NPLEX II - Botanical Mnemonics for me
Althaea officinalis
Al the giant marshmellow soothes all mucose memb (GI, UT, Ub, throat)
Camellia sinensis
Alice the camel had Green Tea for her fat hypertensive infected cancer px, she needed a pick me up
Artemisia absinthium
Art is absent from school b/c he has worms and is depressed; but he went bowling instead (with balls and pins)
Artemisia annula
Art's sweet mom Annie killed his parasites, malaria and Cancer safely so he didn't have to miss school
Asclepius tuberosa root
Asclep... shorry, im sho congeshted with this stupid chest cold/ tubercular on my chest
Coleus forskohlii
COOL! F****, you cured my HT, CVD, hypoth and asthmatic obese px w an AC activator
Corydalis spp
CORY from DALIS is a hypnotist that avoids NSAIDS to help w pain
Cassia spp
Cassie was anorexic from taking all those laxatives/ cathartics, her poop is red but don't worry, she can still BR feed (he's AQ G- a cute G)- like Aloe/ Rhamnos
Chelidonium majus
Cholagogue; chu chu stops your majisty from getting stones and warts
Fucus vesiculosis
Fuc swimming, I want to eat this seaweed and make a body wrap for my RA
Hyoscyamus niger
HYO NIGER..it's anti-musc, I'll stop your crying and GU pain. Just like Bella and Datura, but MOST TOXIC
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamant likes virgin witches; he put's it in to stop diarrhea and bleeding from the bum and legs
Achillea millefolium
I'll Kill and stab you (bleed, skin wound); am I making you sweat with my bitterness? "Hit with a Yarrow"
Datura stramonium
I'm DATURA, I'm a bad ass smokering body guard. I'll block any musc... wheeze I need a massage (muscAchrec= PNS)
Juniperus communis
June is a great for peeing in the pool and oiling your skin and jts after a big flavorful picnic
Larrea tridentata
Lara did a herbal TRI in her kids snot (allergies) and ended up getting herpes, ixn and CA
Curcuma longa
Lv, CA, stones, pain and inflam.. It does it all
Arnica montana
bruises, strain, sprain but also small wounds to help heal and for the pain
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
cinnamon to lower lipids, styptic, digestive stim and anti-H. pylori
Atropa belladonna
dilates those bella eyes for an SNS rxn to relax your spasms w pain from Parkinsons and GERD. Datura and Hyos are also TAs for blocking musc
Aspidosperma quebracho
eww.. Don't swallow that wet sperm, cough it up... you don't want to get pregnant
Leonurus cardiaca
female lion after sex. Needs to rest her heart, uterus, mind, and feed her bitter stomach
Grindelia robusta
grindelia the robot had a spasmodic cough in her chest
Lycopus virginicus
gross, don't LYC my PUS! Get up here and suppress my thyroid and gonadotropins... but I'm infertile and want a kid :(
Artemisia vulgaris
he grew up to be a VULGAR ARTist, you're bitter and anorexic. Don't be constipated, there isn't enough to be sad about.. Amen
Calendula officinalis
heals from mouth to prostate to skin
Crataegus oxyacantha/ laevigata
heart attack herb
Humulus lupulus
hops in beer is bitter and makes you sleepy along w it's estrogen effects
Astragalus membranaceus
imm mod of ixn (Ht), CA, AI and Astrange fxn of male infert
Caulophylum thalictroides
is that CAULiflower coming out? No, it's just a prolaps and late baby.. Come on little guy
Leptandra virginica
lepers are bitter b/c they have hepatitis and no stomach acid, (that's why their skin is so bad)
Linum usitatissiumum
line up for the bathroom. flax to soothe (Lu, skin) your hormones, blood clot, cholesterol, uterus
Lomatium dissectum
lomatium is an A-viral, esp for kids!
Matricaria recutita
mama chamomile help if you're scared, sick with GI ixn or scrape your knee (calms you down; skin, GI, mind, mm)
Melissa officinialis
melissa is hyper wiTH herpes on the skin which causes her an upset stomach
Hydrastis canadensis
mucous king kills H.pylori, parasites and tumors
Commiphora mukul
muu cow is fat, inflammed w nodular cysts.. Don't feed her to bleeding preg hyperTh & IBD px's
Geranium maculatum
my german sheppard licked my wound and stopped it from bleeding and diarrhea?? Eww
Ligusticum porteri
my linguini w portebellos have bugs in them and the sauce is all sticky, this is supposed to help my angina? But instead I got a whole body rash, furious
Gymnema sylvestre
numbs you so you don't eat--> no fat, no weight, no DM
Avena sativa
oats for relaxing your worries about being fat
Olea europea
olive oil for HT, viruses, A-ox and gut tone
Aloe vera gel
on top for hot/ cold wounds, and in your belly and bladder to help soothe and heal
Allium cepa/ sativum
onion and garlic fighters of CV, DM, microb, parasite and topical ixns; don't take it if your bleeding cuz it'll burn
Berberis vulgaris
vulgar cold-hearted parasite "berber" makes your bile go bitter (liver) and stomach churn
Hydrangea arborescens
water drips down the knots in a hydrangea root which look like balls and stones
Angelica sinensis
what an angel to tone my poor uterus and deliver my baby; don't give to bleeding men..
Bryonia spp
when brian "smokes herb" and plays the ovarian (organ) he stops pain and ifxn (it can make you dizzy and sick how good he is.. You're healed! hallelua)
Juglans nigra
black walnut to kill those parasites in Samaya's abd
Euphrasia officinalis/ stricta
bright eyes for watering, inflamed allergies
Chionanthus virginicus
virgin w/out HPV, or gallstones CHolagogue
Centella asiatica
100yo asian lady in a wheel chair w edema, heart ixn, scars, dementia
Cynara scolymus
Cyanara lipids; bring back the HCl
Ginkgo biloba
Dr. GO was the KING (men) of insuff blood to the heart and brain, cancer and COPD
Eschscholzia californica
ESCape to CALI your nervous pain will disappear
Eucalyptus
EU.. Cill those throat bugs and soothe my pain
Echinacea angustifolia, pallida, purpurea spp
Echinacea is know for ixns of all kinds (Ht, Lu, vag, skin, HIV) and CA
Eleutherococcus senticosus
El adaptogen and imm mod, A-ox
Foeniculum vulgare
FOEtus and mom w upset st, crazy estrogen, I want milk
Gelsemium sempervirens
Herbal Gels was used to give birth in the middle of the night... ouch, to help speed labor and for pain
Hypericum perforatum
Hyper St. John was depressed about his CA, HIV, and other ixns (leaf w wholes to let light through)
Cineraria maritima
I cant see the cinema with my cataracts
Ligustrum lucidum
I had a lucid dream Luigi cured by ixn and CA.. "It's not a meatball"
Glycyrrhiza glabra
I need it for my Lv, hormones, lowBP, low cortisol, ixn, GI (H.pylori, PUD, UTI, IBD) and to prevent CA, Lu and Ht cond.. Watch out K down
Dioscorea villosa
Im dying to score but I have PMS and spasm pains (early labor, jt, mm)
Iris versicolor
Initiate bile, Reduce painful jt/ mm, Inflam'n of lv and skin gone, Stim GIT
Digitalis purpurea
MJ (foxglove cardiac glycoside) having CHF and palp of his heart. He's anorexic, tired, seeing halos (lights), low libido w male features; he needs electrolytes for his liver
Medicago sativa
Medical alfalfa for WOMEN... makes you go LUPy
Mitchella repens
Mitchel was amazing at conception and helping with his wife's labor (don't give too early) "Mitchella Repens the Uterus"
Arctium lappa
Pimply plant in the arctic is bitter and protective of her Lv
Ganoderma lucidum
Reishi mushroom helps all; imm, allergy, CA, bact, ox, sleep, LV
Momordica charantia
bitter momo soup cured DM and killed those dry bugs in your throat, GI and skin
Commiphora myrrha/ molmol
a mole mole ixn on your vagina? Nope, it's everywhere
Inula helenium
a parasite IN U LA.. Cough cough.. Get it out!
Aesculus hippocastanum
a swollen horse and hippo that doesn't move; don't eat it raw
Aconitum napellus
after his success, Acon started doing herbs and had to wear a hood to hide from his female fans who were such a pain in his last nerve
Ceanothus americanus
american Cean was an alcoholic and had lazy lymph (fatty lv)
Chamaelirium luteum
baby cham is an Angel, toning the uterus to ready itself for labor "Chamaelirium tonifies the corpus luteum "
Lobelia inflata
birthing breaths: inflate and tone those wet lobes, relax your mm, you will pass your baby now
Eupatorium perfoliatum
perfect, set my ribs after tx my snotty flu
Eupatorium purpureum
purple gravel can hurt your liver... EU... PA
Actaea racemosa
relax spaz.. We're just ACTing a RACist old woman in labor and pain
Mentha x piperita
spicy mint to help digestion and kill the pain
Berberis aquifolium
swimming in cold "ber...ber" kill microbs, CA and skin cond but makes you bitter (alters your Lv)
Melaleuca alternifolia
tea tree oil to kill microbs esp fungus topically
Galium aparine
that gal is like a horse (equisetum) with the acne and UTI
Boswellia serrata
the Boss helps with deflate every organ/ jt
Harpagophytum procumbens
the bitter devil played the harp to relieve pain of the hands
Gentian lutea
the bitter gentleman made my bile go but he did have a tone liver
Ephedra sinica
the decongestant (like the drug pseudoephredrine/ oxymetazoline) a/b agonist to SNS ... Oxygen met my congested nose... I can breath and RUN in the grass w/o peeing so I can lose wt
Equisetum arvense
the equestrian horse also had a UTI and needed help getting rid of the ixn and stones
Capsella bursa-pastoris
the hemorrhaging capselle burst open
Baptisia tinctoria
the herbal baptist tx phlegmy women (w big boobs) but was against them getting addicted or preg
Aloe vera latex
the latex gloved aloe was a major cathartic, and so is Cassie when she Rhams it up there
Convallaria majalis
the major Con was having CHF, check his electrolytes K he might be lethal... "I see a halo" oh no
Capsicum frutescens/ annuum
the spicy capsicum numbed the nerve/ skin pain and stimulated digestion (incr St acid) while thinning your blood
Cannibus sativa
the stressed HT CA patient smoked a joint to ease his pain and got the munchies
Cordyceps sinensis
ugghhh, get your puffer and Abx! it's a SIN to wear CORDS so tight that it causes CA and impotence... protect your boner (marrow) and blood
Arrctostaphylus uva ursi
uva ursi for short term UTI but needs alkaline pee