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Homeopaths may prescribe Arsenicum as a Remedy for burning pains, digestive upsets, asthma, anxiety, and skin, throat, and mouth problems.
Sage has been used as a Herbal Remedy for hundreds of years due to its antiseptic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and emmenagogue qualities.
Tinctures are solutions of concentrated extracts of herbs. They are very easy to administer, making them suitable to use as Herbal Remedy on pets, children, and the elderly.
Valerian is a nervine relaxant and has a long history of medicinal use. Its uses in Herbal Remedy are sedative, stomachic, antispasmodic, and carminative – good for insomnia, muscle cramps, colic, and period pains.
Passionflower is used in Herbal Remedy as an antispasmodic and as a sedative. It is non-addictive and helps greatly with anxiety and tension. Because it relaxes muscles, it can be used to calm asthma.
Cultivated for more than 2,000 years, and with carminative, tonic, aperient, and diuretic qualities, Parsley is used as a Herbal Remedy for respiratory problems, wind, and anaemia.
The ubiquitous Nettle commonly considered a pesky weed is a versatile Herbal Remedy with astringent, anti-haemorrhagic, diuretic, and galactagogue properties.
Mistletoe has a long association with love and protection. Leaves and young twigs are dried and used as a Herbal Remedy.
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