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Table 7.

Herbs and Their Classification

	Astringent Herbs with Tannins	Astringent Herbs without Tannins	Uterine Tonics	Traditional Herbs for blood loss
Beth root^*¹⁶,³²^p9	X			X
Black haw³²^p187				X
Blue cohosh (caulophyllum thalictroides) or squaw root to papoose root.¹⁶,³²^p10,³⁹^p31,⁴²^p84–85			X
Canadian fleabane ^* (eregeron canadensis)¹⁶,³²^p10				X
Cinnamon ^* or Cinnamon essential oil^*¹⁶,³²^p10				X
Cranesbill (geranium maculatum) or Crowfoot¹⁶,³²^p9	X
Goldenseal (hydrastis canadensis)^‡¹⁶,³²^p9, ³⁴^p50–51,⁴²^p126,⁴³^p195–197		X
Greater periwinkle (vinca major)¹⁶,³²^p10	X			X
Helonias (chamaelirium luteum)¹⁶,³²^p10, ⁴²^p139			X
Horsetail (equisetum arvense)^†¹⁶,³²^p9,⁴²^p148–149,⁴³^p219–220		X
Ladies mantle (alchemilla vulgaris)¹⁶,³²^p9, ⁴¹^p52–53	X
Life root (senecio aureus)¹⁶,³²^p10,⁴²^p174–175			X	X
Raspberry leaves (rubus idaeus)¹⁶,³²^p10, ⁴²^p240–241			X
Savin (sabina officinalis)¹⁶,³²^{p1 0}				X
Shepard’s purse (capsella bursa pastoris)¹⁶,³³^p239, ³⁷,³⁹^p62,⁴⁰,⁴¹^p112–114, ⁴⁴^p200–203,⁴⁵^p496–497		X		X
Squaw vine (mitchella repens)¹⁶,³²^p10			X
Yarrow (achilla millefolium)¹⁶,³²^p9–10, ³³^p245,⁴¹^p342–344,⁴²^p293–294,⁴⁶^p376–378	X			X

“The herbs that are starred [*] may be toxic if given in an inappropriate dosage, so correct dosing is very important.”³²^p10

^†

Tyler’s Honest Herbal says the plant is little more than a weak diuretic, and Healing Herbs says this plant is slightly dangerous in toxicity, particularly to children.

^‡

This plant is on the endangered species list according to Tyler’s Honest Herbal.