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Agrimony, common, Agrimonia eupatoria L.
This plant can regularly be found along the rivers, waving happily with its long clusters full of yellow flowers. Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria, is incredibly versatile when it comes to medicinal…
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Arnica, common, Arnica Montana
Arnica ointment, which naturopath doesn't have it in her arsenal? I certainly do. I also had the pleasure of seeing this cheerful plant in real life in the Drents-Friese Wold.…
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Bear’s garlic, Allium ursinum L.
Bear's garlic, Allium ursinum - also known as wild garlic - is the little brother of the garlic we so love in the kitchen. Outwardly, they have some things in…
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Black cohosh, Actaea, Cimicifuga racemosa
Black cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa or Actaea racemosa, has a special place in this plant vademecum. In general, I prefer to use indigenous plants as much as possible or plants that…
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Garlic, Allium sativum
Garlic, Allium sativum, is the prototype of the garlic family. You really want to eat this powerhouse plant regularly, because - in addition to numerous medicinal applications - it has…
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Horse chestnut, common, Aesculus hippocastanum
In the Netherlands, where I originally come from, cardiovascular diseases are the number 2 cause of death. In many Western countries it will be no different. Nature has given us…
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Lady’s mantle, Alchemilla vulgaris L.
Lady's mantle, Alchemilla vulgaris is a plant that initially does not catch your eye because of its beauty. It has no conspicuous inflorescence or colour. And then you look really…
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Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis
Did you know that sweet, soft confectionery that you can buy in shops under the name Marshmallow used actually to be made from the root of a plant? That plant,…
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Monkshood, Aconitum napellus
Anyone who has ever encountered Monkshood in the wild, for example on a mountain somewhere in Central Europe, has probably been deeply impressed by the beauty of this plant. Both…
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Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
As you can see from her Latin name Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort is related to wormwood. In contrast to wormwood, mugwort contains only a little bit of thujone. This makes her…
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