MATERIA MEDICA Factsheet: HERBS best as COLD INFUSION 


This is a list of plants that are BEST prepared as a Cold Infusion

COLD  INFUSION
After pre-moistening a bit, wrap one part herb (dry weight) in cloth and
suspend it in 32 parts of water (by volume) at room temperature, overnight.
Squeeze out the herb into the tea in the morning, and add enough water to
bring it back to 32 parts.

Agropyron (Couchgrass) RHIZOME, STEMS
Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven) BARK/FRUIT
Althea (Marshmallow,Hollyhock) ROOT and HERB
Amygdalus persica (Peach Tree) FRESH TWIGS
Angelica (Angelica) ROOT (GI tonic)
Anthemis nobilis (Roman Chamomile) FLOWERING HERB (Bitter Tonic)
Aralia nudicaulis (American Sarsaparilla) ROOT
Arctium (Burdock) ROOT
Argemone (Prickly Poppy) HERB
Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood) HERB
Artemisia tridentata (Sagebrush) HERB
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort  HERB (gastric anti-secretory)
Asclepias tuberosa (Pleurisy Root) ROOT
Astragalus membranaceus (Huang-Chi) ROOT
Barosma (Agothasma,  Buchu) LEAVES
Bidens  (Tickseed, Spanish Needles) HERBS
Caffea  (Coffee) BEANS
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper) HERB
Castela (Chaparro Amargosa) "HERB"
Ceanothus (Red Root) ROOT
Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow) BARK, TWIGS
Chionanthus (Fringetree) BARK
Chrysanthemum parthenium (Feverfew) HERB
Cinchona (Quinine, Peruvian Bark) BARK
Cnicus benedictus (Blessed Thistle) HERB
Cornus (Dogwood, Red Osier) ROOT, BARK
Dicentra canadensis (Turkey Corn) CORM
Fremontia (Cal. Slippery Elm) PLANT
Fraxinus (Ash) BARK
Fucus (Bladderwrack) WHOLE PLANT
Galium aparine (Cleavers) HERB
Gentiana (Gentian) ROOT
Granatum (Punica, Pomegranate) ROOT-BARK
Haematoxylon (Logwood, Brazìl) WOOD
Hamamelis (Witch Hazel) BARK
Hydrangea (Seven Barks) ROOT
Hyssopus (Hyssop) FLOWERING TOPS
Jatropha cineria (Sangre de Drago) ROOT
Jeffersonia (Twin Leaf, Rheumatism Root) ROOT
Marrubium (Horehound) TOPS
Matricaria  (Chamomile) FLOWERS
Mentha piperita (Peppermint) HERB
Picræna (Picrasma, Quassia) WOOD
Prunus (Wild/Choke Cherry) BARK
Rhamnus californica (Cal. Buckthorn) BARK
Rhamnus frangula (Buckthorn) BARK
Rhamnus purshiana  (Cascara Sagrada) BARK
Rhus aromatica (Sweet Sumach) BARK, ROOTBARK
Senna (Cassia angustifolium, Senna) PODS
Smilax (Sarsaparilla) ROOT/RHIZOME
Swertia (American Colombo) ROOT
Symphytum (Comfrey) ROOT
Tabebuia (Pau D'Arco) TREE BARK
Ulmus  fulva (Slippery Elm) BARK
Urtica dioica (Nettles) HERB
Viburnum opulus (Cramp Bark) BARK
Viburnum prunifolium (Black Haw) BARK

//////////Michael Moore