Theobroma cacao – Cacao Tree

Theobroma cacao – Cacao Tree
FAMILY: Sterculiaceae GENUS: Theobroma SPECIES: Cacao COMMON NAMES: Cacao Tree, Chocolate, Ah Kakaw (Lacandon), Aka-‘i (Ka’apor), Bana Torampi (Shipibo), Biziaa (Zapotec), Cacaocuihuitl (Aztec), Caco (Mixe), Cajecua (Tarascan), Haa (Maya), Ma-micha-moya...

Pausinystalia yohimba – Yohimbe

Pausinystalia yohimba – Yohimbe
FAMILY: Rubiaceae GENUS: Pausinystalia SPECIES: Yohimba COMMON NAMES: Yohimbe, Liebesbaum, Pau de Cabinda (Portuguese), Yohambine (Arabic), Yohimbehe (French), Pausinystalia yohimbe The Pausinystalia yohimbe plant is an evergreen which can grow to a height of almost...

Lactuca virosa – Wild Lettuce, Lettuce Opium

Lactuca virosa – Wild Lettuce, Lettuce Opium
FAMILY: Compositae GENUS: Lactuca SPECIES: Virosa COMMON NAMES: Bitter Lettuce, Wild Lettuce, Green Endive, Lettuce Opium, Laitue Vireuse (French), Latuga Velenosa (Italian), Prickly Lettuce Read more about Lactusa virosa, and purchase high quality leaves, resins,...

Kaempferia galanga – Galanga

Kaempferia galanga – Galanga
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae GENUS: Kaempferia SPECIES: Galanga COMMON NAMES: Galanga, Galgant-spice Lily, Resurrection Lily, Hinguru-Piyali, Maraba, Shannai (TCM), Kuunkuun, Sidhoul, Camphor Root, Gisol Purchase dried organic Galangal root This short-stemmed herb has flat,...

Artemisia absinthium – Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium – Wormwood
FAMILY: Asteraceae (Aster Family) GENUS: Artemisia SPECIES: Absinthium COMMON NAMES: Absint-alsem (Dutch), Absinthe, Ambrosia (Ancient Greek), Assenzio Vero (Italian), Gengibre Verde (Spanish, ‘green ginger’), Green Muse, Grune Fee (German, ‘greem...