Heartsease: A Later Discovery July 28, 2013 Herbalist Off Heartsease, This violet does not appear in Dioscorides, Galen nor Pliny. It first appears among our...
Heartsease: Modern Applications July 28, 2013 Herbalist Off Heartsease, Grieve offers many more names for this plant, among them: love lies bleeding, love idol,...
External Use As An Astringent July 21, 2011 Herbalist Off Tormentil, Before moving to current practice, we can trace long usage of tormentil as an astringent...
Vervain July 17, 2011 Herbalist Off Verbena, Verbena officinalis, vervain Family: Verbenaceae Part used: aerial parts Verbena officinalis L. is a hardy,...
Vervain: European Medicinal Uses July 17, 2011 Herbalist Off Verbena, Now that we have returned to medicinal virtues of vervain, let us look at the...
Nervous Affections July 15, 2011 Herbalist Off Mugwort, There are writers other than Grieve who consider mugwort a nervine. Ibn Sina records the...
Kaempferia galanga June 29, 2011 Herbalist Off Sand Ginger, Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae) Galangal, Sand Ginger, Aromatic Ginger, Kencur, Cutcherry or Resurrection Lily Kaempferia...
Figwort: External Use Of The Bulbous White Root May 7, 2011 Herbalist Off Figwort, Most recommendations for use of the root are for external usage. Mattioli gives a recipe:...