Skin Herbal Remedies

Here is a selection of herbs to help with your skin. Each one comes with a brief description - click on 'More..' for more information about the medical uses, other uses and dosage!

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera (or the “first aid plant”) is one of those magical substances whose name appears as a remedy for all kind of ailments and medical complaints. The good news for all of us is that this is not just some bogus cure - scientists and medical journals have come to the same conclusions.

Aloe Vera’s soothing effects are not isolated to herbal remedies. Countless skin creams, hair conditioners and shampoos have flooded the market since its properties became known. Although not yet FDA approved, studies also continue into its impact on ailments as varied as cancer, athlete’s foot and AIDS. More...

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is a herb with an interesting history. It was used to make wine for Alexander the Great and has appeared in herbal remedies for centuries. It even has a place in Greek mythology, as a gift given by Apollo to his healer, Aesculapius.

These days it is used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine and herbology, with its use concentrated in the Asian nations where it grows. More...

Comfrey

Comfrey is an extremely versatile with herb with a wide range of uses in herbology and horticulture. Its importance to herbal medicine is underlined by a famous herbalist, Dorothy Hall, who wrote in 1975 'Russian comfrey and garlic could together ... almost halve the present ills of western civilization.'

As a herbal remedy, Comfrey has been used for more than 200 years. It is primarily a healer, being used externally for bruises, sprains and arthritis, but has also found applications in bronchial complaints and as an anti-inflammatory. More...

Dandelion

Some people think of it as a weed, whereas it reminds others of a childhood spent outside playing in the grass. For herbologists though, Dandelion is a powerful remedy that has been registered as a drug in Canada.

Dandelion is a prodigious multiplier, but the real reason why it has become so widespread is more to do with its use as a medicine and source of important nutrients.

Dandelion's high Vitamin C content made it a vital food for settlers, armies and ship crews anxious to avoid Scurvy, the disease brought on by Vitamin C deficiency. More...

Fo Ti

Fo Ti is a remedy that is vitally important to Chinese herbology. In China, it is named ‘He Shou Wu’ (or ‘Black Haired Mr. He’), after a village elder who took it and was miraculously restored to youthful vitality. In Asian medicine it plays an important role in balancing all the systems in your body, with particular focus on the immune system. More...

Gotu Kola

Gotu Kola is a staple of Indian Ayurvedic medicine, where it taken as a tea during meditation practices to increase psychic sensitivity and achieve a higher state of spiritual being. It is also a tremendous natural source of vitamins and minerals.

It has been used for thousands of years in Oriental medicine and features in many local legends and folklore. A Sri Lankan King named Aruna, living some time around 900 AD, reputedly used Gotu Kola as an aphrodisiac to keep his 50 wives happy. Another Asian herbalist, Chung Yun, apparently lived to 256 with help of herbs such as Gotu Kola and Fo Ti. More...