Materia Medica

The official latin name for loquats is Eriobotrya japonica the name meaning literally “reed orange”). more commonly known as pipa from the resemblance of its shape to

 Juniper’s official Latin name is Juniperus.  In Central Texas, this plant is commonly called Cedar.  The trees in the Northwest and Northeastern U.S. called

Prickly Pear’s official latin name is Opuntia.  This is a large grouping and there are about a dozen species of opuntia that are referred to as prickly pears, with several

Hedeoma or American pennyroyal.–pictured here is hedeoma, skullcap and venus looking glass.  The pinkish tops are the hedeoma Pennyroyal is said to be from Latin

Asclepias asperula or Inmortal.  Asclepias was a greek physician who later became known as a god or the “father” of medicine and asperula means rough, so I like to think