Pausinystalia yohimba – Yohimbe

Pausinystalia yohimba – Yohimbe

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

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...

Kaempferia galanga – Galanga

Kaempferia galanga – Galanga

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

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,...

Withania somnifera – Ashwagandha

Withania somnifera – Ashwagandha

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) GENUS: Withania SPECIES: Somnifera COMMON NAMES: Ashwagandha, Agol (Ethiopian), Amkuram Kizhangu (Dravidian, “beautiful horse root”), Asgandh (Hindi), Hajarat el Dib (Arabic, “wolf tree”), Harhumbashir...

Amanita Notes

Amanita Notes

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

-By M. S. Smith Harvesting Amanita muscaria Depending on your climate Amanita muscaria will fruit from late Summer until Fall. In my own area of the upper Ohio River Valley the mushrooms will stop fruiting concurrent with the falling of the leaves. It is a beautiful...

Psilocybe mexicana – Teonanacatl

Psilocybe mexicana – Teonanacatl

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Agaricaceae: Strophariaceae GENUS: Psilocybe SPECIES: Mexicana COMMON NAMES: A-mo-kid (Chinantec), Angelito (Spanish, ‘little angel’), Atka:t (Mixe), Chamaquillo (Spanish, ‘little boy’), Cui-ya-jo-to-ki (Catino), Di-chi-to-nize...