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Definition
"Heather"
Calluna vulgaris
ERICACEAE
5/30
gout, diarrhea |
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Definition
"Bilberry"
Vaccinum myrtillus
ERICACEAE
5/30
eye health, WWII night vision |
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Definition
"red clover"
Trifolium pratense
FABACEAE
5/30
cough, respiratory infection
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Term
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Definition
"lavender"
Lavendula angustifolia
LAMIACEAE
5/30
insomnia, nervouness/anxiety |
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Term
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Definition
"Mountain Savory"
Satureja montana
LAMIACEAE
5/30
intestinal inflammation |
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Term
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Definition
"Sage"
Salvia officinalis
LAMIACEAE
5/30
Mouth inflammation, bleeding gums |
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Definition
"rosemary"
Rosmarinus officinalis
LAMIACEAE
5/30
Hypertension, rheumatism |
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Term
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Definition
"Oregano"
Origanum vulgare
LAMIACEAE
5/30
flowers look like red tinted leaves--real flowers
square stem, ciliate, Op-Dec
Uses: rhinitis, upper respiratory infections infants/children |
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Term
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Definition
"Catnip"
Nepeta cataria
LAMIACEAE
5/30
soft green furry deeply serrated, Op-Dec
red vein on older (green) leaves
Uses: colic in infants, nervous/anxiety |
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Definition
"st. johns wort"
Hypericum perforatium
HYPERICACEAE
5/30
pinnate, Opposite-Decussate
Uses: depression, anxiety |
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Definition
"Barberry"
Berberis vulgaris
BERBERIDACEAE
5/30
red fruit
flowers: hanging raceme, yellow, sphere/bowl-shaped
leaves: ciliate; whorl of 6 leaves along branch
Dysentry, AIDS related diarrhea
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Term
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Definition
"Mugwort"
Artemista vulagris
ASTERACEAE
5/30
leaves: alternate, deeply divided&incised, green
Uses:intestinal worms, muscle weakness |
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Definition
"Willow"
Salix spp. (salix alba)
SALICACEAE
5/30
flower: catkins
leaf: dark green, whorl of 3 per flower, lanceolate
branch: has alternate simple leaves
Uses: salicylic acid, fever, headache |
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Term
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Definition
"Mullein"
Verbascum thapsus
SCHROPHULARIACEAE
5/30
flower: cone,
Uses: cough, bronchitis |
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Term
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Definition
"Tarragon" or "dragon herb"
Artemisia dracunculus
ASTERACEAE
5/30
Uses: appetite stimulant
at every alternate simple leaf--branch starts at axil
leaf: alternate, simple green, lanceolate, glabrous
flower: white/yellow hanging, open bell-head w/ tinyflorets |
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Definition
"Marigold"
Calendula officinalis
ASTERACEAE
5/30
flower: gold/orange, similar or darker disc with florets
petals: short w 3 points
leaf: basal rosette(or start lower) of oblong-lanceolate, hairy green
Uses: skin wounds, burns |
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Definition
"Lungwort"
Pulmonaria officinalis
BORAGINACEAE
flower: fused, 5 petal purple tube--furry deep red tube
leaf: furry, entire, green with white spots
5/30
Uses: cough, lung infections |
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Term
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Definition
"Wormwood/Absinthe"
Artemisia absinthium
ASTERACEAE
flower: raceme-like with yellow heads (with smaller leaves interspersed)
leaf: green to pale green, alternate, compound, deeply incised
5/30
Uses: stimulant, liver/gallbladder probs |
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