Here is a list of beneficial herbs for supporting detoxification, organized by body system, based on your provided sources.
Herbs for Detoxification, Organized by Body System
- Adrenal Glands:
- Astragalus Root
- Licorice Root
- Parsley Root
- Blood:
- Red Clover Herb and Flowers
- Yellow Dock Root
- Burdock Root
- Plantain Herb
- White Oak Bark
- Prickly Ash Bark
- Cardiovascular System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Butcher’s Broom
- Horse Chestnut
- White Oak Bark
- Witch Hazel
- Red Clover
- Strengtheners:
- Hawthorn Berries
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Bilberry Leaf
- Black Walnut Hull
- Herbal Formulas:
- Circulation Formulas
- Cayenne/Garlic Combo
- Blood
- Lymphatic System
- Detoxifiers:
- Digestive System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Chickweed
- Marshmallow Bitters
- Dandelion Root
- Dock Family (Yellow Dock, Burdock, Oregon Grape Root)
- Ginger
- Mint Family
- Strengtheners:
- Gentian
- Dandelion Root
- Milk Thistle
- Herbal Formulas:
- Stomach and Bowel
- Circulation (Cayenne/Garlic Combo)
- Pancreas
- Liver/Gallbladder
- Lymphatic System
- Detoxifiers:
- Endocrine Glands
- Detoxifiers:
- Bugleweed Leaf
- Dandelion Leaf
- Parsley Leaf
- Poke Root
- Kelp
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Strengtheners:
- Licorice Root
- Astragalus Root
- Panax Ginseng Root
- Siberian Ginseng Root
- Kelp
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Chaste Tree Berry
- Hawthorn Berries
- Bugleweed
- Dandelion Leaf
- False Unicorn Root
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Prostate
- Liver/Gallbladder
- Circulation Formulas
- Blood
- Detoxifiers:
- Female Reproductive System:
- Chaste Tree Berries
- Alteris Root (True Unicorn Root)
- False Unicorn Root
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Wild Yam Root
- Red Raspberry Leaf
- Black Haw Bark
- Prickly Ash Bark
- Immune System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Poke Root
- Blood Root
- Blue Flag
- Bugleweed
- Red Clover Flower
- Fenugreek Seed
- Plantain Leaf
- Oregon Grape Root
- Strengtheners:
- Reishi Mushroom
- Shiitake Mushroom
- Astragalus Root
- Kelp/Bladderwrack
- Antler (Elk or Deer)
- Panax Ginseng
- Echinacea (Purpurea, Angustifolia, and Pallida)
- Siberian Ginseng
- Maitake Mushroom
- Schizandra Berries
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System Formula
- Lymph Nodes Formula
- Immune Formula #1
- Immune Formula #2
- Detoxifiers:
- Integumentary System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Dock Family (Yellow Dock and Oregon Grape Root)
- Milk Thistle
- Poke Root
- Chaparral
- White Oak Bark
- Strengtheners:
- Dock Family (Yellow Dock and Oregon Grape Root)
- Milk Thistle
- Horsetail
- Comfrey Root and Leaf
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Liver/Gallbladder
- Stomach and Bowel
- Blood
- Circulation Formulas
- Detoxifiers:
- Intestinal System
- Detoxifiers:
- Cascara Sagrada
- Psyllium Seed
- Flax Seed
- Dock Family
- Marshmallow
- Slippery Elm
- White Oak Bark
- Strengtheners:
- Cascara Sagrada
- Mullein
- Chickweed
- Dock Family
- Marshmallow
- Slippery Elm
- Gentian
- Herbal Formulas:
- Stomach and Bowel
- Liver/Gallbladder
- Lymphatic
- Kidneys and Bladder
- Parasite – for microorganisms
- Parasite – a general formula
- Detoxifiers:
- Kidneys and Bladder:
- Couch Grass Root
- Corn Silk
- Pipsissewa Leaves
- Nettle Herb
- Coriander Seed
- Lungs:
- Platycodon Root
- Cayenne Pepper Fruit
- Mullein Leaf
- Fenugreek Seed
- Pleurisy Root
- Horehound Herb
- Comfrey Root and Leaf
- Lobelia Herb
- Lymphatic System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Poke Root
- Blood Root
- Fenugreek
- Mild Cayenne Pepper
- Cascara Sagrada
- White Oak Bark
- Cleavers
- Red Clover
- Blue Flag
- Plantain
- Red Root
- Yellow Dock
- Strengtheners:
- Yellow Dock
- Poke Root
- Blue Flag
- White Oak Bark
- Reishi Mushroom
- Maitake Mushroom
- Shiitake Mushroom
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Kidneys and Bladder
- Stomach and Bowel
- Liver/Gallbladder
- Blood Formula
- Detoxifiers:
- Male Reproductive System
- Detoxifiers:
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- White Pond Lily
- Poke Root
- White Oak Bark
- Strengtheners:
- Kelp
- Chaste Tree Berries
- False Unicorn
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Panax Ginseng Root
- Siberian Ginseng Root
- Damiana Leaf
- Astragalus Root
- Licorice Root
- Black Cohosh
- Red Raspberry Leaf
- Pumpkin Seed
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Prostate
- Female Reproductive
- Detoxifiers:
- Muscular System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Poke Root
- Plantain
- Blood Root
- Fenugreek Seed
- Chaparral
- White Oak Bark
- Blue Flag
- Red Clover
- Burdock Root
- Dandelion Root
- Strengtheners:
- Alfalfa
- Kelp
- Panax Ginseng
- Comfrey Root and Leaf
- Horsetail
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Circulation Formulas
- Lymph Nodes
- Detoxifiers:
- Nervous System:
- Strengtheners:
- Gotu Kola
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Skullcap
- Kelp
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Chaste Tree Berries
- Panax Ginseng
- Siberian Ginseng
- Parsley Root and Leaf
- Hawthorn Berries
- Astragalus Root
- Licorice Root
- Antispasmodics:
- Lobelia
- St. John’s Wort
- California Poppy
- Passion Flower
- Skullcap
- Relaxants:
- Valerian
- St. John’s Wort
- Passion Flower
- California Poppy
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Lymph Nodes
- Stomach and Bowel Formulas
- Strengtheners:
- Parasites:
- Microorganisms:
- Pau d’ Arco Inner Bark
- Thyme Leaf
- Black Walnut Hulls
- Butternut Bark
- Echinacea Angustifolia Root
- Usnea Lichen
- Grapefruit Seed Extract
- Lomatium Root
- General Use:
- Wormwood Herb
- Betel Nut
- Male Fern Root
- Wormseed
- Parsley Root and Leaf
- Cloves
- Pau d’Arco Bark
- Pink Root
- Tansy Herb and Flower
- Casara Sagrada Bark
- Microorganisms:
- Prostate: Note that for prostate cancer, the source also recommends a lymphatic system formula, a parasite formula for microorganisms, an adrenal formula, and a blood formula.
- There is no specific list of herbs for the prostate provided in the source material, only a note about using it in conjunction with other formulas to treat prostate cancer.
- Respiratory System
- Detoxifiers:
- Mullein
- Fenugreek
- Pleurisy Root
- Lobelia
- Elecampane
- Comfrey Leaf
- Horehound
- Strengtheners:
- Mullein
- Lobelia
- Elecampane
- Comfrey Leaf
- Horehound
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lungs
- Lymphatic System
- Neuromuscular Spasms
- Adrenal Glands
- Detoxifiers:
- Skeletal System:
- Strengtheners:
- Oat Straw
- Horsetail
- Kelp
- Comfrey Root and Leaf
- Black Walnut Hull
- Alfalfa
- White Oak Bark
- Chickweed
- Herbal Formulas:
- Lymphatic System
- Lymph Nodes
- Blood
- Strengtheners:
- Stomach and Bowels:
- Cascara Sagrada Bark
- Slippery Elm Bark
- White Oak Bark
- Wild Yam Root
- Plantain Leaf
- Licorice Root
- Barberry Root
- Gentian Root
- False Unicorn Root
- Ginger Root
- Thyroid Gland: The source states that a good indicator of thyroid function is the Basal Temperature Test, explained in Appendix A.
- No herbs for the thyroid gland are specifically listed.
- Urinary System:
- Detoxifiers:
- Corn Silk
- Juniper Berries
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Pipsissewa
- Uva Ursi
- Couch Grass Root
- Parsley
- Dandelion Leaf
- Strengtheners:
- Juniper Berries
- Saw Palmetto Berries
- Pipsissewa
- Uva Ursi
- Lespedeza
- Couch Grass Root
- Parsley
- Dandelion Leaf
- Herbal Formulas:
- Kidneys and Bladder
- Lymphatic System
- Prostate
- Blood
- Detoxifiers:
General Tonics:
- Panax Ginseng
- Astragalus
- Gotu Kola
- Siberian Ginseng
- Antler
- Alfalfa
- Fo Ti
- Pau d’Arco
- Chaste Tree Berries
This information focuses specifically on the herbal recommendations provided within the source material. Keep in mind that additional herbs may be beneficial for detoxification, and consulting with a qualified herbalist or healthcare professional is always recommended before starting any new herbal regimen.