Common Name: Peach tree
Latin name: Prunus persica
Family: Rosaceae
Parts used: fresh leaves, fully dried leaves (((NOT wilted leaves, which contain higher levels of cyanide)))
Tissue or system affinity: digestive system, nervous system
Taste: Slightly sweet, aromatic
Energetics: cooling & moistening
Actions: relaxing nervine, anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic
Uses: a traditional Southern Folk Medicine herb; use the fresh leaves topically as a spit poultice to calm irritation from bug bites; use internally as tincture of fresh leaves or tea of dried leaves for nausea (can use during pregnancy); calming & soothing for the overheated types that have inflammatory bowel diseases or even rapid pulse or anxiety; sip on tea made from dried peach leaves to calm the nerves or an upset stomach (caused by nervous tension)
FLOWER ESSENCE: use for healing the “mother wound” and inviting nourishment into your life
NOTE: it is best to harvest the leaves in the spring when the aromatic properties are strong and the astringency is milder
Lindsay Kolasa 