Kelp ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

KELP  Habitat:  Kelp is a seaweed harvested from rocky ocean shores around the world.  Many varieties of kelp grow in different parts of the world. It’s technically a sea vegetable. It can grow up to 30 meters and form kelp forests which rise from the ocean floor up to the surface. Healthy Info:  Kelp is a member [...]

HIBISCUS (Malvaceae) ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

Hibiscus Botanical name:  Malvaceae family Common name:  Roselle,  African mallow, Florida cranberry, red tea, Jamaica sorrel,  rose of Sharon Habitat:  Hibiscus belongs to a flowering plant  genus of more than 220 species in the family Malvacea.  Native to warm temperate, subtropical and  tropical regions, it is an annual and sometimes perennial herb or woody-based  sub-shrub; [...]

WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants

Names:  Eastern White Pine, Northern Pine, Northern White Pine, Pin Blanc, Pinus strobus, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine, Weymouths Keifer, Weymouthtall, White Pine Appearance:  The White Pine (Pinus strobus) is a coniferous evergreen tree.  It’s trunk is tall and stright and the needles are blue-green.  Young trees are conical shaped, but as the trees age they develop [...]

Garlic (Allium sativum) ~ LuminEarth.com’s FREE Online Herbal Materia Medica

GARLIC (Allum Sativum) Common and Other Names: Aglio, Ail, Ajo, alho, Allium Sativum, Bawang, Bronx vanilla, Chesnok, Garleag, Garlic, Garlick, Gratiem, Halitosis, Italian Perfume, Katiem, Knoblauch, Knoflook, Lasun, Lehsun,  Ninniku, Poondoo, Poor Man’s Treacle, Sarmisak, Shum, Sir, Suan, Suen Tau, Thum, Toi. Parts Used:  Bulb Forms Available:  Capsules, Extracts, Fresh or Dried Cloves, Tablets, Tinctures Uses:  Garlic is a wonderful immune system stimulant, [...]

Kava Kava (Piper methipticum) ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

KAVA KAVA Botanical name:  piper methipticum Common name:  Kava, Kava Kava, kawa ‘awa (Hawii), ‘ava (Samoa) yaqona (Fiji) Sakau (Pohnpei) Habitat:  Historically it has been grown in Hawaii, Federated Stats of Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, the Samoa’s, and Tonga.  It is a cash crop in Vanuatu and Fiji.  The kava plant is a shrub that thrives [...]

Sarsparilla (Smilax medica) ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

SARSPARILLA Common name: Jamaican Sarsparilla, Indian Sarsparilla, Liliaceae, Red-bearded Latin name: Smilax medica  Habitat:  Sarsparilla species generally grow in a tropical rainforests and in temperate regions in Australia andAsia, and the root of the hub can be gathered during the year.  Info:  The climbing herb of Central America has a twining stem with big prickles; [...]

Astragulus ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

 ASTRAGULUS (The Protector) Botanical name:  astragulus membranaceous Common name:  Huang Qi  Habitat:  The grassy hills and the thickets along hillsides in areas such as the northwestern region of China the province of Manchuria and the country of Mongolia are places where astragulus grows in the wild.  If cultivated the astragulus herb is grown by sowing [...]

Pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants

POKEWEED (Phytolacca Americana) Other Names: American Nightshade, Cancer Root, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Poke, Poke Salad, Poke Sallet, Pokeberry, Pokeroot, Pokeweed, Skoke, Virginia Poke Visit Our FREE Online Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Pokeweed is a robust perennial potherb that usually grows 4 to 12 feet tall, then dies back to the root during [...]

Butcher’s Broom ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

Butchers Broom Common name:  Jews Myrtle, Knee Holly, Knee Holm, Pettigree, Sweet Brown Botanical name:  Ruscus aculeatus  Habitat:  Butchers broom is a small-leaved bush cultivated in the Mediterranean and Europe.  It is part of the lilly family, and is quite similar to your everyday asparagus plant.  Both the root and stem of the plant are [...]

Saw Palmetto Berries ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

Saw Palmetto Berries (Libido booster) Botanical name:  Serenoa repens Common name:  Sabal Habitat:  A native of eastern North American, saw palmetto has long slender leaves that form a fan-shaped design on the stem.  It’s berries are black with pale brown pulp. Info:  Saw Palmetto (sometimes referred to as Sabal in Europe) has many medicinal benefits. [...]

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