Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens syn. Peucedanum graveolens Family: Umbelliverae Other Names: Dilly, Dillweed, Eneldo (Spanish) Parts Used: Seeds, essenial oil, leaves Description: Indigenous to the Mediterranean region, southern Russia, central and southern Asia, the herb is now cultivated throughout Europe and North and South America. The plant is an aromatic annual, growing to thirty inches, [...]
Botanical Name: Harpagophytum procumbens Family: Pedaliaceae Other Names: Grapple Plant, Wood Spider Parts Used: Tuber Description: Native to the Kalahari Desert and other arid areas of southwestern Africa, it is found most commonly on the veldt of the Transvaal and now cultivated in other parts of the world. Devil’s Claw is a trailing perennial, reaching [...]
Botanical Name: Phoenix dactylifera Family: Palmae (Arecaceae) Parts Used: Fruit, seed Description: The Date palm is a woody plant that starts bearing fruit in the 6th or 7th year, but does not reach maturity until the 30th year. From then on, it will continue to produce for two centuries. There are male and female trees. [...]
Botanical Name:Taraxacum officinale Common Names: Blowball, Cankerwort, Lion’s Tooth, Priest’s Crown, Swine Snout, Wild Endive, Taraxacum, Puff-Ball, Sin In The Grass, Diente de León (Spanish), Pu Gong Ying (Chinese) Description: There are considered to be about 600 species of dandelion found throughout the world where, in many cases, it is considered a noxious weed. One [...]
Name : Dong Quai Other Names :Choraka, Dangqui (Chinese name), Tang-kuei(Chinese name) Parts Used : Roots Description : There are many varieties of wild angelicas growing in the mountainsthroughout North America. One of these, A. brewerii, found in theCalifornia Sierras, is a promising substitute for dong quai. The common garden angelica (A. archangelica)has the emmenagogue [...]
Name : Deerberry Other Names :Aromaticwintergreen, Boxberry, Canadatea, Checkerberry, Chink, Deerberry, Groundberry, Grouseberry, Hillberry, Ivoryplum, Mountaintea, Partridgeberry, Redberrytea, Redpollom, Spiceberry, Spicywintergreen, Springwintergreen, Teaberry, Waxcluster. Parts Used : Leaves, Oil Habitat : Grows in woods and clearings, under large trees and shrubs, on sandyacid soils, from Newfoundland to Manitoba and south to Georgia, Michigan,and Indiana. Description [...]
Botanical : Turnera aphrodisiaca Other Names : Turnera diffusa, Turnera aphrodisiaca, Turnera microphylla, Damiana, damiane, oreganillo, the bourrique, Mexican damiana, Mexican holly, damiana de Guerrero Family : Turneraceae Parts Used :Aerial parts, Leaves. Habitat : Mexico, South Arnerica, Texas, West Indies. Description : A small shrub; leaves smooth and pale green on upper side, underneath [...]
Devils Cotton Botanical Name: Abroma augusta Other Names: Devil’s Cotton, Cotton Abroma • Nepali: Chinne, Sanu kapase, Ulatkambal, Pisach karpas. Devil’s Cotton is a large spreading shrub, or a small tree, with fibrous bark and irritant hairs. It grows up to 2.5 m tall with hairy branches. Leaves are ovate-oblong long-pointed, with a heart-shaped base, [...]
