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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 ...
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
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Its medicinal properties have been used to treat swelling in the body. [2] Cherokee and Chocktaw Native Americans mashed up S. cernuus roots as a poultice, and applied the plant to soothe inflammation of the breasts and back. [5] [6] The Seminoles used the plant as an antirheumatic, as well as a way to soothe fevers and body aches. [7]