Trifolium pratense Papilionaceae Habitat: Widely distributed throughout Europe including Britain, naturalized in N. America and many other parts of the world. Collection: The flowerheads are gathered between May and September. Part Used: Flowerheads...
Avena sativa Gramineae Habitat: Widely distributed as a cereal crop. Collection: The fruit and straw are gathered at harvest time, inAugust. The stalks are cut and bound together. Leave them upright to dry andthen thresh out the fruit. The straw is...
Berberis aquifolium Berberidaceae Names: Oregon Grape Root, Mountain Grape. Habitat: Oregon, N. America, cultivatied as a garden plant elsewhere. Collection: The underground parts are collected in the autumn,carefully cleaned, cut into slices and...
Petroselinum crispum Umbelliferae Habitat: Native to the Eastern Mediterranean, cultivated worldwide. Collection: The root is collected in the autumn from two year oldplants. the leaves can be used any time during the growing season. Part Used: The...
Rubus idaeus Rosaceae Habitat: Cultivated in most temperate countries. Collection: The leaves may be collected throughout the growing season.Dry slowly in a well-ventilated area to ensure proper preservation ofproperties. Part Used: Leaves and fruit...
Dioscorea villosa Part Used: Dried underground parts. Constituents: Steroidal saponins, based on diosgenin: dioscin, dioscorin, and others. Actions: Anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, hepatic, cholagogue, diaphoretic. Indications:...
Mitchella repens Rubiaceae Names: Squaw Vine. Habitat: N. America. Collection: Being an evergreen herb, it may be found all year round inthe forest and woodland habitat it likes. It is best collected in flowerbetween April and June. Part Used:...
Anemone pulsatilla Ranunculaceae Names: Pulsatilla, Wind Flower, Meadow Anemone. Habitat: Europe and parts of Russia, cultivated elsewhere. Collection: The stalks should be gathered at the time of floweringwhich is in March or April.. Part Used:...
Passiflora incarnata Part Used: Leaves and whole plant. Constituents: Alkaloids; harmine, harman, harmol, harmaline, harmalol, and passaflorine. Flavonoids; apigenin and various glycosides, homoorientin, isovitexin,kaempferol, luteolin, orientin...
Parietaria diffusa Urticaceae Habitat: Native to Europe, including Britain. Collection: The parts above ground are collected between June andSeptember. Part Used: Aerial parts. Constituents: * Flavonoids; 3-glucosides & 3-rhamnosides...
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH