Solanum dulcamara L. (Bittersweet)
Biology and Distribution Solanum dulcamara L. (=Dulcamara flexuosa Moench) (), known as dogwood or bittersweet...
Medicinal Plants
Medicinal plants and their uses (medicinal herbs)
Tag: Whites
White Deadnettle (Lamium Album)
Family: Lamiaceae Part used: aerial parts Lamium album L. is a spreading perennial, common in...
White Deadnettle: Renaissance Debate And Use
The question of identification becomes critical in the Renaissance texts, yet remains elusive. Fuchs distinguishes...
White Deadnettle: Modern Use
Modern texts, if the herb appears in them at all, mainly limit themselves to white...
Rosa Damascena
Rosa damascena, damask rose Family: Rosaceae Part used: flower petals, hips Forty-seven species within the...
Damask rose: Ancient Use
Dioscorides (I 99) records modest use. He tells us that roses (rodon, plural roda in...
Damask rose: Preparations And Thei Application
Parkinson, copied by Culpeper, then details the various preparations and their uses, and this list...
Astringency In Menorrhagia
Other usage of tormentil as a medicine is for the urinary tract, for heavy periods...
External Use As An Astringent
Before moving to current practice, we can trace long usage of tormentil as an astringent...