Note: for the basis of the following allocations see the "Introduction to the Table of Herbal Temperaments"; also refer to my 1/10/10 posting in the same thread.

+ S A T U R N +

Aloe vera
Alum Root (Geranium maculatum)
Artichoke
Ash leaf
Asparagus root

Barberry root
Bittersweet
Black Cohosh
Black Elder
Black Walnut hulls
Blessed Thistle
Blue Flag
Blue Verbena
Blue Violet
Boldo
Boneset
Buckthorne
Burdock
Butternut

California Poppy
Cascara Sagrada
Celandine (Chelidonium)
Centaury
Chaparral
Chicory root
Cleavers
Comfrey
Culver's Root

Dandelion root
Devil's Claw
Devil's Club

Echinacea
Eyebright

Figwort
Fringetree bark
Fumitory

Gentian root
Goldenrod
Goldenseal root
Grapevine

Heartsease
Honeysuckle
Hops
Horsetail

Lungwort

Madder
Marshmallow root
Meadowsweet
Milk Thistle
Motherwort
Mullein

Nettle

Oregon grape root

Partridge Berry (Squaw Vine)
Passionflower
Pipsessewa
Periwinkle
Plantain
Pleurisy Root
Poke Root

Quassia bark

Raspberry leaf
Red Root
Rhubarb

St. Johnswort
Self-heal
Senna
Skullcap
Strawberry leaf

Thuja leaf

Uva ursi

Vervain

White Oak bark
White Poplar
Wild Indigo
Wild Lettuce
Wood Betony
Wormwood

Yarrow
Yellow Dock


+ J U P I T E R +

Acorns
Agrimony

Bayberry bark
Bladderwrack fronds
Blue Cohosh

Cornsilk
Crambark

Elecampane

Fennel seed

Hawthorne
Heather
Helonias (False Unicorn Root)
Hyssop

Ivy

Juniper berry

Mistletoe
Myrrh

Onion

Polypody Fern
Propolis (bee product)

Red Oak bark

Sage
Sarsaparilla root

Saw Palmetto berry
Spikenard

White Oak leaf
Wild Carrot root (Queen Anne's Lace)
Wild Cherry bark
Wild Yam root

Yerba Mansa


+ M A R S +

Agrimony

Bloodroot
Bugleweed

Cactus (Night-blooming Cereus)
Camphor
Cayenne
Chamomile (Matricaria)
Cinnamon bark
Coffe arabica
Crampbark

Drosera

Elecampane
Eucalyptus leaf

Garlic
Ginger root
Grindelia

Helonias (False Unicorn Root)
Horseradish root

Ivy

Juniper berry

Mistletoe
Mugwort
Mustard seed
Myrrh

Onion
Osha

Pennyroyal
Pine
Polypody Fern
Propolis (bee product)

Rosemary
Rue

Safflower
Savory
Spikenard

Tarragon
Trillium (Beth Root)

Valerian

Wild Cherry bark
Wild Yam root

Yerba mansa
Yerba mate


+ S U N +

Angelica root

Bay Leaf
Bayberry bark
Birch leaf
Buchu
Bugleweed

Calendula flower
Camphor
Celery seed
Chia seed
Cinnamon bark
Cloves
Collinsonia (Stone Root)

Damiana

Elecampane

Fennel seed

Garlic
Ginger root
Grindelia

Juniper berry

Lovage

Marjoram
Mugwort
Muira Pauma
Myrrh

Osha
Oregano

Pennyroyal
Pine
Prickly Ash

Rosemary
Rue

Safflower
Sage
Savory
Sassafras root
Saw Palmetto berry
Skunk Cabbage
Stillingia (Queen's Root)

Tarragon
Thyme
Trillium (Beth Root)

Valerian

Wild Carrot root (Queen Anne's Lace)

Yerba Buena
Yerba Santa


+ V E N U S +

Ash leaf
Asparagus root

Bilberry
Bittersweet
Black Cohosh
Black Currant buds
Blessed Thistle
Burdock

Chickweed
Comfrey
Couchgrass

Dandelion root

Figwort

Heartsease
Honeysuckle
Horsetail

Irish Moss

Lemon Balm (Melissa)
Linden flower
Lungwort

Madder
Marshmallow root
Milk Thistle
Mullein

Olive leaf

Red Clover blossom

Senna
Slippery Elm bark
Solomon's Seal
Strawberry leaf

Usnea

Wild Oat

Yucca


+ M E R C U R Y +

Artichoke
Ash leaf

Bilberry
Black Cohosh
Black Currant bud
Black Elder
Blue Violet
Boneset

Calendula flower
Collinsonia (Stone Root)
Coltsfoot
Cypripedium (Yellow Lady's Slipper)

Devil's Club

Echinacea

Goldenrod
Grapevine
Gravel Root

Hawthorne
Heather
Hydrangea root

Lady's Mantle
Lavender
Lemon Balm (Melissa)
Licorice root
Lobelia inflata

Motherwort

Parsley
Peppermint
Periwinkle
Pipsessewa
Pumpkin seed

St. Johnswort
Sarsaparilla root
Self-heal
Shepherd's Purse
Slippery Elm bark
Solomon's Seal
Suma root

Thuja leaf

Uva ursi

Vitex (Chasteberry; Agnus castus)

Wild Oat
Witch Hazel
Wood Betony
Wormwood

Yarrow


+ M O O N +

Aloe vera

Barberry
Bladderwrack fronds
Black Cohosh
Black Walnut hulls
Blue Cohosh
Blue Flag
Buchu
Buckthorne
Butternut

Cascara Sagrada
Celandine (Chelidonium)
Celery seed
Chaparral
Chickweed
Collinsonia (Stone Root)
Cornsilk
Couchgrass
Culver's Root

Dragon's Blood resin

Goldenrod
Goldenseal
Gravel Root

Hydrangea
Hyssop

Irish Moss

Lovage

Meadowsweet

Nettle

Onion
Oregon grape root

Parsley
Partridge Berry
Pipsessewa
Plantain
Pleurisy Root
Pumpkin seed

Red Clover blossom
Rhubarb

Senna
Strawberry leaf

Thuja leaf

Usnea
Uva ursi

Watermelon seed
White Poplar
Witch Hazel

Yellow Dock
Yerba Buena
Yucca

I am aware that this is not an herbal site! However, there are several articles dealing with herbal therapy on Skyscript, including various herbal affinity allocations from Culpepper, stone/crystal allocations from Lily, etc.
All of the above are related to astrology, and so too are all of my postings relating to herbal affinities. I believe that at least a few Skyscript members would be interested in considering these herbal affinities when trying to apply their horary or decumbiture astrological findings to healing with the affinitve herbs.

Hello Dr Farr

I have a question - what planet and what herbal remedy (i.e. hot,cold etc.,) would Blepharitis come under - (for those who don't know it is inflammation of the lids of the eyes) - I would class it as hot and moist probably solved with something cold and dry - what is your opinion.

This is just out of curiosity because I am quite interested in decumbiture astrology at the moment.

Dolly

+Humorally, blepharitis represents a pure Fire (hot+dry, choleric) condition. Fluid discharge, often a notable feature of the condition, actually represents an attempt by the system to counteract the Fire with "water" (to cool and moisten the fundamental hot + dry state) Therefore, upon an elemental basis, we would select Water (pure temperament) if emphasizing a humoral approach to treatment (among the herbs listed under Water in the Herbal Table of Pure Temperaments we would especially consider Amla, Bala, Couchgrass, Cornsilk, Cucumber {topically applied}, Easter Lily {also White Lily or Yellow Pond Lily), Iceland (or Irish) Moss, Solomon's Seal, possibly Yucca)

+Upon a planetary affinity basis, the condition is fundamentally a Venus situation (Venus affinitive to facial skin), in this case Mars afflicting Venus (can also be Venus disposited by Mars in Aries-especially-also Venus in Scorpio); to a certain extent it could also be Sun afflicting Venus (especially by combust, to a certain extent by opposition, possibly by square); Venus posited in a Fire sign, in negative aspect (including conjunct, parallel and contra-parallel) with Mars (or possibly the Sun) could also account for the condition, as well as Venus conjunct (or parallel) a Mars or a Mars/Saturn quality fixed star. To a lesser extent, Mars afficting Saturn (especially in Aries), or Mars conjunct (or parallel) Sun or Moon in Aries (or in Scorpio) might also indicate this condition.

...Relative to herbal therapeutics based upon planetary affinity, Venus must in any situation be supplemented: thus remedy choice would be from among the Venus affinitive herbs (making sure that the herb does not also have a Sun or Mars affinity) Secondarily, herbs of the Moon (for coolness and moistness) would come into consideration if effective herbs from the Venus affinitive could not be determined, or if they failed in actual application (Moon herbs could also be used from the first to supplement the Venus remedies)

...In "crossing" the Water affinitive herbs with the Venus affinitive herbs (in the Euro-American Herb list) we find Couchgrass, the mosses (Iceland or Irsh Moss), Solomon's Seal, Wild Oat and Yucca, common to both lists;
...in "crossing" the Water affinitive herbs with the Moon affinitive herbs (in the Euro-American Herb list) we find Couchgrass, the mosses (Iceland/Irish Moss) and Yucca common to both lists.
...in "crossing" the Water affinitive herbs with Venus affinitive herbs in the Asian Medicinal Herb list, we find Amla, Bala, Mulberry, Solomon's Seal and the Lily (in this case the White Lily) affinitive in both lists.

Dr Farr, could we possibly coerce you into doing a list for Unani-Tibb herbal medicines?

Avicenna wasn't an astrologer, but he did work extensively with temperament. Unani-Tibb being roughly equivalent to 'Greek Universal' from the Arabic - he based quite a lot on Galen.

Hello Dr Farr

Thank you so much for answering my query.

Dolly

I shall be posting a Unani-Tibb affinity supplement to the list of Asian Medicinal Herbs shortly.