David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHLeonurus cardiaca
Labiatae
Names: Lion's Tail.
Habitat: Throughout Europe and occasionally in Brit
Anemone pulsatillaRanunculaceaeNames: Pulsatilla, Wind Flower, Meadow Anemone.Habitat: Europe and parts of Rus
Passiflora incarnataPart Used: Leaves and whole plant. Constituents: Alkaloids; harmine, ha
Scutellaria laterifolia
Part Used: Aerial parts.
Constituents:
Scutellarin, a flavonoid glycosi
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Matricaria recutita
Part used:
Flowering tops
Constituents: There is a wealth of information a
Vitex agnus-castus
Verbenaceae
Names: Vitex, Chasteberry.
Habitat:
Collection: The
Valeriana officinalis
Part used: Rhizome, stolons & roots.
Constituents: A range of unique chemical constit
Lactuca virosaCompositae
Names: Lettuce Opium
Habitat: Indigenous to Central and Southern Europe and
North
