fascinating factoid per Drs Szabat & Ambrose: scutellaria inhibits expression of IL6, 6/2011

Family: Labiatae (MINT family)
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COMMON NAMES: flaxseed, linseed, alashi, brazen, flachssamen, flax, leinsamen, hu-ma-esze, linen flax, lini semen, lino, lino usuale, lint bells, linum, keten, etc.
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Passiflora = Passion Flower, looks passionate to me
grows on a vine
species: incarnata, edulis (pictured), coerulea
family: Passifloraceae
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this stuff grows wild around my neighborhood in Portland, smells great when it rains
COMMON NAME: fennel
FAMILY: Apiaceae
GENERAL: Plants in this family are toxic until proven otherwise. ID by the ripe seed. Other medicinal schizocarps in family Apiaceae include cumin, caraway, anise, parsley, dill, and celery.
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FAMILY: Gentianaceae
MORE SPECIES: Gentiana calycosa is native to the PNW. Varieties found all over the planet.
COMMON NAMES: bitter root, bitterwort, gall weed, gentiana, gentianae radix, pale gentian, stemless gentian, yellow gentian, wild gentian, quin jiao
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FAMILY: Zygophyllacea
COMMON NAMES: Chaparral, Creosote bush, creosotum
PART USED: leaves, tinctured or dried for tea
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