Scientific Name: Aralia cordata Native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China. The stems can be eaten and is sometimes boiled and served in miso soup. The roots of the plant used in herbal medicines.
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Cultivated Licorice
Scientific Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Common flavor additive in food, beverages, and tobacco. It has been used to treat gastrointestinal conditions such as gastric ulcers, chronic gastritis and dyspepsia.
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Scientific Name: Leonurus japonicus Used in TCM where it is called yìmǔcǎo 益母草
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Scientific Name: Rhamnus purshiana The dried bark of cascara has been used for centuries as an herbal laxative first by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, and then later by European/U.S. colonizers.
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Scientific Name: Bupleurum falcatum Bupleurum has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years as a “liver tonic” This plant has also been found to possess antidepressant properties.
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Scientific Name: Baptisia australis Wild Blue Indigo was used by the Cherokees as a source of blue dye. The roots have purgative properties, and may also alleviate nausea and toothaches.
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