Advil, Tylenol, Aspirin
Actions:
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, febrifuge
Herbal Preparations:
Meadowsweet incture, Yarrow tincture or tea, Violet tea or loing infusion, Ginger root tea, Turmeric root
Burn Cream (external)
Actions:
vulnerary, demulcent, anti-inflammatory, anodyne
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow oil or poultice, St. John’s Wort oil, Violet poultice, Calendula oil or poultice
Cough syrup
Actions:
anti-spasmodic, demulcent, expectorant
Herbal Preparations:
Violet long infusion, tea or syrup, Mullein long infusion or syrup, wild cherry bark syrup
Decongestant
Actions:
anti-catarrhal, expectorant, anti-
inflammatory
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow tincture or tea, Violet long infusion or tea, Goldenrod tincture, Ginger root tea, Thyme tea, Elderflower tincture or tea
Cold/ flu medicine
Actions:
anodyne, anti-inflammatory, febrifuge, anti- spasmodic, expectorant, anti-catarrhal
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow tincture or tea, Violet long infusion or tea, Boneset tea, Elder tea, Ginger root tea, Thyme tea
Anti-histamine / allergy med
Actions:
anti-catarrhal, anti-inflammatory, astringent
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow tincture or tea, Violet long infusion or tea, Goldenrod tincture, Mullein long infusion
Antibiotic (external)
Actions:
anti-bacterial, vulnerary
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow oil or poultice, St. John’s Wort oil, Plantain oil or poultice, Calendula oil or poultice
Tums, Rolaids, Pepto-bismol
Actions:
antacid, carminative, demulcent,
cholagogue, digestive bitter
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow tincture or tea, any Mint tea, Ginger root tea, Meadowsweet tinc., Wild Yarn root tinc. Chamomile tea, Dandelion or Burdock root tincture or decoction
Gas X
Actions:
carminative, anti-spasmodic
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow tinc. or tea, any Mint tea, Wild Yarn root tinc.
Laxative
Actions:
laxative, aperient, anti-spasmodic, digestive bitter, cholagogue
Herbal Preparations:
Plantain seeds, Motherwort tincture, Dandelion or Burdock root (tincture or long infusion)
Seyptic pencil (external)
Actions:
hemostatic
Herbal Preparations:
Yarrow poultice or tincture, Plantain poultice or tincture
Diuretic
Actions:
diuretic
Herbal Preparations:
Dandelion tincture or tea, Violet long infusion or tea
Sleep aid
Actions:
sedative, calmative, nervine
Herbal Preparations:
St. John’s Wort or Motherwort tinc., Chamomile tea
Dramamine
Actions:
anti-emetic, carminative
Herbal Preparations:
Ginger root tea or nibbled directly, plain
yogurt