The Botanist's Archive
Materia Medica


This is my archive of plants, where i will share and list all of my Botany and Herbalism knowledge. I specifically live in Canada's western coast so that will be where most of my knowledge comes from.


Medicinal plants come in many shapes and sizes, here i will list some of my favourites for specific treatments. Do more research on these plants before using them.


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  • Recipies - Tinctures, salves, teas.


    • B E R R I E S


    Name Habitat Description
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     Choke Cherries   
     Rose Hips    
     SalmonBerries  May - June, Coastal Alaska - America and Japan.  Grows on a shrub 1 - 5 metres high with prickly wooden stems. It has golden arching stems that form the brambles. The leaves are ovaline and tend to come in threes with the terminal leaf larger than the other two, doubly serrate with a pale hairy underside. Petals are magenta, hairy and come in fives.

    Uses:
  • Anti-Oxidant - Dried
  • Anti-Inflammitory - Dried
  • Gut Health - Fruit
  • Astringent Effects - Leaves and Bark
  • Pain Releif - Bark
  • Anti-Diabetic - Fruit
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      Red Huckleberries  Pacific Northwest - Spring and Summer  Bright red berry clusters, leaves opposite on stem with a pale underside. In spring it has small bell shaped white - pink flowers.

    Uses:
  • Anti-Inflammitory - Fruit
  • Immune System Support - Fruit
  • Digestive Health - Fruit
  • Neuroprotective - Fruits
  • Skin & Hair Health - Fruit
  • Cardiovascular Health - Fruit
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     Thimbleberries  Pacific Northwest - Summer  
     Currants  Pacific Northwest - Fall  
     English Holly  Everywhere, mostly UK.   Perennial shrub 2–10 metres tall or a tree up to 16 metres. Green bark on young plants that can grow silver with maturity. Spiky egg-shaped dark green leaves, small white flowers,round smooth and bright red berries in clusters. Berries are poisionous

    Uses of leaves and stems:
  • Diaphoretic
  • Febrifugal and tonic
  • Treating Jaundice (fresh leaves)
  • Treating coughs

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