Essential Minerals Found in Herbs

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Essential minerals ("essential" meaning the human body does not make them, so we have to acquire them through our diet).

While herbs are fantastic in providing you with the natural medicinal properties for illnesses, ailment etc, they also provide you with essential minerals that support your immune system, lymphatic system and so on.

To realize a balanced diet obviously lots of plant food, nuts, fruit, water and exercise are essential for a healthy and prolonged life and pretty much guaranteed you will be free of the health (sick) system.

These edible herbs that are available are abundant and sufficient for you to obtain all the essential minerals you need daily. So if you are a true vegetarian, (meat and dairy are off the table) rest assured you will not be deficient in anything. While I am a strong believer and raw organic food, all herbs and plants eaten fresh and raw (uncooked) will give you the ultimate nutritional value for all your needs and more.

There are times when treating certain wounds, ailments heating needs to be used to be effective such as making up herbal tinctures, herbal tonics, etc.

Here I have listed for you some herbs that you can identify and the essential minerals they contain:

• Calcium Herbs: - (Ca) Borage, Caraway seeds, Alfalfa, Celery, Chickweed, Chamomile, Chives, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Comfrey, Cress, Croneswort, Dandelion, Dill, Horsetail, Linseed, Parsley, Plantain, Pimpernel, Thyme, Tormentil Root.
• Chlorine Herbs: -
(Cl)Calendula, Cress, Fennel, Goldenseal, Horseradish, Lemon Balm, Nasturtium, Nettle, Uva Ursi, Watercress, Wintergreen.
• Cobolt Herbs: -
(Co) Nettle, Red Cover.
• Copper Herbs: -
(Cu) Alfalfa, Angelica, Chickweed, Cress, Dandelion, Devils, Bit, Garlic, Liverwort, Nettles, Red Clover, Salep, Sheep Sorrel.
• Flourine Herbs: -
(Fl) Cornsilk, Dill, Horsetail, Oats, Plantain, Thyme, Watercress/

• Magnesium Herbs: -
(Mg) Alfalfa, Celery, Chamomile, Chickweed, Cress, Croneswort, Carrot Leaves, Devil’s Bit, Fennel, Meadowsweet, Mullein Leaves, Oatstraw, Peppermint, Primrose, Thyme, Walnut Leaves.
• Manganese Herbs:
-(Mn)Alfalfa, Cresses, Chickweed, Burdock, Dandelion, Kelp, Parsley, Peppermint, Raspberry, Sheep Sorrel, Strawberry Leaves, Wintergreen, Yellow Dock.
• Nickel Herbs:
Algae, Bladderwrack, Kelp, Liverwort.
• Iodine Herbs: -
(I) Algae, Cresses, Dulse, Garlic, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss, Kelp, Mustard, Nettle, Onions, Parsley, Sea Wrack.
• Iron Herbs:
- (Fe) Alfalfa, Agrimony, Burdock, Catnip, Chicory, Celery, Chickweed, Comfrey, Dandelion, Fennel, Garlic, Horseradish, Huckleberry Leaves, Irish Moss, Linseed, Meadowsweet, Raspberry, Red Clover, Rosehips, Sheep Sorrel, Silverweed, Stinging Nettle, Strawberry Leaves, Vervain, Yellow Dock.
• Potassium Herbs: -
(K) Alfalfa, American Centaury, Borage, Carrot Leaves, Comfrey, Calendula, Croneswort, Chamomile, Catnip, Chicory, Cress, Chickweed, Celery, Couch Grass, Dandelion, Fennel, Golden Rod, Lemongrass, Mullein, Nettle, Oak, Oats, Plantain Leaves, Parsley, Peppermint, Primrose, Flowers, Red Clover, Sage, Summer Savory, Walnut Leaves, Yarrow.
• Phosphorus Herbs: -
(P) Alfalfa, Calamus, Caraway, Calendula, Celery, Chickweed, Dandelion, Dill, Horseradish, Licorice Root, Marigold Flowers, Nettles, Parsley, Peppermint, Raspberry Leaves, Sage, Rhubarb, Sorrel, Watercress.

• Selenium Herb: -
(Se) Catnip, Garlic, Lemongrass.
• Silicon Herbs: -
(Si) Agrimony, Alfalfa, Burdock, Cleaver, Chickweed, Celery, Cornsilk, Dandelion, Equisetum, Flaxseed, Ginger, Golden Rod, Horseradish, Lamb’s Quarters, Oat Straw, Sunflower, Seeds, Red Raspberry Leaves, Sage.
• Sodium Herbs: -
(Na) Apple Tree Bark, Celery Seed, Chicory, Cleavers, Dill, Dandelion, Fennel, Huckleberry Leaves, Meadowseet, Mistletoe, Nettle, Parsley, Shepherds Purse.
• Sulphur Herbs: -
(S) Calendula, Cress, Coltsfoots, Celery, Dandelion, Eyebright, Fennel, Garlic, Horseradish, Meadowsweet, Mullein, Plantain, Parsley, Pimpernel, Scouring Rush, Shepherds Purse, Stinging Nettle,Watercress.
• Zinc Herbs: -
(Zn) Chickweed, Garlic, Horsetail, Nettle, Paprika, Sage, Shepherds Purse, Watercress.

Disclaimer: While I am not a trained professional by the modern medical industry, I am a firm believer that mother earth has been providing everything humans and animals need for thousands and thousand of years. By trial and error we have found what is and what is not meant for our human system. If we treat nature and mother earth with respect we will continue to have all we need without being treated with synthetic drugs that have adverse effects on our body.

As I am not aware of any health conditions you may have this information is information only and not medical advice. If you have concerns with your health and what you read on my site has prompted you to try alternative therapies please contact a trained herbalist in the first instance to guide you.

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