Herbs and uses

• BASIL - itching, inflammation, nervousness.

• BIRCH LEAF - pain relief, anti-inflammatory.

• BLACKBERRY LEAF - diarrhea, stimulates appetite.

• Calendula/Marigold:

   AVOID DURING PREGNANCY. Slowly healing wounds, ulcers, skin diseases, digestive problems, digestion, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antiseptic, antimicrobial.

• Caraway Seed:

   AVOID DURING PREGNANCY. Bloat, gas, appetite stimulant, expectorant, antibacterial, constipation, increases milk flow, anti-fungal.

• Chamomile:

   Pain relief, nervousness, eye wash (weepy eye), microbial, fungal, antibiotic.

• Chickweed: 

  Anti-inflammatory, molt, wound healing, eye wash, expectorant.

• Cleavers: 

  Wound healing, laxative, urinary infections.

• Coltsfoot:

   Demulcent, expectorant.

• Comfrey:

   Good for being off feed, digestive aid, healing, wool block, immune booster, good for pregnant and nursing does. 

  Too much can cause diarrhea.

• Dandelion (Leaf, Flower, Root): 

  Blood purifier, respiratory issues, anti-inflammatory, bladder infections, regulates both diarrhea and constipation, milk production.

• Echinacea:

   Immune booster, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-septic, antimicrobial.

• Elderflower:

   Expectorant, fever reducer, antibacterial, antiviral, immune boost, stops bleeding.

• Fennel:

   Bloating, gas, increases milk production.

• Fenugreek:

   AVOID DURING PREGNANCY. Increases milk production, builds appetite, stimulates labor, encourages weight gain.

• Goldenseal:

   Antibiotic, immune booster, anti-inflammatory, astringent, respiratory issues, digestion, eye wash (weepy eye), builds appetite.

• Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE):

   Antibiotic, anti-parasitical, anti-microbial, anti-viral, bactericide, fungicide, water purifier.

• Lavender:

   AVOID DURING PREGNANCY. USE SPARINGLY (tranquilizer). Gas, stress, circulation, induces labor, exhaustion, pain reliving, anti-convulsive, appetite stimulant, antimicrobial, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, anti-toxic, gas-relieving.

• Lemon Balm:

   Prevents miscarriage, bloating, gas, anti-bacterial, antiviral, diarrhea, stress, increases milk production.

• Licorice Root:

   Gastric inflammation, coughs, immune booster.

• Linden Flower:

   Gas, digestion, inflammation, scanty and/or dark urine, anti-seizure.

• Marigold/Calendula:

   Slowly healing wounds, ulcers, skin diseases, digestive problems, digestion.

• Marshmallow Root:

   Increases milk production, digestion.

• Meadowsweet:

   Eye wash (weepy eye).

• Milk Thistle:

   Increases milk production.

• Nettle Leaf:

   Milk production, digestion, appetite, urinary tract, rheumatism and arthritis, condition, immune booster.

• Olive Leaf:

   Antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant, immune booster, diarrhea, infection, digestion.

• Parsley:

   AVOID DURING PREGNANCY. Good for bloat, especially fresh. Increases milk production, increasing litter size (both bucks and does- feed 10 days prior to and during mating).

• Peppermint:

   AVOID DURING NURSING. DO NOT FEED TO YOUNG KITS. Digestion, gas, bloating, decreases milk production, mastitis.

• Plantain:

   Digestion regulator, URI, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, expectorant/phlegm reducer, diarrhea, gas, helps with weaning, wound healing, expectorant, fever reducer, diarrhea, urinary tract infections, gastric inflammation.

• Raspberry Leaf:

   Promotes milk, good for labor, diarrhea, digestive upsets, infertility, fever reducer, pregnancy condition. Feed during last two weeks of pregnancy as preventive prenatal supplement.

• Red Clover:

   Eye wash (weepy eye), boosts fertility, respiratory.

• Rose Hips:

   Immune booster, antioxidant, arthritis.

• Rosemary Leaf:

   Exhaustion, weakness, circulation, digestion, depression.

• Sage:

   AVOID DURING PREGNANCY. AVOID DURING NURSING. DO NOT FEED TO YOUNG KITS. USE WITH CAUTION. Decreases milk production, digestive stimulant, uterine stimulant.

• Slippery Elm:

   GI problems. Feed shredded or grind and add to water.

• Thyme Leaf:

   Diarrhea, digestive upsets, expels worms, chest infections.

• Willow (Twigs and Leaves): 

  Intestinal inflammation, pain reliever.

• Yarrow:

   Helps blood to clot, improve circulation, antispasmodic, diarrhea, gas, antimicrobial, anti-staphylococcal, antibacterial.