Gentian

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Latin name:  Gentiana lutea Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family) DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS  Part of the Plant Used Root and dried rhizome – Harvest late summer/autumn Ornamental herb with large clusters of big, orange yellow flowers and stiff, pointy, yellow green leaves that resemble those on Lady Slipper. The root has been used since the first century as…

Coltsfoot

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Latin name: Tussilago farfara Family: Asteraceae (Aster, daisy or sunflower family) DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS  Part of the Plant Used Roots, stalks, leaves. Flowers, harvested in early spring, and leaves harvested in summer. Chop up leaves BEFORE they are dried and stored. Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara is a very old medicine and has been documented for coughs as…