Myrtle Name : Myrtle Other Names :American bayberry, American vegetable tallow tree, American vegetable wax, Bayberry bush, Bayberry wax tree, Candleberry, Candleberry myrtle, Katphala (Sanskrit name), Myrtle, Tallow shrub, Vegetable tallow, Wax berry, Wax Myrtle, Yang-mei. Parts Used : Bark, leaves, flowers Habitat : Sandy swamps, thickets, marshes and wet woodlands.Southern New Jersey to Florida, [...]
Myrrh Name : Myrrh Botanical : Commiphora myrrha Other Names :Bola(Sanskrit name), Gummyrrh tree, Mu-yao(Chinese name) Family : Burseraceae Parts Used : The gum resin, powdered gum Habitat : Africa and Arabia Description : The bushes yielding the resin do not grow more than 9 feet in height, but they are of sturdy build, with [...]
Mu-su Name : Mu-su Other Names :Buffalo herb, Lucerne, Mu-su, Purple medic Parts Used : Flowering plant, leaves petals, flowers and sprouts. Habitat : Fields, roadsides. Throughout the United States. Often cultivated as a crop. Native to Asia. Description : A deep-rooted perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of the pea family with small divided leaves, purple [...]
Musk Seed Name : Musk Seed Botanical : Hibiscus Abelmoschus Other Names :Abelmoschus Moschatus. Semen Abelmoschi. Grana Moschata. Ambretta. Egyptian Alcée. Bisornkorner. Ambrakorner. Target-leaved Hibiscus. Ab-elmosch. Bamia Moschata. Ketmie odorante. Galu gasturi. Capu kanassa. Family : Malvaceae Parts Used : Seeds. Habitat : Egypt, East and West Indies. Description : This evergreen shrub is about [...]
Musk root Name : Musk root Botanical : Nardostachys jatamansi Other Names : Indian Spikenard, Jatamanshi, Jatamashi, Balchar Latin : Nardostachysjatamansi Parts Used : Rhizome, Roots Description : This Ayurvedic herb is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim. It grows in Himalayas at altitudes from 9,000-17,000 feet. Uses : Complexion, strength, kidney stones, jaundice, [...]
Motherwort Name : Motherwort Botanical : Leonurus cardiaca Family : Labiatae Parts Used : Herb. Description : It is distinguished from all other British labiates by the leaves, which are deeply and palmately cut into five lobes, or three-pointed segments, and by the prickly calyx-teeth of its flowers. When not in flower, it resembles Mugwort [...]
Mealberry Name : Mealberry Other Names :Arberry, Bear’s grape, Kinnikinnick, Mealberry, Mountain box, Mountain cranberry, Red bearberry, Sagackhomi, Sandberry, Upland cranberry, Uva Ursi. Parts Used : Leaves Habitat : Found in dry, sterile, sandy or gravely soil, exposed rock.Arctic to northern United States. Also found in Europe and Mexico.Found in 3,000-9,000 foot altitudes. Description : [...]
Masterwort Name : Masterwort Botanical : Imperatoria ostruthium Other Names :Amara aromatica, American angelica, Archangel, Archangelica, Bellyache root, Dead nettle, European wild angelica, Garden angelica, Goutweed, High angelica, Holy herb, Masterwort, Purple angelica, Purplestem angelica, Wild angelica, Wild celery. Family : Umbelliferae Parts Used : Roots, leaves, seeds, stems. Habitat : Botanists place Angelica archangelica [...]
Name : Marigold Botanical : Calendula officinalis Other Names :Gardenmarigold, Holigold, Marigold, Marshmarigold, Marybud, MaryGolde, MaryGowles, Potmarigold, Solissponsa, Solsequia. Family : Compositae Parts Used : Leaves, flowers Habitat : Cultivated. Native to central, eastern and southern Europe. Description : The Common Marigold is familiar to everyone, with its pale-green leaves and golden orange flowers. It [...]
Name : Mandrake Botanical : Atropa mandragora Other Names :Mandragora, Satan’s Apple, Baaras Family : Solanaceae Parts Used : Herb. Habitat : The Mandrake, the object of so many strange superstitions, is a native of Southern Europe and the Levant, but will grow here in gardens if given a warm situation, though otherwise it may [...]
