by Billie Nicholson | Sep 20, 2018 | Materia Medica-German Chamomile
Botanical name: Matricaria chamomile L. Common name: Chamomile Family: Asteraceae Parts used: Flowers Native Region: Originally recorded in in Codex Ebers in ancient Egypt, this plant spread to Europe around the first century A.D. It was essential in monastery gardens...
by Billie Nicholson | Apr 16, 2018 | Materia Medica - Dandelion
Botanical name: Taraxacum officinale Common name: Dandelion Family: Compositae Parts used: Young leaves, flowers, and roots in some varieties Native Region: Historically, it is believed to evolve in Eurasia. The first Does not occur at all in the Southern Hemisphere,...
by Billie Nicholson | Mar 14, 2018 | Materia Medica, Parsley
Botanical Name: Carum petroselinum (AKA: Petroselinum crispum) Common Name: Parsley Family: Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) Ayurvedic/TCM Name: Prajmoda Parts Used: leaves, seeds and roots in some varieties Native Region: Indigenous to the eastern Mediterranean; naturalized...