Item #HBARC: Barberry, Cut

Barberry shares many properties with its Northwestern counterpart Oregon Grape Root. A bitter herb originally from Europe, it is now cultivated in North America for both ornamental and medicinal purposes. Barberry has been shown to be beneficial in back pain, resulting from kidney weakness or congestion. Barberry is a disinfectant and helps relieve pain during urinary infections. It acts as an antispasmodic and relieves pain from kidney stones and helps clear urine with thick mucus or red sediments. Barberry is also useful for many liver and gall bladder problems, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. It assists in detoxification from effects of poor diet, medications or drugs and helps stimulate the immune system. Barberry Root Benefits * Beneficial in back pain, resulting from kidney weakness or congestion. * Disinfectant and helps relieve pain during urinary infections. * Acts as an antispasmodic and relieves pain from kidney stones and helps clear urine * Also useful for many liver and gall bladder problems, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. * Assists in detoxification from effects of poor diet, medications or drugs and helps stimulate the immune system.

Item #RBAT: Bat's Head Root

Rare natural root from Mexico. Use to obtain wishes. External use only. 1 root, approx. 2" x 1 1/2".

Item #HBEAW: Bearberry (Uva Ursi) whole

Used for kidney and bladder infections, kidney stones, nephritis, diabetes, and hemorrhoids. Strengthens the heart muscle, used as a tonic, and helps disorders of the spleen, liver, pancreas, and small intestines. Used as a diuretic. Good for female disorders. Also used in bronchitis, gonorrhea, diarrhea, and to stop bleeding. It is not necessary to drink the tea for long periods, because acute symptoms generally will disappear within a few days with treatment of bearberry leaf tea. Historical or traditional use: The leaves and berries were used by numerous indigenous people from northern latitudes. Native Americans sometimes combined uva ursi with tobacco and smoked it. It was also used as a beverage tea in some places in Russia. The berries were considered beneficial as a weight-loss aid. It was found in wide use for infections of all parts of the body because of its astringent, or "drying", action.

Item #HBLACB: Blackberry, Cut

Blackberry Leaf (Rubus fruiticous) cut This common plant works as a blood & skin tonic. May help in childbirth, astringent, depurative, diuretic, tonic and vulnerary. Makes an excellent alternative medicine for dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, cystitis, the root is the more astringent. Externally, they are used to treat sore throats, mouth ulcers and gum inflammations. Mild & pleasant tasting.

Item #HBLEC: Blessed Thistle, Cut

For chronic gastric conditions. Can also be used as an astringent. It is selectively bacteriostatic.

Item #HBUCEW: Buckeyes, Whole

Uses include arthritis and rheumatism, divination, good luck, attracting money and wealth. Jupiter.

Item #HBURC: Burdock, Cut

Uses include killing germs, pain relief, healing skin, lips, nose and burns, prophecy in dreams, purification, phyiscal energy.