Latin name: Verbascum thapsus Family: Scrophulariaceae Folk Names: Aaron’s Rod, Adam’s flannel, beggars blanket, beggars stock, big taper, blanket, blanket leaves, bollocks lungwort, candlewick plant, clot, cuddy’s lungs, duffle, feltwort, flannel plant, Jacob’s staff, Jupiter staff, old man’s dock, old man’s flannel, our ladies flannel, rag paper, shepherd’s club, shepherd’s staff, torch, velvet dock, velvet…
Latin name: Althaea officinalis Family: Malvaceae Folk Names: Althaea leaf, rose of sharon, altheia, malve, mortification root, mucilage, sweet weed, witte malve, wymote, cheeseweed. DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS Part of the Plant Used Root, Leaf Native to Europe and Asia this slimy plant is used to treat all mucus membranes. This low growing plant presents with divided…
Latin name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Family: Fabaceae Folk Names: Alcacuz, duogastrone, sweet root, sweet wood. DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS Part of the Plant Used Root and Stolon – Harvest in Autumn Native to Europe, Asia and Egypt, licorice root has been used medicinally for a plethora of conditions. It’s also a flavoring agent in common edibles such as…
Latin name: Linum usitatissimum Family: Linaceae Folk Names: Alashi, barleans flax, brazen, common flax, linen flax, lint bells, linum, winterlien, linen seed. DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS Part of the Plant Used Ripe seed. CONSTITUENTS 30-40% of fixed oils which includes linoleic, linolenic and oleic acids Mucilage, protein, the glycoside linamarin (Hoffman) Wax, resin, sugars lecithin Ascetic acid…
Latin name: Symphytum officinale (means knitting together, up to 35 species) Family: Boraginaceae Folk Names: bruisewort, knitback, knitbone. DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS Part of the Plant Used Originally found in Eurasia, comfrey displays bell shaped purple flowers, long green leaves and grows in small clumps to shrub-like appearances. Leaves used as medicinal component. Grows prevalently in the…