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Old 08-02-2009, 10:58 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Is tea a herb?

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Omelet wrote:

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Billy wrote:

Somebody has jumped the rails here. An herb is what it does in cooking;
flavor. That would include parsley, rosemary, and bay. A medicinal herb
is an unprocessed plant that has curative properties and includes yarrow
leaves, and buck-eye balls.


What is buck eye good for? Last I read, they were toxic.


http://www.holisticonline.com/Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h68.htm
Chronic venous insufficiency
Edema
Hemorrhoids
Sprains and other injuries
Varicose veins

and

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....+hippocastanum
Alterative; Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Astringent; Bach; Diuretic;
Expectorant; Febrifuge; Haemostatic; Narcotic; Tonic; Vasoconstrictor;
Vulnerary.

The roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute
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