used include Cape Periwinkle Rose Periwinkle Rosy Periwinkle and quot Old maid quot The species has long been cultivated for herbal medicine and as an ornamental plant In traditional Chinese medicine extracts from it have been used to treat numerous diseases including diabetes malaria and Hodgkin s disease The substances vinblastine and vincristine extracted from the plant are used in the treatment of leukemia
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This guy was famous He was awesome knew anything and everything about herbal medicine According to him with the help of the herbs he has cured some people from leukemia WOW eh His clinic was FULL of articles about him world wide
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Root chewed or weak tea for diarrhea stomach troubles diuretic Seeds rubbed into hair to control lice Crushed seeds in minute amounts used for headaches Potentially toxic 44pmd Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum Roots contain phototoxic compounds and psoralen currently being studied for psoriasis leukemia and AIDS

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