The plants listed below are those most recognized for their function related to each condition. They may be used alone or in conjunction with other herbs in a formula.
Liver toxicity and improve function:
Red beet/Remolacha; Tomato/Tomate; Wormseed/Apazote; Rosemary/Romero; Sarsaparilla/Zarzaparilla; Greater Plantain/Llanten; Bitterwood/Hombre Grande; Cecropia/Guarumo; Parsley/Perejil
Excess bile secretion:
Turmeric/Curcuma; Papaya
Hepatoprotective:
Wild Senna/Saragundí; Turmeric/Curcuma
Jaundice:
Java Turmeric/Temulawak; Parsley/Perejil
Gallstones:
Papaya; Celery/Apio; Cardamom/Cardamom; Amargo/Hombre Grande
Gallbladder Pain:
Starfruit/Carabola
Jaundice:
Hard squash/Ayote
Inflammation, Hepatitis:
Java Turmeric/Temulawak; Papaya; Parsley;Perejil; Aloe/Sábila; Annato/Achote; Lemon Verbena/Juanilama;
During most of 2010, Adrienne and her husband Matt were lucky enough to call themselves Rancho Margot residents. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, Adrienne provided complementary health consultations and massage therapy services for guests, volunteers, and employees in the midst of a lush cloud forest environment. Additionally, utilizing her interest in plants and background in herbology, she spent much of her time tending the medicinal garden and cataloging the many plants already growing on the Ranch. She and her husband currently reside in Denver, Colorado. 
