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  2. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    It has also been used in many other medicinal roles in Asian and Ayurvedic medicine, although it has not been shown to be effective in non-respiratory medicinal roles. [156] Tilia cordata: Small-leaved linden In the countries of Central, Southern and Western Europe, linden flowers are a traditional herbal remedy made into a herbal tea called ...

  3. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects , fungi , diseases , and herbivorous mammals .

  4. Category:Medicinal herbs and fungi - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This category is for medicinal and psychoactive herb plants and fungi. Subcategories. This category has the ...

  5. Shennong Bencaojing - Wikipedia

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    Shennong Bencaojing (also Classic of the Materia Medica or Shen-nong's Herbal Classics [1] and Shen-nung Pen-tsao Ching; Chinese: 神農本草經) is a Chinese book on agriculture and medicinal plants, traditionally attributed to Shennong. Researchers believe the text is a compilation of oral traditions, written between the first and second ...

  6. List of medicinal plants of the American West - Wikipedia

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    The Peterson Field Guide Series A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs. Houghton Mifflin Co, New York. ISBN 0-395-83807-X. A field guide with photographs of each plant and descriptions of their uses. C. Garcia & J.D. Adams (2005). Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West - Cultural and Scientific Basis for their Use. Abedus Press ...

  7. Plants used as herbs or spices - Wikipedia

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    frost-tender perennial herb: culinary, medicinal: fruit Caraway: Carum carvi: Apiaceae: biennial herb: culinary, medicinal, fragrance: fruits Khat: Catha edulis Celastraceae: shrub or tree medicinal leaves primarily used as a recreational drug: Cornflower: Centaurea cyanus: Asteraceae: annual herb tea, medicinal, dye flowers, rarely leaves and ...

  8. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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    It is a popular misconception that herbal medicines are safe and side-effect free. [34] Consumption of herbs may cause adverse effects. [35] Furthermore, "adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are sometimes life threatening or lethal."

  9. Herbal - Wikipedia

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    The use of plants for medicinal purposes, and their descriptions, dates back two to three thousand years. [10] [11] The word herbal is derived from the mediaeval Latin liber herbalis ("book of herbs"): [2] it is sometimes used in contrast to the word florilegium, which is a treatise on flowers [12] with emphasis on their beauty and enjoyment rather than the herbal emphasis on their utility. [13]