David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHFoeniculum vulgare Part Used: The seeds. Constituents: The whole complex of primary plant constituents and a characteristic array of secondary plant constituents are present. Pharmacologically important constituents include volatile oil, major...
Geranium maculatum Part Used: The rhizome. Constituents: Tannins including gallic acid, with the level being highest just before flowering. Actions: Astringent, anti–haemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary. Indications: American Cranesbill...
Tanacetum parthenium Part Used: Leaves. Constituents: Volatile oil, containing pinene and several pinene derivatives, bornylacetate and angelate, costic acid, b-farnesine and spiroketalenol ethers Sesquiterpene lactones; the major one being...
Bellis perennis Compositae Collection:The flowers may be picked between March and October. Part Used: Fresh or dried flower heads. Constituents: Saponins Tannin Essential oil Flavones Bitter principle Mucilage. Actions: Expectorant, astringent...
Scrophularia nodosa Scrophulariaceae Names: Rosenoble, Throatwort, Carpenter’s Square, Scrofula Plant. Habitat: A European and British wild plant. Collection: The stalks and leaves are gathered during flowering betweenJune and August. Part...
Turnera diffusa Turneraceae Names: Turnera aphrodisiaca Habitat: Southern USA, Mexico and parts of sub-tropical America andAfrica. Collection: The leaves and stems are gathered at the time off lowering. Part Used: Dried leaves and stems...
Taraxacum officinale Compositae Habitat: Widely distributed throughout most of the world as a “troublesome weed.” Collection: The roots are best collected between June and August when they are at their bitterest. Split longitudinally...
Harpagophytum procumbens Pedaliaceae Habitat: Indigenous to Southern and Eastern Africa. Collection: This plant grows in Africa in very arid conditions. The roots are collected at the end of the rainy season. Part Used: Rhizome. Constituents:...
Anethum graveolens Parts Used : Seeds. Collection : The seeds should be collected when fully ripe, that is when they have turned brown. They should be spread out to dry, not in artificial heat. Constituents : Volatile oil, consisting mainly of...
Echinacea spp. Compositeae Names: Purple Coneflower Habitat: Throughout North American prairies, plains, and open woodlands. Part Used: The root. Constituents: Echinacoside, in E. angustifolia but not E. purpurea.Research suggests that the...
