Mucuna pruriens – Cowhage

Mucuna pruriens – Cowhage

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Leguminosae-Papilionaceae GENUS: Mucuna SPECIES: Pruriens COMMON NAMES: Cowhage, Akushi (Bengali), Chiikan (Mayan), Demar Pirkok (Cuna), Huacawuru (Shipibo), Itchweed, Jeukboontje (Dutch), Kiwach (Hindi, ‘bad to rub’), Ojo de Vaca (Spanish,...

Silene capensis – African Dream Root

Silene capensis – African Dream Root

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae GENUS: Silene SPECIES: Capensis COMMON NAMES: African Dream Root, Undlela Ziimhlophe (White Ways/Paths), Ubulawu Silene capensis is a plant native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa.  It is regarded by the Xhosa people as a sacred plant. It is...

Acorus calamus – Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus – Sweet Flag

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Arum GENUS: Acorus SPECIES: Calamus COMMON NAMES: Calamus, Sweet Flag, Ajil-i-turki (Persian), Akoron (Greek), Bajegida (Kannada), Bhadra (Sanskrit), Bojho (Nepali), Ch’ang (Chinese), Erba di Venere (Italian, ‘plant of Venus’), Flagroot,...

Mitragyna speciosa – Kratom

Mitragyna speciosa – Kratom

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Kratom, Plants

FAMILY: Rubiaceae GENUS: Mitragyna SPECIES: Speciosa COMMON NAMES: Kratom, Biak, Katawn, Mabog, Mitragyne, Ithang, Kakuan, Thom Mitragyna speciosa is a tropical tree native to parts of the Southeast Asian peninsula (Thailand and Malaysia), Borneo, and New Guinea. The...

Cestrum parqui – Willow-Leafed Jessamine

Cestrum parqui – Willow-Leafed Jessamine

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Cestrum SPECIES: Parqui COMMON NAMES: Alhuelahuen, Chilenischer Hammerstrauch, Duraznillo Negro, Green Cestrum, Hediondilla (‘stinking’), Paipalquen, Palqui, Willow-Leafed Jessamine, Yerba Santa Cestrum parqui is a bush with...