Angelica, Celery, Chamomile, Cloves, Fennel, Ginger, Valerian. Astringents contract tissue and can reduce secretions and discharges. Blessed Thistle, Calendula, Cleavers, Cramp bark, Golden Seal, Hops, Muira Puama, Pipsissewa, Red root, Sheep Sorrel, Slippery Elm, Squawvine, Stillingia, St. John's Wort, Suma, Turkish Rhubarb, Uva Ursi, Yarrow, Yellow Dock. Herbs that taste bitter act as stimulating tonics for the digestive system. Barberry, Blessed Thistle, Buckthorn, Burdock, Cascara Sagrada, Chamomile, Golden Seal, Osha, Quassia, Wormwood.
Cardiac tonics are herbs that act beneficially on the heart.
Cat's Claw, Hawthorn, Kelp, Motherwort, Reishi. Carminatives are rich in volatile oils and expel gas from the stomach and bowels. Angelica, Celery, Chamomile, Cloves, Fennel, Ginger, Hops, Prickly Ash, Sheep Sorrel, Valerian, Wormwood. Barberry, Bloodroot, Blue Flag, Buckthorn, Cascara Sagrada, Celandine, Culver's root, Turkish Rhubarb. Herbs that stimulate the release and secretion of bile from the gall bladder.