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Cetraria islandica
Parmeliaceae
Habitat: Grows in most Northern Countries.
Part used: The entire
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Leguminosae
Habitat: Native to the Mediterranean region and parts of Asia, cultivated worldwi
Althaea officinalis
Part Used: Root and leaf.
Constituents:
In the root:
type
Filipendula ulmaria
Names: Queen-of-the-Meadow, Bridewort.
Habitat: A common wild plant in Britain,
Ulmus fulva
Part Used: Inner bark.
Constituents: Mucilage, composed of galactose, 3-methyl
galactose, rham
Berberis vulgaris
Part Used : Bark of root or stem
Constituents :
Alkaloids
Taraxacum officinale
Compositae
Habitat: Widely distributed throughout most of the world as a "troublesome weed.
Guaiacum officinale
Zygophyllaceae
Names: Guaiac, Lignum vitae.
Habitat: W. Indies, Florida and
