Herb Profile: Wood Avens

Herb Profile: Wood Avens

Botanical Name: Geum urbanum Common Names: Avens, Herb Bennet, Colewort, Benedict’s Herb, Radix caryophyllata Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family) Parts Used: Root, leaves Botany & Identification: A hedgerow and woodland herb found over most of Europe. Common in...
Herb Profile: Plantain

Herb Profile: Plantain

Botanical Name: Plantago major, P.lanceolata Common Names: Broadleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain. Also: Greater Plantain & Rat’s Tails (Broadleaf), Birdseed, Healing Blade, Hen-plant, White Man’s Foot, Soldier’s Herb, Snakeweed (Ribwort) Waybread Gaelic: lus an...
Herb Profile: Valerian

Herb Profile: Valerian

Valerian Botanical Name: Valeriana officinalis Common Names: All-Heal, Great Wild Valerian, Garden Heliotrope, Bloody Butcher, Cat’s Valerian, Sete Wale (Set Well), Baldrian (German), Valeriana (Spanish), Sumbul-ul-tib (Farsi)  Gaelic Names: Lus-bileach Family:...
Herb Profile: Mullein

Herb Profile: Mullein

         Mullein Botanical Name: Verbascum thapsus Common Names: Scots: Aaron’s rod, Shepherd’s club, White Mullein, Cuddy-lugs (Donkey’s ears), Hag’s Taper, Cowboy’s Toilet Paper Family: Scrophulariaceae – the Figwort family Parts Used: Dried leaves and...
Herb Profile: Roseroot

Herb Profile: Roseroot

Rhodiola rosea Family: Crassulaceae Common names:, Rhodiola, Roseroot, Golden Root, Arctic root, Rosy Stonecrop, Tibetan Ginseng, Gaelic-Lus nan Laoch-Plant of the champion or hero. Synonyms: Sedum rhodiola. S. rosea. (L.)Scop. Roseroot growing on a cliffside in the...