Author: Glossary
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Dong Quai
Herbal Chinese plant that tastes like celery. Dong Quai also known as Tang Kwei.
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Dogwood
Tree which bears clusters of small flowers. Dogwood also known as Cornus florida. Native American tree with many interesting uses. Fevers can be warded off by chewing twigs; rootbark yields a good scarlet dye; powdered bark can be made into toothpaste or a good black ink (when mixed with iron sulphate).
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Devil’s Claw
Herb with edible, claw-like pods that is found primarily in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
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Datura Plant
Annual weed of the nightshade family. Datura Plant also known as Jimson Weed.
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Dandelion
Yellow-flowered composite plant whose leaves grow directly from the root. A weed used as a diuretic, digestion aid, and liver detoxifier. Available as an extract or in capsule form at health food stores. The plant referred to as a ‘tramp with a golden crown’ is known to all as the dandelion. Interestingly, this plant shares…
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Damiana
Herb or low shrub. Damiana also known as Turnera.
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Cramp Bark
Ornamental shrub from the honeysuckle family that has white flowers and red berries. Cramp Bark also known as Guelder Rose and High Bush Cranberry.
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Cowslip
Primrose with fragrant yellow flowers. Cowslip also known as Primula veris. Proverbial wildflower of England, loved for its fragrant golden-yellow blossoms. Old remedy for insomnia and headache, as flowers possess sedative and nerve strengthening properties. Cowslip wine, a delicate dessert wine, has long been made from cowslip pips. A flowering herbaceous plant belonging to the…
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Cottonwood
Rapidly growing, soft-wooded popular tree.
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Corn Starch
Starch extracted from corn kernels. Corn Starch also known as Corn Flower Starch. Starch obtained from ordinary corn or maize (Zea mays). It is used as a dusting powder and an absorbent and is a constituent in many pastes and ointments. It is widely used in industry and as a food.