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Yucca
Yucca
Latin name: Yucca schidigera (and other species)
A Remedy For
Yucca is currently being used as a treatment for arthritis, although its effectiveness has not been officially recognized. In the past Native Americans have used Yucca for sprains, sores, bleeding, and all sorts of inflammation. As a shampoo, it has even been used to fight dandruff and hair loss.
Yohimbe
Yohimbe
Latin name: Pausinystalia yohimbe
A Remedy For
Yohimbe is used primarily as a remedy for impotence. Due to its numerous side effects, it is not, however, recommended for this purpose.
Yarrow
Yarrow
Latin name: Achillea millefolium
Other names: Bloodwort, Devil's Nettle, Milfoil, Sanguinary, Staunchweed
A Remedy For
Wormwood
Wormwood
Latin name: Artemisia absinthium
Other names: Absinthe, Green Ginger
A Remedy For
Woodruff
Woodruff
Latin name: Galium odorata
A Remedy For
Woodruff has been used to treat urinary tract infections, edginess, insomnia, water retention, menstrual disorders, and irregular heartbeat. For none of these problems, however, has its effectiveness been confirmed.
Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel
Latin name: Hamamelis virginiana
Other names: Snapping Hazelnut, Spotted Alder, Tobacco Wood, Winterbloom
A Remedy For
