Herb Profiles

Index of Herb Profiles by Common Name

(If you prefer to use the Botanical Names of the plants, Click here.)

"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her"

William Wordsworth

Click on the name of the herb you are interested in and you will be directed to the relevant Profile.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y

If you see this little guy in a herb profile, it means that you should not use this herb without professional advice!

American Ginseng - coming soon

Angelica - coming soon

Belladonna - coming soon

Black Horehound - coming soon

Black Root

Black Willow - coming soon

Bladderwrack

Blessed Thistle - coming soon

Blood Root

Blue Cohosh

Blue Flag

Bogbean - coming soon

Broom -coming soon

Californian Poppy - coming soon

Caraway - coming soon

Cardamom - coming soon

Cola - coming soon

Devil's Club - coming soon

Ephedra - coming soon

Fumitory - coming soon

Galangal - coming soon

Goldenrod - coming soon

Goldenseal

Gotu Kola - coming soon

Horseradish - coming soon

Jimson Weed - coming soon

Juniper

Kava kava - coming soon

Kelp

Lady's Mantle - coming soon

Lady's Slipper

Lavender - coming soon

Lemon Balm

Lesser Celandine

Life Root

Lignum vitae - coming soon

Lily of the Valley

Lime blossom - coming soon

Mugwort - coming soon

Night Blooming Cereus

Nutmeg

Oak

Oats

Oregon Grape - coming soon

Osha - coming soon

Parsley - coming soon

Pellitory-of-the-wall - coming soon

Pipsissewa - coming soon

Ribwort Plantain - coming soon

Roman Chamomile - coming soon

Skunk cabbage - coming soon

Slippery elm

Smooth Alder - coming soon

Sweet Flag - coming soon

Sweet Oriental Gum - coming soon

Sweet Sumach - coming soon

Sweet Violet - coming soon

Tansy - coming soon

Tea

Tea Tree

Thornapple - coming soon

White Pond Lily - coming soon

White Willow - coming soon

Wild Cherry

Wild Indigo

Wild Lettuce - coming soon

Wild Marjoram

Wild Yam

Wintergreen - coming soon

Yellow Jasmine - coming soon

Yerba Mansa - coming soon

Yerba mate

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Christine Haughton, MA MNIMH MCPP FRSPH

Wold Farm, West Heslerton, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 8RY, UK