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  2. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years. [58] [59] Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from other Ephedra species, called "Mormon tea" and "Indian tea". It contains the alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, which are used as breathing aids (bronchodilators and decongestants). [60 ...

  3. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Aristolochic acid (contained in herbs in the genus Aristolochia e.g. Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot), Aristolochia reticulata (Texas snakeroot) and in Chinese herbs such as Aristolochia fangchi and Aristolochia manshuriensis [7] (banned in China and withdrawn from Chinese Pharmacopoea 2005; Stephania tetrandra and Magnolia ...

  4. Galium aparine - Wikipedia

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    Chemistry [ edit ] Chemical constituents of Galium aparine include: iridoid glycosides such as asperulosidic acid and 10-deacetylasperulosidic acid ; [ 15 ] asperuloside ; monotropein ; aucubin ; alkaloids such as caffeine ; flavonoids ; coumarins ; organic acids such as citric acid and a red dye; phenolics such as phenolic acid ; [ 16 ] and ...

  5. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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    Herbal teas, or tisanes, are the resultant liquid of extracting herbs into water, though they are made in a few different ways. Infusions are hot water extracts of herbs, such as chamomile or mint, through steeping. Decoctions are the long-term boiled extracts, usually of harder substances like roots or bark.

  6. Valerian (herb) - Wikipedia

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    Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Eurasia. It produces a catnip-like response in cats.. Crude extract of valerian root may have sedative and anxiolytic effects, and is commonly sold in dietary supplement capsules to promote sleep, but clinical evidence that it is effective for this purpose is weak or inconclusive.

  7. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, archaeological findings, such as the remains of medicinal plants in Viking-age graves, attest to the importance of herbal remedies in Nordic culture [21] From ancient times to the present, Ayurvedic medicine as documented in the Atharva Veda , the Rig Veda and the Sushruta Samhita has used hundreds of herbs and spices, such as ...

  8. Outline of herbs and spices - Wikipedia

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    Shiso – shiso [17] is the now common name [18] for the Japanese culinary herb, seed, or entire annual plant of Perilla frutescens. Sorrel – or garden sorrel, often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable. Tarragon – perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood.

  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]