Botanical Name: Digitalis purpurea Family: Scrophulariaceae Other Names: Foxglove, Dead Men’s Bells, Dog’s Finger, Fairy Fingers, Fairy Gloves, Finger Flower, Folks’ Glove, Lion’s Mouth, Ladies’ Glove, Witches’ Gloves, Gloves of Our Lady, Fairy Caps, Fairy Thimbles, Virgin’s Glove Parts Used: Leaves Description: Native to Europe, the plant can now be found throughout the world, growing [...]
Botanical Name Scrophularia nodosa Family: Scrophulariaceae Other Names: Figwort, Throatwort, Carpenter’s Square, Kernelwort, Heal-all Scrofula Plant, Rosenoble Parts Used: Aerial parts, flowers, root Description: Native to Europe, Central Asia, and North America, figwort is an upright perennial herb growing to about three feet. It has a square stem, oval leaves, small, round, brownish flowers that [...]
Botanical Name: Ficus benghalensis Family: Moraceae Other Names: Fig, Ficca; Spanish: Higueroa, Amate; Nahuatl: Amatl, Tepe-Amatl, Texcal-Amatl Parts used: Fruit, latex Description: (a) Fig Native to Western Asia, figs now grow wild, and are often cultivated in temperate and subtropical regions. Figs comprise about 2,000 species and are one of nature’s natural antibiotics. The fig [...]
Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum parthenium Family: Asteraceae Other Names: Feverfew, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Midsummer Daisy,Altamisa Mexicana, Santa Maria, Yerba de Santa Maria Parts used: Aerial parts Description: Native to southeastern Europe, feverfew is now common throughout Europe, Australia, and North America. Tansy is found throughout the temperate zones in the northern hemisphere, growing in open areas, along [...]
Botanical Name: Alstonia constricta Family: Apocynaceae Other Names: Alstonia Bark, Australian Quinine, Australian Febrifuge, Australian Fever Bark/Bush, Alstonia Bark, Bitter Bark, Devil Tree, Dita Bark, Pale Mara, Devil’s Bit, Pali-mara Parts used: Stem bark, root bark Description: The herb is obtained from an evergreen tree, growing to 50 feet with glossy oblong leaves and creamy [...]
Name : Fumitory Botanical : Fumaria officinalis Other Names :Earth Smoke. Beggary. Fumus. Vapor. Nidor. Fumus Terrae. Fumiterry, Scheiteregi. Taubenkropp. Kaphnos. Wax Dolls. Family : Fumariaceae Parts Used : Herb. Habitat : Europe and America. Parts of Asia, Australia and South Africa. Description : A small annual plant, a common weed in many parts of [...]
Name : Fringe Tree Botanical : Chionanthus virginica Old Names : Old Man’s Beard. Fringe Tree Bark. Chionathus. Snowdrop Tree. Poison Ash. Family : Oleaceae Parts Used : The dried bark of the root. Habitat : The United States, from Pennsylvania to Tennes Description : A small tree, bearing in June white flowers like snowdrops, [...]
Name : Flax Botanical : Linum usitatissimum Other Names :Chih-ma(Chinese name), Commonflax, Flaxseed, Flaxweed, Linseed, Lintbells, Toadflax Uma, Winterlien Family : Linaceae Parts Used : Seeds Habitat : Widely cultivated in the United States (mostly the northwestern states),Canada, and Europe but also found wild along roadsides, railroad lines,old fields, and in waste places. Native to [...]
Name : Fever Bush Botanical : Garrya fremonti Other Names :Black alder, European alder, Fever bush, Owler, Winter berry Family : Cornaceae Parts Used : Bark, leaves Habitat : Black alder (A. glutinosa) grows in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and locally in North America. Found in cooler regions, forming dense stands around swamps and along [...]
Name : Fenugreek Botanical : Foenum-graecum Ayurvedic : Methi Other Names :Fenugreekseeds, Trigonella foenum-graecum L., Hu-lu-ba(Chinese name), Hu-lu-pa(Chinese name), K’u-tou(Chinese name), Methi(Sanskrit name) Family : Leguminosae Parts Used : Seeds Habitat : Cultivated Description : The name comes from Foenum-graecum, meaning Greek Hay, the plant being used to scent inferior hay. The name of the [...]
