Herbs & Salts Grimoire
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80 entries in the Grimoire
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AngelicaAngelica archangelica L.→AppleMalus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.→AshwagandhaWithania somnifera→B
BasilOcimum basilicum L.→Bay LeafLaurus nobilis→Black Himalayan SaltHalite / Sodium Chloride (NaCl)→Black SaltRitual black salt blend→Blessed ThistleCentaurea benedicta→Blue LotusAccepted taxon: Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc. The older name Nymphaea caerulea Savigny is a widely used synonym and remains common in books and commerce.→Burdock RootArctium lappa→Butterfly PeaClitoria ternatea L.→C
Cacao / Cocoa NibsTheobroma cacao L.→CalendulaCalendula officinalis→ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla→ChicoryCichorium intybus L.→CinnamonTrue or Ceylon cinnamon: Cinnamomum verum J.Presl. Commercial “cinnamon” may also come from related Cinnamomum species sold as cassia, including C. cassia and C. burmannii.→CloveSyzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry→ComfreySymphytum officinale→D
DamianaTurnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.→DandelionTaraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg.→Devil's ClawHarpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn.; H. zeyheri is also used medicinally→E
EchinaceaEchinacea purpurea→ElderberriesSambucus nigra L.→ElderberrySambucus nigra L.→Epsom SaltMagnesium sulfate heptahydrate→EucalyptusEucalyptus spp.→F
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum→FeverfewTanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip.→FrankincenseFrankincense is an aromatic oleo-gum-resin obtained from several Boswellia species in the Burseraceae family. Common trade sources include Boswellia sacra, Boswellia carterii, Boswellia frereana, and Boswellia serrata.→G
GingerZingiber officinale→Goji BerriesLycium barbarum L.; L. chinense has also historically supplied goji/wolfberry→H
HawthornCrataegus monogyna Jacq.→Heal AllPrunella vulgaris→HibiscusHibiscus sabdariffa L.→Holy BasilOcimum tenuiflorum L.→HoneyHoney is a bee-made sweetener produced from floral nectar or honeydew, most commonly by the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera. The exact floral source varies widely.→HorehoundMarrubium vulgare→HorsetailEquisetum arvense L.→J
JuniperJuniperus spp.→L
Lady’s MantleAlchemilla vulgaris L.→LavenderLavandula angustifolia→Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis→Lemon VerbenaAloysia citrodora→LemongrassCymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf→M
MarjoramOriganum majorana L.→MarshmallowAlthaea officinalis→MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca L.→MugwortArtemisia vulgaris L.→MulleinVerbascum thapsus→MyrrhCommiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. and related Commiphora species→N
NettleUrtica dioica→NutmegMyristica fragrans Houtt.→O
Oak & AcornQuercus spp.→OatstrawAvena sativa→OrangeCitrus × sinensis (L.) Osbeck→Orange PeelSweet orange: Citrus × sinensis (L.) Osbeck; Kew currently treats this name within Citrus × aurantium f. aurantium.→OreganoOriganum vulgare→P
PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata→PatchouliPogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.→PeppermintMentha × piperita L.→Pine NeedlesPinus spp.→Pink Himalayan SaltRock salt / halite with trace minerals that contribute its pink coloration.→PlantainPlantago major→R
Red CloverTrifolium pratense→RhodiolaRhodiola rosea→RoseRosa spp. Damask rose (Rosa × damascena) is especially important historically in rose water and rose oil, but not every commercial dried rose product is Damask rose.→RosemarySalvia rosmarinus Spenn.→S
SageSalvia officinalis L.→Siberian GinsengEleutherococcus senticosus→SkullcapScutellaria lateriflora→Slippery ElmUlmus rubra Muhl.→SpearmintMentha spicata L.→St. John's WortHypericum perforatum→Star AniseIllicium verum Hook.f.→T
ThymeThymus vulgaris L.→TurmericCurcuma longa L.→V
ValerianValeriana officinalis→VervainVerbena officinalis L.→W
White Willow BarkSalix alba L.→Y
YarrowAchillea millefolium→Can't find what you're looking for?
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