Materia Medica

Tonic Herbs

As suggested by The Herb Academy I'm starting my journey with a tonic herb.

Borage- Borago officinalis 

Materia Medica Wish List

The wish list of the substances in nature's pharmacy I'd like to study. I've divided them into the categories below. They are in no particular order.

Fruit
Apples, pears, oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, apricots, cherries, grapes, kiwifruit, bananas, melon, papaya, mangoes, pineapples, pomegranates, dates, figs, raisins, prunes

Vegetables
Mushrooms, celery, radishes, watercress, avocados, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkin and squash, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, swedes, turnips, beetroot, parsnips, Jerusalem artichokes, globe artichokes, onions, leeks, spinach, green and red cabbage, sauerkraut, Oriental greens, asparagus, broccoli, chard, kale, rhubarb

Grains and pulses
Barley, brown rice, buckwheat, lentils, beans, millet, maize, oats, soybeans, wheat, pasta, bread

Nuts and seeds
Almonds. cashews, hazelnuts, pecan nuts, walnuts, chestnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, sprouted seeds, soybeans

Dairy and eggs
Milk, eggs, yogurt, butter, cheese

Meat, fish poultry
Beef, lamb, pork, liver, chicken, turkey, fish, mollusks, crustaceans

Culinary herbs and spices
Basil, mint, oregano, chives, sage, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, savory, fennel, tarragon, thyme, dill, dandelion, bay leaves, juniper, nutmeg, cinnamon, chili pepper, caraway, cloves, cumin, coriander, pepper, turmeric, garlic, ginger, horseradish

Miscellaneous
Brewer's yeast, oils, olives, honey, vinegar, molasses, chocolate, beer, wine, tea, coffee, salt

Medicinal herbs
Alfalfa, aloe, angelica, astralagus, barberry, bayberry, bilberry, blackberry, black cohosh, black haw, blue cohosh, boneset, buchu, buckthorn, bulbine, burdock, caraway, cascara sagrada, catnip, cat's claw, chamomile, chapparal, chaste tree, comfrey, echinacea, elecampane, eucalyptus, evening primrose, fenugreek, feverfew, gentian, ginkgo, ginseng, goldenseal, gotu kola, hawthorn, hop, horehound, horse chestnut, horsetail, hyssop, juniper, kava, kola, lavender, lemon balm, licorice, marshmallow, mate, meadowsweet, milk thistle, mistletoe, motherwort, mullein, myrrh, nettle, passionflower, pennyroyal, pepperming and spearmint, psyllium, red clover, rose, st. john's wort, sarsaparilla, saw palmetto, scullcap, senna, shepherds purse, slippery elm, tea tree, uva-ursi, valerian, vervain, white willow, witch hazel, yarrow