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Japanese banana (Musa basjoo) Otherwise known as Japanese fiber bananas, they are cold hardy and can be grown in most any climate. Their fruit is inedible. The …
Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) Parts used: leaves, stems, roots Medicinal uses: In China the roots and leaves are used to treat depression, swollen glands, and h…
Huckleberry (Vaccinium spp.) Parts used: fruit, leaves, bark Medicinal uses: The juice of the berries was consumed as a beverage to stimulate the appetite or as…
Hops (Humulus lupulus) Parts used: female flowers called strobiles either fresh or dried Medicinal uses: The bitter principles contained in hops stimulate the d…
Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) Parts used: flowers, leaves, bark Medicinal uses: Bark is diuretic and may be taken to relieve gout, kidney stones, and liver proble…
Hawthorne (Crataegus oxyacantha & C. monogyna) Parts used: flowering tops and berries Medicinal uses: This plant is a valuable remedy for high blood pressure, b…
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Parts used: fresh and dried rhizome Medicinal uses: Used by Native Americans as an insect repellant, it was also used as a lot…
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Parts used: leaves Medicinal uses: Leaf extracts used to treat symptoms of various forms of cerebrovascular insufficiency and dementia, i…
Garlic (Allium sativum) Parts used: bulb (flowers are edible) Medicinal uses: Garlic has been used since before the invention of antibiotics for the treatment o…
Fig (Ficus spp.) Parts used: fruit, latex Medicinal uses: Fruit sugars within the fig have a pronounced but gentle laxative effect (especially the dried fruit);…
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) Parts used: aerial portions Medicinal uses: May be used to lower temperature and cool the body. Historically the plant has been …
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) Parts used: leaves, stem bark, flowers, seed oil Medicinal uses: The flowers, leaves, and stem bark have astringent and sed…
