Bitterroot Restoration

The flowering leaves and tops of Marjoram are steam distilled to produce an essential oil. The health benefits of Marjoram essential oil can be attributed to its properties like analgesic, anti spasmodic, an aphrodisiac, anti septic, anti viral, bactericidal, carminative, cephalic, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, hypotensive, laxative, nervine, sedative, stomachic, vasodilator and vulnerary.

Kantakari is a perennial herb with yellow, shining prickles of about 1.5 cm in size. It has very prickly, sparsely hairy, egg shaped leaves; purple flowers, round fruits, green veins and numerous smooth seeds. Kantakari is beneficial in clearing catarrh and phlegm from the throat and lungs. It is therefore used in the treatment of respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis and cough.

The species of Chrysanthemum are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 50–150 cm tall, with deeply lobed leaves and large flowerheads, white, yellow or pink in the wild species. The flowers of Chrysanthemum are pulverized, and the active components called pyrethrins, contained in the seed cases, are extracted and sold in the form of an oleoresin.

Leaf extraction of Justicia adhatoda is a good medicine for Asthma and cough. Dried leaves are used in dhoomapana (smoking) in the treatment of bronchial asthma. Another effective preparation for the treatment of asthma is the decoction of Bashak (Justicia adhatoda) , Guduci (Tinospora cordifolia) , and Kantakari (Solanum sp.) mixed with honey.

Plectranthus amboinicus is a tender fleshy perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae with an oregano-like flavor and odour, native to South and East Africa, but widely cultivated and naturalised in the Old and New World Tropics. It is also known as Cuban oregano, Spanish thyme, Orégano Brujo (Puerto Rico), Indian Borage, Mexican thyme, or Mexican mint; syn. Coleus amboinicus Lour., Coleus aromaticus Benth.

Asarum europaeum, commonly known as Asarabacca, European Wild Ginger, Haselwort, and Wild Spikenard. The plant has a strong peppery taste and smell. It is used in the treatment of affections of the brain, eyes, throat and mouth. When taken as a snuff, it produces a copious flow of mucous.

Portulaca oleracea is commonly known as purslane (also known as Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed or Pusley) in the U.S., is an herbaceous weed.  It is a common plant in parts of India, purslane is known as Sanhti, Punarva, or Kulfa. The orgin of purslane is uncertain. It has been used in salads and as a medicinal plant (for people) for hundreds of years.

Fagus sylvatica (the European Beech or Common Beech) is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech. It is used in a mixed salad for the very nice mild flavour of young leaves of it. The seed can be dried and ground into a powder and then used with cereal flours when making bread, cakes etc. The seed is rich in oil. The seed is rich in oil. The seed is used as a dressing for salads and also for cooking.

Common Name of Acalypha indica are Muktajhuri, Swetbasanta(Beng.); Indian acalypha(Eng.).

The eye irritation may be due to dryness of the conjunctiva (which results from excess vata), or it may be related to excess hyper­acidity or pitta in the stomach. To remove this eye's problem, take one ounce of distilled or purified water, add five drops of pure rose water, and use the solution to rinse your eyes.