- Botanical Name: Eleutherococcus senticosus
- Common Name(s): Ginseng Korea, Eleuthero, Panax ginseng, Devil’s bush.
- Habitat and Growing area:
- Cultivated in Northeastern China, Korea and eastern Siberia.
- Found in rich woods
- Pertinent Information on the Plant:
- King of all tonics (slowly and surly rebuilds life force)
- Nervine (calm nervous tension and nourish the nervous system)
- Alterative (blood purifier)
- Stimulant (temporarily increases body or organ function)
- Adaptogen (improves the body’s ability to adapt to stress)
- Stress
- Heart tonic
- Brain tonic
- Aids fading memory
- Depression
- Mood swings
- Migraines due to stress
- Adrenal Glands
- All glands
- Sexual tonic
- Aphrodisiacs
- Diabetes
- Improves both physical and mental performance
- Can raise lowered blood pressure to normal
- Nourishing to blood
- Colds (for Strength nourishment and vitality add to chicken soup)
Caution:
- Do not use with inflammation, burning sensations, fever
- Do not use with excessive menstrual flow
- Do not use if you have very high blood pressure
- Your personal experience with the plant. Include your personal experience of tasting it and its effect on you.
Works amazingly well to rebuild one’s life force; an ideal tonic. A perfect ingredient in adrenal formulas. Aids in sexual function in men and for sexual arousal in women. Have included in many formulas for improving thinking, concentration and memory.
- The reference books used, author, page
Holistic Herbal
David Hoffmann
Pages 30, 69, 71, 73, 93, 94, 96, 105, 127, 130, 146, 147, 202
The way of Herbs
Michael Tierra
Pages 32, 34, 37, 228-29, 239, 293, 310
The complete Encyclopedia of Herbs
Nico Vermeulen
Pages NA
Family Herbal
Rosemary Gladstar
Pages 19, 29, 32, 37, 38, 41, 51, 69, 189, 227, 228, 229, 237, 239, 241, 242, 243, 244, 253, 277
Peterson Field Guide
Easter/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs
Steven Foster and James A. Duke
Pages 58-60
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