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1 Acanthaceae 10 Andrographis. Hygrophila. Justicia adhatoda. 2 Acoraceae 1 Acorus calamus. 3 Actinidiaceae 1 Actinidia deliciosa (kiwi). 4 Agavaceae 5 Agave. Chlorogalum. Chlorophytum. Yucca. 5 Aizoaceae 3 Lampranthus. Mesembryanthum. Sceletium tortuosum. 6 Alismatales 3 Alisma plantago. Potamogeton. Sagittaria sagittaefolia. 7 Alliaceae/Agapanthaceae 10 Allium cepa. Allium sativum. Agapanthus. 8 Amaranthaceae/ 23 Achyranthes. Chenopodium. SalsolaLtd tragus. Chenopodiaceae 9 Amaryllidaceae 6 Amaryllis. Boophone. Galanthus. Narcissus. 10 Anacardiaceae 20 Anacardium. Comocladia. Mangifera. Pistacia. Rhus. Schinus. 11 Annonaceae 6 Annona. Asimina. Cananga. Guatteria. Malmea. Xylopia. 12 Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 69 Aethusa. Ammi. Angelica. Apium. Asaf. Cicuta. Conium. Coriandrum. Ferula. Heracleum. Hydrocotyle. Oenanthe. Petroselinum. Peucedanum. Phellandrium. Sium. Sumbul. Zizia. 13 Apocynaceae 57 Alstonia.Books Apocynum. Asclepias. Calotropis. (incl. Asclepiadaceae Cundurango. Gelsemium. Gymnema. and Gelsemiaceae) Oleander. Quebracho. Rauvolfia. Reserpinum. Strophanthus. Tabernanthe iboga. Vinca. Vincetoxicum. 14 Aquifoliaceae 5 Ilex (holly). 15 Araceae (Aroids) 15 Amorphophallus. Arisaema. Arum. Caladium. Calla. Ictodes. Lemna. Monstera. Symplocarpus. Zantedeschia. 16 Araliaceae 11 Aralia. Ginseng. Hedera (ivy). Oplopanax. Panax. 17 Arecaceae (Palms) 9 Areca. Cocos. Elaeis. Euterpe. Nux absurda. SaltirePhoenix. Sabal. 18 Aristolochiaceae 8 Aristolochia. Asarum. 19 Asparagaceae 10 Asparagus. Convallaria. Cordyline. Dracaena. ©(incl. Laxmanniaceae Polygonatum. Ruscus. Sansevieria. and Ruscaceae) 20 (Compositae) 154 remedies – divided in 5 tribes 20.1 Asteraceae – Anthemidae 28 Abrot. Absinth. . Cham. Cina. Millefolium. Tanacetum. 20.2 Asteraceae – Cardueae 18 Carduus. Centaurea. Cirsium. Cynara. Lappa. Onopordon.

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20.3 Asteraceae – Lactuceae 14 Cichorium. Hieracium. Lactuca. Nabalus. Taraxacum. 20.4 Asteraceae – 33 Brachyglottis. Eupatorium. Guaco. . Senecioneae/Eupatorieae Tussilago. 20.5 Asteraceae – Vulneraries 61 Ambrosia. Arnica. Bellis. Calendula. Echinacea. and minor tribes Erigeron. Gnaphalium. Grindelia. Helianthus. Inula. Parthenium. Polymnia. . Solidago. Wyethia. Xanthium. 21 Balsaminaceae 5 Impatiens. 22 Begoniaceae 1 Begonia. 23 Berberidaceae 6 Berberis. Caulophyllum. Jeffersonia. Podophyllum. 24 Betulaceae 9 Alnus. Betula. Carbo veg. Cinis betulae. Corylus. Ostrya. 25 Bignoniaceae 6 Catalpa. Jacaranda. Kigelia. Markhamia. Tabebuia. Tecoma. 26 Bixaceae 1 Bixa (annatto). 27 Boraginaceae 23 Alkanna. Anchusa. Borago. Cordia. Eriodictyon.Ltd Heliotropium. Myosotis. Nemophila. Onosmodium. Pulmonaria. Symphytum. 28 Brassicales 50 Armoracia. Brassica. Bunias. Capparis. Carica. Cheiranthus. Cleome. Cochlearia. Eruca. Iberis. Isatis. Lepidium. Moringa. Nasturtium. Raphanus. Sinapis. Thiosinaminum. Thlaspi. Tropaeolum. Vesicaria. 29 Bromeliaceae 2 Ananas (pineapple). Tillandsia usneoides. 30 Burseraceae 5 Balsamodendron. Boswellia. Myrrha. Olibanum. 31 Buxaceae 1 Buxus. Books 32 Cactaceae 13 Anhalonium. . Carnegiea. Cereus. Mescalinum. . 33 / 14 Campanula. Lobelia. Pratia. Lobeliaceae 34 Canellales 3 Cinnamodendron. Drimys. 35 Cannabaceae 7 Cannabis. Celtis. Humulus. Trema. (incl. Celtidaceae) 36 Carnivorous plants 6 Dionaea. Drosera. Nepenthes. Pinguicula. Sarracenia. 37 Caryophyllaceae 17 Agrostemma. Arenaria. Dianthus. Saponaria. Saponinum. Stellaria. 38 CelastraceaeSaltire 6 Catha. Euonymus. Parnassia. 39 Chrysobalanaceae/ 3 Acioa (Dactyladenia). Dichapetalum. Moquilea Dichapetalaceae 40© Cistaceae 2 Cistus. Helianthemum. 41 Clusiaceae 9 Gambogia. Garcinia. Harungana. Hypericum. (incl. Hypericaceae) Mesua. 42 Commelinales 3 Eichhornia. Lachnanthes. Tradescantia. Conifers see Pinales 43 Convolvulaceae 13 Argyreia. Convolvulus. Ipomoea. Jalapa. Operculina.

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44 Coriariaceae/ 3 Coriaria. Corynocarpus (karaka). Corynocarpaceae 45 Cornales 8 Cornus. Hydrangea. Loasa. Philadelphus. 46 17 Cotyledon. Crassula. Kalanchoe. Rhodiola. Sedum. Sempervivum. 47 Cucurbitaceae 23 Bryonia. Cephalandra. Citrullus. Colocynthis. (incl. Datiscaceae) Cucumis. Cucurbita. Datisca. Elaterium. Luffa. Momordica. Trichosanthes. 48 Cycads 2 Macrozamia. Stangeria. 49 Dioscoreales 6 Aletris. Dioscorea. Narthecium. Tamus. 50 Dipsacales 25 Adoxa. Centranthus. Dipsacus. Knautia. Leycesteria. Lonicera. Sambucus. Scabiosa. Symphoricarpos. Triosteum. Valeriana. Viburnum. 51 Ebenaceae 5 Diospyros. Euclea. Royena. 52 Elaeagnaceae 1 Hippophae rhamnoides. 53 Equisetaceae (Horsetails) 4 Equisetum. 54 Ericaceae 27 Andromeda. Arbutus. Arctostaphylos.Ltd Chimaphila. Calluna. Epigaea. Erica. Gaultheria. Kalmia. Ledum. Lyonia. Oxydendrum. Pyrola. Rhododendron. Uva ursi. Vaccinium. 55 Euphorbiaceae 51 Acalypha. Cascarilla. Cassada. Croton. Euphorbia. Hevea. Hura. Jatropha. Latex vulcani. Mancinella. Mercurialis. Phyllanthus. Ricinus. Spirostachys. Stillingia. 56 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) 134 Abrus. Acacia. Anadenanthera. Astragalus. Balsamum. Baptisia. Cassia. Copaiva. Cytisus. Derris.Books Dolichos. Erythrina. Faba. Galega. Genista. Glycyrrhiza. Gymnocladus. Indigo. Lathyrus. Leucaena. Medicago. Melilotus. Mimosa. Mucuna. Oxytropis. Phaseolus. Physostigma. Psoralea. Pueraria. Robinia. Sarothamnus. Senna. Soja. Sophora. Spartium. Sutherlandia. Tamarindus. Trifolium. Ulex. Vicia. Wisteria. 57 Fagaceae 11 Castanea. Eupionum. Fagus. Kreosotum. Quercus. 58 Ferns 13 Asplenium. Calaguala. Dryopteris. Filix-mas. Polypodium. Pteridium. 59 Fumariaceae 6 Adlumia. Corydalis. Dicentra. Fumaria. 60 GentianaceaeSaltire12 Canchalagua. Centaurium. Centaury. Gentian. Gentiana. Sabatia. 61 Geraniales 8 Bersama. Erodium. Geranium. Monsonia. © Pelargonium. 62 Ginkgos 1 Ginkgo biloba. 63 Gnetophytes 4 Ephedra. MDMA (ecstasy). Welwitschia. 64 Gunneraceae 1 Gunnera perpensa. 65 Hyacinthaceae 5 Agraphis. Ornithogalum. Squilla. 66 Icacinaceae 1 Pyrenacantha scandens. 67 Illiciaceae 2 Illicium (Anisum stellatum). 68 Juglandaceae 6 Carya. Juglans.

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69 Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 99 Agnus castus. Basilicum. Coleus. Collinsonia. Glechoma. Hedeoma. Hyssopus. Lamium. Lavandula. Leonotis. Leonurus. Leucas. Lycopus. Mentha. Monarda. Ocimum. Origanum. Plectranthus. Rosmarinus. Salvia. Scutellaria. Tetradenia. Teucrium. Thymolum. Thymus. Vitex. 70 Laurales 18 Boldo. Calycanthus. Camphora. Cinnamomum. Coto. Hernandia. Laurus. Nectandra. Persea. Sassafras. Xymalos. 71 32 Calochortus. Colchicum. Crocus. . Gladiolus. Gloriosa. Homeria. Iris. Lilium. Moraea. Sarsaparilla. Smilax. Tulipa. 72 Linaceae 2 . 73 Loganiaceae 13 Ignatia. Nux vomica. Spigelia. Strychninum. Strychnos. Upas. 74 Lycophyta 3 Huperzia. Lycopodium. Selaginella. 75 Lythraceae/Punicaceae 6 Cuphea. Granatum (pomegranate). Heimia.Ltd Henna. Lythrum. 76 Maesaceae 1 Maesa lanceolata. 77 Magnoliaceae 3 Magnolia. Talauma. 78 Malpighiaceae 2 Ayahuasca. Galphimia glauca. 79 Malvaceae 33 Abelmoschus. Abroma. Adansonia (baobab). Brachychiton. Ceiba. Chocolate. Durio. Gossypium. Grewia. Hibiscus. Kola. Malva. Sida. Theobroma. Tilia. Triumfetta. 80 14 Amianthium. Helonias. Paris. Sabadilla. Trillium. Veratrum.Books . Zigadenus. 81 Meliaceae 10 Andersonia. Azadirachta. Guarea. Trichilia. Turraea. 82 Menispermaceae 11 Cocculus. Curare. Menispermum. Pareira. Picrotoxinum. Tinospora. 83 Menyanthaceae 1 Menyanthes trifolia. 84 Moraceae 12 Brosimum. Ficus. Maclura. Morus. Murure. Strangler fig. Upas antiaris. 85 Mosses 4 Polytrichum. Sphagnum. 86 Myricaceae 2 Morella. Myrica. 87 Myristicaceae 2 Myristica (Virola) sebifera. Nux moschata. 88 Myrsinaceae 9 Anagallis. Cyclamen. Embelia. Lysimachia. 89 MyrtaceaeSaltire 16 Cajuputum. Eucalyptus. Eugenia. Guava. Leptospermum. Melaleuca. Myrtus. Pimenta. Psidium. Syzygium. 90© 14 Epilobium. Melastoma. Oenothera. Terminalia. 91 Nyctaginaceae 4 Boerhavia. Bougainvillea. Mirabilis. 92 Nymphaeaceae 5 Nuphar. Nymphaea. 93 Ochnaceae 1 Ochna atropurpurea (= Ochna serrulata). 94 Oleaceae 12 Chionanthus. Fraxinus. Jasminum. Nyctanthes. Olea. Phillyrea. Syringa.

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95 Orchidaceae (Orchids) 18 Coelogyne. Corallorhiza. Cypripedium. Cyrtopodium. Dendrobium. Dipodium. Neottia. Orchis. Spiranthes. Vanilla. Orobanchaceae 8 see Parasitic Plants 96 Oxalidales 5 Elaeocarpus. Oxalicum acidum. Oxalis. 97 Papaveraceae 36 Apomorphinum. Argemone. Chelidonium. Codeinum. Eschscholzia. Heroinum. Morphinum. Narcotinum. Opium. Papaver. Sanguinaria. Sanguinarinum nitricum. Thebainum. 98 Parasitic plants 29 Bopusia. Cuscuta. Epiphegus. Euphrasia. Flor de Piedra. Liriosma. Krameria. Loranthus. Melampyrum. Misodendrum. Monotropa. Okoubaka. Orobanche. Osyris. Pedicularis. Phoradendron. Rafflesia. Ratanhia. Santalum. Scurrula. Viscum. Ximenia. 99 Passifloraceae/Turneraceae 3 Damiana. Passiflora. Turnera. 100 Pedaliaceae 3 Ceratotheca. Harpagophytum. Sesamum.Ltd 101 Phrymaceae 2 Mimulus. 102 Phytolaccaceae 2 Petiveria. Phytolacca. 103 Pinales (Conifers) 49 remedies divided in 5 groups: Pinales – Araucariaceae 2 Agathis. Wollemia. Pinales – Cupressaceae 15 Cupressus. Juniperus. Sequoia. Sequoiadendron. Thuja. Pinales – Pinaceae 21 Abies. Cedrus. Larix. Picea. Pinus. Pseudotsuga. Tsuga. Pinales – Taxaceae 2 Taxus baccata. Taxus brevifolia. Pinales – coniferous 9 Amber.Books Jet. Pix liquida. Terebinthina. products 104 Piperaceae 7 Anemopsis. Cubeba. Kava-kava. Matico. Piper. (incl. Saururaceae) 105 Pittosporaceae 1 Pittosporum viridiflorum. 106 27 Antirrhinum. Chelone. Digitalis. Gratiola. Leptandra. . Plantago. Veronica. 107 Plumbaginaceae 4 Ceratostigma. Limonium. Plumbago. Statice. 108 Poales (Grasses & 51 Agrostis. Anatherum. Anthoxanthum. Arundo. Grass-likes) Avena. Bambusa. Carex. Cymbopogon. Cynodon. Cyperus. Furfur. Hordeum. Juncus. Lolium. Oryza. Phleum. Saccharum. Sorghum. SaltireSparganium. Stigmata maydis. Triticum. Typha. Vetiveria. Wild oat. Zea. Zizania. 109 Polemoniaceae 3 Gilia. Hoitzia. Polemonium. 110© Polygalaceae 5 Polygala. Senega. 111 22 . Fagopyrum. . . Rheum. Rumex. 112 Portulacaceae 3 Calyptridium. Portulaca. 113 9 Androsace. Hottonia. . Soldanella. 114 Proteales 5 Nelumbo (lotus). Platanus. Telopea (waratah). 115 Quilajaceae 1 Quilaja saponaria. 116 Ranunculaceae 59 remedies. Divided in 4 groups.

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116.1 Ranunculaceae – Group 1 17 Aconitum. Consolida. Eranthis. Helleborus. Staphisagria. 116.2 Ranunculaceae – Group 2 10 Actaea. Adonis. Aquilegia. Cimicifuga. Nigella. Thalictrum. 116.3 Ranunuclaceae – Group 3 8 Coptis. Hydrastis. Xanthorhiza. 116.4 Ranunculaceae – Group 4 24 Anemone. Caltha. Clematis. Hepatica. Macrotinum. Pulsatilla. Ranunculus. Trollius. 117 Rhamnaceae 13 Cascara. Ceanothus. Frangula. Karwinskia. Rhamnus. Ziziphus. 118 Rhizophoraceae/ 4 Catuaba. Coca. Cocainum. Rhizophora. Erythroxylaceae 119 Rosaceae 60 Agrimonia. Alchemilla. Amygdalus. Crataegus. Cydonia. Filipendula (Spiraea). Fragaria. Geum. Hydr-ac. Kousso. Laurocerasus. Prunus. Malus. Potentilla. Pyrus. Rosa. Rubus. Sanguisorba. Sorbus. 120 Rubiaceae 53 Asperula. Cainca. China. Chininum salts. Coffea. Coffeinum. Emetinum. Fleroya. Galium.Ltd Gardenia. Ipecacuanha. Mitchella. Mitragyna. Morinda. Rubia. Uncaria. Yohimbinum. 121 29 Aegle. Angustura. Atista. Barosma. Casimiroa. Citricum acidum. Citrus. Clausena. Dictamnus. Diosma. Jaborandi. Pilocarpinum. Ptelea. Ruta. Xanthoxylum. Zanthoxylum. 122 Salicaceae/Flacourtiaceae 24 Chaulmoogra. Hydnocarpus. Natrum salicylicum. Populus. Salicylicum acidum. Salix. Trimeria. Willow. 123 Sapindaceae 15 Acer. Aesculus.Books Blighia. Cardiospermum. Guarana. Paullinia. Sapindus. 124 Sapotaceae 3 Lucuma. Sapota achras. 125 9 Altingia. Hamamelis. Heuchera. Paeonia. Penthorum. Ribes. Saxifraga. 126 Scrophulariaceae 9 Buddleja. Scrophularia. Verbascum. 127 Simaroubaceae 9 Ailanthus. Brucea. Castela (Chaparro). Cedron. Quassia. Simarouba. 128 Simmondsiaceae 1 Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba). 129 Solanaceae 53 Atropinum. Belladonna. Brugmansia. Capsicum. Datura. Duboisia. Dulcamara. Fabiana. Franciscea. Hyoscyamus. Lycium. Lycopersicon. Mandragora. SaltireNicotiana. Physalis. Scopolaminum. Solanum. Stramonium. Tabacum. Withania. 130 Theaceae 2 Camellia japonica. Thea chinensis. 131© Thymelaeaceae 5 Aquilaria. Daphne. Dirca. Mezereum. 132 Ulmaceae 3 Ulmus. 133 Urticaceae/Cecropiaceae 10 Cecropia. Dendrocnide. Musanga. Parietaria. Urtica. 134 Verbenaceae 9 Aloysia. Lantana. Lippia. Priva. Verbena. 135 Violaceae 5 Anchietea. Viola. 136 Vitaceae 6 Ampelopsis. Cayratia. Cissus. Parthenocissus. Vitis (grape).

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137 Xanthorrhoeaceae 6 Aloe. Asphodelus. Phormium. Xanthorrhoea. 138 Zingiberales 14 Alpinia. Canna. Cardamomum. Costus. Curcuma. Galanga. Maranta. Musa. Zingiber. 139 Zygophyllales 5 Guaiacum. Larrea (Paloondo). Peganum. Tribulus.

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Abelmoschus moschatus 79 Actaea spicata 116.2 Abies alba 103 Actinidia deliciosa 3 Abies balsamea 103 Adansonia digitata 79 Abies canadensis 103 Adenandra uniflora 121 Abies nigra 103 Adhatoda vasica 1 Abroma augusta 79 Adiantum capillus-veneris 58 Abroma augusta radix 79 Adlumia fungosa 59 Abrotanum 20.1 Adonidinum 116.2 Abrus precatorius 56 Adonis aestivalis 116.2 Ltd Absinthium 20.1 Adonis vernalis 116.2 Acacia arabica 56 Adoxa moschatellina 50 Acacia dealbata 56 Adromischus leucophyllus 46 Acacia farnesiana 56 Aegle folia 121 Acacia nilotica 56 Aegle marmelos 121 Acalypha indica 55 Aegopodium podagraria 12 Acanthus mollis 1 Aesculinum 123 Acanthus virilis 1 Aesculus carnea 123 Acer campestre 123 Aesculus glabra 123 Acer circinatum 123 Aesculus hippocastanum 123 Acer negundo 123 BooksAethusa cynapium 12 Acer pseudoplatanus 123 Agapanthus africanus 7 Achillea millefolium 20.1 Agathis australis 103 Achillea moschata 20.1 Agathosma betulina 121 Achillea nana 20.1 Agathosma crenulata 121 Achillea ptarmica 20.1 Agave americana 4 Achras sapota 124 Agave tequilana 4 Achyranthes aspera 8 Ageratina aromatica 20.4 Achyranthes calea 8 Ageratum conyzoides 20.4 Acioa dewevrei 39 Agnus castus 69 Acmella oleracea 20.5 Agraphis nutans 65 AcokantheraSaltire oppositifolia 13 Agrimonia eupatoria 119 Aconitinum 116.1 Agrimonia odorata 119 Aconitum anthora 116.1 Agrimony (Bach fl.) 119 Aconitum© cammarum 116.1 Agropyron repens 108 Aconitum columbianum 116.1 Agrostemma githago 37 Aconitum ferox 116.1 Agrostis alba 108 Aconitum lycoctonum 116.1 Agrostis capillaris 108 Aconitum napellus 116.1 Agrostis vulgaris 108 Aconitum septentrionale 116.1 Ailanthus altissima 127 Acorus calamus 2 Ailanthus glandulosa 127 Actaea racemosa 116.2 Aira flexuosa 108

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Ajuga chamaepitys 69 Ammi visnaga 12 Ajuga reptans 69 Ammoniacum gummi 12 Albizia adianthifolia 56 Ammophila arenaria 108 Albizia fastigiata 56 Amorphophallus konjac 15 Alcea rosea 79 Amorphophallus rivieri 15 Alchemilla alpina 119 Ampelodesmos mauritanica 108 Alchemilla arvensis 119 Ampelopsis quinquefolia 136 Alchemilla vulgaris 119 Ampelopsis trifoliata 136 Alchornea cordifolia 55 Ampelopsis weitchii 136 Aletris farinosa 49 Amphipterygium adstringens 10 Alisma plantago-aquatica 6 Amygdalus communis 119 Alliaria officinalis 28 Amygdalus dulcis 119 Allium ascalonicum 7 Amygdalus persica 119 Allium cepa 7 Anacardium occidentale 10 Allium fallax 7 Anacardium orientale 10 Allium lusitanicum 7 Anacyclus pyrethrum 20.1 Allium porrum 7 Anadenanthera colubrina 56 Allium sativum 7 Anadenanthera peregrina 56 Ltd Allium schoenoprasum 7 Anagallis arvensis 88 Allium ursinum 7 Anagyris foetida 56 Allium victorialis 7 Anamirta cocculus 82 Alnus glutinosa 24 Ananas ananas 29 Alnus rubra 24 Ananas comosus 29 Alnus serrulata 24 Ananas sativus 29 Aloe ferox 137 Ananassa comosus 29 Aloe perryi 137 Anatherum muricatum 108 Aloe socotrina 137 Anchietea salutaris 135 Aloe vera 137 AnchusaBooks arvensis 27 Alopecurus pratensis 108 Anchusa officinalis 27 Aloysia citrodora 134 Anchusa tinctora 27 Alpinia conchigera 138 Andersonia 81 Alpinia officinarum 138 Andira inermis 56 Alstonia boonei 13 Andrographis paniculata 1 Alstonia constricta 13 Andromeda mariana 54 Alstonia scholaris 13 Andromeda nitida 54 Alternanthera pungens 8 Andromeda polifolia 54 Althaea officinalis 79 Andropogon citratus 108 Althaea rosea 79 Andropogon muricatus 108 Altingia excelsa 125 Andropogon schoenanthus 108 Alyssoides utriculataSaltire 28 Androsace lactea 113 Amaranthus hypochondriacus 8 Anemone nemorosa 116.4 Amaranthus spinosus 8 Anemone ranunculoides 116.4 Amaranthus© tristis 8 Anemopsis californica 104 Amaryllis belladonna 9 Anethum graveolens 12 Amaryllis equestris 9 Angelica archangelica 12 Amber 103 Angelica atropurpurea 12 Ambrosia artemisiifolia 20.5 Angelica sinensis 12 Ambrosia chamissonis 20.5 Angophora lanceolata 89 Amianthium muscitoxicum 80 trifoliata 121 Ammi majus 12 Angustura vera 121

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Anhalonium lewinii 32 Aristolochia cymbifera 18 Aniba coto 70 Aristolochia grandiflora 18 Anisum stellatum 67 Aristolochia milhomens 18 Annona muricata 11 Aristolochia ringens 18 Anthemis arvensis 20.1 Aristolochia rotunda 18 Anthemis cotula 20.1 Aristolochia serpentaria 18 Anthemis nobilis 20.1 Armoracia rusticana 28 Anthoxanthum odoratum 108 Arnica montana 20.5 Anthriscus cerefolium 12 Arrhenatherum elatius 108 Anthurium schlechtendalii 15 Artemisia abrotanum 20.1 Anthyllis vulneraria 56 Artemisia absinthium 20.1 Antiaris toxicaria 84 Artemisia cina 20.1 Antirrhinum majus 106 Artemisia dracunculus 20.1 Aphanamixis polystachya 81 Artemisia laxa 20.1 Aphloia theiformis 122 Artemisia mutellina 20.1 Apiolum 12 Artemisia tridentata 20.1 Apium dulce 12 Artemisia umbelliformis 20.1 Apium graveolens 12 Artemisia vulgaris 20.1 Ltd Apium graveolens var. dulce 12 Arum dracontium 15 Apocynum androsaemifolium 13 Arum dracunculus 15 Apocynum cannabinum 13 Arum italicum 15 Apomorphinum hydrochloricum 97 Arum maculatum 15 Apomorphinum muriaticum 97 Arum triphyllum 15 Aquilaria agallocha 131 Arundo donax 108 Aquilegia vulgaris 116.2 Arundo mauritanica 108 Aragallus lambertii 56 Arundo mediterranea 108 Aralia californica 16 Arundo phragmites 108 Aralia hispida 16 BooksAsa foetida 12 Aralia nudicaulis 16 Asarum canadense 18 Aralia racemosa 16 Asarum europaeum 18 Aralia spinosa 16 Asarum officinale 18 Arbutinum 54 Asclepias cordifolia 13 Arbutus andrachne 54 Asclepias cornuti 13 Arbutus menziesii 54 Asclepias curassavica 13 Arbutus unedo 54 Asclepias incarnata 13 Arctium lappa 20.2 Asclepias syriaca 13 Arctostaphylos manzanita 54 Asclepias tuberosa 13 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 54 Asimina triloba 11 Areca catechu 17 Asparaginum 19 Arenaria glabraSaltire 37 Asparagus officinalis 19 Arenaria rubra 37 Asperula odorata 120 Arenaria serpyllifolia 37 Asphodelus albus 137 Argemone© mexicana 97 Aspidium athamanticum 58 Argemone ochroleuca 97 Aspidosperma polyneuron 13 Argemone pleiacantha 97 Aspidosperma quebracho 13 Argyreia nervosa 43 Aspidosperminum 13 Arisaema dracontium 15 Asplenium adiantum-nigrum 58 Arisaema triphyllum 15 Asplenium ceterach 58 Aristolochia clematitis 18 Asplenium scolopendrium 58 Aristolochia colombiana 18 Aster asper 20.5

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Aster bakerianus 20.5 Berberis aquifolium 23 Astragalus campestris 56 Berberis vulgaris 23 Astragalus cicer 56 Bersama lucens 61 Astragalus exscapus 56 Berula erecta 12 Astragalus glycyphyllos 56 Beta maritima 8 Astragalus gummifer 56 Beta vulgaris 8 Astragalus hornii 56 Betonica aquatica 126 Astragalus menziesii 56 Betula alba 24 Astragalus mollissimus 56 Betula pendula 24 Athamanta oreoselinum 12 Betula pubescens 24 Atista indica 121 Bidens bipinnata 20.5 Atista radix 121 Bidens pilosa 20.5 Atriplex hortensis 8 Bistorta bistortoides 111 Atropa belladonna 129 Bistorta officinalis 111 Atropinum purum 129 Bituminaria bituminosa 56 Atropinum sulphuricum 129 Bixa orellana 26 Aurantii cortex 121 Blackstonia perfoliata 60 Avena elatior 108 Blighia sapida 123 Ltd Avena sativa 108 Blumea lacera 20.5 Avenella flexuosa 108 Blumea odorata 20.5 Avicennia marina 1 Boerhavia coccinea 91 Ayahuasca 78 Boerhavia diffusa 91 Azadirachta indica 81 Boerhavia hirsuta 91 Baccharis crispa 20.5 Boldo fragrans 70 Baccharis genistelloides 20.5 Bombax pentandrum 79 Bacopa monnieri 106 Boophone disticha 9 Ballota foetida 69 Bopusia scabra 98 Ballota lanata 69 BoragoBooks officinalis 27 Ballota nigra var. foetida 69 Borreria natalensis 120 Balsamodendron mukul 30 Boscia oleoides 28 Balsamodendron myrrha 30 Boswellia carteri 30 Balsamum peruvianum 56 Boswellia sacra 30 Balsamum tolutanum 56 Boswellia socotrana 30 Bambusa arundinacea 108 Bougainvillea 91 Bambusa bambos 108 Bowdichia major 56 Banisteria caapi 78 Bowdichia virgilioides 56 Banisteriopsis caapi 78 Brachychiton acerifolius 79 Baptisia australis 56 Brachyglottis repens 20.4 Baptisia confusa 56 Brassica alba 28 Baptisia tinctoriaSaltire 56 Brassica campestris 28 Barbarea vulgaris 28 Brassica eruca 28 Barbula squarrosa 85 Brassica napus 28 Barosma© betulina 121 Brassica napus oleifera 28 Barosma crenulata 121 Brassica nigra 28 Basilicum 69 Brassica oleracea 28 Bauhinia thonningii 56 Brassica oleracea rubra 28 Begonia semperflorens 22 Brassica rapa rapa 28 Belladonna 129 Brassica rapa subsp. campestris 28 Bellis perennis 20.5 Bridelia atroviridis 55 Benzoin oderiferum 70 Bridelia ferruginea 55

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Brillantaisia patula 1 Calliandra alternans 56 Briza media 108 Calliandra houstoni 56 Brodiaea elegans 7 Calliandra houstoniana 56 Bromus hordeaceus 108 Callilepis laureola 20.5 Bromus mollis 108 Callitris rhomboidea 103 Bromus ramosus 108 Calluna vulgaris 54 Brosimum acutifolium 84 Calocedrus decurrens 103 Brosimum gaudichaudii 84 Calochortus albus 71 Brosimum utile 84 amaranthoides 20.5 Brucea antidysenterica 127 Calotropis gigantea 13 Brugmansia arborea 129 Calotropis lactum 13 Brugmansia sanguinea 129 Calotropis procera 13 Brugmansia x candida 129 Caltha palustris 116.4 Brunella vulgaris 69 Calycanthus occidentalis 70 Brunfelsia uniflora 129 Calyptridium umbellatum 112 Bryonia alba 47 Calystegia sepium 43 Bryonia cretica ssp. dioica 47 Camellia japonica 130 Bryonia dioica 47 Camellia sinensis 130 Ltd Bryonia laciniosa 47 Campanula rapunculus 33 Bryophyllum proliferum 46 Campanula rotundifolia 33 Buddleja davidii 126 Campanula trachelium 33 Buglossoides arvensis 27 Camphora [mono]bromata 70 Bunias erucago 28 Camphora officinalis 70 Bunias orientalis 28 Camphoricum acidum 70 Bupleurum falcatum 12 Camphorosma monspeliaca 8 Buxus sempervirens 31 Cananga odorata 11 Cacao 79 Canchalagua 60 Cactinum mexicanum 32 BooksCanna angustifolia 138 Cactus grandiflorus 32 Canna glauca 138 Caesalpinia bonduc 56 Cannabis indica 35 Caesalpinia bonducella 56 Cannabis sativa 35 Caesalpinia pulcherrima 56 Canyon 46 Cainca 120 Capparis brassii 28 Cajanus cajan 56 Capparis coriacea 28 Cajuputum 89 Capparis corymbifera 28 Cakile maritima 28 Capparis gueinzii 28 Caladium seguinum 15 Capparis tomentosa 28 Calaguala 58 Capsella bursa-pastoris 28 Calamintha acinos 69 Capsicum annuum 129 CalaminthaSaltire clinopodium 69 Capsicum frutescens 129 Calamintha grandiflora 69 Carapa procera 81 Calamintha nepeta 69 Carapichea ipecacuanha 120 Calamintha© officinalis 69 Carbo vegetabilis 24 Calamus aromaticus 2 Cardamine amara 28 Calea ternifolia 20.5 Cardamine pratensis 28 Calea zacatechichi 20.5 Cardamomum 138 Calendula arvensis 20.5 Cardiospermum halicacabum 123 Calendula officinalis 20.5 Carduus benedictus 20.2 Calia secundiflora 56 Carduus marianus 20.2 Calla aethiopica 15 Carex arenaria 108

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Carica papaya 28 Celtis occidentalis 35 Carissa schimperi 13 Centaurea benedicta 20.2 Carlina acaulis 20.2 Centaurea calcitrapa 20.2 Carlina vulgaris 20.2 Centaurea cyanus 20.2 Carnegiea gigantea 32 Centaurea jacea 20.2 Carpinus betulus 24 Centaurea nigra 20.2 Carum carvi 12 Centaurea solstitialis 20.2 Carya alba 68 Centaurea tagana 20.2 Carya illinoinensis 68 Centaurium cachanlahuen 60 Carya pecan 68 Centaurium erythraea 60 Carya tomentosa 68 Centaurium venustum 60 Caryophyllus aromaticus 89 Centaury (Bach fl.) 60 Cascara sagrada 117 Centella asiatica 12 Cascarilla 55 Centhranthus ruber 50 Casimiroa edulis 121 Cephalandra indica 47 Cassada 55 Cephalanthus occidentalis 120 Cassia acutifolia 56 Cerastium aquaticum 37 Cassia alata 56 Cerato (Bach fl.) 107 Ltd Cassia fistula 56 Ceratostigma willmottianum 107 Cassia laevigata 56 Ceratotheca triloba 100 Cassia lanceolata 56 Cerbera manghas 13 Cassia medica 56 Cercis occidentalis 56 Cassia obovata 56 Cercis siliquastrum 56 Cassia occidentalis 56 Cerefolium sativum 12 Cassia sophera 56 Cereus bonplandii 32 Castanea vesca 57 Cereus serpentinus 32 Castela erecta subsp. texana 127 Ceterach officinarum 58 Castela texana 127 ChamaecyparisBooks lawsoniana 103 Castela tortuosa 127 Chamaelirium luteum 80 Catalpa bignonioides 25 Chamaemelum nobile 20.1 Cataria nepeta 69 Chamerion angustifolium 90 Catha edulis 38 Chamomilla 20.1 Catharanthus roseus 13 Chaparro amargoso 127 Catuaba 118 Chasmanthera palmata 82 Caucalis latifolia 12 Chaulmoogra 122 Caulophyllum thalictroides 23 Cheiranthus cheiri 28 Cayratia debilis 136 Chelidoninum 97 Ceanothus americanus 117 Chelidonium glaucum 97 Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 117 Chelidonium majus 97 Cecropia mexicanaSaltire 133 Chelone glabra 106 Cecropia obtusa 133 Chenopodium album 8 Cecropia obtusifolia 133 Chenopodium anthelminticum 8 Cecropia© palmata 133 Chenopodium bonus-henricus 8 Cecropia peltata 133 Chenopodium botrys 8 Cedron 127 Chenopodium glaucum 8 Cedrus deodora 103 Chenopodium hybridum 8 Cedrus libani 103 Chenopodium opulifolium 8 Ceiba pentandra 79 Chenopodium vulgare 8 Celastrus scandens 38 Chenopodium vulvaria 8 Celosia trigyna 8 Chimaphila maculata 54

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Chimaphila rotundifolia 54 Cinnamomum verum 70 Chimaphila umbellata 54 Cinnamomum zeylanicum 70 China 120 Cinus betulae esko 24 China boliviana 120 Circaea lutetiana 90 China calisaya 120 Cirsium acaule 20.2 Chinidinum hydrochloricum 120 Cirsium arvense 20.2 Chininum arsenicosum 120 Cirsium lanceolatum 20.2 Chininum bromaticum 120 Cirsium vulgare 20.2 Chininum bromhydricum 120 Cissampelos torulosa 82 Chininum ferri citricum 120 Cissus cuneifolia 136 Chininum hydrocyanicum 120 Cissus debilis 136 Chininum muriaticum 120 Cissus trifoliata 136 Chininum phosphoricum 120 Cistus canadensis 40 Chininum purum 120 Citricum acidum 121 Chininum salicylicum 120 Citrullus colocynthis 47 Chininum sulphuricum 120 Citrullus lanatus 47 Chininum valerianicum 120 Citrullus vulgaris 47 Chiococca alba 120 Citrus bergamia 121 Ltd Chionanthus virginicus 94 Citrus decumana 121 Chlorocodon whitei 13 Citrus limon 121 Chlorogalum pomeridianum 4 Citrus limonum 121 Chlorophytum comosum 4 Citrus maxima 121 Chocolate 79 Citrus medica 121 Chondrodendron tomentosum 82 Citrus paradisi 121 Chrysanth. leucanthemum 20.1 Citrus sinensis 121 Chrysanthellum americanum 20.5 Citrus vulgaris 121 balsamita 20.1 Citrus x aurantium 121 Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium 20.1 BooksClausena anisata 121 Chrysanthemum coronarium 20.1 Clausena inaequalis 121 Chrysanthemum morifolium 20.1 Clematis erecta 116.4 Chrysarobinum 56 Clematis recta 116.4 Chrysopogon zizanioides 108 Clematis saxicola 116.4 Cibotium balantium 58 Clematis virginiana 116.4 Cibotium barometz 58 Clematis vitalba 116.4 Cicer arietinum 56 Cleome gynandra 28 Cichorium endivia 20.3 Clerodendrum glabrum 69 Cichorium intybus 20.3 Clerodendrum infortunatum 69 Cicuta maculata 12 Clidemia hirta 90 Cicuta virosa 12 Clinopodium douglasii 69 Cimicifuga racemosaSaltire 116.2 Clinopodium grandiflorum 69 Cina maritima 20.1 Clinopodium nepeta 69 Cinchona calisaya 120 Clinopodium vulgare 69 Cinchona© calisaya var. boliviana 120 Cnicus acaulis 20.2 Cinchona pubescens 120 Cnicus arvense 20.2 Cinchona succirubra 120 Cnicus benedictus 20.2 Cineraria maritima 20.4 Cnidoscorus urens 55 Cinnamicum acidum 70 Coca 118 Cinnamodendron corticosum 34 Cocainum hydrochloricum 118 Cinnamomum aromaticum 70 Coccinia grandis 47 Cinnamomum cassia 70 Coccinia indica 47

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Cocculus indicus 82 Coriaria myrtifolia 44 Cochlearia armoracia 28 Coriaria ruscifolia 44 Cochlearia officinalis 28 Cornus alternifolia 45 Cocos nucifera 17 Cornus circinata 45 Codeinum 97 Cornus florida 45 Codeinum phosphoricum 97 Cornus rugosa 45 Codeinum sulfuricum 97 Cornus sanguinea 45 Coelogyne pandurata 95 Cornus sericea 45 Coffea arabica 120 Coronilla varia 56 Coffea cruda 120 Corydalis bulbosa 59 Coffea tosta 120 Corydalis cava 59 Coffeinum 120 Corydalis formosa 59 Cola nitida 79 Corydalis solida 59 Colchicinum 71 Corylus avellana 24 Colchicum autumnale 71 Corynocarpus laevigatus 44 Coleus aromaticus 69 Costus pisonis 138 Coleus blumei 69 Costus spicatus 138 Collinsonia canadensis 69 Costus spiralis var. spiralis 138 Ltd Colocynthis 47 Cotinus coggygria 10 Colutea arborescens 56 Coto 70 Comarum palustre 119 Cotton Boll 79 Combretum micranthum 90 Cotyledon umbilicus 46 Combretum raimbaultii 90 Craspidospermum verticillatum 13 Commiphora myrrha 30 Crassocephalum rubens 20.4 Comocladia dentata 10 Crassula obliqua 46 Conessinum 13 Crassula rubicunda 46 Conessinum bromhydricum 13 Crataegus laevigata 119 Coniinum 12 CrataegusBooks oxyacantha 119 Coniinum bromatum 12 Craterispermum cerinanthum 120 Conium maculatum 12 Crithmum maritimum 12 Consolida regalis 116.1 Crocus sativus 71 Convallamarinum 19 Croton bispinosus 55 Convallaria majalis 19 Croton campestris 55 Convolvulus arvensis 43 Croton catinganus 55 Convolvulus duartinus 43 Croton eluteria 55 Convolvulus scammonia 43 Croton fulvum 55 Convolvulus stans 43 Croton fulvus 55 Conyza canadensis 20.5 Croton lechleri 55 Conyza sumatrensis 20.5 Croton tiglium 55 Conyza vulgarisSaltire 20.5 Cruciata laevipes 120 Copaifera officinalis 56 Cryptopinum 97 Copaiva officinalis 56 Cubeba 104 Copra© 17 Cucumis hirsutus 47 Coptis trifolia 116.3 Cucumis melo 47 Corallorhiza odontorhiza 95 Cucurbita citrullus 47 Cordia coffeoides 27 Cucurbita maxima 47 Cordia salicifolia 27 Cucurbita pepo 47 Cordyline australis 19 Cuminum cyminum 12 Coriandrum sativum 12 Cundurango 13 Coriaria arborea 44 Cuphea viscosissima 75

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Cupressus australis 103 Datisca cannabina 47 Cupressus lawsoniana 103 Datura arborea 129 Cupressus niger 103 Datura candida 129 Cupressus sempervirens 103 Datura ferox 129 Curare 82 Datura metel 129 Curcuma javanensis 138 Datura sanguinea 129 Curcuma javanica 138 Datura stramonium 129 Curcuma longa 138 Daturinum 129 Curcuma xanthorrhiza 138 Daucus carota 12 Curcuma zedoaria 138 Deinbollia oblongifolia 123 Cuscuta americana 98 Delphininum staphisagria 116.1 Cuscuta epithymum 98 Delphinium nudicaule 116.1 Cuscuta europaea 98 Delphinium staphisagria 116.1 Cuscuta reflexa 98 Dendranthema x morifolium 20.1 Cusparia trifoliata 121 Dendrobium lasianthera 95 Cyclamen europaeum 88 Dendrocnide excelsa 133 Cyclamen hederifolium 88 Dendrocnide sinuata 133 Cyclamen neapolitanum 88 Derris pinnata 56 Ltd Cyclamen purpurascens 88 Deschampsia flexuosa 108 Cydonia oblonga 119 Descurainia sophia 28 Cydonia vulgaris 119 Desmodium barbatum 56 Cymarinum 13 Desmodium gangeticum 56 Cymbopogon citrates 108 Desmoncus orthacanthos 17 Cymbopogon nardus 108 Desmoncus rudentum 17 Cymbopogon schoenanthus 108 Dialium ferrum 56 Cynara cardunculus 20.2 Dialium guianense 56 Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus 20.2 Dianthera pectoralis 1 Cynara scolymus 20.2 BooksDianthus caryophyllus 37 Cynodon dactylon 108 Dianthus fimbriatus 37 Cynoglossum officinale 27 Dianthus orientalis 37 Cynorrhodon 119 Dicentra canadensis 59 Cyperus longus 108 Dicentra cucullaria 59 Cyperus olivaris 108 Dichapetalum cymosum 39 Cypripedium acaule 95 Dichapetalum mombuttense 39 Cypripedium calceolus 95 Dichapetalum venenatum 39 Cypripedium humile 95 Dictamnus albus 121 Cypripedium parviflorum var. pub. 95 Dieffenbachia seguine 15 Cypripedium pubescens 95 Digitalinum 106 Cyrtopodium punctatum 95 Digitalis lanata 106 Cytisinum Saltire56 Digitalis lutea 106 Cytisus laburnum 56 Digitalis purpurea 106 Cytisus scoparius 56 Digitoxinum 106 Dactyladenia© dewevrei 39 Dionaea muscipula 36 Dactylis glomerata 108 Dioscorea communis 49 Dactylorhiza maculata 95 Dioscorea petrea 49 Dalbergia pinnata 56 Dioscorea villosa 49 Damiana 99 Dioscoreinum 49 Daphne indica 131 Diosgeninum 49 Daphne laureola 131 Diosma linearis 121 Daphne mezereum 131 Diospyros kaki 51

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Diospyros villosa 51 Ekebergia meyeri 81 Diospyros whyteana 51 Elaeis guineensis 17 Diplocyclos palmatus 47 Elaeocarpus angustifolius 96 Diplotaxis tenuifolia 28 Elaeocarpus ganitrus 96 Dipodium punctatum 95 Elaeodendron velutinum 38 Dipsacus fullonum 50 Elaterium 47 Dipsacus sylvestris 50 Elemuy gauteria 11 Dipteryx odorata 56 Elephantorrhiza burchellii 56 Dirca palustris 131 Elephantorrhiza elephantina 56 Dissotis canescens 90 Elettaria cardamomum 138 Dissotis incana 90 Eleutherococcus senticosus 16 Ditainum 13 Embelia kraussii 88 Dittrichia graveolens 20.5 Embelia ribes 88 Dittrichia viscosa 20.5 Embelia ruminata 88 Dodecatheon hendersonii 113 Embelia schimperi 88 Dolichos pruriens 56 Emblica officinalis 55 Dorema ammoniacum 12 Emetinum 120 Doronicum pardalianches 20.4 Emetinum muriaticum 120 Ltd Dovyalis rhamnoides 122 Endivia sativa 20.3 Dracaena draco 19 Ephedra distachya 63 Dracunculus vulgaris 15 Ephedra helvetica 63 Drimia maritima 65 Ephedra sinica 63 Drimys granadensis 34 Ephedra vulgaris 63 Drimys winteri 34 Epifagus virginiana 98 Drosera longifolia 36 Epigaea repens 54 Drosera rotundifolia 36 Epilobium angustifolium 90 Drymaria cordata 37 Epilobium hirsutum 90 Dryopteris athamantica 58 EpilobiumBooks palustre 90 Dryopteris filix-mas 58 Epilobium spicatum 90 Dryopteris inaequalis 58 Epilobium tetragonum 90 Dryopteris pentheri 58 Epiphegus virginiana 98 Duboisia hopwoodii 129 Equisetum arvense 53 Duboisia myoporoides 129 Equisetum hyemale 53 Duboisinum 129 Equisetum palustre 53 Dudleya cymosa 46 Equisetum variegatum 53 Dulacia inopiflora 98 Eranthis hyemalis 116.1 Dulcamara 129 Erechtites hieracifolia 20.4 Durio zibethinus 79 Erica carnea 54 Dysphania anthelmintica 8 Erica cinerea 54 Dysphania botrysSaltire 8 Erica vulgaris 54 Ecballium elaterium 47 Erigeron acris 20.5 Echinacea angustifolia 20.5 Erigeron canadensis 20.5 Echinacea© pallida 20.5 Eriodictyon californicum 27 Echinacea purpurea 20.5 Eriogonum umbellatum 111 Echinopanax horridus 16 Eriosema cordatum 56 Echinops spinosus 20.2 Erlangea cordifolia 20.5 Echites suberecta 13 Erodium cicutarium 61 Echium vulgare 27 Eruca sativa 28 Eichhornia crassipes 42 Ervum ervilia 56 Ekebergia capensis 81 Ervum lens 56

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Eryngium aquaticum 12 Euphorbia palustris 55 Eryngium campestre 12 Euphorbia peplus 55 Eryngium foetidum 12 Euphorbia pilosa 55 Eryngium maritimum 12 Euphorbia pilulifera 55 Erysimum alliaria 28 Euphorbia polycarpa 55 Erysimum capitatum 28 Euphorbia prostrata 55 Erysimum cheiri 28 Euphorbia pulcherrima 55 Erysimum officinale 28 Euphorbia splendens 55 Erythraea chilensis 60 Euphorbia splendida 55 Erythrina caffra 56 Euphorbium officinalis 55 Erythrina lysistemon 56 Euphrasia officinalis 98 Erythronium multiscapideum 71 Euphrasia rostkoviana 98 Erythronium purpurascens 71 Eupionum 57 Erythrophleum judiciale 56 Euterpe oleracea 17 Erythrophleum suaveolens 56 Eysenhardtia adenostylis 56 Erythroxylum catuaba 118 Eysenhardtia polystachya 56 Erythroxylum coca 118 Faba vulgaris 56 Eschscholzia californica 97 Fabiana imbricata 129 Ltd Eserinum 56 Fagopyrum esculentum 111 Espeletia grandiflora 20.5 Fagus pupurea 57 Eucalyptus camaldulensis 89 Fagus sylvatica 57 Eucalyptus globulus 89 Fallopia aubertii 111 Eucalyptus rostrata 89 Ferula assa-foetida 12 Eucalyptus tereticornis 89 Ferula communis 12 Eucalyptus tereticorti 89 Ferula communis subsp. glauca 12 Euclea crispa 51 Ferula galbanifera 12 Euclea lanceolata 51 Ferula glauca 12 Euclea natalensis 51 BooksFerula narthex 12 Eugenia jambos 89 Ferula sumbul 12 Euonymus atropurpurea 38 Ferulago campestris 12 Euonymus europaea 38 Ferulago galbanifera 12 Eupatorium aromaticum 20.4 Festuca arundinacea 108 Eupatorium cannabinum 20.4 Festuca elatior 108 Eupatorium dendroides 20.4 Festuca rubra 108 Eupatorium perfoliatum 20.4 Ficus - strangler fig 84 Eupatorium purpureum 20.4 Ficus benghalensis 84 Euphorbia amygdaloides 55 Ficus carica 84 Euphorbia corollata 55 Ficus indica 84 Euphorbia cyparissias 55 Ficus macrophylla 84 Euphorbia esulaSaltire 55 Ficus religiosa 84 Euphorbia helioscopia 55 Ficus Selingan Borneo 84 Euphorbia heterodoxa 55 Ficus venosa 84 Euphorbia© heterophylla 55 Filaginella uliginosa 20.5 Euphorbia hirta 55 Filipendula ulmaria 119 Euphorbia hypericifolia 55 Filipendula vulgaris 119 Euphorbia ipecacuanhae 55 Fleroya stipulosa 120 Euphorbia lathyris 55 Flor de piedra 98 Euphorbia marginata 55 Foeniculum anethum 12 Euphorbia milii 55 Foeniculum dulce 12 Euphorbia officinarum 55 Foeniculum sativum 12

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Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare 12 Gentiana perfoliata 60 Fragaria moschata 119 Gentiana pneumonanthe 60 Fragaria vesca 119 Gentiana purpurea 60 Fragaria virginiana 119 Gentiana quinquefolia 60 Franciscea uniflora 129 Gentianella amarella 60 Frangula alnus 117 Gentianella quinquefolia 60 Frangula californica subsp. frangula 117 Geoffroya vermifuga 56 Frangula purshiana 117 Geranium inodorum 61 Fraxinus americana 94 Geranium maculatum 61 Fraxinus excelsior 94 Geranium robertianum 61 Fraxinus ornus 94 Geranium rotundifolium 61 Fumaria officinalis 59 Geranium sanguineum 61 Furfur iritici 108 Gerbera ambigua 20.5 Galanga 138 Gerbera kraussii 20.5 Galanthus nivalis 9 Geum montanum 119 Galega officinalis 56 Geum rivale 119 Galeobdolon luteum 69 Geum urbanum 119 Galeopsis cannabina 69 Gilia capitata 109 Ltd Galeopsis ladanum 69 Ginkgo biloba 62 Galeopsis nodosa 69 Ginseng 16 Galeopsis ochroleuca 69 Gladiolus communis 71 Galeopsis segetum 69 Glaucium flavum 97 Galeopsis tetrahit 69 coronaria 20.1 Galinsoga parviflora 20.5 Glechoma hederacea 69 Galium album 120 Globularia alypum 106 Galium aparine 120 Gloriosa simplex 71 Galium cruciata 120 Gloriosa superba 71 Galium erectum 120 GlycineBooks max 56 Galium luteum 120 Glycosmis pentaphylla 121 Galium mollugo 120 Glycyrrhiza glabra 56 Galium odoratum 120 Gnaphalium leontopodium 20.5 Galium palustre 120 Gnaphalium polycephalum 20.5 Galium porrigens 120 Gnaphalium uliginosum 20.5 Galium verum 120 Gomphocarpus fruticosus 13 Galla quercina robur 57 Gossypium arboreum 79 Galphimia glauca 78 Gossypium herbaceum 79 Gambogia 41 Gossypium hirsutum 79 Garcinia cowa 41 Gouania longispicata 117 Garcinia hanburyi 41 Graderia scabra 98 Gardenia jasminoidesSaltire 120 Granatum 75 Gardenia ternifolia 120 Gratiola officinalis 106 Gaultheria hispidula 54 Grewia occidentalis 79 Gaultheria© procumbens 54 Grindelia camporum 20.5 Gelsemium sempervirens 13 Grindelia robusta 20.5 Genista tinctoria 56 Grindelia squarrosa 20.5 Gentian (Bach fl.) 60 Grindelia subalpina 20.5 Gentiana acaulis 60 Guaco 20.4 Gentiana chirata 60 Guaiacolum 139 Gentiana cruciata 60 Guaiacum officinale 139 Gentiana lutea 60 Guarana 123

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Guarea cedrata 81 Hepatica triloba 116.4 Guarea guidonia 81 Heracleum sphondylium 12 Guarea trichilioides 81 Hernandia nymphaeifolia 70 Guatteria gaumeri 11 Hernandia peltata 70 Guatteria longifolia 11 Herniaria glabra 37 Guava 89 Heroinum 97 scabra 20.5 Hesperis matronalis 28 Gunnera perpensa 64 Heterotis rotundifolia 90 Gutenbergia cordifolia 20.5 Heuchera americana 125 Gymnadenia nigra 95 Hevea brasiliensis 55 Gymnema sylvestre 13 Hibiscus arboreus 79 Gymnocladus canadensis 56 Hibiscus pernambucensis 79 Gymnocladus dioicus 56 Hibiscus sabdariffa 79 Gynura cernua 20.4 Hibiscus surattensis 79 Haematoxylum campechianum 56 Hieracium pilosella 20.3 Hagenia abyssinica 119 Hieracium umbellatum 20.3 Hallea stipulosa 120 Hippeastrum equestre 9 Hamamelis virginiana 125 Hippeastrum puniceum 9 Ltd Haplopappus baylahuen 20.5 Hippomane mancinella 55 Harpagophytum procumbens 100 Hippophaë rhamnoides 52 Harrisia pomanensis 32 Hoitzia coccinea 109 Harungana madagascariensis 41 Holarrhena antidysenterica 13 Harungana paniculata 41 Holcus lanatus 108 Hedeoma pulegioides 69 Homeria collina 71 Hedera helix 16 Hordeum murinum 108 Hedysarum ildefonsianum 56 Hordeum vulgare 108 Heimia salicifolia 75 Hottonia palustris 113 Heinsia crinita 120 BooksHoya carnosa 13 Helianthemum canadense 40 Humea elegans 20.5 Helianthemum nummularium 40 Humulus lupulus 35 Helianthus annuus 20.5 Huperzia selago 74 Helianthus tuberosus 20.5 Hura brasiliensis 55 stoechas 20.5 Hura crepitans 55 Helinus integrifolius 117 Hyacinthoides non-scripta 65 Helinus ovatus 117 Hydnocarpus heterophyllus 122 Heliotropium europaeum 27 Hydnocarpus kurzii 122 Heliotropium indicum 27 Hydrangea arborescens 45 Heliotropium peruvianum 27 Hydrastininum muriaticum 116.3 Helleborus foetidus 116.1 Hydrastininum sulfuricum 116.3 Helleborus nigerSaltire 116.1 Hydrastinum 116.3 Helleborus orientalis 116.1 Hydrastinum muriaticum 116.3 Helleborus trifolius 116.1 Hydrastinum sulphuricum 116.3 Helleborus© viridis 116.1 Hydrastis canadensis 116.3 Helminthia echioides 20.3 Hydrocotyle asiatica 12 Helonias dioica 80 Hydrocotyle vulgaris 16 Helonias erythrosperma 80 Hydrocyanicum acidum 119 Heloninum 80 Hydrophyllum virginicum 27 Hemidesmus indicus 13 Hygrophila auriculata 1 Henna 75 Hygrophila spinosa 1 Hepatica nobilis 116.4 Hylotelephium telephium 46

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Hymenocardia acida 55 Ipomoea nil 43 Hyoscyaminum hydrobrom. 129 Ipomoea purga 43 Hyoscyaminum sulphatum 129 Ipomoea purpurea 43 Hyoscyamus niger 129 Ipomoea stans 43 Hypericum acutum 41 Ipomoea tricolor 43 Hypericum aethiopicum 41 Ipomoea violacea 43 Hypericum maculatum 41 Iresine calea 8 Hypericum perforatum 41 Iris factissima 71 Hypericum pulchrum 41 Iris flavissima 71 Hypericum quadrangulum 41 Iris florentina 71 Hypericum tetrapterum 41 Iris foetidissima 71 Hypoestes triflora 1 Iris germanica 71 Hypopitys multiflora 98 Iris hartwegii 71 Hyptis pectinata 69 Iris humilis 71 Hyptis suaveolens 69 Iris pseudacorus 71 Hyssopus officinalis 69 Iris pumila 71 Iberis amara 28 Iris tenax 71 Iboga 13 Iris versicolor 71 Ltd Ictodes foetida 15 Irisinum 71 Ignatia amara 73 Isatis tinctoria 28 Ilex aquifolium 14 Jaborandi 121 Ilex cassine 14 Jacaranda caroba 25 Ilex paraguariensis 14 Jacaranda gualanday 25 Ilex vertillicata 14 Jacaranda mimosifolia 25 Ilex vomitoria 14 adonidifolia 20.4 Illecebrum verticillatum 37 Jacobaea alpina 20.4 Illicium anisatum 67 Jacobaea maritima 20.4 Illicium japonicum 67 JalapaBooks 43 Illicium religiosum 67 Jasminum officinale 94 Illicium verum 67 Jateorhiza palmata 82 Impatiens balsamina 21 Jatropha curcas 55 Impatiens capensis 21 Jatropha gossypifolia 55 Impatiens glandulifera 21 Jatropha urens 55 Impatiens noli-tangere 21 Jeffersonia diphylla 23 Impatiens roylei 21 Jet 103 Impatiens walleriana alba 21 Jonesia asoca 56 Imperatoria ostruthium 12 Juglans cinerea 68 Indigo 56 Juglans nigra 68 Indigofera atriceps 56 Juglans pecan 68 Inula conyzae 20.5Saltire Juglans regia 68 Inula dysenterica 20.5 Juncus effusus 108 Inula graveolens 20.5 Juncus jacquini 108 Inula ©helenium 20.5 Juncus pilosus 108 Inula pulicaria 20.5 Juniperus brasiliensis 103 Inula viscosa 20.5 Juniperus communis 103 Inulinum 20.5 Juniperus oxycedrus 103 Ipecacuanha 120 Juniperus oxycedrus pix 103 Ipomoea alba 43 Juniperus phoenicea 103 Ipomoea batatas 43 Juniperus sabina 103 Ipomoea ficifolia 43 Juniperus virginiana 103

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Justicia adhatoda 1 Laurocerasus 119 Justicia pectoralis 1 Laurus benzoin 70 Justicia rubrum 1 Laurus nobilis 70 Kalanchoe pinnata 46 Laurus persea 70 Kalmia latifolia 54 Lavandula angustifolia 69 Kamala 55 Lavandula latifolia 69 Karaka 44 Lawsonia inermis 75 Karwinskia humboldtiana 117 Ledum palustre 54 Khaya senegalensis 81 Lemna gibba 15 Khellin 12 Lemna minor 15 Kickxia elatine 106 Lens culinaris 56 Kickxia spuria 106 Leonotis leonurus 69 Kigelia africana 25 Leonotis ovata 69 Kino pterocarpi 56 Leontopodium alpinum 20.5 Knautia arvensis 50 Leonurus cardiaca 69 Kola 79 Lepidium bonariense 28 Kousso 119 Lepidium iberis 28 Krameria lappacea 98 Lepidium sativum 28 Ltd Krameria triandra 98 Leptandra virginica 106 Kreosotum 57 Leptolobium elegans 56 Laburnum anagyroides 56 Leptospermum scoparium 89 Lachnanthes caroliniana 42 Lespedeza capitata 56 Lachnanthes tinctoria 42 Lespedeza sieboldii 56 Lactuca elongata 20.3 Lessertia frutescens 56 Lactuca sativa 20.3 Leucaena glauca 56 Lactuca scariola 20.3 Leucaena leucocephala 56 Lactuca virosa 20.3 Leucanthemum vulgare 20.1 Lactucarium thridace 20.3 BooksLeucas aspera 69 Lagenaria sphaerica 47 Leucas capensis 69 Lagochilus inebrians 69 Leucophyllus 46 Lagynias lasiantha 120 Levisticum officinale 12 Lamium album 69 Leycesteria formosa 50 Lamium amplexicaule 69 Liatris spicata 20.4 Lamium galeobdolon 69 Licania utilis 39 Lamium maculatum 69 Licaria puchury-major 70 Lamium purpureum 69 Lichtensteinia interrupta 12 Lampranthus multiradiatus 5 Ligustrum vulgare 94 Lantana camara 134 Lilium album 71 Lantana trifolia 134 Lilium candidum 71 Lapathum acutumSaltire 111 Lilium humboldtii 71 Lappa arctium 20.2 Lilium lancifolium 71 Lapsana communis 20.3 Lilium longiflorum 71 Larix© decidua 103 Lilium martagon 71 Larix europaea 103 Lilium parvum 71 Larrea tridentata 139 Lilium superbum 71 Latex vulcani 55 Lilium tigrinum 71 Lathyrus latifolius 56 Limnanthes alba 28 Lathyrus odoratus 56 Limonium brasiliensis 107 Lathyrus sativus 56 Linaria elatine 106 Lathyrus sylvestris 56 Linaria repens 106

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Linaria spuria 106 Luzula pilosa 108 Linaria striata 106 Lycium barbarum 129 Linaria vulgaris 106 Lycopersicon esculentum 129 Lindera benzoin 70 Lycopodium clavatum 74 Linum catharticum 72 Lycopodium selago 74 Linum usitatissimum 72 Lycopsis arvensis 27 Lippia asperifolia 134 Lycopus europaeus 69 Lippia citrodora 134 Lycopus virginicus 69 Lippia javanica 134 Lyonia lucida 54 Lippia mexicana 134 Lyonia mariana 54 Liriosma ovata 98 Lysimachia nummularia 88 Litchi sinensis 123 Lysimachia ruhmeriana 88 Lithospermum arvense 27 Lysimachia vulgaris 88 Loasa tricolor 45 Lythrum salicaria 75 Lobelia acetum 33 Maclura pomifera 84 Lobelia cardinalis 33 Macrotinum 116.4 Lobelia dortmanna 33 Macrozamia spiralis 48 33 Maesa lanceolata 76 Ltd Lobelia inflata 33 Maesa trichophlebia 76 Lobelia purpurascens 33 Maesobotrya floribunda 55 Lobelia siphilitica 33 Magnolia glauca 77 Lobelia urens 33 Magnolia grandiflora 77 Lobelinum 33 Magnolia mexicana 77 Lobelinum muriaticum 33 Mahonia aquifolium 23 Lobelinum sulfuricum 33 Mallotus philippinensis 55 Lobularia maritima 28 Malmea depressa 11 Lodoicea maldivica 17 Malmea gaumeri 11 Loeselia mexicana 109 MalosmaBooks laurina 10 Lolium italicum 108 Malus communis 119 Lolium temulentum 108 Malus domestica 119 Lonicera caprifolium 50 Malus fusca 119 Lonicera etrusca 50 Malus pumila 119 Lonicera nigra 50 Malva alcea 79 Lonicera periclymenum 50 Malva moschata 79 Lonicera xylosteum 50 Malva neglecta 79 Lophophora williamsii 32 Malva parviflora 79 Lophophytum leandrii 98 Malva sylvestris 79 Loranthus scurrula 98 Malvaviscus arboreus 79 Lotus corniculatus 56 Mancinella 55 Lucuma glycyphloeaSaltire 123 Mandragora officinarum 129 Luffa acutangula 47 Mangifera indica 10 Luffa acutangula var. amara 47 Manihot esculenta 55 Luffa ©amara 47 Manilkara zapota 124 Luffa bindal 47 Manzanita 54 Luffa echinata 47 Maranta arundinacea 138 Luffa operculata 47 Markhamia lutea 25 Luffa sphaerica 47 Marrubium album 69 chequen 89 Marrubium vulgare 69 Lupinus albus 56 Marsdenia cundurango 13 Lupulinum 35 Matico 104

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Matricaria discoidea 20.1 Mimosa dormiens 56 Matricaria inodora 20.1 Mimosa humilis 56 Matricaria recutita 20.1 Mimosa microphylla 56 Matthiola graeca 28 Mimosa nuttallii 56 MDMA 63 Mimosa pudica 56 Meconinum 97 Mimosa quadriv. var. angustata 56 Meconopsis betonicifolia 97 Mimosa quadrivalvis var. nuttallii 56 Medicago lupulina 56 Mimulus guttatus 101 Medicago sativa 56 Mimulus luteus 101 Melaleuca alternifolia 89 Minuartia glabra 37 Melaleuca cajuputi 89 Mirabilis jalapa 91 Melaleuca hypericifolia 89 Misodendrum oblongifolium 98 Melampyrum arvense 98 Mitchella repens 120 Melastoma ackermanni 90 Mitragyna speciosa 120 Melastoma hirta 90 Mitragyna stipulosa 120 Melilotus albus 56 108 Melilotus altissima 56 Momordica balsamina 47 Melilotus officinalis 56 Momordica charantia 47 Ltd Melissa officinalis 69 Momordica foetida 47 Melittis grandiflora 69 Momordica involucrata 47 Melittis melissophyllum 69 Monarda didyma 69 Menispermum canadense 82 Monarda fistulosa 69 Menispermum cocculus 82 Monarda punctata 69 Menispermum rakta 82 Mondia whitei 13 69 Monotropa hypopitys 98 Mentha arvensis 69 Monotropa uniflora 98 Mentha longifolia 69 Monsonia ovata 61 Mentha piperita 69 BooksMonstera deliciosa 15 Mentha pulegium 69 Monstera pertusa 15 Mentha rotundifolia 69 Moquilea utilis 39 Mentha spicata 69 Moraea flaccida 71 Mentha sylvestris 69 Morella cerifera 86 Mentha viridis 69 Morinda citrifolia 120 Mentholum 69 Morinda lucida 120 Menyanthes trifoliata 83 Morinda morindoides 120 Mercurialis annua 55 Moringa oleifera 28 Mercurialis perennis 55 Moringa pterygosperma 28 Mescalinum 32 Morphinum 97 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum 5 Morphinum aceticum 97 Mespilus germanicaSaltire 119 Morphinum and salts 97 Mesua ferrea 41 Morphinum muriaticum 97 Meum athamanticum 12 Morphinum sulphuricum 97 Mezereum© 131 Morus nigra 84 Microglossa pyrifolia 20.5 Mucuna pruriens 56 Micromeria douglasii 69 Mucuna urens 56 Mikania amara 20.4 Murure leite 84 Mikania cordata 20.4 Musa paradisiaca 138 Mikania guaco 20.4 Musa sapientum 138 Mikania setigera 20.4 Musanga cecropiodes 133 Millefolium 20.1 Myosotis arvensis 27

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Myosotis sylvatica 27 Nuphar lutea 92 Myosotis symphytifolia 27 Nuphar pumila 92 Myosoton aquaticum 37 Nux absurda 17 Myrica cerifera 86 Nux moschata 87 Myrica gale 86 Nux vomica 73 Myristica fragrans 87 Nyctanthes arbor-tristis 94 Myristica sebifera 87 Nymphaea alba 92 Myroxylon balsamum 56 Nymphaea nouchali 92 Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae 56 Nymphaea odorata 92 Myrrha 30 Nymphaea rubra 92 Myrrhis odorata 12 Ochna atropurpurea 93 Myrtillocactus geometrizans 32 Ochna serrulata 93 Myrtus cheken 89 Ocimum basillicum 69 Myrtus communis 89 Ocimum campechianum 69 Myrtus pimenta 89 Ocimum canum 69 Mystroxylon aethiopicum 38 Ocimum caryophyllatum 69 Nabalus albus 20.3 Ocimum gratissimum 69 Nabalus serpentarius 20.3 Ocimum micranthum 69 Ltd Narceinum 97 Ocimum sanctum 69 Narcissus poeticus 9 Ocimum suave 69 Narcissus pseudonarcissus 9 Ocimum tenuiflorum 69 Narcotinum 97 Oenanthe crocata 12 Narcotinum aceticum 97 Oenanthe fistulosa 12 Narcotinum muriaticum 97 Oenanthe phellandrium 12 Narthecium ossifragum 49 Oenothera biennis 90 Nasturtium aquaticum 28 Okoubaka aubrevillei 98 Nasturtium officinale 28 Oldenlandia affinis 120 Natrum salicylicum 122 OldenlandiaBooks decumbens 120 Nauclea latifolia 120 Oldenlandia herbacea 120 Nectandra amara 70 Olea europea 94 Nectandra puchury major 70 Oleae europeae oleum 94 Negundium americanum 123 Oleander 13 Negundo fraxinifolium 123 Oleum haarlem 103 Nelumbium luteum 114 Oleum lavandulae 69 Nelumbo lutea 114 Oleum patchouli 69 Nelumbo nucifera 114 Oleum santali 98 Nemophila menziesii 27 Oleum succinum 103 Neorautanenia mitis 56 Olibanum sacrum 30 Neottia nidus avis 95 Olibanum socotrinum 30 Nepenthes distillatoriaSaltire 36 Olinia ventosa 90 Nepeta cataria 69 Onobrychis sativa 56 Nephelium litchi 123 Onobrychis viciifolia 56 Nerium© oleander 13 Ononis natrix 56 Nicotiana rustica 129 Ononis repens 56 Nicotiana tabacum 129 Ononis spinosa 56 Nicotinum 129 Onopordum acanthium 20.2 Nigella damascena 116.2 Onosmodium virginianum 27 Nigella sativa 116.2 Operculina turpethum 43 Nigritella angustifolia 95 Opium 97 Noscapinum 97 Oplopanax horridus 16

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Opopanax chironium 12 Papaverinum muriaticum 97 Opuntia aciculata 32 Pareira brava 82 Opuntia alba-spina 32 Parietaria officinalis 133 Opuntia cochinillifera 32 Paris quadrifolia 80 Opuntia ficus-indica 32 Paritium tiliaceum 79 Opuntia humifusa 32 Parnassia palustris 38 Opuntia spina alba 32 Paronychia illecebrum 8 Opuntia streptacantha 32 Parthenium hysterophorus 20.5 Opuntia vulgaris 32 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 136 Orchis maculata 95 Parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchii 136 Oreodaphne californica 70 Passiflora caerulea 99 Origanum creticum 69 Passiflora incarnata 99 Origanum dictamnus 69 Pastinaca sativa 12 Origanum majorana 69 Pastinaca urens 12 Origanum vulgare 69 Paullinia cupana 123 Ornithogalum pyrenaicum 65 Paullinia pinnata 123 Ornithogalum umbellatum 65 Pausinystalia johimbe 120 Orobanche caryophyllacea 98 Pedicularis canadensis 98 Ltd Orobanche major 98 Peganum harmala 139 Orobanche ramosa 98 Pelargonium odoratissimum 61 Orthosiphon stamineus 69 Pelargonium reniforme 61 Oryza sativa 108 Pelletierinum 75 Osmunda regalis 58 Peniocereus serpentinus 32 Osteospermum nervatum 20.5 Pentaclethra macrophylla 56 Ostrya virginica 24 Pentadiplandra brazzeana 28 Osyris alba 98 Penthorum sedoides 125 Othonna natalensis 20.4 Perideridia bolanderi 12 Ouabainum 13 BooksPerilla frutescens 69 Oxalicum acidum 96 Periploca graeca 13 Oxalis acetosella 96 Perobinha 13 Oxalis corniculata 96 Persea americana 70 Oxalis semiloba 96 Persicaria amphibia 111 Oxydendrum arboreum 54 Persicaria hydropiper 111 Oxytropis campestris 56 Persicaria hydropiperoides 111 Oxytropis lambertii 56 Persicaria maculosa 111 Packera aurea 20.4 Persicaria sagittata 111 Paeonia officinalis 125 Petasites fragrans 20.4 Paliurus aculeatus 117 Petasites hybridus 20.4 Paliurus spina-christi 117 Petiveria alliacea 102 Paloondo 139Saltire Petiveria tetrandra 102 Panax ginseng 16 Petroselinum crispum 12 Panax horridum 16 Petroselinum sativum 12 Panax© quinquefolius 16 Peucedanum galbanum 12 Panna 58 Peucedanum officinale 12 Panzerina lanata 69 Peucedanum oreoselinum 12 Papainum 28 Peucedanum ostruthium 12 Papaver dubium 97 Peumus boldus 70 Papaver rhoeas 97 Phaseolus lunatus 56 Papaver somniferum 97 Phaseolus nanus 56 Papaverinum 97 Phaseolus vulgaris 56

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Phellandrium aquaticum 12 Pinus pinaster 103 Philadelphus coronarius 45 Pinus sylvestris 103 Phillyrea angustifolia 94 Pinus teocote 103 Phillyrea latifolia 94 Piper aduncum 104 Philodendron pertusum 15 Piper angustifolium 104 Phlebodium aureum 58 Piper cubeba 104 Phleum pratense 108 Piper guineense 104 Phoenix dactylifera 17 Piper methysticum 104 Phoradendron flavescens 98 Piper nigrum 104 Phoradendron leucarpum 98 Piscidia erythrina 56 Phormium tenax 137 Piscidia piscipula 56 Phragmites australis 108 Pistacia lentiscus 10 Phyla dulcis 134 Pistacia vera 10 Phyllanthus amarus 55 Pisum sativum 56 Phyllanthus casticum 55 Pittosporum viridiflorum 105 Phyllanthus emblica 55 Pix liquida 103 Phyllanthus fraternus 55 Plantago arenaria 106 Phyllanthus niruri 55 Plantago coronopus 106 Ltd Phyllodoce breweri 54 Plantago lanceolata 106 Physalis alkekengi 129 Plantago major 106 Physalis angulata 129 Plantago minor 106 Physalis peruviana 129 Plantago psyllium 106 Physostigma venenosum 56 Platanus occidentalis 114 Phytolacca americana 102 Platanus orientalis 114 Phytolacca decandra 102 Plectranthus amboinicus 69 Picea abies 103 Plectranthus barbatus 69 Picea excelsa 103 Plectranthus fruticosus 69 Picea mariana 103 PlectroniaBooks ventosa 90 Picea nigra 103 Pleurochaete squarrosa 85 Picea pungens 103 Plumbago auriculata 107 Picris echioides 20.3 Plumbago capensis 107 Picrorrhiza (kurrooa) 106 Plumbago europaea 107 Picrotoxicum acidum 82 Plumbago littoralis 107 Picrotoxinum 82 Plumbago scandens 107 Piliostigma thonningii 56 Plumeria alba 13 Pilocarpinum muriaticum 121 Plumeria celinus 13 Pilocarpus jaborandi 121 Plumeria rubra 13 Pilocarpus microphyllus 121 Poa pratensis 108 Pilosella officinarum 20.3 Podophyllinum 23 Pimenta officinalisSaltire 89 Podophyllum peltatum 23 Pimentia dioica 89 Pogostemon cablin 69 Pimpinella anisum 12 Poinciana pulcherrima 56 Pimpinella© saxifraga 12 Polemonium caeruleum 109 Pinguicula vulgaris 36 Polyalthia longifolia 11 Pinus contorta 103 Polygala amara 110 Pinus cupressus 103 Polygala fruticosa 110 Pinus lambertiana 103 Polygala oppositifolia 110 Pinus longaeva 103 Polygala senega 110 Pinus montana 103 Polygala vulgaris 110 Pinus palustris 103 Polygonatum multiflorum 19

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Polygonatum odoratum 19 Prunus armeniaca 119 Polygonatum officinale 19 Prunus avium 119 Polygonatum vulgare 19 Prunus cerasifera 119 Polygonum amphibium 111 Prunus cerasus 119 Polygonum aviculare 111 Prunus domestica 119 Polygonum bistorta 111 Prunus dulcis 119 Polygonum bistortoides 111 Prunus laurocerasus 119 Polygonum hydropiperoides 111 Prunus mahaleb 119 Polygonum maritimum 111 Prunus padus 119 Polygonum persicaria 111 Prunus persica 119 Polygonum sagittatum 111 Prunus spinosa 119 Polymnia uvedalia 20.5 Prunus virginiana 119 Polypodium calaguala 58 Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium 20.5 Polypodium vulgare 58 Pseudotsuga menziesii 103 Polytrichum commune 85 Psidium guayava 89 Polytrichum juniperinum 85 Psoralea bituminosa 56 Populus balsamifera 122 Psoralea corylifolia 56 Populus canadensis 122 Psoralea pinnata 56 Ltd Populus candicans 122 Psychotria ipecacuanha 120 Populus nigra 122 Ptarmica nana 20.1 Populus tremula 122 Ptelea trifoliata 121 Populus tremuloides 122 Pteridium aquilinum 58 Populus trichocarpa 122 Pteris aquilina 58 Portulaca oleracea 112 Pterocarpus marsupium 56 Portulaca pilosa 112 Pueraria lobata 56 Potamogeton natans 6 20.5 Potentilla anserina 119 Pulicaria vulgaris 20.5 Potentilla argentea 119 BooksPulmonaria angustifolia 27 Potentilla aurea 119 Pulmonaria montana 27 119 Pulmonaria officinalis 27 Potentilla glandulosa 119 Pulmonaria officinalis x montana 27 Potentilla palustris 119 Pulmonaria picta 27 Potentilla reptans 119 Pulmonaria tuberosa 27 Poterium sanguisorba 119 Pulmonaria vulgaris 27 Poterium spinosum 119 Pulsatilla montana 116.4 Pothos foetidus 15 Pulsatilla nuttaliana 116.4 Pradosia lactescens 124 Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida 116.4 Pratia purpurascens 33 Pulsatilla pratensis 116.4 Prenanthes alba 20.3 Pulsatilla vulgaris 116.4 Primula auriculaSaltire 113 Punica granatum 75 Primula farinosa 113 Pycnostachys eminii 69 Primula hendersonii 113 Pyrenacantha scandens 66 Primula© obconica 113 Pyrethrum officinarum 20.1 Primula veris 113 Pyrethrum parthenium 20.1 Primula vulgaris 113 Pyrola minor 54 Prinos verticillatus1 14 Pyrola rotundifolia 54 Priva cordifolia 134 Pyrus americana 119 Priva leptostachya 134 Pyrus communis 119 Prunella vulgaris 69 Pyrus malus 119 Prunus amygdalus 119 Quassia amara 127

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Quebracho 13 Ribes nigrum 125 Quercus 57 Ribes rubrum 125 Quercus lobata 57 Ribes uva-crispa 125 Quercus pubescens 57 Ricinodendron heudelotii 55 Quercus robur 57 Ricinus communis 55 Quercus robur glandium spir. 57 Robinia pseudoacacia 56 Quillaja saponaria 115 Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum 28 Rafflesia arnoldii 98 Rosa bracteata 119 Rajania subsamarata 10 Rosa canina 119 Ranunculus acris 116.4 Rosa centifolia 119 Ranunculus bulbosus 116.4 Rosa damascena 119 Ranunculus ficaria 116.4 Rosa gallica 119 Ranunculus flammula 116.4 Rosa rubra 119 Ranunculus glacialis 116.4 Rosa St. Francis 119 Ranunculus pinnatus 116.4 Rosmarinus officinalis 69 Ranunculus repens 116.4 Royena lucida 51 Ranunculus sceleratus 116.4 Royena villosa 51 Raphanistrum arvense 28 Rubia cordifolia 120 Ltd Raphanus sativus 28 Rubia tinctorum 120 Ratanhia peruviana 98 Rubus caesius 119 Raulinoreitzia crenulata 20.4 Rubus chamaemorus 119 Rauwolfia serpentina 13 Rubus frondosus 119 Reserpinum 13 Rubus fruticosus 119 Rhamnus californica 117 Rubus idaeus 119 Rhamnus cathartica 117 Rubus rigidus 119 Rhamnus frangula 117 Rubus villosus 119 Rhamnus prinoides 117 Rudbeckia hirta 20.5 Rhamnus purshiana 117 RumexBooks abyssinicus 111 Rhaphidophora pertusa 15 Rumex acetosa 111 Rhaphispermum gerardioides 98 Rumex acetosella 111 Rhaponticoides africana 20.2 Rumex alpinus 111 Rheum palmatum 111 Rumex aquaticus 111 Rheum rhaponticum 111 Rumex crispus 111 Rhizophora mangle 118 Rumex obtusifolius 111 Rhodiola rosea 46 111 Rhododendron aureum 54 Ruscus aculeatus 19 Rhododendron chrysanthum 54 Ruta angustifolia 121 Rhododendron ferrugineum 54 Ruta graveolens 121 Rhododendron tomentosum 54 Sabadilla 80 Rhoicissus tridentataSaltire cuneifolia 136 Sabal serrulata 17 Rhus aromatica 10 Sabatia angularis 60 Rhus cotinus 10 Sabina 103 Rhus diversilobia© 10 Saccharum officinarum 108 Rhus glabra 10 Sagittaria sagittifolia 6 Rhus laurina 10 Salicaria purpurea 75 Rhus radicans 10 Salicinum 122 Rhus succedanea 10 Salicornia europaea 8 Rhus toxicodendron 10 Salicylicum acidum 122 Rhus typhina 10 Salix alba 122 Rhus venenata 10 Salix americana 122

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Salix babylonica 122 Saxifraga granulata 125 Salix fragilis 122 Scabiosa columbaria 50 Salix lasiolepis 122 Scabiosa succisa 50 Salix madagascariensis 122 Sceletium tortuosum 5 Salix mollissima 122 Schinus molle 10 Salix nigra 122 officinale 80 Salix purpurea 122 Schoenoplectus paludicola 108 Salix viminalis 122 Schotia brachypetala 56 Salix vitellina 122 Scilla bifolia 65 Salolum 122 Scirpus paludicola 108 Salsola tragus 8 Scleranthus annuus 37 Salvia divinorum 69 Sclerocarya alba 10 Salvia officinalis 69 Scolopendrium vulgare 58 Salvia pratensis 69 Scopolaminum bromatum 129 Salvia sclarea 69 Scopolaminum bromhydricum 129 Salvia sonomensis 69 Scopolia carniolica 129 Salvia verbenaca 69 Scopolia japonica 129 Salvia verticillata 69 Scrophularia auriculata 126 Ltd Sambucus canadensis 50 Scrophularia marilandica 126 Sambucus ebulus 50 Scrophularia nodosa 126 Sambucus nigra 50 Scurrula parasitica 98 Sambucus racemosa 50 Scutellaria galericulata 69 Sanguinaria canadensis 97 Scutellaria laterifolia 69 Sanguinarinum 97 Secale cereale 108 Sanguinarinum aceticum 97 Securidaca longepedunculata 110 Sanguinarinum nitricum 97 Securigera varia 56 Sanguinarinum tartaricum 97 Sedum acre 46 Sanguisorba minor 119 BooksSedum album 46 Sanguisorba officinalis 119 Sedum alpestre 46 Sanicula europaea 12 Sedum cepaea 46 Sansevieria trifasciata 19 Sedum reflexum 46 Santalum album 98 Sedum repens 46 Santolina chamaecyparissus 20.1 Sedum rubens 46 Santoninum 20.1 Sedum telephium 46 Sapindus oblongifolius 123 Selaginella apoda 74 Sapindus saponaria 123 Selaginella apus 74 Saponaria officinalis 37 Selenicereus grandiflorus 32 Saponinum 37 Selinum carvifolia 12 Sapota achras 124 Semecarpus anacardium 10 Saraca asocaSaltire 56 Semen tiglii 55 Sarcocephalus latifolius 120 Sempervivum arachnoideum 46 Sarcopoterium spinosum 119 Sempervivum tectorum 46 Sarothamnus© scoparius 56 Senebiera coronopus 28 Sarracenia purpurea 36 Senecio adonidifolius 20.4 Sarsaparilla officinalis 71 Senecio ambavilla 20.4 Sassafras albidum 70 Senecio aurantiacus 20.4 Sassafras officinalis 70 Senecio aureus 20.4 Satureja hortensis 69 Senecio cordatus 20.4 Satureja montana 69 Senecio doronicum 20.4 Saururus cernuus 104 Senecio faniasioides 20.4

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Senecio fuchsii 20.4 Solanum alternatopinnatum 129 Senecio incanus 20.4 Solanum americanum 129 Senecio jacobaea 20.4 Solanum anguivi 129 Senecio mannii 20.4 Solanum arrebenta 129 Senecio sarracenicus 20.4 Solanum capense 129 Senecio speciosus 20.4 Solanum capsicoides 129 Senecio sylvaticus 20.4 Solanum carolinense 129 Senecio vulgaris 20.4 Solanum dulcamara 129 Senega 110 Solanum erythracanthum 129 Senna 56 Solanum glaucophyllum 129 Senna alata 56 Solanum integri(folium) 129 Senna alexandrina 56 Solanum lycopersicum 129 Senna italica 56 Solanum malacoxylon 129 Senna occidentalis 56 Solanum mammosum 129 Senna septemtrionalis 56 Solanum melongena 129 Senna sophera 56 Solanum nigrum 129 Sequoia sempervirens 103 Solanum nodiflorum 129 Sequoiadendron giganteum 103 Solanum oleraceum 129 Ltd Serenoa repens 17 Solanum pseudocapsicum 129 Seriphidium cinum 20.1 Solanum sodomeum 129 Serpentaria aristolochia 18 Solanum tuberosum 129 Sesamum indicum 100 Solanum tuberosum aegrotans 129 Sida alnifolia 79 Solanum villosum 129 Sida rhombifolia 79 Solanum xanthocarpum 129 Sigesbeckia orientalis 20.5 Soldanella alpina 113 Silene inflata 37 Solenostemon scutellarioides 69 Silphion cyrenaicum 12 Solidago nemoralis 20.5 Silphium laciniatum 20.5 SolidagoBooks virgaurea 20.5 Silybum marianus 20.2 Sophora japonica 56 Simaba cedron 127 Sophora microphylla 56 Simarouba amara 127 Sophora secundiflora 56 Simarouba glauca 127 Sophora speciosa 56 Simarouba versicolor 127 Sorbus americana 119 Simmondsia chinensis 128 Sorbus aucuparia 119 Sinapis alba 28 Sorbus domestica 119 Sinapis arvensis 28 Sorghum vulgare 108 Sinapis nigra 28 Sparganium erectum 108 Sisymbrium officinale 28 Sparganium ramosum 108 Sisymbrium sophia 28 Sparteinum 56 Sisyrinchium campestreSaltire 71 Sparteinum sulfuricum 56 Sium angustifolium 12 Spartium junceum 56 Sium latifolium 12 Spergula arvensis 37 © uvedalia 20.5 Spergularia rubra 37 Smilacinum 71 Spermacoce natalensis 120 Smilax aspera 71 Sphagnum squarrosum 85 Smilax china 71 Spigelia anthelmia 73 Smilax regelii 71 Spigelia marilandica 73 Soja hispida 56 Spilanthes oleracea 20.5 Solaninum aceticum 129 Spinacia oleracea 8 Solaninum purum 129 Spiraea filipendula 119

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Spiraea ulmaria 119 Swertia chirayita 60 Spiranthes autumnalis 95 Symphoricarpos racemosus 50 Spiranthes casei 95 Symphoricarpus albus 50 Spiranthes cernua 95 Symphytum officinale 27 Spiranthes lacera 95 Symplocarpus foetidus 15 Spiranthes lucida 95 Synadenium grantii 55 Spiranthes romanzoffiana 95 Syringa vulgaris 94 Spiranths spiralis 95 Syzygium aromaticum 89 Spirostachys africana 55 Syzygium cumini 89 Spondias mombin 10 Syzygium jambolanum 89 Squilla bifolia 65 Syzygium jambos 89 Squilla maritima 65 Tabacum 129 Stachys arvensis 69 Tabebuia heterophylla 25 Stachys betonica 69 Tabernaemontana stapfiana 13 Stachys officinalis 69 Tabernanthe iboga 13 Stachys palustris 69 Taenidia integerrima 12 Stachys sylvatica 69 Talauma mexicana 77 Stangeria eriopus 48 Talipariti tiliaceum 79 Ltd Stapelia gigantea 13 Tamarindus indica 56 Staphisagria 116.1 Tamus communis 49 Statice brasiliensis 107 Tanacetum balsamita 20.1 Stellaria media 37 Tanacetum cinerariifolium 20.1 Stigmata maydis 108 Tanacetum parthenium 20.1 Stillingia sylvatica 55 Tanacetum vulgare 20.1 Stramonium 129 Tanghinia venenifera 13 Streptanthus glandulosus 28 Taperiba 10 Strophanthinum 13 Taraxacum officinale 20.3 Strophanthus gratus 13 BooksTaxus baccata 103 Strophanthus hispidus 13 Taxus brevifolia 103 Strophanthus sarmentosus 13 Tecoma pentaphylla 25 Strychninum arsenicosum 73 Telopea speciosissima 114 Strychninum nitricum 73 Tephroseris integrifolia 20.4 Strychninum phosphoricum 73 Tephrosia kraussiana 56 Strychninum purum 73 Tephrosia vogelii 56 Strychninum sulfuricum 73 Terebenum 103 Strychninum valerianicum 73 Terebinthina chios 103 Strychnos gaultheriana 73 Terebinthina laricina 103 Strychnos gauthierana 73 Terebinthinae oleum 103 Strychnos henningsii 73 Terminalia arjuna 90 Strychnos ignatiiSaltire 73 Terminalia chebula 90 Strychnos nux-vomica 73 Tetradenia fruticosa 69 Strychnos spinosa 73 Tetradenia riparia 69 Strychnos© tieuté 73 Teucrium botrys 69 Strychnos wallichiana 73 Teucrium marum verum 69 Stryphnodendron barbatiman 56 Teucrium scordium 69 Styphnolobium japonicum 56 Teucrium scorodonia 69 Succinicum acidum 103 Thalictrum rhynchocarpum 116.2 Succinum 103 Thapsia garganica 12 Sumbulus moschatus 12 Thea chinensis 130 Sutherlandia frutescens 56 Thebainum 97

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Theinum 130 Trifolium pratense 56 Theobroma cacao 79 Trifolium repens 56 Thevetia neriifolia 13 Trigonella foenum-graecum 56 Thevetia peruviana 13 Trillium cernuum 80 Thiosinaminum 28 Trillium erectum 80 Thlaspi bursa-pastoris 28 Trillium pendulum 80 Thomandersia hensii 1 Trimeria alnifolia 122 Thuja gigantea 103 Triosteum perfoliatum 50 Thuja lobbii 103 Tripleurospermum maritimum 20.1 Thuja occidentalis 103 Tripogandra diuretica 42 Thuja plicata 103 Triticum aestivum 108 Thymolum 69 Triticum repens 108 Thymus serpyllum 69 Triticum spelta 108 Thymus vulgaris 69 Triticum vulgare 108 Tilia alburnum 79 Triumfetta rhomboidea 79 Tilia argentea 79 Trollius asiaticus 116.4 Tilia cordata 79 Trollius europaeus 116.4 Tilia platyphyllos 79 Trollius laxus 116.4 Ltd Tilia x europaea 79 Tropaeolum majus 28 Tillandsia usneoides 29 Tsuga canadensis 103 Tinospora cordifolia 82 Tulipa gesneriana 71 Toddalia aculeate 121 Turgenia latifolia 12 Toddalia asiatica 121 Turnera diffusa 99 Tongo odorata 56 Turraea floribunda 81 Toxicodendron diversilobium 10 Turraea obtusifolia 81 Toxicodendron pubescens 10 Tussilago farfara 20.4 Toxicodendron radicans 10 Tussilago fragrans 20.4 Toxicodendron succedanea 10 TussilagoBooks petasites 20.4 Toxicodendron vernix 10 Tylophora indica 13 Toxicophlaea thunbergii 13 Typha latifolia 108 Trachelospermum jasminoides 13 Ulex europaeus 56 Trachyspermum ammi 12 Ulmus campestris 132 Tradescantia diuretica 42 Ulmus glabra 132 Tragopogon pratensis 20.3 Ulmus minor 132 Trema grisea 35 Ulmus montana 132 Trema orientalis 35 Ulmus procera 132 Triainolepis emirnensis 120 Ulmus rubra 132 Tribulus terrestris 139 Umbilicus ruprestris 46 Trichilia emetica 81 Uncaria tomentosa 120 Trichosanthes amaraSaltire 47 Unedo edulis 54 Trichosanthes anguina 47 Upas antiaris 84 Trichosanthes cucum. var. anguina 47 Upas tieuté 73 Trichosanthes© cucumerina 47 Urechites suberecta 13 Trichosanthes dioica 47 Urginea maritima 65 Triclisia dictyophylla 82 Ursinia tenuiloba 20.1 Triclisia gilletii 82 Urtica crenulata 133 Trifolium alpinum 56 Urtica dioica 133 Trifolium arvense 56 Urtica gigas 133 Trifolium dubium 56 Urtica urens 133 Trifolium elegans 56 Uva ursi 54

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Uvaria triloba 11 Viguieranthus alternans 56 Uzara 13 Vinca major 13 Vaccinium myrtillus 54 Vinca minor 13 Vaccinium vitis-idaea 54 Vinca rosea 13 Valeriana officinalis 50 Vincetoxicum officinale 13 Valerianella locusta 50 Viola canina 135 Valerianella olitoria 50 Viola lutea subsp. sudetica 135 Vangueria emirnensis 120 Viola odorata 135 Vangueria lasiantha 120 Viola sudetica 135 Vanilla aromatica 95 Viola tricolor 135 Vanilla planifolia 95 Virola sebifera 87 Vataireopsis araroba 56 Viscum abietis 98 Veratrinum 80 Viscum album 98 Veratrum album 80 Viscum armeniacae 98 Veratrum californicum 80 Viscum crataegi 98 Veratrum luteum 80 Viscum laxum 98 Veratrum nigrum 80 Viscum mali 98 Veratrum officinale 80 Viscum piri 98 Ltd Veratrum viride 80 Viscum populi 98 Verbasci oleum 126 Viscum pruni 98 Verbascum densiflorum 126 Viscum quercinum 98 Verbascum floccosum 126 Viscum robiniae 98 Verbascum nigrum 126 Viscum salicis 98 Verbascum thapsus 126 Viscum tiliae 98 Verbena hastata 134 Vitex agnus-castus 69 Verbena officinalis 134 Vitex trifolia 69 Verbena urticifolia 134 Vitis vinifera 136 Vernonia adoensis 20.5 BooksVoacanga africana 13 Vernonia amygdalina 20.5 Welwitschia mirabilis 63 Vernonia anthelmintica 20.5 Wheat bran 108 Vernonia corymbosa 20.5 Wikstroemia indica 131 Vernonia tigna 20.5 Wild oat (Bach fl.) 108 Vernonia woodii 20.5 Willow (Bach fl.) 122 Veronica abyssinica 106 Wisteria floribunda 56 Veronica austriaca 106 Wisteria sinensis 56 Veronica beccabunga 106 Withania somnifera 129 Veronica chamaedrys 106 Wollemia nobilis 103 Veronica officinalis 106 Wyethia helenioides 20.5 Veronica persica 106 Xanthium macrocarpum 20.5 Veronica teucriumSaltire 106 Xanthium spinosum 20.5 Veronicastrum virginicum 106 Xanthium strumarium 20.5 Vesicaria communis 28 Xanthorhiza apiifolia 116.3 Vetiveria© zizanioides 108 Xanthorhiza simplicissima 116.3 Viburnum lantana 50 Xanthorrhoea arborea 137 Viburnum odoratissimum 50 Xanthoxylum alatum 121 Viburnum opulus 50 Xanthoxylum fraxineum 121 Viburnum prunifolium 50 Xerophyllum asphodeloides 80 Viburnum tinus 50 Xerophyllum tenax 80 Vicia ervilia 56 Ximenia caffra 98 Vicia faba 56 Xylopia aethiopica 11

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Xymalos monospora 70 Zea italica 108 Xysmalobium undulatum 13 Zea mays 108 Ylang-Ylang 11 Zeltnera venusta 60 Yohimbinum 120 Zigadenus venenosus 80 Yohimbinum muriaticum 120 Zingiber 138 Yucca filamentosa 4 Zizia aurea 12 Zantedeschia aethiopica 15 Zizia integerrima 12 Zanthoxylum americanum 121 Ziziphus jujuba 117 Zanthoxylum armatum 121 Ziziphus mucronata 117 Zanthoxylum capense 121 Ziziphus spina-christi 117

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FAMILY ARALIACEAE – ORDER APIALES

Botanical Keys ⅷ Ivy and Ginseng family with 43 genera holding about 1450 of rather stout-stemmed and little-branched or , often strong-smelling and with large and prominent scars from the fallen . ⅷ Distribution: Worldwide, but centred in tropics. ⅷ Sister family to Apiaceae and by some authorities included in a broadly circum- scribed Apiaceae. ⅷ Leaves often compound, with broad, more or less sheathing -bases. ⅷ small, in compound inflorescences, usually either capitate [head-like] or umbellate. ⅷ a globose drupe with several . Ltd ⅷ Classified in order Apiales by both Cronquist and Dahlgren. ⅷ Compare other families in order Apiales: Apiaceae [Umbelliferae]; Pitto- sporaceae.

ARALIACEAE IN HOMEOPATHYBooks Homeopathic name Common name Abbreviation Symptoms

Aralia californica Elk-clover Aral-c. None Aralia hispida Bristly sarsaparilla Aral-h. 5–10 Aralia nudicaulis Wild sarsaparilla Aral-nu. None Aralia racemosa American spikenard Aral. c. 240 Aralia spinosa Devil’s-walking-stick Aral-sp. None Eleutherococcus senticosus Siberian ginseng Eleut. None 1Saltire 2 Ginseng Ginseng Gins. c. 540 Hedera helix English ivy Hed. c. 220 Hydrocotyle vulgaris Marsh pennywort Hydrc-vg. None © 3 Oplopanax horridus Devil’s club Oplo-h. None Panax quinquefolius American ginseng Panax-q. None4

1 = Identity uncertain: unclear whether it concerns Panax ginseng [Chinese ginseng] or Panax quinquefolius [American ginseng], or both. 2–4 = Symptoms provings not yet included.

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Sarsaparilla As with many plants and common names, there is some confusion as to what is really what. In this case sarsaparilla is causing the confusion. It often recalls the imagery of the Wild West of the rugged ranch hand bellying up to the saloon bar and hailing the bartender for a foaming sarsaparilla. What actually is that sarsaparilla? Is it from Aralia species or from Smilax species? In fact, it is from neither. The United States Department of Agriculture, Food And Drug Adminis- tration, New and Revised Definitions and Standards for Food Products [1931] mandates that sarsaparilla flavour be made from oil of sassafras [see Laurales – Sassafras] and methyl salicylate or oil of wintergreen or oil of sweet birch. This seems to indicate that the botanical name sarsaparilla and the flavouring named sarsaparilla are two entirely different things. Just to confound things even further, the flavour that was called sarsaparilla is not generally available any longer under that name. It is simply not heard of anymore. There are exceptions, however. Australians can still drink sarsaparilla-flavoured soft drinks and in Taiwan it is not all too difficult to find HeySong Sarsaparilla soda. Though the nameLtd is a dead end, the same old-time sarsaparilla flavour is still very much alive, having rein- vented itself as Beer.

Main Constituents ⅷ Triterpene saponins – lipophilic steroid-like compounds, such as aralosides in Aralia, ginsenosides or panaxosides in Panax, eleutherosides in Eleuthero- coccus and hederacosides in Hedera.

Pharmacological Activities Historically, the triterpene saponins in thisBooks family have been claimed to exert a strengthening effect and to raise physical and mental capacity for work. These properties are defined with the term adaptogenic, involving a non-specific increase in resistance to the noxious effects of physical, chemical, biological or emotional stress. A less scientific sounding term could be ‘stress busters’. Herbs of this family are thought to help support adrenal gland function when the body is challenged by stress, helping it adapt to any situation that would alter its normal function. They are thought to help reduce the exhaustion phase of the stress response and return the adrenals to normal function faster. Triterpenes are also known to bind to steroid hormone receptors.

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-AdrenalSaltire Axis Pharmacologically, the centre of activity of Araliaceae appears to be the hypo- thalamic-pituitary-adrenal© axis, called the HPA. The HPA is a complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands. As a major part of the neuro-endocrine system, the HPA axis regulates many body processes, including digestion, the immune system, mood and emotions, sexuality and energy storage and expenditure. Furthermore, it is the common mechanism for interactions among glands, hormones and parts of the midbrain that mediate the general adaptation syndrome. It is through the regulation of all these body systems that the HPA

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controls reactions to stress. The HPA axis response to stress is generally higher in women than in men. The key hormones of the HPA axis include vasopressin, known as antidiuretic or water conservation hormone, and corticotropin-releasing hormone, CRH. Vasopressin and CRH stimulate the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone, ACTH, which in turn acts on the adrenal cortices, which produce glucocorticoid hormones, mainly cortisol in humans, in response to stimulation by ACTH. Cortisol is a major stress hormone and has effects on many tissues in the body, including the brain. In healthy individuals, cortisol rises rapidly before or right after wakening, reaching a peak within 30–45 minutes. About 80% of the day’s cortisol is secreted in this early morning time, getting a person pepped up for the day. It then gradually falls over the day, rising again in late afternoon about 4 p.m. Cortisol levels continue falling through the evening, reaching a trough during the middle of the night, only to sharply rise again when a new day starts. If adrenaline is the short-term, immediate danger, flight or fight hormone, then cortisol is the hormone of long-term continuous danger or stress. It picksLtd up after adrenaline wears off. Cortisol deficiency or an abnormally flattened circadian cortisol cycle has been linked with chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia and burnout. Increased produc- tion of cortisol results from long-term alarm reactions to stress where adapting to the chronic on-going presence of stress is necessary for survival. The person is adapting to stress and the price for that adaptation is very high indeed. Many immune related conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, arteriosclerosis and even cancer can be the result of living with elevated cortisol levels chronically. A spectrum of conditions may be associated with increased and prolonged acti- vation of the HPA axis, including melancholicBooks depression, anorexia nervosa with or without malnutrition, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic anxiety, chronic active alcoholism, alcohol and narcotic withdrawal, excessive exercising, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, childhood sexual abuse and hyperthyroidism. Hypoactivation or depletion of the stress system, on the other hand, has been linked with post-traumatic stress disorder, atypical seasonal depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, post stress conditions, post- partum, menopause and nicotine withdrawal.

Neurasthenia Stress relatedSaltire syndromes are not at all new. In 1869 George Miller Beard first used the term neurasthenia to denote a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, impotence, neuralgia and depressed mood. Americans were supposed to© be particularly prone to neurasthenia, which resulted in the nickname the Great American Disease or ‘Americanitis’, popularised by William James. Just as today with chronic fatigue syndrome, in the late 1800s neurasthenia became a popular diagnosis, expanding to include such symptoms as weakness, dizziness and fainting. A common treatment was the rest cure, especially for women, who were the gender primarily diagnosed with the condition at that time. It was explained as being a result of exhaustion of the central nervous system’s energy reserves, which Beard attributed to civilisation. He might be credited with first

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developing the idea that ‘living was dangerous to your health.’ Physicians in the Beard school of thought associated neurasthenia with the stresses of urbanisa- tion and the pressures placed on the intellectual class by the increasingly competitive business environment. Typically, it was associated with upper class individuals in sedentary employment. The modern view holds that the main problem with the neurasthenia diag- nosis was that it attempted to group together a wide variety of cases. In recent years, Richard M. Fogoros has posited that perhaps ‘neurasthenia’ was a word that included some psychiatric and psychological conditions, but more impor- tantly many physiological conditions that are marginally understood by the medical community, such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. [Extracted from Wikipedia] Today this syndrome, by whatever name it goes, is accepted as a psycho-patho- logical phenomenon. When first used by Beard in 1869, the pioneer who eluci- dated the physiological component to physical medical problems, Sigmund Freud, was only 13 years old. Understanding the interactions of mind andLtd body were decades in the future. The homeopathic materia medica is chock-full with the term neurasthenia. It wouldn’t make much sense to connect it with any plant family or remedy group in particular. On the other hand, so little is known about the Araliaceae as a group that some broad generalisations will help get a preliminary idea. First of all, Ginseng features in the rubric, ‘Neurasthenia after debilitating diseases’, while Hedera helix has a key symptom of the condition, ‘Constantly lives in a state of anxiety and worry.’ Secondly, on the authority of Louis Berman [1928], we note the ‘relations of neurasthenia to the glands of internal secretion in general and to adrenal insufficiency in particular.’ Thirdly,Books the symptoms elicited in the proving of American ginseng [Panax quinquefolius] were characterised by ‘a condition of anxiety which is constantly present in all sexual hypochondriacs . . . [making Panax] a curative remedy in such cases of sexual weakness that especially react upon the mind, causing lassitude, and uneasy mental condition even to fears of approaching impotence.’ [see below]

Breaking Down from Too Great Demands Berman clarifies by saying: ‘The neurasthenic is to be recognised by the fact that the most painstaking objective examination of his organs reveals nothing the matter with them.Saltire Yet, according to his complaint, everything is the matter with him. He cannot sleep when he lies down, he cannot keep awake when he stands up. He cannot concentrate, but still he is pitifully worried about his life. The slightest© irritant causes him to go off the handle. ‘As he works himself up into his hysterical state as a reaction to a disagreeable person or problem, irregular blotches may appear on his face and neck. Gener- ally, his hands and feet are clammy and perspiring, his face is abnormally flushed or pallid, the eyes are worried or starey, unwonted wandering sensations involv- ing now this area of the body or now that obsess him. As the blood pressure is too low for the age, the circulation is nearly always inadequate and palpitation of the heart is a frequent complaint. So frequent that attention is often centred

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upon the heart, a diagnosis of heart disease is made and the unfortunate is doomed for life – to brood over horrible possibilities. The brooding over them- selves and their troubles is one of the distinctive features of the whole complex. Neurasthenia may masquerade as any organic disease. An individual with a soil for a neurasthenic reaction to life will become neurasthenic when confronted by any stone wall, including a serious ailment within himself.’ Compare Berman’s description with a symptom in Aralia racemosa. ‘I have been annoyed all day by a dread that my right lung is seriously diseased. Could not shake off the fear.’ Berman goes on to say: ‘Neurasthenia, regarded as a reaction of people to the stress and strain of life, has without a doubt increased. The most casual of observers will tell you that the generation of the Great War is a neurasthenic generation. It takes its pleasures too intensely, its pains too seriously, its troubles too flippantly. . . . Now one of the outstanding effects of disease of the adrenal glands is the feeling of muscular and mental inefficiency. And as a matter of fact, a good number of observations conspire for the idea that a certainLtd number of neurasthenics are suffering from insufficiency of the adrenal gland. The chronic state of the acute phenomenon, known as the nervous breakdown, really represents in them a breakdown of the reserves of the adrenals and an elimina- tion of their factor of safety. In the light of that conception, the great American disease – dementia americana – is seen to be adrenal disease – and the American life to be the adrenal life, often making too great demands upon that life and so breaking down with it.’ Reading Berman’s depiction, it is easy to find oneself thinking how accurately he was describing modern life and the sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome that has been so prevalent in the last 20 years.Books Recalling that Beard blamed neuras- thenia on ‘urbanisation and the pressures placed on the intellectual class by the increasingly competitive business environment’ it would appear that Berman must be referring to our modern world with its work pressures, fast-paced demanding life style, whiz-bang advancing technology, globalisation and terror- ism threats. Settled with that image, it is something of a surprise to come upon his reference to the ‘Great War’, meaning 1914–1918. He was not speaking about the current era, but about one that is looked back upon with nostalgia for its sublime simplicity, slow-paced graciousness and bucolic peacefulness. How could they think they were stressed?

The Tired CompetitionSaltire Beard and Berman have given us sterling descriptions of neurasthenia as fatigue or© a breakdown resulting from the stress and strain of life. More recently Betsy Berne gave her unsurpassed observations of fatigue of our time, what could be called the ‘new neurasthenia’. Her article, The Tired Chronicles, contains scathingly accurate commentary. ‘I’ve noticed recently that the main topic of conversation among my friends is tiredness. Actually, there is an underlying contest over who is the more tired and who has truly earned his or her tired- ness. . . . According to the tired married people with kids, there is no contest. They are the royalty of the tired kingdom. They are smug with exhaustion. I

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belong to the tired-single-people-who-work-at-home group and in the tired race I don’t have a prayer. . . . By now it might be time to mention my brother, the jazz musician. He is bone tired. This is because he is a member of yet another group, the international-jet-set tired people. My brother is always on the road playing gigs – from Istanbul to Helsinki to Houston Street. When he is on tour in Italy, for example, not only must he deal with adulation of fans, but he must consume sumptuous free meals and stay in Tuscan castles. And he must always hang out after a gig. “Hang” is jazz lingo for drinking all night with fans, who are often female. You can imagine the tiredness this leads to. . . . Just last year, my big wheel writer friend joined the ranks of the international-jet-set tired group. Now she, too, is always flying to exotic locales. . . . She, too, is forced to consume sumptuous free meals and stay in Tuscan castles. And, if that weren’t tiring enough she is also searching for a mate . . . naturally leading to you know what.’ [The New Yorker; Aug 7, 1995] Courage Ltd Dr. James Lembke of Riga in former Russia, now Latvia, proved a large number of remedies upon himself between 1845 and 1868. The Ginseng proving elicited a unique feeling in him – courage. It is one of the first sensations he notices some two hours after the first dose. The word courage goes right back to the hypothal- amic-pituitary-adrenal axis, more particularly to Louis Berman and his view on the adrenals. Berman writes: ‘Courage is commonly thought of as the emotion that is the opposite of fear. It would follow that courage meant simply inhibition of the adrenal medulla. As a matter of fact, of course, the mechanism of courage must be more complex. One must distinguish animalBooks courage and deliberate courage. Animal courage is literally the courage of the beast. Animals with large adrenals are the pugnacious, aggressive, charging kings of the fields and forests. . . . In courage, deliberate courage, there is more than instinct. There is an act of volition, a display of will. Admitting that without the adrenals such courage would be impossible, the chief credit for courage must be ascribed to the prepi- tuitary. . . . The prepituitary has been called the gland of intellectuality [to use that term for lack of better]. By intellectuality is meant the capacity of the mind to control its environment by concept and abstract ideas. . . . Now the emotion that is the precursor of intellectuality is curiosity, with wonder and its expression in the variousSaltire constructive and acquisitive tendencies. . . . The ability to profit by experience and to make more and more accurate judgements as one grows older implies at least a maximum efficiency of the prepituitary.’ The© rubric ‘Courageous’ played a key role for Maud Nerman in finding Ginseng as the similimum in two cases. About the first case, a woman with lumbar herni- ation and sciatica after a fall on the sacrum, she says: ‘What do we mean by courage? And what is the kind of courage particular to this remedy [Ginseng], rather than other remedies, in this rubric? To be courageous, one has to have a firm conviction that the way one sees the world is good and valid. Otherwise, that person cannot move forward with confidence and fortitude. In my unpub- lished novel, “A Deep Sworn Vow,” I address the issue of courage: In a limited

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sense, courage is about enduring the unendurable. On another level, courage is the ability to maintain important human values, kindness, tenderness, respect in the face of the intolerable. The ultimate act of courage is not moving forward without fear. Ultimately courage is the act of moving forward wisely, despite pain, fear or desire. ‘Clearly, despite tremendous pain, this patient persevered. She worked to help others, she travelled and she even went into the pain with meditation. All of this, for someone suffering from tremendous pain, is an expression of her courageous nature. . . . As one of my friends suggested on hearing the case, perhaps Ginseng is the woman warrior remedy: fierce, protective, enduring. . . . Did courage in these Ginseng cases have a tinge of pathology? Possibly. In the first case, she may have pushed herself too hard, too sure of her own vital, physical strength. Whereas some cultures demand a lot of emotional suppression, as we have seen in some of the English and some of the Asian cultures, perhaps America drives people of talent to “burn out” and pushes most of us to our limits. Aristotle said that core virtues are based on a balance between two extremes. CourageLtd is the balance between recklessness and cowardice on either side.’ [Maud Nerman, Osteopathy and Homeopathy: a Marriage of Similars; IFH 1993; RefWorks]

Pacemaker of Ageing Ageing is a feature inherent to all multi-cellular organisms and is defined as a progressive, generalised impairment of functions resulting in a loss of adaptable responses to stress and a growing risk of functional loss, disease and disablement. No two individuals age in the same way. Genetics and adaptability are key personal factors that determine how well a person ages, while environment and behaviour are major modifiers of biologicalBooks structures and processes. Longevity, in Berman’s endocrinal view, is ‘perhaps largely a matter of prevent- ing or postponing the wane of all of the glands of internal secretion, at least the most important – the thyroid, the pituitary and the adrenals – as well as the gonads.’ This may well be a great idea, however, human biology does not support it. Scientific data have conclusively shown that there is a natural decline in many hormones with age, such as oestrogen, testosterone, growth hormone, mela- tonin, calcitonin and renin. The endocrine system with its variety of hormones is called the ‘pacemaker of ageing’. This process of endocrine decline is respon- sible for many manifestations of ageing. For instance, lean and masses, as well as skin elasticity,Saltire immune functions, bone density, energy levels and mood swings closely correlate with levels of a number of hormones. Many women have found out the hard way what happens when attempting to© give their bodies a hormone complement appropriate for an age at a time when they are a very different age. Providing post-menopausal women with oestrogen or oestrogen-containing combinations, called Hormone Replacement Therapy [HRT] is such an attempt. For decades this treatment approach was hailed as the panacea for not only the symptoms but also for the ravages of ageing. It was youthfulness in a pill. Recent comprehensive studies, however, have unequivo- cally demonstrated that the dangers of this include increased risk of breast and uterine cancers, heart attacks as well as other serious diseases.

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Fo r e v e r Yo u n g Tonic herbs have long been advocated as promoting immunity, longevity and rejuvenation. Invariably included are species of Aralia, Eleutherococcus, Ginseng and Panax. Used as flavouring in beverages, sarsaparilla was regarded as a detoxifi- cation agent as well as a general pepping up tonic to invigorate and cleanse the body. Like other evergreens, ivy [Hedera helix] symbolises eternal life and resurrec- tion. It also signifies true love, faithfulness and undying affection both in marriage and in friendship. Ivy itself is noted for its vigorous growth habit and longevity. It is nearly indestructible. Famed American writer of the late 19th century, O. Henry, featured Ivy as the main character in his story The Last Leaf, which encompasses all of these themes. [see Hedera helix] Traditional Chinese medicine distinguishes a variety of herbs for realising ‘deathlessness’, among them ginseng. It is said that the continuous use of ginseng ‘leads one to longevity with light weight.’ With this notion in mind, it is fasci- nating to look at Lembke’s proving of Ginseng. There are four entries recordedLtd by all three provers. The time frame shows that it involves the primary action. After 2 hours the ‘feeling of weakness entirely disappears and gives place to an agree- able sensation of lightness and clearness of mind.’ After the first day, there was a ‘peculiar lightness and vigour in the limbs in spite of much walking.’ The second day produced a ‘peculiar pervading joyous sensation of vigour and elasticity, especially in the upper extremities. There was a peculiar lightness and flexibility of the limbs in the morning, in spite of a bad night.’ It can be safely assumed that a ‘pervading joyous sensation of vigour and elasticity’ equates a feeling of being young. ‘Delusion she is young’ is a leading indication for Ginseng in a case by Dr. PrashantBooks Shah. A brief synopsis of the case informs us that, ‘She is a spinster aged 47. . . . She is very adventurous in nature in her life as well as in her profession. Signature of disease: Her temperament and adventures give us a feeling of a young and energetic person. That is the state of being in which she likes to stay. So the body has also produced a similar phenom- enon. Her reproductive system was not ready to go into a state of menopause [i.e. grow old]. This was the reason for her physical ailment in the form of hot flushes. . . . Many of the following characteristics are not found in the repertory so you may note the following rubrics with pencil in the repertory. I feel it requires a few more experiences before it gets included. These characteristics I have derived fromSaltire the doctrine of signatures of the remedy and the case. Del. she is young. Energetic. Adventurous. Mannish woman. Courageous. Fearless. Physical exercise >>. On the physical side, she has more eruptions on the right side of© the body, as well as face. Second strong physical symptom was dryness of mouth, to the extent, that she had to drink water every hour during sleep.’ [cited in RefWorks]

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THEMES & AFFINITIES ARALIACEAE

It has long been a human wish to be forever youthful in mind and body, full of the vitality, verve and enthusiasm that only the idealistic young appear to have. People now live longer, having almost twice the lifespan of 41 years that males had at the turn of the 20th century. The desire is for those extra years to be vigorous years, not ones of ageing incapacity. A universal age- defying stress-buster is needed to fulfil one’s wishes. To be youthful is to be energetic, fearless and flexible. One is able to adapt and bend with changing circumstances, handle the onslaught that life delivers and endure the unendurable. There is strength and courage enough to push oneself to the absolute limit, roll with the punches and persevere in the face of challenges. The fact remains that human beings age. The mere act of living is danger- ous to one’s health. Stresses, the constant exposure to cares or worries and a fast-paced, demanding lifestyle slowly erode vitality, causing a progressive,Ltd generalised impairment and chronic diminishment of facilities and capaci- ties, both mental and physical. Whatever the name – nervous exhaustion, neurasthenia, chronic fatigue syndrome or simply ‘burn out’ – the result is the same: weakness, lassitude, forgetfulness and prostration. Such are the ravages of ageing. Araliaceae won’t accept the natural decline wherein youthful vigour and well-being are replaced by ageing debility. Aralia is noted for the ‘constant dread of disease.’ They seek indestructible, enduring, eternal, ever-lasting life. Clinging to the dream of longevity, all their energy goes to rejuvenation, where it is possible to postpone or preventBooks the natural wane of functions. There should be resistance to and protection from noxious effects and stresses so that physical and mental capacities are once again raised and restored. Purification, cleansing and even supernatural or spiritual practices are used to try to achieve these ends. Though equipped with fortified strength to live with high stress, this is not really the best strategy for living. One readily crosses the fine line between helpful and harmful. This route to longevity achieves the opposite by burning out mind and body in the youthful spree of spending energy and vitality. The collapse, the sheer exhaustion, the weakness that follow are practicallySaltire unsupportable. A more measured pace, appropriate for each phase of life, allows for the dynamism of youth to yield gracefully and productively to the more settled, ©calm, contemplative pursuits as one ages. The dilemma for the Araliaceae is how to stay flexible and youthful while embracing all stages of life with open-minded enthusiasm and joy. The wisdom to do this is the true preserver of health and life. 1 Youthful, vitality, enthusiasm, fearless and flexible. Courage, vigour, verve.

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2 Enduring the unendurable. Fighting against resistance. Perseverance, strength. Adaptability. 3 Stress, worries, cares, demands, fast-paced life. Pushed to the limit. 4 Generalised impairment, chronic diminishment of facilities and capaci- ties. Ageing. 5 Nervous exhaustion, neurasthenia, burn out, weak, forgetful, prostration. 6 Indestructible, enduring, ever-lasting life. Longevity. Clinging to Life. 7 Strengthening, restoring, enhancing mental and physical capacities. 8 Purification, cleansing, supernatural or spiritual practices. 9 The fine line between helpful and harmful. 10 Pushed to exhaustion. Collapse and exhaustion; fatigue, weakness. Unsupportable. 11 Endocrine system, adrenals and thyroid. Cortisone. 12 Coldness. 13 Constriction. Ltd Aralia californica Aralia californica S. Watson. Elk-clover; spikenard. Native range: Western USA – California, Oregon. Habitat: Moist shade, canyons, streamsides. Deciduous herbaceous perennial, to 2–3 m high, with creeping and thick stems that are not woody. Laticiferous. Leaves large, papery, 1–3-pinnate,1–2 m long, 1 m broad; leaflets ovate to oblong, toothed. Flowers small, greenish-white flowers, in large compound umbels 30–45 cm across. Fruit a dark purple or black drupe, with 3–5 seeds. It has a long history of use among NativeBooks Americans in treating upper respira- tory complaints, arthritis with a root decoction as a soak, colds, fevers, stomach ailments, itching sores with a wash and to facilitate labour. As a tonic it is said to give great strength to weakened parts and weakened people.

ⅷ No symptoms in MM. Aralia hispida Aralia hispida Vent. Bristly sarsaparilla; dwarf elder; bristly spikenard. Native range: Eastern North America. Habitat: Fields, hedges, rocky places, roadsides. Herbaceous perennial or semi-woody , to 1 m high, with stem base woody andSaltire shrubby, and thickly beset with sharp, stiff bristles. Leaves 2- pinnate; leaflets oblong-ovate, sharply toothed. Flowers greenish-white, in simple, long-stalked, globose umbels. Fruit a round, black drupe with 3 seeds. Specific© eclectic indications include: ‘Diffused anasarca; dropsy of cavities; oedema; dropsy with constipation; renal and hepatic torpor; dyspnoea; and pain in the lumbar region.’ [King 1898]

ⅷ Symptoms in MM from Boericke: Ȃ A valuable diuretic, useful in dropsy of the cavities, either due to hepatic or renal disease with constipation. Ȃ Urinary disorders, especially with dropsy.

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Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild sarsaparilla; false sarsaparilla; American sarsaparilla. Native range: North America. Habitat: Moist or dry woodlands, thickets, riparian areas, prairie or bog edges. Widespread, dominant understorey species through- out the boreal coniferous and mixed-wood forests. Rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, to 70 cm high, forming extensive colonies. Stemless, flowering stems and leaves arise directly from the ; nudicaulis means naked stem. Leaves ternate, each division 3–5 pinnately divided; leaflets lanceolate-elliptic, finely toothed and about 15 cm long. Leaves go dormant in summer before ripen. Dioecious; flowers greenish-white, in globose umbels. Fruit a bluish-black drupe. ‘Possesses alterative properties and is used in decoction or syrup as a substitute for sarsaparilla in all cases where an alterative is required. It is likewise used in pulmonary diseases. Externally, a decoction of it has been found beneficial as a wash in zona [shingles] and in indolent ulcers.’ [King 1898] ⅷ No symptoms in MM. Ltd ARALIA RACEMOSA

Scientific name Aralia racemosa L. Common names American spikenard. Life-of-man. Small spikenard. Petty-morel. Family Araliaceae – order Apiales. Homeopathy Aralia racemosa Books– Aral. Botanical Features ⅷ Rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, with few-leaved stems, sometimes becom- ing woody in basal part. ⅷ Native range: Eastern North America. ⅷ Habitat: Rich wooded slopes, ravines, shaded moist ledges and bluffs. ⅷ Leaves ternate or 1–2-pinnate, rather stiff, both surfaces green. ⅷ Flowers greenish-white, in umbels 12–30 cm across. ⅷ Fruit a brown to purple drupe. Medicinal SaltireUses ‘Like other close relatives of ginseng, spikenard has shown an ability to stimu- late phagocytosis in white blood cells, increase interferon synthesis in infected cells,© and increase the capacity for metabolic stress in rats. 9I haven’t done too much counselling with rats, but I can vouch for its helping human beings.] This function of spikenard is sometimes adaptogenic, increasing mobilisation but decreasing the metabolic costs of stress responses. This may mean [the jury is still out] that moderate amounts of the tincture or tea on a regular basis can strengthen someone with metabolic or chronic disease, whatever the type. ‘More prosaic but more predictable, spikenard is a first-class medicine for the initial stages of bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchorrhoea . . . all that stuff we

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1 1 usually call a “chest cold.” The tincture [ ⁄4– ⁄2 teaspoon in hot water], the tea [2–4 ounces hot], or the honey cough syrup [1–2 teaspoons] works well for adult or child. Conversely, the same amounts will help the individual with moist, tired, chronic coughing; the aged person with impaired pulmonary function; or the heavy smoker or former smoker with a moist, phlegmy cough in the mornings and evenings. For this latter group, the more the sense of chest and lung tired- ness, the better spikenard works. . . . A hot tea of the root will usually help start menstruation when the month has been a hard one, with a head cold or sudden change of weather possibly delaying the onset.’ [Moore 1989]

Enlightening Failures ‘I happened to read Jones’s proving in Hale New Remedies some six or seven years ago and I was much struck with the character of the cough. I fancy the thing that helped to impress it upon my mind was the fact that I had had just at that period a lady under my care who was suffering from a cough that came on after lying down at night. I had been tinkering away at this cough and couldLtd not cure it; so I blamed the damp house in which the lady resided and its proximity to a brook prettily hidden among the willows close by. Hyoscyamus, Digitalis and a number of other remedies came into play, but the cough would not budge a bit. ‘Need I tell the heart-rending tale that the patient lost faith in her doctor [the writer] and in his much-vaunted pathy, and set about healing herself with quack medicines and orthodox sedative cough mixtures? Of course, I felt humiliated and I therefore made up my mind to read my Materia Medica a little more diligently. It was quite evident that the cough was a curable one, for the most careful physical examination failed to detect anything besides a few moist rales that tallied with the moderate amount of expectoration.Books ‘Failures are very instructive at times. Just after having received my congé from this lady, I was reading Hale’s New Remedies and came across Dr. S. A. Jones’s proving of Aralia racemosa, where he says: “At 3 p.m. I took ten drops of the mother tincture in two ounces of water. An interesting book caused me to forget my ‘dose’. The events of the night jogged my memory very effectually.” He goes on to say that he retired to rest at midnight, feeling as well as ever, but he “had no sooner lain down than he was seized with a fit of asthma.” I put down the book – Hale’s New Remedies was not quite so thick then as it is now – and said to myself, “That’s Mrs. N.’s cough, that is just how she goes. She lies down and forthwith beginsSaltire to cough, to get laboured breathing and to make her poor hard- toiling husband wish he were a bachelor”; at least he might have wished it, for ought I know to the contrary. ‘A little© time elapsed and the writer was sent for to see one of this coughing lady’s children with eczema. The bairn’s common integument having been prescribed for, I timidly inquired about the cough. “Oh,” said Mrs. N., “it is as bad as ever; I have tried everything and do not know what to do.” I sat down and wrote: Rx Tc. Aralia racemosa 2, and it cured cito, tuto, et jucunde [rapid, safe and pleasant] and that not because Aralia is good for coughs and has an affinity for the respiratory organs merely, but because it is capable of causing a cough like the one that was to be cured. This happened somewhere about six or

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seven years ago and I have since cured this kind of cough with Aralia whenever I have come across it and at a rough guess I should say that would be thirty or forty times.’ [Compton Burnett 1896]

MATERIA MEDICA ARALIA RACEMOSA Aral.

Sources 1 Self-experimentation Jones [USA], tincture; 1870. 2 Clinical observations, including eclectic indications, in Hale.

Mind Ȃ Constant dread of disease [right lung], unable to shake off fear.1

Generals Ȃ Drenching perspiration at night.1 Ltd Locals Ȃ Leucorrhoea, & pressing down pains in uterus. Leucorrhoea, acrid and offen- sive.2 Ȃ Seized with a fit of asthma as soon as he lies down in bed, upon back.1 Ȃ Dry wheezing respiration, sense of impending suffocation, and rapidly increas- ing dyspnoea.1 Ȃ Wheezing so laboured as to make the whole bed vibrate. ‘Could not possibly lie down; felt that I would suffocate if I did not sit up.’1 Ȃ Discomfort and oppression in right lungBooks when lying on right side and in left lung when lying on left side, with entire relief in opposite lung.1 Ȃ Raw, burning, sore feeling behind whole length of sternum and in each lung, most intense behind sternum, on making a forcible expiration.1

Hay Asthma ‘Dr. Jones relates a case of hay asthma, cured by Aralia, in which the character- istic symptoms were: Yearly attacks of suffocative catarrh, with “extreme sensitiveness to a draught, the least current of air causing sneezing, with copious watery, acrid discharge from nostrilsSaltire and posterior nares, of a salty, acrid taste, excoriating all the passages.” Waking at midnight, with suffocative breathing, inability to lie down, and the copious discharge above mentioned. Relief of the asthma by bending forward,© elbows on knees. Inspiration more difficult than expiration. When the coryza ceased, the trouble went to the lungs, with dry, wheezing cough, ejecting yellow, thread-like pieces of tough mucus. Aralia, 10 drops, three times a day; cured in three days.’ [cited in Hale, Vol. II] Aralia spinosa Aralia spinosa L. Devil’s walking-stick; angelica-.

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Native range: Eastern North America. Habitat: Moist bottomland forests; wooded slopes. Fast-growing, deciduous shrub or small tree, to 8 m high, sending up a loose colony of spiny ash-grey stems from a rhizomatous root system. Aromatic. Stems ringed with distinctive semicircular leaf scars lined with sharp tooth-like spines. Leaves clustered at end of twigs, fern-like, 2-pinnate, to 2 m long, borne on long prickly stems, spiny along ribs; leaflets oval, toothed, dark green above, whitish below. Young leaves bronze-coloured, green in summer, returning to bronze/red mottled with some yellow before falling in autumn. Flowers creamy white, in large compound umbels arranged in terminal clusters 30–60 cm long. Male flowers do not open until some time after the female ones and not before some of the latter, seemingly impatient from delay, have fallen unfertilised. Fruit a purplish-black drupe. Easy to grow and ‘literally thriving on neglect’ as one horticulturist has it. It can hardly be called thriving, if that neglect results in flowers not being pollinated. ‘The fresh bark will produce vomiting and purging; but when dried it is a stimu- lating alterative, producing a determination toward the surface. The tinctureLtd has been used in syphilitic and rheumatic affections, and in some diseases of the skin. The warm infusion, especially when strong, is apt to induce vomiting. The berries in tincture have been found useful in lulling the pain from a decayed tooth; also in various painful affections of other parts. Physicians in Cincinnati made much use of this bark during the cholera of 1849–50, in cases where cathartics were required, but where the action of every purgative was difficult to control; the preparation was composed of 1 dram of compound powder of jalap, 1 dram of aralia spinosa and 2 drams of compound powder of rhubarb. Given in powder, in half-teaspoonful doses; or the powder was infused in half a pint of boiling water, of which infusion, when cold, a tablespoonfulBooks was given every half hour. In no case in which it was given did it produce a tendency to looseness or choleraic discharges. It is a powerful sialagogue and is valuable in diseases where the mouth and throat are dry and parched, as a very small portion of the powder will produce a moisture and relieve difficult breathing; also useful in sore throat.’ [King 1898]

ⅷ No symptoms in MM. Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim.; syns. Hedera senticosa Rupr. & Maxim.;Saltire Acanthopanax sensticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Harms. Siberian ginseng; eleuthero. Native range: E Asia. Habitat: Understorey species in mixed and coniferous mountain© forests. Small, woody shrub, prickly, deciduous and slow-growing, 4–6 m high. The oldest stems may be unarmed while the youngest are densely covered with flexible prickles. Palmate leaves, on long, often reddish stalks, usually composed of 5 elliptical leaflets with serrate margins. Flowers small, occurring toward tips of stems in single or paired, long-stalked umbels. Fruit a drupe.

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It is commonly marketed as Siberian Ginseng as it has similar herbal proper- ties to those of Panax ginseng. In human studies Eleutherococcus has been successfully used to treat bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapy or radiation, angina, hypercholesterolemia and neurasthenia with headache, insomnia and poor appetite. Clinical data support its use as a prophylactic and restorative tonic for enhancement of mental and physical capacities in cases of weakness, exhaustion and tiredness and during convalescence. Traditional uses include treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, insomnia and dream-disturbed sleep, as a carminative in acute and chronic gastritis, as a diuretic, to treat impotence and to regulate blood pressure. Adverse effects have been described. ‘A few cases of insomnia, arrhythmia [including tachycardia], extrasystole and hypertonia were reported in a clinical study involving 64 patients with atherosclerosis, who received a 33% ethanol extract of the crude drug at a dose of 4.5–6.0 ml daily for 6–8 cycles of treatment [lasting 25–35 days]. In another study of 55 patients with rheumatic heart lesions, two patients experienced hypertension, pericardial pain and palpitations,Ltd and pressure headaches after ingesting 3 ml of a 33% ethanol extract of the daily for 28 days. Insomnia has also been reported as a side-effect in other clinical trials.’ [WHO 2004]

ⅷ No symptoms in MM.

GINSENG

Scientific name Panax quinquefolius L. Synonyms Aralia quinquefoliaBooks (L.) Decne. & Planch. Panax americanus Raf. Common name American ginseng. Family Araliaceae – order Apiales. Homeopathy Ginseng – Gins.

Scientific name Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. Synonyms Aralia ginseng (C.A. Mey.) Baill. Panax schinseng T. Nees. Common names Chinese ginseng. Asian ginseng. Korean ginseng. Family SaltireAraliaceae – order Apiales. Homeopathy Ginseng – Gins. Botanical© Features American ginseng ⅷ Herbaceous perennial with spindle-shaped rootstock and round, smooth, green stems, often with a tinge of red, 20–50 cm high. ⅷ Native range: Eastern North America. ⅷ Habitat: Rich, shady hardwood forests.

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ⅷ Leaves born in whorls, 3–4, palmately compound; leaflets 5 [quinquefolius = with 5 leaves], long-stalked, obovate, sharply serrate, acuminate, smooth on both sides, with scattered bristles on the veins above. ⅷ Flowers small, yellowish-green, in single terminal umbel. ⅷ Fruit a bright-scarlet drupe, ca. 1.2 cm in diameter, with 2–3 semicircular, white seeds. ⅷ Outermost florets ripen first and their fruits often obtain their full size before the central ones are expanded; the central florets are frequently abortive.

Chinese or Asian ginseng ⅷ Herbaceous perennial, 30–60 cm high, thick, fusiform roots and simple stems. ⅷ Native range: Korea and northern China. ⅷ Habitat: Deciduous broad-leaved forests; extremely rare in the wild; mostly cultivated. ⅷ Leaves borne in whorls, 3–6, palmately compound; leaflets 3–5, long-stalked, obovate, 7–20 cm long, serrate. Ltd ⅷ Flowers small, yellowish-green, in single terminal umbel. ⅷ Fruit a bright red drupe, globose, about 1.5 cm in diameter, with 2 flat, yellow seeds. ⅷ Outermost florets ripen first and their fruits often obtain their full size before the central ones are expanded; the central florets are frequently abortive.

Medicinal Uses ‘Ginseng is perhaps the most widely recognised plant used in traditional medicine and now plays a major role in the herbal health care market. For more than 2,000 years, various forms have beenBooks used in medicine. The name Panax derives from the Greek word for “all healing” and its properties have been no less touted. Ginseng root’s man-shaped figure [shen-seng means “man-root”] led proponents of the Doctrine of Signatures, an ancient philosophy, to believe that the root could strengthen any part of the body. Through the ages, the root has been used in the treatment of asthenia [loss of strength], atherosclerosis, blood and bleeding disorders, colitis and to relieve the symptoms of ageing, cancer and senility. ‘Ginseng is popularly used for its adaptogenic, anti-neoplastic, immuno- modulatory, cardiovascular, CNS, endocrine and ergogenic effects, but these uses have not beenSaltire confirmed by clinical trials. . . . Note that the profile of particular ginsenosides differs between American and Asian ginseng; however, total ginsenoside content is similar.’ [www.drugs.com]

Adverse© Reactions ‘The most common adverse reactions with ginseng are nervousness and excita- tion. However, there have been reports of diffuse mammary nodularity and vaginal bleeding. A hypoglycaemic effect has also been documented. Post- marketing surveillance of CVT-E002 [COLD-fX, a patented, proprietary extract containing mainly oligosaccharides and polysaccharides from North American ginseng] in Canada from 1996 to 2006 led to 100 documented adverse reaction

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reports, out of over 200 million doses of CVT-E002 sold. Reactions included abdominal pain, confusion, diuresis, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, insomnia, joint pain, lowered blood pressure, nausea and vomiting.’ [www.drugs.com]

Chinese or American? Allen states that the American and Chinese species of ginseng are ‘probably identical’. They are not, although they are in the same . Chemically they are quite similar, both containing ginsenosides as the major biologically active constituents. Steven Foster, an authority on Chinese medicine, asserts that ‘American and Asian ginsengs contain some of the same as well as some differ- ent ginsenosides, which explains their different actions as expressed in traditional Chinese medicine. Mild American ginseng helps to reduce the heat of the respiratory and digestive systems, whereas the stronger Asian ginseng is a heat-raising tonic for the blood and circulatory systems.’ American ginseng is Panax quinquefolius L. and Chinese ginseng is Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer. ‘The naturalist Sheng Neng Pen-T’sao introduced around 100 ADLtd an interest- ing technique to test the authenticity of the ginseng root: “In order to test for the true ginseng, two persons walk together, one with a piece of ginseng root in his mouth and the other with his mouth empty. If at the end of three to five li [about a mile and a quarter] the one with ginseng in his mouth does not feel himself tired, while the other is out of breath, the ginseng is genuine root.” Eastern herbalism met Western culture in 1709 AD when Father Petrus Jartoux [1668–1720], a Jesuit missionary, visited Northern China. He published a Western documentation of Panax ginseng in 1713. He noted that ginseng could possibly grow in the mountains and woods of Canada, since they mimic the environment of the Chinese ginseng. Books ‘This observation describes the North American ginseng and would later be dis- covered as the “cooling” ginseng, or the yin ginseng, completing the “warming” yang ginseng, native to China. Ginseng was an important part of Native American culture. Although there is no formal documentation of ginseng usage in Native American herbal remedies, there is evidence of its influence in the Northeast Culture Area tribes. These inhabitants covered the Atlantic coastal area, across the Appalachians to the Mississippi, from the Great Lakes to the Cumber- land River in . The tribes of this area were not only hunters and fisher- men, but also farmers and herb-gatherers. They utilised herbs for ritualistic ceremoniesSaltire and for practical purposes, such as prevention and cure of illnesses, wound dressing, treatment of female ailments, increase elderly strength, promote fertility, enhance mental activity, stomach upset and the treatment of ear and eye© disorders.’ [Gehr 2000] In 1715 Joseph Francois Lafitau [1681–1746], another Jesuit missionary who worked above Montreal in Canada from 1711–1717, read Jartoux’s words, then began a search for ginseng in Canada. In 1716 Lafitau, strolling in the woods near his cabin, found the red-berried plant. American ginseng [Panax quinque- folius] was discovered. According to traditional Chinese medicine, American ginseng is a Yin tonic and cool in nature. Asian ginseng, by contrast, is a Yang tonic and generally warm

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or even hot in nature. Adopting the concept of cure by opposites, Ron Teeguarden proclaims that ‘American Ginseng is thus useful for people who are hot. In other words, people who tend to have lots of energy, high metabolisms, are aggressive, have high blood pressure and have ruddy complexions can take American Ginseng for its adaptogenic benefits without fear of overheating.’ One of P. ginseng’s most common side effects is the inability to sleep. Other adverse effects include dizziness, nausea, diarrhoea, euphoria, headaches, epis- taxis, altered blood pressure and breast tenderness. This is a reference to the controversial ‘ginseng abuse syndrome’.

Two Edged Sword ‘The presentation of the mild and beneficial nature of ginseng was turned upside down about two centuries later [after its introduction to in 1704]. Ginseng had become exceedingly rare and costly, and, as a result, it had become an object of abuse. Physicians and herb merchants would promise incredible results from using the rare root [which, at the time, was not cultivated and only Ltdobtained from remote forests in Northeast China and Korea]. Desperate patients and their families would seek it out and then use as much as possible in an attempt to overcome an obviously debilitating or fatal condition. Ginseng was even described as being able to bring back the dead [probably meaning that it would restore health to someone who appeared to be imminently dying]. ‘When some of the ailing patients died after taking ginseng, responsibility for the death might be attributed to the ginseng. Hence, ginseng became known as a potentially dangerous herb. Zhang Lu, a physician of the Qing Dynasty period, commented: “Some people look upon ginseng as poison or a sword [two-edged, able to provide help, but also to destroy] andBooks stubbornly refuse to use it.” ‘Still, its old reputation as a healer for serious conditions and as a preventer of ageing and death was retained. Ginseng eventually became known to the West through the efforts of missionary doctors living in the East. The British doctors Smith and Stuart, working in China at the end of the 19th century, wrote: “Ginseng, with the Chinese, is the medicine par excellence, the dernier ressort [last resort] when all other drugs fail; reserved for the use of the Emperor and his household and conferred by Imperial favour upon high and useful officials whenever they have a serious breakdown that does not yield to ordinary treat- ment, and which threatens to put a period to their lives and usefulness. . . . The ordinary ginsengSaltire of the markets has been studied and has not been found to possess any important medicinal properties. But the Chinese describe cases in which the sick have been practically in articulo mortis, when upon the adminis- tration© of ginseng they were sufficiently restored to transact final items of business. . . . It is prescribed in nearly every kind of disease of a severe character, with few exceptions, but with many reservations as to the stage of the disease in which it may be administered with the greatest benefit and safety.” ’ [Dhar- mananda 2000]

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MATERIA MEDICA [AMERICAN OR CHINESE] GINSENG Gins.

Sources 1 Proving Jouvé [], 2 provers, tincture, c. 1834. 2 Self-experimentation Lembke [Riga], including effects observed on ‘B.’ and ‘Q.’; tincture; c. 1848. 3 Proving Nancy Herrick [USA], 8 provers [6 females, 2 males]; no further details. [Proving conducted with the ‘same combination of American and Korean ginseng as had been used in the previous studies.’]

Identity The homeopathic materia medica is arranged under the name Ginseng, Panax quinquefolius, American ginseng. However, it is doubtful whether American ginseng was the source of the remedy used for the provings, which were done in Europe in the 1830–40s. Dr. M. Jouvé, of Lyon, France, introduced the remedy into homeopathy under the name Gins-eng, made from the rootsLtd of plants imported from China. Roth, who arranged the symptoms, called it ‘Ginseng- chinense’! That Dr. James Lembke, of Riga in what was Russia at the time, probably also used Chinese ginseng can be no more than a likely yet unsubstan- tiated presumption. In prominent usage in ancient China, Manchuria and other parts of eastern Asia for centuries, Chinese ginseng was introduced into Europe [Paris] in 1704. The remedy nonetheless received its name after the American species, the reason for which must have been T.F. Allen’s understandable yet incorrect claim in his Encyclopedia: ‘American and Chinese species [are] probably identical.’ Books Mind Ȃ Mood quiet and contented, & good courage.2 Ȃ Generally calm mood, yet subject to impatient impulses and fear of accidents, & disposition to weep an anxiety about future.1 Ȃ Forgetful, forgets things that have just taken place.1 Ȃ Increased self-confidence, feels capable. Contented with self. Self-sufficient.3 Ȃ Delusions: Body being enlarged; separated from body; being expanded; being a great person; being powerful; of superiority.3 Ȃ Impatience with conversations, with people, with small talk.3

Generals Saltire Ȃ Pressure, tightness, oppression.2 Ȃ Distressing dryness, parts sticking together – mouth, lips, throat; < open air, © 2 talking. Ȃ Lassitude evoked by coldness.1 Ȃ Weakness 4–8 p.m.3 Ȃ Right side more affected.1 Ȃ Desire for chocolate, meat, red wine. Aversion to flour tortillas.3

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Sensations Ȃ Head as if enlarged and swaying sideways.2 Ȃ Left temple as if too thick.2 Ȃ Reeling in occiput & grey spots before eyes.2 Ȃ Eyes as if pressed inward.1 Ȃ Eyes as if cold.2 Ȃ Mouth, tongue, teeth, lips, fauces dry as if covered with sand.2 Ȃ Tightness chest, as if not getting enough air, & anxiety and heaviness limbs.2 Ȃ Cardiac region as if tight on taking a deep breath, must walk about, which >.2 Ȃ Hands as if swollen and skin as if tight on closing hands.2 Ȃ Limbs as if light and flexible, in morning, despite a bad night.2 Ȃ Sense of lightness when walking.2 Ȃ Body as if falling backward when sitting.2

Locals Ȃ Vertigo on going down winding stairs.2 Ltd Ȃ Dull feeling in frontal region, followed by dizziness, sleepiness, and heaviness eyes.2 Ȃ Drawing pain in occiput on mental exertion, involuntarily bends head back- wards.2 Ȃ Photophobia in dim weather.2 Ȃ Nose dry and sensitive to passage of air.2 Ȃ Mouth so dry that buttered bread can be swallowed only with difficulty and won’t go down further than back part of throat, where it remains stuck.2 Ȃ Difficult respiration < sitting, > walking.2Books MATERIA MEDICA AMERICAN GINSENG Panax-q.

Sources 1 Proving Ibershoff [USA], 10 provers, 1x, 3x, 6x; 1905. Proving substance Aralia quinquefolia [Ginseng].

Mind Ȃ Restlessness [7 pr.], mentally and physically. Ȃ RestlessnessSaltire at night. Ȃ Erotic dreams [4 pr.] & nocturnal emissions [6 pr.]. Generals© Ȃ Sleepiness [8 pr.] and lassitude. Ȃ Motion <. Ȃ Soreness muscles. Ȃ Craving for stimulants; drugs; alcoholic drinks. Ȃ No desire for tobacco [3 pr.]. Ȃ Burning – eyes; nose; mouth; urethra; chest.

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Sensations Ȃ Eyes as if pushed outward; accommodation diminished. Ȃ Stomach as if heavy. Ȃ Legs as if paralysed.

Locals Ȃ Dizziness with throbbing in head when rising from reclining posture. Ȃ Headache from occiput to frontal bone, < motion; muscles of neck sore. Ȃ Frontal headache [6 pr.] < motion [2 pr.], stooping, cold air [2 pr.]. Ȃ Dryness of right eye; twitching of left. Focusing eyes causes pain. Ȃ Metallic taste at base of tongue. Ȃ Obstruction nose < cold air [3 pr.]. Ȃ Right thyroid sore, painful on pressure. Ȃ Swelling right side of throat. Ȃ Pain in abdomen near navel when abdomen is contracted. Ȃ Severe stabbing pain in liver. Ltd Ȃ Burning pain in urethra when urinating [2 pr.]. Ȃ Violent erections during day [4 pr.]. Ȃ Dull aching pain in lumbar region < motion. Ȃ Pain in left chest and left shoulder, especially during deep exhalation. Ȃ Burning in chest < deep inhalation. Ȃ Hands cold with hot fingertips. Ȃ Pain in right leg down to knee, posteriorly; muscles on front right thigh sore. Ȃ Cramps left calf; soreness right calf. Ȃ Skin sensitive to touch of bedclothes Books[2 pr.]. Worn Down by Worries ‘We find that the drug [Panax quinquefolius, American ginseng] produces a marked physical depression, also a more marked mental depression. Especially does it seem to cause a hypochondriacal state, as is shown by the symptoms of lassitude, restless and unrefreshing sleep; by the irritability and indisposition to mental or physical labour. These, coupled with the marked effect it produced on the sexual organs, stimulating them primarily, weakening them secondarily, should make ginseng a valuable remedy in treating a large class of sexual hypo- chondriacs. Four out of the nine provers retained, had amorous dreams and six had continualSaltire nocturnal emissions. This was so marked a symptom that some of those who commenced the proving become frightened and refused to continue, which in itself shows that it tended to produce a condition of anxiety which is constantly© present in all sexual hypochondriacs. This temporary sexual stimu- lation has been an old use of the drug, and this fact, in connection with the fore- going, should make it a truly homoeopathic and therefore curative remedy in such cases of sexual weakness which especially react upon the mind, causing lassitude, and uneasy mental condition even to fears of approaching impotence. The digestive symptoms were few and these were of a depressing nature such as loss of appetite, bad taste, foul breath. There seemed to be a desire for some- thing stimulating yet little or no thirst. Three provers, tobacco users, had no

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desire for tobacco during the time they were under influence of the drug.’ [W.A. Dewey, Résumé and Therapeutic Field of Ginseng; Hom. Dep. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; June 17, 1905]

HEDERA HELIX

Scientific name Hedera helix L. Common names English ivy. Common ivy. Family Araliaceae – order Apiales. Homeopathy Hedera helix – Hed.

Botanical Features ⅷ Woody vine, creeping or climbing, evergreen, with stems up to 20–30 m. Holds on to suitably rough surfaces such as trees, cliffs, walls by means of short adhesive rootlets. Ltd ⅷ Native range: Europe; naturalised nearly worldwide. ⅷ Habitat: Shady woodland, coastal woodland and scrub, preferably calcareous and stones; groves and parks. ⅷ Young shoots, petioles, young blades, pedicels and more or less densely hairy. ⅷ Two types of leaves; palmately 5-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun, usually high in crowns of trees or top of rock faces. ⅷ Flowers greenish-yellow, fragrant, mostly 10–15 per umbel; in terminal, globose umbels, solitary or grouped in racemoseBooks panicles. ⅷ Fruit a globose drupe, violet-black when ripe.

Main Constituents ⅷ Triterpene saponins and their glycosides – hederins and hederacosides in leaves and berries. ⅷ Polyacetylenes – falcarinol and derivatives; see Apiaceae. ⅷ Flavonoids, mainly rutin.

Pharmacological Activities The leaves andSaltire berries of English ivy could cause toxicosis if ingested. Symptoms include gastrointestinal upset, diarrhoea, hyperactivity, breathing difficulty, coma, fever, polydipsia, dilated pupils, muscular weakness and lack of coordina- tion. ©Contact with cell sap may result in severe skin irritation with redness, itching and blisters. Eating the berries may cause burning in the throat.

Medicinal Uses The German Commission E reported that skin and mucosa are sensitive to ivy leaf and it performs correspondingly expectorant and spasmolytic activity. The constituent falcarinol has been confirmed as having antibacterial, analgesic and sedative effects. The Commission commends ivy leaf as treatment for catarrhs

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of the respiratory passages and for symptoms of chronic inflammatory bronchial conditions. Ivy is suggested as an expectorant, secretolytic and antispasmodic in response to, specifically, whooping cough, spastic bronchitis and chronic catarrh. Ivy has possible effects as an astringent, micro-vessel protector, anti-oedema and antiseptic. Ivy extracts are major constituents in slimming products, especi- ally those that combat cellulitis. They are found in most of the compositions offered by well-established cosmetic houses. It has vasoconstrictor and anti- exudative properties, and reduces capillary permeability, an action attributed to its rutin and other flavonoids. It is also reported to be an effective moderator of peripheral sensitivity and can improve tolerance to skin massage. It is likewise noted that Ivy extracts activate the circulation, allow drainage of infiltrated tissue and thereby reduce local inflammation, exerting an anti-oedematous effect and lowering tissue sensitivity. Mezger’s claim of ivy containing high iodine concentrations could not be confirmed in the literature. Stephenson, however, observed plentyLtd of thyroid symptoms in Mezger’s proving [see below].

Endocrine System ‘Among non-marine plants Hedera has one of the highest concentrations of iodine. From this follows its relationship to the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Indeed, as a keynote one might call Hedera ‘vegetable iodine.’ There is marked anxiety particularly about the heart, goitre, exophthalmos, sensations of tension in the throat, increased appetite [or loss of], constipation, constrictions and needle like pains in the heart, palpitations, insomnia, profuse perspiration, a desire for the open air and extreme tiredness.Books ‘Although, from its iodine content one might expect a similarity of symptoms to Iodum, there appears rather to be a contrast. For instance, unlike the coryza of Iodum, which is < open air, Hedera is > open air. There is throat pain on swallowing [Iodum has pain when not swallowing]. Iodum has suppressed as well as increased urination, whereas Hedera urination is increased. Hedera has left ovarian pain; Iodum, right. It is primarily in the cardiac sphere that Hedera and Iodum have a similar action. Both have constriction of the heart with piercing, needle-like pains. ‘Hedera has been of great service in myocardial infarction and should be consideredSaltire along with our other great heart remedies. Hedera also has the organic hypertrophies of Iodum [prostatic as well as thyroid]. Therefore Hedera shares with Iodum many of the pathological signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism but© contrasts with Iodum in the expansion of these into the subtle sphere of subjective, physiological response. In this manner Hedera gives us one more effective agent for the individualisation of the treatment of hyperthyroidism. ‘The outstanding symptom not shared either with the clinical symptoms of hyperthyroidism or the symptoms of Iodum is a generalised tingling of the joints, muscles and nerves. Clinically, in homeopathic dilutions, Hedera has been of particular value in hyperthyroidism, gallstones and cholecystitis, and chronic cirrhosis. In gross dilutions it has been used to cure drunkenness, for worms, late

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menses, varicose veins and retarded menses.’ [Stephenson, interpretation of Mezger’s proving]

Clinging to a Strong Support ‘The symbolism of the ivy rests on three facts which are that it clings, it thrives in the shade and it is an evergreen. Its clinging has made the ivy a symbol of the traditional, albeit now unpopular, image of the helpless female clinging to her man for protection. It also signifies true love, faithfulness and undying affection both in marriage and in friendship. Christian symbolists consider the ivy’s need to cling to a support emblematic of frail humanity’s need for divine support. ‘Like other evergreens, the ivy symbolises eternal life and resurrection. It has been associated with the Egyptian god Osiris and the Greco-Roman god Attis; both of whom were resurrected from the dead. Medieval Christians, noticing that ivy thrived on dead trees used it to symbolise the immortal soul, which lived even though the body [represented by the dead tree] decayed. ‘In spite of its use as a symbol of immortality, ivy’s association with theLtd grave caused it to be strongly emblematic of mortality. According to Crippen, at Christmas time, ivy, which represents mortality, should be used only on the outside of buildings because this holiday celebrates Jesus, the giver of everlasting life and destroyer of death. ‘Because it thrives in the shade, ivy represents debauchery, carousing, merry- making, sensuality, the flourishing of hidden desires and the enjoyment of secret or forbidden pleasures. Some even believed this plant to have demonic associ- ations. Dionysus [Bacchus] the Greco-Roman god of wine, satyrs and Sileni are often wreathed in ivy. Crowns of ivy were believed to prevent intoxication and thought to aid inspirational thinking. Therefore,Books the Greeks crowned their poets with wreaths of this plant. Although generally considered poisonous, the ivy’s black berries were used to treat plague.’ [Tucker 1997]

Clinging to Life As a vigorous, long-lived evergreen plant, ivy is used to symbolise ‘ever-life’ or eternal life and resurrection. Also associated with the indestructible ivy are other undying qualities, such as true love, faithfulness and everlasting affection both in marriage and in friendship. American writer O. Henry [1862–1910] featured ivy as the main character in his short story The Last Leaf, which encompasses such themes asSaltire courage, faithfulness, undying affection, enduring friendship and the indestructible quality of the gift of love. Set during a blistery east-coast winter, two young female would-be bohemian artists© live in a squatty, old tenement building. Barely scratching a living with their sketches and drawings, they are hit hard when serious cold takes hold of the city. The more delicate of the two contracts pneumonia. As she lies in bed, sinking each day further towards death, she watches through her window an old ivy vine climbing half way up a brick wall. Each day the winter winds take a few more of the leaves from their mooring on the stalk. She knows her life will fly away with the falling of the last leaf.

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The building houses another artist, an old man experienced in life but a failure in art. He has befriended the girls, witnessing their youthful optimism from his perch of disillusioned old age. His mantra of years holds that one day he would paint his masterpiece. The days sweep by, bringing no relief to either the weather or the sick girl. The leaves continue to fall, until there comes the day when only one ivy leaf is left. Both girls are sure the end is near. Stubbornly, the last leaf clings to its stalk, just as the young woman clings to life. A few more days pass and, miraculously, the leaf still hangs on. The enduring persistence and indestructible vigour of the ivy leaf finally melt the young woman’s pessimism and embolden her with the courage to get well. And she does, the outcome being a happy ending to the story. Anyone familiar with O. Henry’s style will know that this is not the end of the story. One day, as the young woman is well on the road to recovery, her friend comes to tell her the news. Their neighbour, the old, would-be masterpiece painter, has died the night before of pneumonia. It happened that he caught a deadly chill while outside painting an ivy leaf on the brick wall theLtd night that the last leaf fell. He had been right; he did paint his masterpiece.

MATERIA MEDICA HEDERA HELIX Hed.

Sources 1 Proving Mezger [Germany], 17 provers, tincture, 1x, 6x, 15x; 1932.

Mind Ȃ Anxiety about heart. Books Ȃ Constantly lives in a state of anxiety and worry. Ȃ Anxiety uncontrollable. Ȃ Anxiety & sensation of constriction in throat; & palpitation of heart. Open air >.

Generals Ȃ Physical exertion >. Ȃ During menses >. Ȃ Restlessness, despite weariness, < waiting. Ȃ Heat of sun,Saltire hot summer weather <. Ȃ Open air > – mind; head; coryza; cough; general. Sensations© Ȃ Throat as if constricted; tension. Ȃ Heart as if having to beat against a strong resistance.

Locals Ȃ Vertigo on bending head, rapid movement of head. Ȃ Left-sided frontal headache, & coryza, > open air, cold bathing. Ȃ Nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps > eating.

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Ȃ Difficult respiration and cough in a warm room. Ȃ Needle-like pain in heart region while talking; awakening with it between 3 and 5 a.m. Ȃ Numbness hands on waking, > motion. Hydrocotyle vulgaris Hydrocotyle vulgaris L. Pennywort. Native range: Europe. Habitat: Sunny, moist or wet places, often on peaty soil. Shores of lakes and streams, fens and temporarily wet depressions. Rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, creeping or floating. Leaves glabrous, peltate, almost orbicular, coarsely crenate. Inflorescences 1–2 at each node, each consisting of 3–6 flowers; sepals absent. Flowers dark to light violet or almost white, usually with orange glands on the outside. Fruit elliptic, green, covered with brownish glands. Formerly included in Apiaceae, or sometimes separated in the family Hydrocotylaceae, but now transferred to Araliaceae, based on results from molec- ular studies. Ltd The therapeutic properties are unknown, sometimes confused with those of the closely related Centella [previously Hydrocotyle] asiatica of the Apiaceae.

ⅷ No symptoms in MM.

OPLOPANAX HORRIDUS

Scientific name Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq. Synonyms Echinopanax horridus (Sm.) Decne. & Planch. Fatsia horrida (Sm.)Books Benth. & Hook. Panax horridum Sm. Common names Devil’s club. Devil’s walking stick. Family Araliaceae – order Apiales. Homeopathy Oplopanax horridus – Oplo-h.

Botanical Features ⅷ Deciduous shrub, 1–6 m high, heavily armed with yellowish, needle-like, brittle spines up to 2 cm long. ⅷ Native range: Western North America. ⅷ Habitat: MoistSaltire woods, near streams; most abundant in old growth conifer forests. ⅷ Leaves spirally arranged, simple, maple-shaped palmately lobed with 5–13 lobes,© 20–40 cm across. ⅷ Flowers small, whitish, in dense, upright, conical-shaped, terminal clusters to 18 cm long. ⅷ Fruit a shiny, flattened, bright red, -like drupe in upright, terminal clusters, inedible. ⅷ Entire plant has been described as having a ‘primordial’ appearance.

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Medicinal Uses ‘Devil’s club is probably the most important spiritual and medicinal plant to most indigenous peoples who live within its range. Different parts of this plant are used by over 38 linguistic groups for over 34 categories of physical ailment, as well as many spiritual applications. . . . Phytochemical research has revealed that this plant has antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial and anti-mycobacterial proper- ties, and these are undoubtedly related to its widespread use in traditional medicine. ‘. . . Among all of the traditional medicinal uses of devil’s club, its most wide- spread is for the treatment of external and internal infections, including tuber- culosis. The efficacy of many of the treatments is undoubtedly related to devil’s club’s significant antibacterial, anti-mycobacterial being active against bacteria in the genus Mycobacterium, antifungal and antiviral properties. Devil’s club is also commonly used by many cultural groups to treat arthritis, rheumatism, respira- tory ailments and as an emetic and purgative. It is also used as an aid in child- birth, post-partum, for internal haemorrhaging, as an analgesic, to treatLtd stomach and digestive tract ailments, broken bones, fever, dandruff, lice, headaches and as a treatment for cancer. Several parts of the shrub, including inner bark, inner bark ash, whole stems, roots, berries and leaves, are used in a variety of ways to effect these treatments. However, the most common type of preparation is as an infusion or decoction of the stem inner bark. ‘. . . Western herbalists report that the roots of devil’s club and to a lesser extent the inner stem bark are a strong respiratory stimulant and expectorant and recommend their use for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, as well as to treat eczema, sores and a number of internal and external infections. Devil’s club is also commonly recommendedBooks for the treatment of type II adult onset diabetes, a use of devil’s club that is also extensive in indigenous communi- ties. . . . Since devil’s club is still widely and increasingly, used as a treatment for late onset type II diabetes and is listed in a recent review of anti-diabetic plants, additional research and more rigorous clinical trials are required to validate and characterise or to disprove hypoglycaemic properties in devil’s club.’ [Lantz 2004]

Spiritual Uses ‘In addition to ethnographic accounts of medicinal uses, there are also numerous sources that describe spiritual applications of devil’s club. These include purifi- cation andSaltire cleansing; protection against supernatural entities, epidemics and evil influences; acquisition of luck; to combat witchcraft; as ceremonial and protec- tive face paint; and in rituals by shamans and others to attain supernatural powers.© ‘Two of the most widespread spiritual uses are bathing with a devil’s club inner bark solution for personal protection and purification, and its use, particularly the spiny or de-spined aerial stems, as an amulet for protection against a variety of external influences. External and internal cleansing involving the use of devil’s club was, and is, of paramount importance to many of the cultural groups throughout devil’s club’s range. The inner stem bark of devil’s club has also often been used in solution to wash down fishing boats, fishnets and to purify a house

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after an illness or death, and, as charcoal, to prepare protective face paint for ceremonial dancers. John Thomas explained that amongst the Ditidaht, and many other neighbouring groups, devil’s club is considered sacred and “along with red ochre paint is considered to be a link between the ordinary, or profane world, and the supernatural, or spirit world.” ’ [Lantz 2004]

MATERIA MEDICA OPLOPANAX HORRIDUS Oplo-h.

Sources 1 Proving Lucy De Pieri [Canada], 9 provers [8 females, 1 male; 2 placebo], 30c; 2007.

Mind Ȃ Positiveness. A total of 7 out of 9 provers experienced an increased sense of confidence, calmness, of being able to easily work throw situations thatLtd in the past would cause anxiety and irritability. Provers also reported an increased feeling of wellbeing, and being able to relax easily and relax others. Ȃ Delusions: Body is weightless; being a fish, having fish eyes; lost in the wood; belonging to the opposite sex; stabbed in the back; carrying a heavy weight; being in a different world. Ȃ Wanting to give up responsibilities [2 pr.]. Ȃ Will-power strong or sensation of having two wills [2 pr.]. Ȃ Dreams: Danger, being unprotected, being vulnerable; danger to others; flood, large areas of water. Books Generals Ȃ Desire for asparagus; cold beer; white bread; butter; coffee [2 pr.]; garlic; honey; raw mushrooms; prawns; salami; sweets [3 pr.]. Ȃ Sexual desire increased in menopausal and post-menopausal women [3 pr.]; orgasm reached easier.

Sensations Ȃ Brain as if loose, < motion. Ȃ Dust in eyes. Ȃ Hot steam outSaltire of ears. Ȃ Lips as if chapped, dry [while not]. Ȃ Tongue underneath numb, as if burned. Ȃ Throat© as if empty. Ȃ Bladder as if distended. Ȃ Hips and thighs unbending as if steel rods. Ȃ Coldness in bones.

Locals Ȃ Vertigo & redness eyes, involuntary closing of eyes, > cold application; & hunger; & sensation of heat in nape of neck, > cold washing.

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Ȃ Vertigo in room, > open air; & nausea, < indoors, in car, > open air. Ȃ Headache above eyebrows, < heat, smell of food, walking, > cold, dry appli- cations, lying down, pressure; & desire to pull hair from back of head. Ȃ Dull pain occiput, extending to forehead, > alcohol, sleep. Ȃ Congestion nose on waking [3 pr.]. Ȃ Throat sensitive, < cold air, cold drinks, dryness, smoke, swallowing, touch. Ȃ Bursting pain stomach < walking, > lying down. Ȃ Constipation, stool remains long in rectum without urging. Ȃ Pain knees, stitching on first movement, < cold, > lying down, covering.

Impression ‘Dullness was a common sensation that the provers experienced, so it is not surprising that there was a need for stimulants. Provers had craving for beer and coffee even if they didn’t usually drink coffee, or had aversion for coffee prior to the proving. Depleted, drained together with vertigo or being light-headed was often experienced before breakfast or a meal. Note the language of waterLtd by using the term “drained”. The sensations were resolved with eating. Other sensations were pinching, pulsating, cramping, like a pin prick, sore, stinging, dryness or dust in eyes, brain loose and moving back and forth, bitterness, tingling, as if burned, numbness, something stuck, rawness, tickling and chilly.’ [Lucy De Pieri]

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