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Natural antiseptic herbs are used to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms when applied to live tissue or skin. It kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms on the external surfaces of the body. Antiseptic Medicinal Herbs reduces the possibilities of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction.

Antiseptics should generally be distinguished from antibiotics that destroy microorganisms internally, and from disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects.

Herbs in this Category

Uses: The flowers and leaves of viola are made into a syrup used for respiratory ailments associated with congestion, coughing, and sore throat. Flowers are also edible and used as food additives for instance in a salad, made into jelly and candied for decoration. A decoction made from the root (dry herb) is used as a laxative. Tea made from the entire plant is used to treat digestive disorders. It is used externally, the freshly crushed leaves reduce swelling and soothe irritations. As a bath additive, the fresh crushed flowers are soothing to the skin and the aroma is very relaxing. It is effective in the treatment of headaches, migraine, and insomnia. The whole plant is anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, and laxative. It is taken internally in the treatment of bronchitis, respiratory catarrh, coughs, asthma, and cancer of the breast, lungs or digestive tract. Externally, it is used to treat mouth and throat infections. An essential oil from the flowers is used in aromatherapy in the treatment of bronchial complaints, exhaustion, and skin complaints, used in perfumery and to flavor breath fresheners. The petals are made into a syrup and used in the treatment of infantile disorders. The herb shows antibacterial activity and is effective in the treatment of eczema.

Uses : It is antiscorbutic, carminative, alternative and nutritive. It is used in constipation, dysentery and diarrhoea. It is aromatic, astringent, cooling, febrifuge and also acts as tonic for heart and brain. Unripe & half-ripe fruits are used to improve appetite and digestion. Leaves are used for treating diabetes, jaundice, cholera, asthma and ophthalmia.

Uses : It is used internally in habitual constipation, functional disorders of the colon resulting from the misuse of laxatives and irritable colon, as a demulcent preparation in gastritis and enteritis.Externally, the powdered seeds or the press-cake are used as an emollient, in poultices for boils, carbuncles and other skin afflictions. The oil pressed from the seed (linseed oil) has been used for a variety of industrial purposes and the oil-free meal could be fed to livestock. In addition to usage of seed for industrial purposes, whole flaxseed is used extensively in baked goods in Europe. They are even used to stuff pillows for Therapeutic purposes. Seed poultice is also useful in bronchitis and other deep-seated inflammation is recommended for gouty and rheumatic swellings. The mucilage is dropped into the eye in irritable condition of conjunctiva.

Uses : One of two tree-like perennial morning glory species, it grows to a height of 5m. The stem is thick and develops into a solid trunk over several years with many branches from base. The leaves are light green, heart shaped or somewhat lanceolate and 10-25cm long. It acts as toxic to cattle. It is reported to have stimulatory allelopathic effects. Roots are boiled to use as laxative and to provoke menstruation. Traditional healers for treatment of skin diseases have used it. The milky juice of plant has been used for the treatment of Leucoderma and other related skin diseases. Only external applications have been recommended due to poisonous nature of the plant. It has depressant effect on central nervous system. Also shows muscle relaxant property.

Uses: The leaves are sweet, astringent, cooling, emmenagogue, ophthalmic, vulnerary, constipating and febrifuge. Bamboo leaves contain the highest protein levels, stems have less. The bamboo resin (Tabasheer, Banslochan) is the siliceous secretion found in the internodes of the stems of various species of Bamboo. It occurs in fragments of masses and is translucent or transparent and bluish white color. It is astringent, acrid, sweet, cooling, expectorant, constipating, cardiotonic, hemostatic, and diuretic. The sprouts are acrid, bitter, laxative and are useful in inflammations, ulcers, and wounds. The extract is used to treat various inflammatory conditions