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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. 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. Plants used as herbs or spices - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Category:Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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   Simple English; Slovenčina; Slovenščina; ... Pages in category "Medicinal plants" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 636 total.

6. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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   Archaeological evidence indicates that the use of medicinal plants dates back to the Paleolithic age, approximately 60,000 years ago. Written evidence of herbal remedies dates back over 5,000 years to the Sumerians, who compiled lists of plants. Some ancient cultures wrote about plants and their medical uses in books called herbals.

7. List of plants by common name - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.