| AILMENT | TREATMENT | PREPARATION | DOSE | CAUTION |
| Appetite Stimulant | Angelica Decoction | use leaves or roots | a cupful 30 mins before food | enhances sun sensitivity, could cause a rash |
| Cold Sore | Garlic | cut through a clove | dab on as first tingling sensations appear |
| Cold Sore | Lemon Balm Juice | squeeze juice from leaves | apply to cold sore |
| Constipation | Dock Root | decoction of chopped root | one cupful three times daily |
| Cough | Thyme Syrup | chop aerial parts, infuse and make a syrup | two teaspoonsful three times daily |
| Cystitis | Couchgrass Tea | a decoction of the underground stems | 2 - 4 desertspoonsful, three to four times daily |
| Depression | St John's Wort Tincture | tincture of aerial parts as flowers appear | one teaspoonful three times daily for up to three weeks | skin sensitivity with prolonged use, can effect prescription medication - ask doctor or pharmacist |
| Diarrhoea | Solomon's Seal Root | cleaned whole root | chew a couple of roots when required |
| Dry Skin | Chickweed Moisturiser | incorporate aerial parts in Emulsifying Oint. | apply as needed |
| Eczema | Red Clover & Fumitory Cleansing Tea | infuse equal parts Clover flowers and aerial parts Fumitory | one cupful three times daily to cleanse the system |
| Fever | Elderflower Tea | infuse 2 teaspoonsful per cup | two cupsful (hot), three times daily |
| Hair loss | Southernwood & Rosemary Infusion | infuse the two herbs and combine in equal parts | rub into scalp, stimulates circulation encouraging healthy growth |
| Hangover | Lavender Tea | infuse three lavender sprigs in a tea pot | for the morning after |
| Headache - Migraine | Feverfew Sandwich | a leaf in two small pieces of bread (no butter)
infuse 1 oz dried herb in 1 pint boiling water | take at onset of symptoms
one cupful three times daily as a preventitive | avoid during pregnancy or if taking anticoagulents, may cause mouth ulcers |
| Head Cold | Yarrow & Plantain Tea | infuse one teaspoon of (dried) leaves of each | a cupful three times daily | Yarrow can cause skin rash, avoid high doses if pregnant |
| Head Cold | Nasturtium Tea | infuse flowers and leaves | one cupful three times daily |
| Immune System | Coneflower | a decoction or tincture of Echinacea root | one cupful decoction or one teaspoonful of tincture three times daily |
| Itchy Skin | Whole Chickweed | squeeze a few leaves | rub gently in affected area |
| Nerve Tonic | Lavender & Rosemary Tea | infuse a sprig of each in a cupful of hot water | daily as needed |
| Sore Throat | Sage gargle | infusion of leaves with a little honey added | often when required | avoid if epileptic or large doses if pregnant |
| Travel Sickness | Ginger Root | grate some into tea, add to recipes. Suck candied ginger | when required, before and during journey | avoid in pregnancy and with gallstones |
