Aloe Vera - the juice from the leaves can be used both internally and externally.

Burdock - Tea: infuse an ounce of the herb in a cup of boiling water for 15 minutes. Drink a half cup after each meal. Note it may take 4 to six weeks of ingesting this regularly for the body to purify and the skin to clear.

Dandelion - 2 ounces of the herb and root are boiled in one quart of water until the volume is reduced by one half. Take 4 ounces every 3 to 4 hours to detoxify the body. Note: the root can be roasted and ground and is used as a coffee substitute (some health food stores may sell this coffee substitute). Another healthful coffee substitute that can be used is made from equal parts of comfrey root, dandelion root and chicory roots, roast until dark brown, grind then use to brew as you would coffee. Use of this coffee substitute may be useful in maintaining the detoxified state on a long term basis.

Nettle - Tea: one ounce of herb to one pint of water, boil for at least 5 minutes. Take 4 ounces 3 times a day. Note: Nettle tops gathered in spring (wear gloves) can be cooked and eaten like spinach, this also is a good detox, plus the water the herb was cooked in can be drunk as a tea, see above.

Plantain - mash the leaves and use as a poultice, also a wash can be made by pouring a pint of boiling water onto one ounce of the herb.

Slippery Elm - can be either used as a tea (ingested or as a wash)1 tsp. per cup of boiling water steeped at least 10 minutes, or as a poultice

Walnut - pour a pint of boiling water over an ounce of the bark and leaves. Strain when cool, take 4ounces of this infusion 3 times a day. Note this infusion may also be applied externally.

Wild Strawberry - pour a pint of boiling water over an ounce of the leaves, infuse for 10 minutes. Strain and drink 4 ounces three times daily. Note this should also be applied to the skin externally.


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