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Physick herbs of early America were used medicinally for healing various ailments, and commonly used as ingredients for tinctures and teas. The following list comes from famous botanist Leonard Meager. While not all of the botanicals listed here are advisable for healing uses nowadays, it is interesting to note that many of today’s synthetically produced pharmaceuticals are based on extracts or derivatives found in nature.
- Angelica
- Asarabacka
- Bears-foot (Setterwort)
- Carduus
- Dragons
- Dittander
- Elecampane
- Fetherfew (Feverfew)
- Goats Rue
- Germander
- Garlick (Garlic)
- Harts tongue
- Horse radish
- Liverwort
- Lavender Cotton (Santolina)
- Liquorish
- Master-wort
- Marshmallows
- Mother-wort
- Pelletary of the Wall
- Pionies (Peony)
- Rubarb
- Rue
- Solomon’s Seal
- Scordium
- Scorsonera
- Scurvy-grass
- Southern-wood
- Smalage
- Sneese-wort
- Tansie
- Greek Valerian
- Great Valerian (or Setwell)
- Winter Cherries
- Wormwood (both English and Roman)