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The Top Ten Herbs by Paul Bergner Medical Herbalism 6(1):8 Twelve herbalists sent in a list of their ten most frequently used herbs. Participants included lay and professional herbalists, midwives, acupuncturists, naturopathic physicians, and chiropractors. Below are twenty-five herbs which appeared on more than one person’s top-ten list, followed by the number of lists they appeared on, and their most common therapeutic use. Herb Number of Appearances Most Common Use Echinacea 12 immune stimulant Dandelion 7 alterative Valerian 7 sedative Calendula 6 antiseptic Scullcap 5 sedative Burdock 5 alterative Licorice 5 tonic, pectoral St Johnswort 4 antiseptic Milk thistle 4 alterative, hepatic Ginkgo 4 tonic Passiflora 4 sedative Angelica/dong quai 4 female Osha 3 immune stimulant, pectoral Garlic 3 circulatory tonic Chaste-tree berry 3 female Goldenseal
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antispetic Wild Yam 3 female Poke Rt. 3 antiseptic Cramp bark 3 female Hawthorne 3 circulatory tonic Red Clover 2 female Gotu Kola 2 tonic Marshmallow 2 demulcent Yellow Dock 2 alterative False Unicorn Rt. 2 female
Echinacea was the
only herb on everyone’s list. The list illustrates
how most American
practitioners use herbs in their practice.
Allowing one point for each
time an herb appeared on someone’s lists,
alteratives have seventeen
points; sedatives, sixteen; immune stimulants,
fifteen; female system
herbs, fourteen; antiseptics/antibiotics,
thirteen; tonics, eleven;
circulatory tonics, six; and demulcents, two.
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