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PENNYROYAL

Scientific Name: Mentha pulegium

Common Names: Penny Royalm , poleo

Family: Lamiaceae

Part Used: leaves, flowers, oil

Habitat: Native to Northern Europe

Benefits: mint, stimulate menstruation, cramps, facilitate birth

 

PEONY

Scientific Name: Paeonia albiflora

Common Names: White Peony root, Bai Shao Yao, Peony root

Family: Paeoniaceae

Part Used: Root

Habitat: Native to Europe, Asia

Benefits: oldest remedy in Chinese medicine, abnormal menses, pain, sores, colds, wounds, diuretic, nosebleed, hemorrhages, fevers

 

PEPPERMINT

Scientific Name: Mentha piperita

Common Names: Peppermint, Yerba Buena

Family: Lamiaceae

Part Used: whole herb

Habitat: Native to Pacific Northwest

Benefits: antispasmodic, nausea, bloating, indigestion, colds, headaches, fever, cramps, improves mood, fatigue, pain, antifungal

 

PERIWINKLE

Scientific Name: Vinca minor Syn. Vinca major

Common Names: Periwinkle, myrtle

Part Used: leaves, seeds

Habitat: popular and attractive ground cover

Benefits: fever, cough, stops bleeding, diarrhea, colds, flu anticancer, antibacterial, diuretic

 

PLEURISY ROOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scientific Name: Asclepias tuberosa

Common Names: Pleurisy Root, Butterfly-weed, Swallow-wort, Tuber root, Orange Milkweed

Part Used: root

Habitat: Native to North America

Benefits: respiratory conditions, attracts butterflies, monarchs

 

POPLAR BUDS

Scientific Name: Populus spp

Common Names: Balm of Gilead, Poplar Buds

Family: Salicacease

Part Used: Leaf buds

Habitat: native to Africa, Asia, in Bible

Benefits: contain salicin- aspirin, muscle soreness, headaches, cuts, rash, hemorrhoids, sunburn, frostbite

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