September 2nd, 2008
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Botanical Name:Dicentra cucullaria
Family : Fumariaceae
Other Name: Dicentra cucullaria
Syninyms:Bicuculla cucullaria[B,P] Corydalis cuccularia[H] D. cuccularia[H] D. cucullaria var. occidentalis[B,P] D. occidentalis[B,P] Fumaria cucullaria[G]
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Genus: Dicentra
Species: D. cucullaria
Habitat :Woodland, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Deep Shade. Native to North America.It occurs mainly in [...]
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September 1st, 2008
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BotanicalName: Polemonium reptans
Family: N.O. Polemoniaceae
Common names: Abscess Root, Creeping or Spreading Jacob’s Ladder, False Jacob’s Ladder, American Greek Valerian, Blue bells, and Sweatroot.
Synonyms: American Greek Valerian. Blue Bells. False Jacob’s Ladder. Sweatroot.
Habitat: United States. Polemonium caeruleum, or Greek valerian, is a native of England. It has been found in [...]
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August 31st, 2008
Botanical Name: : Acacia decurrens, Acacia arabica,Acacia catechu
Family: Leguminosae (legume)
Other common names: Indian Gum Arabic, Wattle Bark, Black Wattle, Babul, Babool
Synonym: Wattle Bark
Habitat :Acacia Bark, known as Wattle Bark, is obtained from the chief of the Australian Wattles, A. decurrens (Willd.), the Black Wattle, and, more recently, A. arabica has been similarly used in [...]
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August 30th, 2008
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Botanical Name: Eriodictyon glutinosum (BENTH.)
Family: N.O. Hydrophyllaceae
Common names: Mountain Balm, Bear’s Weed, Gum Plant, Consumptive Weed, and Sacred Herb.
Synonyms: Mountain Balm. Consumptive’s Weed. Gum Bush. Bear’s Weed. Holy or Sacred Herb. Eriodictyon Californicum (Hook and Arn.).
Part Used: Dried leaves.
Habitat: California, Northern Mexico.
Description:Yerba Santa is [...]
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August 29th, 2008
Botanical Name:Eleutherococcus senticosus (formerly Acanthopanax senticosus)
Family :Araliaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Genus: Eleutherococcus
Species: E. senticosus
Habitat:It is native to Northeastern Asia. Eleuthero is a shrub that grows in Siberia, China, Korea, and Japan.In Chinese medicine it is known as cì wu jia
Common names: Siberian ginseng, Ci wu [...]
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August 28th, 2008
Botanical Name: Asarum canadense (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Aristolochiaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Piperales
Genus: Asarum
Synonyms: Canada Snakeroot. Indian Ginger. Coltsfoot.
Parts Used: Rhizome dried and roots.
Habitat: North America, North Carolina, Kansas.
Description: An inconspicuous but fragrant little plant, not over 12 inches high, found growing in rich soil on roadsides and in woods. A stemless [...]
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August 27th, 2008
Botanical Name: Rubus fructicosus
GAELIC NAME : Sméar.
LATIN NAME : Rubus villosus.
COMMON / FOLK NAMES : Bramble, Cloudberry, Dewberry, Goutberry, High Blackberry, Thimbleberry, Bly, Bramble-kite, Bumble-kite. Rubus fructicosus
Other names: Bramble, brymbyl, bumble-kite, brameberry, brambleberry.
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: Rubus (formerly Eubatus)
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August 26th, 2008
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Botanical Name:pau d’arco
common names: Poui, trumpet trees and pau d’arco.
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Species: impetiginosa
Synonyms: Tabebuia avellanedae, T. ipe, T. nicaraguensis, T. schunkeuigoi, T. serratifolia, T. altissima, T. palmeri, Gelseminum avellanedae, Handroanthus avellanedae, H. impetiginosus, Tecoma adenophylla, Tecoma avellanedae, Tecoma eximia, Tecoma impetiginosa, Tecoma integra, Tecoma ipe
Common Names: [...]
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August 25th, 2008
Botanical Name: Equisetum arvense
Family: Equisetaceae (horsetail)
Other common names: Pewterwort, Scouring Rush, Shavegrass, Equisetum, Queue de Cheval, Bottlebrush, Dutch Rushes, Giant Horsetail , Dutch Rushes, Paddock-pipes, Pewterwort, Scouring Rush, Toadpipe
Habitat: Horsetail is widely distributed throughout the temperate climate zones of the Northern hemisphere, including Asia, North America and Europe.
Description:Horsetail is an [...]
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August 24th, 2008
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Botanical Name:Mahonia aquifolium
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Mahonia
Species: M. aquifolium
Alternative Names: Alegrita, California Barberry, Japonica, Mahonia, Mountain Grape, Mountain Holly, Pepperidge, Sourberry, Sowberry and Yellow Root.
Habitat:Oregon-grape is a native plant on the North American west coast from British Columbia to northern California, occurring in the understory of Douglas-fir forests and in [...]
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August 23rd, 2008
Botanical Name: Pueraria lobata
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Pueraria
Species: P. lobata
syn.Names: P. montana, P. thunbergiana
Habitat: . It is native to southern Japan and southeast China in eastern Asia. The name comes from the Japanese word for this plant, kuzu. The other species of Pueraria occur in southeast Asia, further south.
Description:
Kudzu is [...]
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August 22nd, 2008
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Protista
(unranked): Chromista
Phylum: Heterokontophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Fucaceae
Genus: Ascophyllum
Species: A. nodosum
Norwegian Kelp is a large, common, brown alga, in the Class Phaeophyceae. It is seaweed of the northern Atlantic Ocean, also known as Ascophyllum nodosum, Knotted Kelp, knotted wrack or egg wrack. It is common on the north-western coast of Europe (from Svalbard to Portugal) [...]
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August 21st, 2008
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Rhamnus
Subgenus: Frangula
syn. Frangula purshiana, Rhamnus purshianus
Common Name: Cascara Buckthorn, Cascara, Bearberry, and in the Chinook Jargon, Chittam or Chitticum;
Habitat: Found in Europe and western Asia, and in North America, from northern Idaho to the Pacific coast; mountainous areas.It is a species of buckthorn native to western [...]
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August 20th, 2008
Botanical Name : EPHEDRA VULGARIS
Family Name : EPHEDRACEAE/N.O. Gnetaceae
Common Name : EPHEDRA, EVULGARIS, SOMLATHA
Part Used : DRIED BRANCH
Habitat : Drier regions of temperate zone and alpine Himalayas at altitude of 2700m to 3600m.It grows in southern Europe and parts of western and central Asia. Its local names include somlatha.
Description:Ephedra distachya (syn. E. vulgaris) is a [...]
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August 20th, 2008
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Botanical Name: Taxus baccata
Family: N.O. Taxaceae and Coniferae
Poisonous Parts: Leaves, seed and fruit.
Habitat: Europe, North Africa, Western Asia.
Description: A tree 40 to 50 feet high, forming with age a very stout trunk covered with red-brown, peeling bark and topped with a rounded or wide-spreading head of branches; leaves spirally attached [...]
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August 19th, 2008
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Botanical Name: Astragalus membranaceus
Family: Leguminosae (legume) - Fabaceae (pea)
Other common names: Locoweed, Milk Vetch Root, Huang Qi, Chinese Astragalus
Common names: Astragalus, Chinese Astragalus, Chinese Milkvetch, Huang Qi, Huang Qui, Huang-qi, Membranous Milk Vetch, Milk Vetch Root, Yellow Vetch
Plant Description: The Astragalus plant is native to the northern and eastern regions [...]
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August 18th, 2008
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: S. alba
Other Names:-Crack willow; European willow; Liu-zhi; Purple willow; Pussy willow; Salix alba; Salix nigra; Wheeping willow; White willow
Introduction:-
The use of willow bark dates back to the time of Hippocrates (400 BC) when patients were advised to chew on the bark to reduce fever and [...]
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August 17th, 2008
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Botanical Name: Pfaffia paniculata
Family: Amaranthaceae (cockscomb)
Other common names: Amazon Ginseng, Brazilian Ginseng, Brazilian Carrots, Para Todo, Pfaffia
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Genus: Pfaffia
Species: P. paniculata
Habitat:Suma is an indigenous plant to South America, most notably Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Description:
Traditionally it has been used as a food product for many forest [...]
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August 16th, 2008
Kingdom: Flora
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Chlorella
Chlorella is a genus of single-celled green algae, belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta. It is spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 ?m in diameter, and is without flagella. Chlorella contains the green photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll-a and -b in its chloroplast. Through photosynthesis it multiplies rapidly requiring only carbon [...]
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August 15th, 2008
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Description:
The rose hip and rose haw, is the pomaceous fruit of the rose plant, that typically is red-to-orange, but might be dark purple-to-black in some species.
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Rose hips of some species, especially Rosa canina (Dog Rose) and R. majalis, have been used as a source of Vitamin C. Rose [...]
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