Materia Medica of Ireland and the British Isles

Get to know our most commonly found medicinal trees and plants  with these materia medica entries exploring their traditional roles and uses. (This list will grow as I get round to it x)

Medicinal Trees:

Medicinal Plants:

  • Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
  • Borage (Borago officinalis)
  • Burdock (Arctium lappa)
  • Chickweed (Stellaria media)
  • Cleavers (Gallium aparine)
  • Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
  • Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
  • Couch grass (Agropyron repens)
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
  • Elecampane (Inula helenium)
  • Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis)
  • Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
  • Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
  • Marshmallow (Althea officinalis)
  • Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
  • Milk thistle (Carduus marianum)
  • Mint (Mentha spp.)
  • Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
  • Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
  • Nettle (Urtica dioica)
  • Plantain (Plantago spp.)
  • Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
  • Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
  • Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
  • St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  • Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
  • Violet (Viola odorata)
  • Wild pansy (Viola tricolor)
  • Wood betony (Stachys betonica)
  • Yarrow (Achilliea millefolium)
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