Name: Aloe Vera
Biological Name(s):
Aloe barbadensis
Aloe Indica
Aloe Barbados
Aloe Vera
Lily family, Liliaceae

Other Names: Aloe, Aloe Vera, Indian Alces, Kumari, Ghirita, Gawarpaltra, Barbados aloe, Curacao aloe, Lu hui
Description:
Aloe is a perennial succulent native to East and South Africa. It is cultivated in the W
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Name: Amaranth
Biological Name: Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus cruentus
Other Names: Amaranth, Hsien, lady bleeding, lovely bleeding, pilewort, prince's feather, red cockscomb, spleen amaranth
Parts Used: seeds and leaves
History: It is believed that amaranth was brought to America by those first migrants from the Tower
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Name: Angelica
Biological Name: Angelica archangelica, Angelica sinensis
Carrot family, Umbelliferae

Other Names: Angelica, dong-quei, dong-quai, tang-kuei or dang-qui, dong quai in China.
Parts Used: roots, only the hips of the root, up to the head is used.
Active Compounds:
Coumarins, bergapten, linalool and borneol.
Tr
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Name: Anise
Biological Name: Pimpinella anisum
Carrot Family, Umbelliferae

Other Names: Anise, Aniseed, Sweet Cumin, star anise, Chinese anise, illicium
Parts Used: Seed, Anethole and other aromatic compounds.
Active Compounds:
Volatile oil, l-4%, consisting of largely trans-anethole (70-90%), with estragole (methylchavicol)
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Name: Agrimony
Biological Name: Agrimonia eupatoria
Rose family, Rosaceae

Other Names: Agrimony, Church steeples, Cocklebur, Philanthropos, Stickwort
Parts Used: Flowering stem tips and leaves
History:
Agrimony has a long history of medicinal use. Through the ages, it was considered a panacea. The ancient Greeks used agrimon
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Name: Alder Buckthorn
Biological Name: Rhamnus fragula
Buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae

Other Names: Alder Buckthorn, Arrowwood, Black Dogwood, Glossy Buckthorn, European buckthorn, black alder dogwood, black alder tree, Persian berries, European black alder, Buckthorn
Parts Used: Bark, fruit
History: Alder Buckthorn had been use
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Name: Alkanet
Biological Name: Anchusa officinalis
Boraginaceae, Borage family

Other Names: Alkanet, Bugloss, Common alkanet
Remedies For:
Two uses are often suggested:
Expectorant (for bringing up phlegm)
Emollient (for soothing and softening the skin)
No evidence was found by the scientists to the expectorant function.
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Name: American Ginseng
Biological Name: Panax Ginseng, Panax quinquefolius
Family: Araliaceae

Other Names: American Ginseng, Five fingers, Tartar Root, five leafed ginseng, redberry, garantoquen, sang, Ginseng - American
Parts Used: Root
Active Compounds: Glycoside content of the plant is believed to be responsible for the he
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Name: American Mistletoe
Biological Name: Phoradendron flavescens
Mistletoe family, Loranthaceae

Other Names: American Mistletoe, Golden Bough, Mistletoe, false mistletoe, goldenbough, birdlime
Parts Used: Leaves
Active Compounds:
History: Romans, celtics and Germans believed that Mistletoe is a key to the supernatural. Mist
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Name: Arnica
Biological Name: Arnica montana
Family: Compositae

Other Names: Arnica, Leopard's bane, mountain tobacco, mountain arnica, common arnica, wolfsbane
Parts Used: flowers, rootstock
Active Compounds:
History:
Remedies For:
Diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, stimulant, vulnerary
Reduce pain and swe
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