Gotu Kola

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Family: Umbelliferae

Latin Name: Centella asiatica

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Description

Native to India and the southern U.S., it also grows in tropical and subtropical parts of Australia, southern Africa, and South America. It prefers marshy areas and riverbanks. The aerial parts are harvested throughout the year.

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Common Uses

Gotu kola has been used for thousands of years in India and still has a central place in Ayurvedic medicine for revitalizing the nerves and brain cells. The herb has a longstanding reputation in India as a "rejuvenator," helping concentration and memory. Gotu kola is also a glandular tonic, anti-fatigue, strengthening the adrenals. it cleans and feeds the immune system.

Yarrow

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Family: Compositae

Latin Name: Achillea millefolium

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Description

Yarrow has low growing leaves with straight flower stalks, and a height of up to 3 feet and a width of up to 1 foot. The flowers are tight groups of tiny, 1/4-inch white flowers, clustered in 3-inch umbels on stiff, upright stems.

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Common Uses

Due to the flavonoids they contain, yarrow flowers encourage circulation, lower blood pressure, and help stop bleeding anywhere in the body. It also helps relieve urinary tract infections and stones.

Yerba Santa

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Family: Hydrophyllaceae

Latin Name: Eriodictyon californicum

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Description

A handsome, sticky-shiny dark green shrub, up to 8 feet in height, but usually around waist to chest high. It grows on ridges and slopes from the north coastal range of California as far south as Monterey County, up into southern Oregon and down the west side of the Sierra Nevadas from near Mount Lassen to almost as far as Tehachapi.

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Common Uses

Excellent decongestant, used for any lung or sinus condition that is juicy, hypersecretory and gaggy. It decreases secretions and lessens the underlying inflammation. It dilates the bronchial tubes which makes it excellent for asthma and hay fever.