Hyoscyamus albus – Yellow Henbane

Hyoscyamus albus – Yellow Henbane
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) Genus: Hyoscyamus Species: Albus Common Names: Altersum, Apollinaris, Bily Blin (Bohemia), Diskiamos (modern Greek), Dontochorton (Cyprus), Gelbes Bilsenkraut, Belles Bilsenkraut, Hyoskyamos, Obecny (Bohemia), Russian Henbane,...

History of Sceletium tortuosum (Kanna)

History of Sceletium tortuosum (Kanna)
During the early seventeenth century, reports from missionaries and explorers in southern Africa described how the Khoikhoi, an indigenous tribe native to the region, also known colloquially as Hottentots to white colonists, would chew, sniff or smoke an inebriant...

Humulus lupulus – Hops

Humulus lupulus – Hops
FAMILY: CannabaceaeGENUS: HumulusSPECIES: LupulusCOMMON NAMES: Hops, Bierhopfen, Gemeiner Hopfen, Lupolo, Vigne du Nord To learn directly from this plant, try out Dried Hops, Powdered Hops Flowers, Hops Liquid Extract, and Hops Capsules. Humulus lupulus is a 6-8...

Hemidesmus indicus – Sugandi, Sariva

Hemidesmus indicus – Sugandi, Sariva
FAMILY: Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) GENUS: Hemidesmus SPECIES: Indicus COMMON NAMES: Ananta-mula, Anantmoola, Ananthamoola, Anantmula, Asclepias Pseudosarsa, Country Sarasaparilla, Durivel, East Indian Sarsaparilla, Eternal Root, False Sarsaparilla, Fragrant One,...

Helichrysum odoratissmum – Imphepho

Helichrysum odoratissmum – Imphepho
FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower) GENUS: Helichrysum SPECIES: Odoratissimum COMMON NAMES: Achyroclim  Hochstetteri, Achyrocline Stenoptera, Buchu, Everlasting, Gnaphalium  Adnatum, Gnaphalium Aureofulvum, Gnaphalium Maritimum, Gnaphalium  Odoratissimum, Gnaphalium...