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Palmarosa |
Cymbopogon martini |
Rosha Grass ,Indian Geranium |
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Palmarosa is distilled from a grass closely related to citronella and lemongrass. Palmarosa has a grassy, lemony scent ...
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Papaya |
Carica papaya |
Papaw, Melon Tree, Papaya Vulgaris |
| Tropical tree-like plant :
fruit,seeds :
S.America :
Papaya fruit offers not only the luscious taste but is a rich source of antioxidants. Papaya leaf is used as a dewormer. ...
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Parsley |
Petroselinum crispum |
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roots, leaves, seeds :
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Of the variety crispum, or curled-leaved there are thirty-seven variations, the most valuable are those of compact habit ...
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Passion Flower |
Passiflora incarnata |
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Dried leaves and stems. :
S. Amercia, Southwest, Mexico :
Herbalists have a high regard for the soothing properties of passionflower and recommend it as a general nerve tonic. ...
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Patchouli |
Pogostermon patchouli |
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Patchouli gained a certain reputation in the 60's as the preferred scent for Deadheads, perhaps because it's pungent scent was thought to mask the sme ...
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Pau D' Arco |
Tabebuia impertiginosa, various species |
lapacho, taheebo |
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Inner bark :
S. America :
There is a great deal of practical evidence, however, that pau d'arco can be used with success to treat colds, flu, sore throat, and yeast infections. ...
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PennyRoyal |
Mentha pulegium |
Penny-Royal, poleo |
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leaves and young flowers, essential oil :
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Pennyroyal is an important member of the family of mints and is one that can be used safely for its intended purposes, when coupled with common sense, ...
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Peony |
Paeonia lactiflora |
Bai Shao Yao, Peony root, and Chinese Peony |
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Root :
Chinese :
The white
peony is one of the oldest remedies in traditional Chinese medicine ...
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Pepper, Black |
Piper nigrum |
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Black peppers are culitivated in malabar, Java, Sumatra, and Penang. Black peppercorns are the sun-dried red berries, which a ...
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Peppermint |
Mentha piperita |
Yerba Buena |
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whole herb :
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Of all the mints, peppermint is now probably the most widely used of all, due to its high content of menthol. ...
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Periwinkle |
Vinca minor |
lesser periwinkle, myrtle |
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leaves and seeds :
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Perwinkle has been used in the tradition medicine of many cultures and peoples worldwide including Europe, China, India and the Pacific and Caribbean ...
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Peruvian Bark |
Cinchona spp |
Red Bark. Jesuits' Powder. Cinchona Bark |
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Peruvian Bark, is the historical name of the main active principle, quinine. ...
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Phaseolus vulgaris |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
White Kidney Bean |
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Phaseolus vulgaris, an inhibitor of alpha-amylase, an enzyme that promotes the breakdown of starch. ...
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Pine |
Pinus sylvestris |
Scots Pine |
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The key uses of pine are as an anti-infectious, antimicrobial agent in colds, flu, urinary and viral infections and as a pain reliever ...
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Pineapple |
Ananas comosus |
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Fruit, stem :
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Pineapple has been used as a medicinal plant in several native cultures. Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which digests food by brea ...
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Pippali, Long Pepper |
Piper longum |
Bengal Pepper, Indonesian Long Pepper, Java Pepper |
| Flowering plant :
fruits :
Ayurveda :
Long pepper is known as pippali in India, the word pepper itself is
derived from the Sanskrit word for long pepper, pippali. Pippali is valu ...
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Plantain |
Plantago major ,lanceolata L. |
Broad-leaved Plantain, Ribword, narrow leaved plantain, Slan-lus |
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An important constituent of plantain is the gluside aucubin. The macerated fresh leaves are put on bee stings and used for ...
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Pleurisy Root |
Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly-weed. Swallow-wort, Tuber root, Wind root, Colic root, Orange Milkweed |
| perinnial herb :
root :
N. America :
Known popularly as pleurisy root, from its medicinal use against a wide range of respiratory and lung conditions, specifically pleurisy ...
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Poke Root |
Phytolacca americana |
American nightshade, cancer jalap, coakum, garget, inkberry, pigeon berry, chui xu shang lu |
| herbaceous perennial plant :
Tincture of the root :
North Amercian :
Poke root tinctures are used in creams and ointments as a treatment for skin diseases,and the plant has a folklore reputation as a cancer cure that ne ...
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Poppy, Red Flowers |
Papaver rhoeas |
corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy |
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Flowers and seeds :
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Red poppies are one of the most abundant and popular wildflowers in the world, so numerous as to seem a planted crop in the fields and meadows where t ...
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Prickly Ash Bark |
Zanthoxylum spp |
Szechuan pepper, chuan jiao, Tooth Ache Tree, yellow wood |
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The bark or the fruit, dried and chopped :
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Prickly ash is most often used as a poultice applied to the skin over the area of pain. ...
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Psyllium |
Plantago psyllium, Plantago ovata |
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Seeds and seed husks :
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Psyllium seeds contain a mucilage that, when combined with water, swells up to 14 times its volume ...
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Pumpkin Seed |
Cucurbita pepo |
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Seeds and seed oil :
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Pumpkin seed oil is a nutrious source of vitamins and minerals and well as both Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. ...
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Pygeum |
Prunus africana |
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bark :
Africa :
Pygeum is a tree native to the higher elevations of central and southern Africa. Sometimes reffered to as the African Cherry ...
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