often tinged with pink or purple, and in a few are entirely coloured depending on the acidity or alkalinity of the soil. Because the flowers appear from July through September( later in milder climates), the plants are highly valued for garden beauty and readily grown from cuttings or layering. Medicinal Parts: The dried root( J. Kloss used the leaves as Tonic, Diuretic, Sialagogue). Solvent: Water. Bodily Influence: Cathartic, Diuretic, Nephritic( relieving kidney disorders). Uses: An old and admirable remedy for gravel, and is best known for relieving the excruciating pain experienced when the gravelly formations pass through the ureters from the kidneys to the bladder. Also recognized for inflamed tissue of the kidney and urinary organs. Will relieve backache caused by kidney trouble, chronic rheumatism, parallelism scurvy and dropsy. Dose: A syrup or decoction of the root may be taken in teaspoonful doses several times a day. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of fresh leaves and young shoots, fluid extract— Eladder( catarrh of; stone in), Diabetes, Gravel, Prostatic affections, Urine( incontinence of).
HYSSOP Hyssopus officinalis, L.( N. O.: Labiatae)
Coanmon Name: HYSSOP. Features: Native to southern Europe, sparsely naturalized in the United States. The common Hyssop, of the mint family( H. officinalis), is a perennial shrubby plant with square stems, woody at the base with rodlike branches reaching 2 ft. in height. The leaves stand in pairs without petioles. They have an agreeable aromatic odour; hot, spicy and somewhat bitter taste. The flowers are bluish-purple, growing chiefly on one side of short verticillate spikes, flowering in July.
Hyssop is spoken of in the Bible( Psalms 51:7) in connection with cleansing and purifying the body. There seems to be some controversy as to the particular plant. The Hebrew name“ ezeb” has been translated“ hyssop”, and this is said to have grown out of the walls. It is quite possible the name is applied to several plants of similar properties.
HYSSOP Hyssopus officinalis, L. 1— Top part. 2— Flower( Naukova Dumka, Kiev, USSR, 1965)
Medicinal Parts: Tops and leaves. Solvents: Water, alcohol. Bodily Influence: Stimulant, Aromatic, Carminative, Tonic, Expectorant. Uses: Generally used in quinsy and other sore throats as a gargle with sage. Valuable in asthma, colds, la grippe and all chest affections, and shortness of breath. Excellent as a blood regulator, both increasing the circulation of the blood and reducing blood pressure. Is a fine tonic for the mucous