Folk Medicine: As Diuretic( cool or warm), Diaphoretic( hot with honey, or raspberry syrup), Conditions of colds, Inflamed lungs, Headache, Nerve tension or Debility, Sterility, Amenorrhoea. 1 teaspoonful of Linden charcoal and goat’ s milk is given for Tuberculosis. The leaves and flowers are steeped as a strong tea for throat and cough soreness and used as a gargle. Externally: Linden tar is used for Eczema, the leaves as poultice for boils and carbuncles. Industrial: Wine industry uses aromatic Linden flowers; and honey, which is considered the best. The soft elastic tree is excellent material for all kinds of wooden kitchenware, furniture and building material.
LION’ S ROOT Nabalus serpentaria, Pursh.( N. O.: Compositae [ subord. Chicoraceae ])
Common Names: Prenanthes Serpens, White Lettuce, Rattlesnake-Root, Cancer Weed. Features: This member of the Chicory family is an indigenous perennial herb, has a smooth stem and grows 2 – 4 ft. high. The stem is stout and purplish, with radical leaves, lanceolate, and all irregularly dentate. This plant grows plentifully in moist weeds and in rich soils, from New England to Iowa, and from Canada to Carolina. Medicinal Part: The whole plant. Solvent: Boiling water. Bodily Influence: Astringent, Antiseptic. Uses: The milky juice of the plant is taken internally, and the root, cut in small pieces or grated, is useful and acts most favourably in cases of dysentery or diarrhoea. Dose: 1 teaspoonful of the granulated root steeped in 1 cup boiling water. Drink cold 1 cupful during the day, a large mouthful at a time. Of the tincture, 10 – 20 min. Externally: In case of snake bites, steep the leaves in boiling water and apply as a poultice. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of whole fresh plant— Constipation, Ophthalmia.
LIPPIA Lippia dulcis, Trev.( N. O.: Verbenaceae)
Common Names: Yerba Duce, Mexican Lippia. Features: Found growing in North America and also in warm regions of Asia and Africa. Cultivated in gardens of England. Medicinal Part: Leaves. Solvent: Boiling water. Bodily Influence: Demulcent, Expectorant, Stimulant. Uses: This is a stimulating and relaxing agent. The taste is very pleasant but be careful not to use it too freely as it may provoke nausea. The demulcent and expectorant effect to the throat and air passage is soothing to coughs, colds, whooping cough and the freeing of stuffiness in the bronchial tubes and affection thereof, in general. Acting upon the mucous membrane as an alterative. More serviceable combined with syrup of wild cherry or other lung tonics. Dose: Tincture, 10 drops in water; 1 dram of the tincture will be found sufficient to add to 4 oz. of cough syrup. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of whole fresh plant— Cough.