Medical Uses of Herbs Silver RavenWolf To Ride A Silver Broomstick Anise: tea form - treatment for colic; sedative. Basil: tea form - colds, flu, cramps, bladder. Bay: do not take internally - use as poultrice on chest for bronchitis and chest colds. Black pepper: take at first sign of any disease. Caraway: mild stimulant for digestion. Cayenne: fat recovery, stops internal and external bleeding, said to prevent heart attacks and also helps with depression and headaches. Cinnamon: ground or taken with with milk - good balance after a heavy meal or dessert; also used for diarrhea, dysentery or general indigestion. Cloves: chew for toothache, also good for nausea or vomiting. Fennel: tea form - to expel mucus. Fenugreek: tea form - also to expel mucus with bad cases of bronchitis. Garlic: high and low blood pressure; removing parasites and infections. Ginger: tea form - for cramps and nausea; externally for stiffness; add in cooking to detoxify meat, espically chicken. Rosemary: tea form - to rid of intestinal worms; can also be used as a mouthwash. Tumeric: added to warm milk - regulates mestrual cycle.