This resinous herb is from scorched tree trunks while Tolu balsam is a resin from incised tree trunks of the same plant. Peruvian balsam is approved for treatment of wounds, burns, and hemorrhoids while Tolu balsam treats mucosal inflammation by homeopathy. Balsams treat wounds as an antiseptic and promoting granulation. Peruvian balsam is also antiparasitic […]

Oat straw is approved for treatment of cutaneous inflammation, pruritis, varicella and warts. The oat herb and fruit are not approved for therapy. The active compounds include oligosaccharides and polysaccharides including beta-glucan, silicic acid, steroid saponins such as avencoside, amino acids such as avenic acid, and flavonoids including vitexin, apigenin and tocotrienols. The anti-inflammatory effect […]

This herb is approved for treatment of cutaneous and mucosal inflammatory disorders due to its astringent, antiviral, antihelminthic, and antiphlogistic effects. All of the therapeutic activity resides in the multiple tannins which account for 12-16% of the extract by weight. The catechin tannins include monomeric and dimeric catechins, oligomeric proanthocya – nidin, and leucocyanidins (3). […]

The flower of this medicinal botanical is approved to treat wounds, burns, and mucosal inflammation. The above ground parts of the Marigold plant are not approved for therapy. This herb is homeopathy for frostbite, burns, and poorly healing wounds. The therapeutic mechanisms include antimicrobial activity to Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Candida species, and HIV. Acceleration […]

Lavandula officinalis was used by the ancient Greeks for its fragrant essential oil. English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is approved for balneotherapy for circulatory disorders. Tannins comprise 13% of this extract by weight. Other active compounds include volatile oils of which linalool and linoyl acetate comprise 90%, and hydroxycoumarins such as umbelliferone, caffeic acids including rosmaric […]

The extract of the bark of Jambolan is approved for treatment of cutaneous and mucosal inflammatory diseases but the seed extract is not. It has similar use in Asian medicine. The therapeutic effect is as an astringent primarily due to the tannins such as ellagic acid. Other active compounds include sterols such as beta-sitosterol, triterpenes […]

This herb is approved for treatment of wounds and burns. The major active compound is the astringent silicic acid which comprises 5.0—7.7% of the extract by weight. Flavonoids such as apigenin glucoside contribute to the astringent effect. Other actives are caffeic acids including chlorogenic acid and pyridine alkaloids such as nicotine. Horsetail should not be […]

Heartsease is approved for treatment of cutaneous inflammation and sehorrheic dermatitis in infants. Homeopathy employs it for eczema therapy. The active compounds function as soothing anti-inflammatory emollients. Mucilages account for 10% of the extract by weight. Other actives include tannins, salicylic acid (0.3%) and other phenolics, flavonoids including rutin, saponins, and vitexin, and hydroxycoumarins such […]

This medicinal botanical is approved to treat inflammatory cutaneous disorders. Asian medicine employs flax to treat superficial infections. This herb functions as a soothing anti-inflammatory emollient due to the linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acids which combined comprise 30-45% of the extract weight. Proteins account for another 20-27% of the extract while mucilages comprise about 10%. […]