Herbal Power: Dandelion or the Crown of the Priest

• Dandelion • Taraxiacum Officinale Priest’s crown ♦ Blowball ♦ Lions tooths ♦ White endive ♦ Golden Suns
Source From Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	Dandelion and The Ocean, Photo taken near the beach in West Vancouver, USA; on 07-14-2005, at 19:12:09. Photographer Paul Davidson who published [this photo] in Flickr under the license CC by Attribution Generic 2.0.
Kingdom • Plantae
Division • Magnoliophyta
Class • Magnoliopsida
Order • Asterales
Family • Asteraceae Tribu • Cichorieae
Genus • Taraxacum
Species • T. Officinale
Healing Powers ♦ Aperient ♦ Depurative ♦ Diuretic ♦ Hepatic ♦ Stimulant ♦ Stomachic ♦ Tonic ♦
“Phyto-techniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized ♣ Root ♦ Leaves ♣
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications • Anemia • Atonic Dypepsia • Poor Appetite • Bowel Inflammation • Poor Circulation • • Diabetes • Dropsy • Eczema • Gallstones • Flatulence • Jaundice • Kidney troubles • • Scrofula • Scurvy • Skin Diseases • Weak or Upset Stomach •
External Use Apply to Skin disorders ♣ Warts (Juice)
John M. Kennedy T. ©© by Sa 2.5 and later 2008

Herbal Power: Anise the Master of the Herbs

• ANISE • Pimpinella anisum Aniseed sweet cumin
Apiaceae - Pimpinella anisum Illustration from From: Medical botany by William Woodville. London, James Phillips, 1793, 1st edition, volume 3, plate 180. Hand-colored engraving (sheet 172 x 227 mm). Text enclosed in photocopy.
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	Photo: Copyright © 2007 David Monniaux (France) release under GFDL 1.2 & CC by SA 2.0
Kingdom ♦ Plantae
Division ♦ Magnoliophyta
Class ♦ Magnoliopsida
Order ♦ Apiales
Family ♦ Apiaceae
Genus ♦ Pimpinella
Species ♦ P. anisum
Healing Powers Aromatic ♦ Carminative ♦ Diaphoretic ♦ Diuretic ♦ Pectoral ♦ Relaxant ♦ Stomachic ♦ Stimulant ♦ Tonic
“Phytotechniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized Roots ♣ and ♣ Seeds
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications Asthma (spasmodic) • Bronchitis • Catarrh (infant) • Colic• Coughs (dry) • Flatulence • Nausea • Soporific • • Its said that also can stop hiccups •
Gastronomy It is employed to macerate fish, poultry, soups, and root vegetable dishes. A great number of alcoholic beverage and cocktails are made or flavored with aniseed
Photo by Peng, Permission GFDL 1.2