Herbal Medicinals

Alternative Herbal Therapies

Since the beginning of our creation, humans have lived side by side with plants. They provide the oxygen we breath and for thousands of years have given us medicines for almost every ill. Plants have the potential to heal us on every level of our being.

Treecity Health Collective, Inc. believes in the healing power of plants. With chronic pain being a serious and often debilitating state of being for many Americans, we want to help alleviate their pain. Although Medical Marijuana is a safe and effective way to diminish chronic pain there are many other herbal remedies that can strengthen the immune system, help relieve pain & inflammation as well as offer support for the liver when people are prescribed toxic narcotics for their pain.
We believe the body has its own inherent potential for healing itself once relieved of pain. New theories of Quantum Physics are now recognizing that all forms of existence have the same nature and that although they may appear solid and separate from each other, they are in fact simply energy vibrating at different frequencies. Therefore our bodies most readily recognize the properties that exist in plants for our healing as opposed to synthetic pharmaceuticals that can create harmful side effects and take much needed energy from our bodies just by processing them.
Treecity Health Collective Inc. is dedicated to the helping people understand the healing alternatives that exist for relieving pain that have been given to us by our great earth. Some of the plants that will be found in our store are listed below. They can be found in many forms such as tinctures, teas, salves, essential oils, and homeopathic remedies.

Solomon’s Seal

Solomon’s Seal is a medicinal herb that has diverse healing properties.
It can be used as a herbal tincture (best use), salve, tea or supplement. As an alternative medicine, it gives relief, healing or mending to sports injuries and other acute injuries related to tendons, joints, ligaments, muscles, bones, bruises, connecting tissues, cartilage, osteoarthritis, etc. It also soothes
and repairs gastrointestinal inflammation and injuries.

It is effective for feminine issues, such as menstrual cramps, PMS, bleeding, and the like.

St. John’s Wort

St. John’s wort is one of the most popular herbal products in the United States for treating many conditions,including depression. It has been used for centuries to ease pain, such as neck pain. St. John’s wort has anti-inflammatory properties and may be helpful for nerve pain in particular, though more research is needed in this area.
St. John’s wort is available in pill and powder form, and can be brewed as a tea. But because it interacts with many medications, you should take this herb under only the guidance of your physician.

Arnica Montana

Arnica Montana is a perennial flower from the Asteraceae family, native to the mountains of Europe. Folk remedies using arnica as a tea or tincture for wounds, bruises, rheumatic pains, heart weakness and even asthma, prevailed for centuries. Arnica is now an ingredient in more than 100 herbal preparations in Germany, where plant-based medications are well-researched, highly respected and government-regulated. Germany’s Commission E, an expert committee on herbal drugs and preparations from medicinal plants, cites arnica as a treatment for various posttraumatic conditions, including bruises, sprains, contusions and rheumatic ailments.

Echinacea

Echinacea is native to North America. The Western Plains Indians used various species of echinacea to treat poisonous insect and snake bites, toothaches, sore throat, wounds, as well as mumps, smallpox, and measles.The early settlers quickly adopted the therapeutic use of the plant. During the 19th century, Coneflower’s roots were used by some doctors as an antiseptic, a blood purifier and to help strengthen the immune system.The roots and rhizomes (underground stems) were said to be helpful in fighting infections, carbuncles, boils and abscesses. Echinacea was also specified as a drug that would restore health generally.

Lavender

The herb lavender originated in the Mediterranean basin. In aromatherapy, lavender is used for treating depression, amenorrhea, burns, acne, rashes, arthritis, athlete’s foot, carpal tunnel syndrome, psoriasis,vaginitis, insomnia, pain, palpitations, anxiety and nervousness. As massage oil, lavender relaxes muscles and eases tension. Lavender oil is used in diffusers, salves, bath products, and undiluted as a topical essential oil. Lavender oil should not be taken internally. The ketones in lavender effectively reduce pain and inflammation and help induce sleep.