Herb & Plant Profiles
HORSE CHESTNUT: CONKERS, CANDLES, AND BALKAN ROOTS
Horse chestnut tree with white flower candles, palmate leaves, spiny fruit capsules, and glossy brown conkers
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AMLA (EMBLICA OFFICINALIS): INDIAN GOOSEBERRY TREE
Yellow-green amla fruits growing close to the feathery branchlets of an Indian gooseberry tree.
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SPILANTHES (ACMELLA OLERACEA): BUZZING JAMBU HERB
Close-up of Acmella oleracea spilanthes with yellow button-like flower heads and green leaves in a summer herb garden
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GUARANA PLANT GUIDE: AMAZON VINE WITH EYE-LIKE SEEDS
Ripe guarana fruit split open to show black seeds in white arils inside red capsules
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BLACK COHOSH: WOODLAND ROOT, FOLKLORE, AND BOTANY
Black cohosh with tall white flower spikes growing in a shaded eastern North American woodland
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SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS: FIVE-FLAVOR BERRY PLANT GUIDE"
Schisandra chinensis vine with clusters of red berries hanging among green leaves
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ALOE FEROX: CAPE ALOE PLANT HISTORY AND FOLK USES
Aloe ferox Cape aloe with spiny blue-green leaves and tall orange-red flower spikes on a rocky South African hillside
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LOMATIUM DISSECTUM: FERNLEAF BISCUITROOT OF THE WEST
Lomatium dissectum plant with fernlike leaves, yellow umbrella-shaped flower clusters, seed heads, and thick brown taproot in a sagebrush setting
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CAT'S CLAW PLANT: AMAZON VINE WITH HOOKED THORNS
Cat's Claw Plant: Amazon Vine with Hooked Thorns
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ROSEMARY - MEDITERRANEAN HERB OF MEMORY AND PINE SCENT
Rosemary shrub with narrow evergreen leaves and small blue flowers on a sunny Mediterranean-style hillside...
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