Botanical Library
A reference, not a recommendation. Each entry states what is known, how strongly it is known, and where that knowledge comes from. Nothing here tells you what to take.
A House botanical study. Not a photograph of a Collection.
How to read an entry
Every entry is labelled with one of three evidence tiers. The label is always shown with the content it describes.
- Evidence tier: Traditional use
- Traditional use: Recorded historical or cultural use. Never stated as a proven effect.
- Evidence tier: Emerging research
- Emerging research: Early or limited study. Study type and limitations are always shown.
- Evidence tier: Established evidence
- Established evidence: Well-supported findings. Citation and review date are always shown.
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The botanicals, foods, minerals and fungal materials the Library covers, by name, family and part discussed. Most entries now carry a sourced profile with safety considerations and named references. The remainder publish nomenclature only until their sources are opened and recorded.
100 of 100 botanicals listed.
99 of these entries carry a full profile: identity, forms, safety considerations and named references. The remaining 1 are listed by name, family and part only, and are marked as such, because the House has not yet been able to name an authority for them.
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- AcerolaMalpighia emarginataMalpighiaceae · Fruit
- Aloe veraAloe veraAsphodelaceae · Leaf gel (and latex)
- AndrographisAndrographis paniculataAcanthaceae · Aerial parts
- AnisePimpinella anisumApiaceae · Seed (fruit)
- ArnicaArnica montanaAsteraceae · Flower
- Artichoke leafCynara scolymusAsteraceae · Leaf
- AshwagandhaWithania somniferaSolanaceae · Root
- Asian ginsengPanax ginsengAraliaceae · Root
- AstragalusAstragalus mongholicus (syn. A. membranaceus)Fabaceae · Root
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- CalendulaCalendula officinalisAsteraceae · Flower
- California poppyEschscholzia californicaPapaveraceae · Aerial parts
- CarawayCarum carviApiaceae · Seed (fruit)
- CardamomElettaria cardamomumZingiberaceae · Seed pod
- CatnipNepeta catariaLamiaceae · Aerial parts
- CayenneCapsicum annuumSolanaceae · Fruit
- Chamomile (German)Matricaria chamomillaAsteraceae · Flower head
- Chaste treeVitex agnus-castusLamiaceae · Fruit
- ChickweedStellaria mediaCaryophyllaceae · Aerial parts
- ChicoryCichorium intybusAsteraceae · Root
- Cinnamon (Ceylon)Cinnamomum verumLauraceae · Inner bark
- CloveSyzygium aromaticumMyrtaceae · Flower bud
- ComfreySymphytum officinaleBoraginaceae · Leaf and root
- Coriander / cilantroCoriandrum sativumApiaceae · Seed and leaf
- Cramp barkViburnum opulusAdoxaceae · Bark
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- EchinaceaEchinacea purpureaAsteraceae · Aerial parts and root
- ElderberrySambucus nigraAdoxaceae · Fruit and flower
- ElecampaneInula heleniumAsteraceae · Root
- Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate)not a botanical— · Mineral saltMineral substance
- EucalyptusEucalyptus globulusMyrtaceae · Leaf (and its oil)
- Evening primroseOenothera biennisOnagraceae · Seed oil
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- Red cloverTrifolium pratenseFabaceae · Flower head
- Red raspberry leafRubus idaeusRosaceae · Leaf
- ReishiGanoderma lingzhiGanodermataceae · Fruiting bodyFungal material
- RhodiolaRhodiola roseaCrassulaceae · Root
- RooibosAspalathus linearisFabaceae · Leaf
- RoseRosa × damascenaRosaceae · Petal
- RosehipRosa caninaRosaceae · Fruit
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinusLamiaceae · Leaf
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- SageSalvia officinalisLamiaceae · Leaf
- SchisandraSchisandra chinensisSchisandraceae · Fruit
- Sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesElaeagnaceae · Fruit and seed oil
- ShatavariAsparagus racemosusAsparagaceae · Root
- SheaVitellaria paradoxaSapotaceae · Seed butterCosmetic and topical material
- Skullcap (American)Scutellaria laterifloraLamiaceae · Aerial parts
- Slippery elmUlmus rubraUlmaceae · Inner bark
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No Library entry has been approved for publication. An entry appears only when it carries an evidence tier and a citation that resolves to its source.