Herbdata New ZealandSERICULTURE – SILKEN THREADS Compiled and edited by Ivor Hughes. Introduction. High mountain passes. Howling winds, frost and ice. Scorching waterless desert and lush green valleys, thousands of arduous miles, such was the old Silk Road. Man with his beasts of burden carried from the East to the West the precious skeins of moon […]
Echinacea. USD 1926. Compiled and Edited by Ivor Hughes ECHINACEA. N.F. ECHINACEA Echin. Echinacea consists of the dried rhizome and roots of Brauneria pallida (Nuttall) Britton or Brauneria angustifolia (De Candolle) Heller (Fam. Composites). Echinacea contains not more than 3 per cent of foreign organic matter. Echinacea must not be used after it has lost […]
Water Lily – U.S.D. 21st 1926 Compiled and edited by Ivor Hughes Nymphaea. The terms water lily, or pond lily, are popularly applied to two genera of the Fam. Nymph?ace?, of which several species have been used more or less in medicine. These are aquatic perennial herbs with thick horizontal rootstocks and usually floating leaves […]
United States Dispensatory 1926 STAPHISAGRIAE SEMINA. Br. STAVESACRE SEEDS Compiled by Ivor Hughes. Stavesacre Seeds are the dried ripe seeds of Delphinium Staphisagria, Linn.” Br. Staphisagria, U.S.IX; Staphysagrise Semen; Semen Staphisagria, Staphidiagrise or Pedicularis; Staveeacre Seeds; Staphisaigre, Fr.; Stephanskorner, Lausekorner, G Stafisagria, It. Delphinium Staphisagria L., or stavesacre, is a handsome, annual or biennial plant, […]
Perfume Yielding Plants H.F. Macmillan. F.L.S; A.H.R.H.S. Compiled and edited by Ivor Hughes. Scents in plants.— These are usually in the form of volatile or essential oils (q.v.) and contained in minute sacs, as often found in flowers. They serve to attract insects, on which many plants depend for their pollination. Many flowers, especially […]
SCOPARII. N. F., Br. SCOPARIUS Scopar. [Broom Tops] USD 1926 Compiled by Ivor Hughes ” Scoparius consists of the dried tops of Cytisus scoparius (Linne) Link (Fam. Leguminosae). Scoparius contains not more than 5 per cent, of stems over 3 mm. in diameter and not more than 2 per cent, of other foreign organic matter.” […]
The Druggists General Receipt Book. Beasley. 1872. Edited by Ivor Hughes SKIN COSMETICS. WASHES FOR THE FACE, &c. AQUA COSMETICA. Cosmetic Lotion. 1. Emulsion of bitter almonds 3 oz.; rose and orange-flower water, of each 4 oz.; borax 1 dr., tincture of benzoin 2 dr.; mix. Dr. COPLAND. 2. Elder-flower water a pint, borax […]
Adiantum. Maidenhair 1. Potters Cyclopedia 1988 2. USD 1926 Compiled and Edited by Ivor Hughes. 1. MAIDENHAIR Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Fam. Polypodiaceae. Synonyms: Venus Hair, Rock Fern. Habitat: Southern Europe, occasionally found further north including Britain, and parts of the USA and Canada. Description: Fronds up to 30cm long, two or three times pinnate, each […]
Acetic Perfumes. See ‘The Pharmageddon Herbal’. Solvents and Their General Properties Section 8.30. Vinegar and Acetic Acid. Beasley. The Druggists Receipt Book 1872. Compiled and Edited by Ivor Hughes. ACETIC PERFUMES. AROMATIC SPIRIT OF VINEGAR. 1. Strong acetic acid 16 oz., camphor 1 oz.; when dissolved, add 1 oz. each of essential oils of […]
Experience of Pain Ivor Hughes. Many of us if asked to explain the sensation of pain may experience difficulty in doing so .. however we all understand what is involved for another individual and ones first instinct usually is to attempt to alleviate the persons pain. In the normal course of events a pain experienced […]