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Dear Cannabis


Pressed Botanical Specimens, Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

Dear Cannabis,

Please remember that you are not the only herbal medicine.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

Allium sativum (Garlic)

Aloe vera (Aloe)

Althea officinalis (Marshmallow)

Arctium lappa (Burdock)

Arctostaphylos uva ursi (Bear berry)

Arnica montana (Arnica)

Avena sativa (Oats)

Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)

Boswellia carteri (Frankincense)

Bupleurum chinense (Chai hu)

Calendula officinalis (Calendula)

Camellia sinensis (Green tea)

Capsicum annuum (Cayenne)

Ceanothus americanus (Red root)

Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon)

Citrus sinensis (Sweet Orange)

Crataegus levigata (Hawthorn)

Curcuma longa (Turmeric)

Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed)

Daemonodrops draco (Dragon’s Blood)

Dioscorea villosa (Wild Yam)

Drosera rotundifolia (Sundew)

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian Ginseng)

Ephedra sinica (Ma huang)

Eriodyction californicum (Yerba santa)

Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)

Euphrasia officinales (Eyebright)

Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet)

Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel)

Forsythia suspensa (Lian qiao)

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)

Galium aparine (Cleavers)

Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi mushroom)

Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)

Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)

Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel)

Humulus lupulus (Hops)

Hydrastis canadensis (Goldenseal)

Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s Wort)

Inula helenium (Elecampane)

Iris versicolor (Blue flag)

Isatis indigotica (Da qing ye)

Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)

Juniperus communis (Juniper)

Larrea tridentata (Chaparral)

Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)

Leonorus cardiaca (Motherwort)

Ligusticum porterii (Osha)

Lobelia inflata (Lobelia)

Mahonia officinalis (Mahonia)

Matricaria recutita (German chamomile)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)

Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)

Mentha x peperita (Peppermint)

Nardostachys jatamansi (Spikenard)

Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus)

Nepeta cataria (Catnip)

Nymphaea odorata (White pond lily)

Ocimum basilicum (Basil)

Olea europa (Olive)

Ophiopogon japonicus (Mai men dong)

Oreganum vulgare (Oregano)

Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng)

Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower)

Phytolacca decandra (Poke root)

Piper methysticum (Kava)

Piper nigrum (Black pepper)

Plantago lanceolata (Plantain)

Prunus serotina (Wild cherry bark)

Quercus alba (White oak)

Rehmannia glutinosa (Shu di huang)

Rosa damascena (Rose)

Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)

Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)

Rumex crispus (Yellow dock)

Salix alba (White willow)

Salvia officinalis (Common sage)

Sambucus nigra (Elder flower & berry)

Scutellaria lateriflora (Western Skullcap)

Symphytum officinale (Comfrey)

Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)

Theobroma cacao (Cocoa)

Thymus vulgare (Thyme)

Trifolium pratense (Red clover)

Ulmus rubra (Slippery Elm)

Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettles)

Usnea sp. (Usnea)

Verbascum thapsus (Mullein)

Verbena officinalis (Vervain)

Viburnum opulus (Cramp bark)

Vitex agnus castus (Chaste tree)

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)

Xanthium sibericum (Cang er cao)

Xanthorrhiza apiifolia (Yellow root)

Xanthoxylum americanum (Prickly Ash)

Zea mays (Corn silk)

Zingiber officinalis (Ginger)

Zizyphus jujube (Jujube date)

( 100 representative herbs )

Herb Garden at The Cloisters, NYC


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