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Whilst research into isolated plant constituents
is of great importance, and the properties
established in the herbs described have
given rise to many of the world's most useful
drugs such as Tuborcucarine (from curare),
the most powerful muscle relaxant in existence,
or the strongest painkiller - Morphine (from
the opium poppy) - it is not the whole story.
Herbal traditions like Ayurveda have been
using whole plants for thousands of years.
Each plant has literally hundreds, perhaps
thousands of different chemicals interacting
in very complex ways, the effects of which
have been observed by skilled herbalists
over millennia. The formulae offered by
Indian Herbs International draws on this
wealth of experience by combining different
herbs in ratios best suited to the health
indicated. The effects are remarkable, achieved
gently, in harmony with the body and provide
safe, well tolerated supplements to achieve
optimum good health. Side effects are, in
comparison with biomedicine, almost non-existent.
Below is a glossary of herbs suitable for
horses and ponies displaying areas that
the herbs are used for. The list is in alphabetical
order with a code letter to indicate what
the herb is used for in general.
Key:
D = digestion & internal organs, R = respiratory,
C = calming & seasons
I = immune system, M = minerals, vitamins
& trace elements,
B = bone, hoof, muscle & joints, S = skin
care, itchiness
Many herbs do more than one job & some
have special properties.
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AGNUS
CASTUS
(monks pepper, chaste tree) |
C hormones,
cushings, laminitis |
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ANDROGRAPHIS
(A. paniculata) |
D detox,
laminitis |
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ANISEED
(Pimpinella anisum) |
D R
lactation |
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ARJUNA
(Terminalia arjuna) |
D detox,
laminitis |
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ASAFOETIDA
(Ferula assa-foetida) |
D spasmodic
flatulence |
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ASHWAGANDA
(Withania somnifera) |
C I
S |
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BOSWELLLIA
SERRATA (Frankincence) |
B
anti-inflammatory |
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BU
GU ZHI (Psoralea corylifolia) |
S |
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BURDOCK
(Arctium lappa) |
S D
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CELERY
(Apium graveolens) |
D B |
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CHAMOMILE
(Matricaria chamonilla) |
C |
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CHIRETTA
(Swertia chiretta) |
D detox,
circulation |
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CLEAVERS
(Gallium aparine, clivers,goose g) |
D S |
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COMFREY
(Symphytum officinale, knitbone) |
B can
be toxic |
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DANDELION
(Taraxacum officinale,wet the bed) |
D kidney
detox |
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ECHINACEA
(E. augustifolia) |
I |
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ECLIPTA
(E. alba) |
D detox,
laminitis |
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EMBELIA
RIBES (vidanga fruit) |
C seasonal
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EUCALYPTUS
(blue gum) |
R circulation
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FUMITORY
(Fumaria parviflora) |
D
detox, laminitis |
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FENNEL
(feoniculum vulgare) |
D
gas appetite |
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FENUGREEK
(Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
D B
condition |
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GALANGAL
(Aplinia galangal) |
R |
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GARLIC
(Allium sativum) |
D R
B total health |
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GINGER
(Zingiber officianale) |
D
C B |
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HAWTHORN
(Cratagus oxycantha) |
D blood
pressure |
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HOLY
BASIL (Ocimum sanctum) |
C S
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HYMALAYAN
CEDAR (Cedrus deodara) |
S R |
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KUTH
(Saussurea lappa) |
R |
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INDIAN
GOOSEBERRY (Embelica officionalis) |
I |
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INDIAN
MANGO Mangifera Indica) |
C |
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LINSEED
(Linum usitatissimum) |
B omega
3, flexibility |
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MALABAR
NUT (adhatodo vasica) |
R |
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MARIGOLD
(Calendula officionalis) |
D S
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MEADOWSWEET
(Filipendula ulmaria) |
D B
kidney/bladder |
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MILK
THISTLE (Silybum marianum) |
D liver,
lactation |
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MINT
(Mentha piperita) |
D gassy
gut, appetiser |
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NEEM
(Azadirachta Indica) |
S D
repels midges, detox |
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NETTLE
(Urtica dioica) |
D I
S detox, vitamin C |
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NIU
XI (Achyranthes aspera) |
D detox,
blood, circulation |
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PEPPER
(Piper nigrum) |
S midge
bites |
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PHYLLANTHUS
(P. niruri) |
D detox,
laminitis |
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PICRORRHIZA
(P. kurroa) |
B flexibility |
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PSYLLIUM
HUSKS (Plantago psyllium) |
D
bowels loose & stagnant |
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RASPBERRY
(Rubus idaeus) |
D B
bowels, B foaling muscles |
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ROSEHIP
(Rosa canina) |
I B
C vitamin C, hoof |
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SEAWEED
(Fucus vesiculosis – bladderwrack,kelp) |
M wide
range |
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SLIPPERY
ELM (Ulmus fulva) |
D R
pro-biotic |
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TURMERIC
(Curcuma longa) |
S repels
midges |
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