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  2. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    The plant has been used for centuries in the South Pacific to make a ceremonial drink with sedative and anesthetic properties, with potential for causing liver injury. [117] Piscidia erythrina / Piscidia piscipula: Jamaica dogwood: The plant is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, despite serious safety ...

  3. List of fictional plants - Wikipedia

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    Dittany: A herb with powerful medicinal properties. Fanged Geranium; Gillyweed: A seaweed-like plant that grants temporary fish-like characteristics to those who ingest it. Gurdyroot: A plant that resembles a green onion. It is the basis for a foul-tasting purple infusion brewed by the Lovegoods to fend off Gulping Plimpies.

  4. Outline of herbs and spices - Wikipedia

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    Cumin – flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to India. Cumin, black – Bunium persicum is a plant species in the family Apiaceae. Dill and dill seed – depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb. Fennel – plant species in the genus Foeniculum.

  5. Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected ...

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    A long-lost tree species has new life after scientists planted a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean ... Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old ...

  6. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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    Mugwort oil, used in ancient times for medicinal and magical purposes. Currently considered to be a neurotoxin. [medical citation needed] Mustard oil, containing a high percentage of allyl isothiocyanate or other isothiocyanates, depending on the species of mustard; Myrrh oil, warm, slightly musty smell. Myrtle; Neem oil or neem tree oil

  7. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal plants are widely used as folk medicine in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines. The annual global export value of the thousands of types of plants with medicinal properties was estimated to be US$60 billion per year and growing at the rate of 6% per annum.

  8. List of psychoactive plants - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis plants vary widely, with different strains producing dynamic balances of cannabinoids (THC, CBD, etc.) and yielding markedly different effects. Popular strains are often hybrids of C. sativa and C. indica. The medicinal effects of cannabis are widely studied, and are active topics of research both at universities and private research ...

  9. Cannabis indica - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis indica is an annual plant species in the family Cannabaceae [1] indigenous to the Hindu Kush mountains of Southern Asia. [2] The plant produces large amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) [3] and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), with total cannabinoid levels being as high as 53.7%. [4]