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RASPBERRY LEAF
Rubus spp
A tea made with the leaves is excellent for toning the female and especially the male sexual organ system. Take three times a day to help relieve sterility. It will decrease menstrual flow without stopping it. Eases menstrual cramping. Very high in minerals and vitamins
RED BEET
Veta vulgaris rubra
Use for digestive, liver, spleen, jaundice, blood purifier, menstruation, nutritious. Red beet root must be approached from nutrition and folk medicine in order to fully determine its proper virtues for the liver. While an analysis of fresh root may not give a true picture of its food value in a final, dried state, yet it can help us to better understand some of the important nutrients contained therein. As has been previously mentioned in Section B, the drying of a substance can often enhance its mineral value considerably. So in light of this, keep in mind that the figures given for the fresh, can, in most instances, be accorded a much higher estimate in a dried form for the same amount. After this you will notice dramatic comparisons made between identical amounts of fresh and dried carrots, another herb root just like beets are. The results are startling, to say the least! Beet root was recommended by Culpeper, the English herbalist, for opening "obstructions of the liver and spleen" and "to stay the blood flux" (or stop excessive menstruation) and "to help the yellow jaundice" (or correct a disease liver). Beet root has been experimented with as an agent for infectious hepatitis (a liver disease) on a temporary basis in the Soviet Union, with fairly modest to very good results of success.
RED CLOVER
Trifolium pratense
Time of administration: early morning to late morning.
Used for liver, bladder, constipation, digestive, leukemia. Excellent blood purifier, relieves acne and other skin problems. Reduces and helps eliminate most cancers of the body. Relaxes overactive body functions. Key nutrients. Choline, lecithin, silica, calcium. Red clover's constituents are without question one of the best mucus-clearing medicines found in Nature. There is only one other plant with equivalent values, and that is the wild onion. Red clover is exceedingly good for all kinds of cancer throughout the body. It is especially useful for disease (esophageal cancer) and mammary (breast) cancer. Clover blossoms contain a very important trace element called molybdenum, which nutritional scientists are now beginning to recognize as very essential in relatively minute quantities. Most of the clover grown in the United States and Canada is remarkably consistent for molybdenum content, averaging somewhere around a few parts per million. However, some places in New England contain more of this in the soil, with clover samples from the British Isles registering as much as 100 parts per million, far in excess of what is generally considered safe for man or beast. On the other hand, Hawaii has an extraordinarily high molybdenum content in its soil, but well below health hazard levels-about 25 parts per million. (K. Fujirnoto and G. D. Sherman, "Molybdenum Content of Typical Soils and Plants of the Hawaiian Islands", Agronomy Joumal 43:424-29, 1951). Molybdenum plays some important role in the release of nitrogen from our bodies. Its strongest accumulations are in the liver, kidneys, bone and skin. For this reason, its presence in red clover tops aids in cleansing the system of impurities and fighting the spread of infection. Molybdenum also affects the mammary glands in a positive way and helps to encourage lactation in nursing mothers. Chaparral also contains some of this trace element, too, but amounts have not yet been firmly established by science. It has also been noticed in the past that when molybdenum was added to iron supplements it produced a more rapid hemoglobin formation than iron alone in patients suffering from mild and acute anemia. Working hand-in-hand with the molybdenum in red clover is the tremendous amount of iron in yellow dock and, to a lesser extent, in burdock root. (Clarence Meyer, The Herbalist, p. 162). Not only do they manifest strong cleansing action in the system, but their quantities of iron help to correct anemic conditions very nicely. The iron in them cooperates well with the traces of molybdenum in red clover to strengthen resistance against disease. Iron and molybdenum have the characteristic of forming special antibodies of protection when fatal poisons from rattlesnake bites or scorpion stings are accidentally introduced into the system. Practical experience has proven the efficacy of this. Red clover contains tannins, resins, and certain alkaloids. The blossoms also contain very minute traces of arsenic. Although this element can be very toxic in large amounts, yet it can be extremely beneficial in tiny quantities, especially if it occurs naturally and is surrounded by other constituents to make it safe inside the system. Arsenic compounds have been used in medicine to treat leukemia, tetany, syphilis, relapsing fevers, and skin problems like dermatitis
RED RASPBERRY
Rubus idaeus
Time of administration: morning to evening.
Use for fevers, heart, mouth sores, reduce tissue secretions, breast milk, diarrhea, laxative, pregnancy (miscarriage, labor pains). Red raspberry leaves are high in iron, enriching early colostrum found in breast milk. It also cleanses and prepares breasts for pure milk supply for the nursing infant. It prevents hemorrhaging and regulates muscle contractions in uterus during delivery and reduces false labor pains often experienced before birth.
REDROOT
Ceanothus americanus
RHUBARB ROOT
Rheum palmatum
Time of administration: morning to late afternoon (early evening).
Use for digestive, constipation, diarrhea, tonic. Contains chysophanol, emodin and rhapontin. Rhubarb Root, Fennel Seeds, Barberry Rootbark. Several others also prevail, but they will be discussed in the next combination which was designed for the same therapeutic purposes as this has been. Some of rhubarb's roots active constituents are chrysophanic acid, emodin, rhein, cinnamic and gallic acids, calcium oxalate and various other acid compounds too long and complex to mention here. Chrysophanic acid, one of its largest ingredients, occurs in cascara sagrada, senna, and various of the dock and other rhubarb species. This acid gives the root its laxative properties by stimulating the muscle walls of the lower bowel into eliminative action. On the other hand, there is a nice checkmate present in the form of emodin, which keeps control on chrysophanic acid's strong laxative abilities. If emodin were not present, the acid just mentioned would cause extreme diarrhea and considerable looseness of the bowels-more than what would be normally required to happen. But emodin acts as a balance to this by its grasping and holding behavior. In other words, chrysophanic acid causes extreme looseness and emodin brings about a tightness in the bowels. But both work in chemical harmony together to achieve a safe laxative effect. This is only one example of many to show the wonderful check-and-balance system provided in Nature. It is only when man extracts and disassembles that which God put together that can usually lead to trouble for many who use these natural fragments now scattered throughout an array of pharmaceutical drugs. It might be wise to add that emodin is also found in buckthorn, cascara sagrada, senna, and as aloe-emodin in aloe vera. It is believed that rhubarb originated in Mesopotamia, found its way to China somewhere in the Second Millennium B.C. and then was "rediscovered" by the Persians later on and brought from there (China) to India. The opposing natures of chrysophanic acid (which produces a loosening sensation) and emodin (which creates a tightening mood) have been noticed by various herbalists in the past. Mrs. Grieve speaks about its "brisk and effective" laxative properties in one sentence, then goes on to elaborate about its beautiful performance in acute diarrhea and dysentery in the next paragraph following that. Also, John Lust refers to its "Janus-like" properties "of being both laxative and astringent." This versatility is possible because of the "check-and-balance" principle worked out by Nature between these two widely-opposite constituents. (See section C, under Ho-shou-wu for similar properties).
RICE, BASMATI
Called the perfect food
RICE,SWEET
Sho-chiku-bai
RICE, WILD
ROCKET
Eruca vesicaria sativa
ROSE
Rosa
ROSEHIPS
Rosa species
Time of administration:
Use for blood purifier, nervine, cramps, common cold, headaches, sores. Helps relieve stress, reduces infection aids and strengthens the entire circulatory system. High in vitamin C. Rose hips and capsicum fruit are both high in natural vitamin C. Vitamin C has been recognized to be one of the fmest things for combatting colds and flus. Megadoses of these two herbs alone should knock even the most stubborn strains of influenza around. Nearly everyone knows by now that rose hips are an incredible source of vitamin C, which is recognized for fighting colds and flu. The late Euell Gibbons said, "There is hardly any other food that is comparable with rose hips in vitamin C content." He went on to observe: "We think of oranges as rich in this vitamin but a single cup of pared rose hips may contain as much vitamin C as 10 to 12 dozen oranges."
ROSEMARY
Rosmarinus officinalis
Used for liver bile, digestive, raises blood pressure, spasms, bad breath, improves circulation, eczema, open sores and wounds (external salve). Antiseptic and mildly sedative, it is excellent for colds and cough and nervous conditions especially nervous headache. Helps relieve sores around the mouth. Rosemary has been scientifically analyzed along with other common kitchen spices to determine their nutrient content. It was learned from this important study that 100 grams of rosemary leaves contain an average of the following major minerals necessary for good health: 1,575 mg. Calcium, 330 mg. Magnesium, 290 mg. Phosphorus, 53 mg. Iron, 100 mg. Sodium, 2,335 mg. Potassium.
RUE ***********DO NOT BOIL**********
Rutta graveolens
Clears dizziness in the head, relieves stomach and bowel cramping. Relieves suppressed menstruation.
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