by Billie Nicholson | Jul 13, 2017 | ginger, Materia Medica
Botanical Name: Gingiber officinale Common Name: Ginger root Family: Zingiberacae Ayurvedic/TCM Name: shringara/vishwabhesaj Parts Used: rhizome Native Region: Asia Geographic Distribution: India, West Indies, Jamaica, Africa, Florida & US, Spain Botanical...
by Billie Nicholson | Jun 15, 2017 | Home Remedies, Materia Medica, Sage
Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Common name: Sage Family: Labiatae Parts used: Leaves, whole herb in culinary and medicinal recipes Native Region: its natural habitat being the northern shores of the Mediterranean. Sage is found in its natural wild condition from...
by Billie Nicholson | Jun 10, 2017 | Lavender, Materia Medica
Botanical name: Lavandula augustifolia, Lavandula vera
Common name: English lavender
Family: Labiatae Parts used: all parts have a fragrance, but the flowers and flower stems are used to extract essential oil Native Region: indigenous to the mountainous regions of...
by Billie Nicholson | May 3, 2017 | Materia Medica
Are you interested in plants and their benefits to us? As you begin to pursue this adventure, you will quickly become overwhelmed with the vast amount of information available. The Herbal Academy recommends studying one plant at a time. This will allow you to delve...
