Home›Herbs›Part used›Whole PlantBrowse ByWhole PlantThis page groups plants by which part of them is actually used. Wikipedia notes that herbalists hold that plants "produce beneficial phytochemicals, often extracted from roots or leaves, that can be used in medicine." Browsing by part used lets a visitor see whether a plant's root, leaf, bark or seed is the part tradition actually calls for.FactsWhole PlantSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPlants 1Whole PlantFilter Results5 entriesElement CorrespondenceAllFire (3)Water (2)Origin RegionAllEurope (4)Mediterranean Basin (1)North Africa (1)North America (1)Western Asia (1)Traditional AilmentsAllPoultice soothes inflamed skin, itching, and ulcers (1)Used for the head and brain, faintness, and the heart (1)Used for the head and nerves, easing headache (1)Used to cleanse the blood and stay bleeding (1)Used to close wounds and stay the flux (1)Ruling PlanetAllJupiter (1)Mars (1)Moon (1)Sun (1)Venus (1)Native To RegionAllEurope (4)Mediterranean Basin (1)North Africa (1)North America (1)Western Asia (1)Used In PracticeAllHerbalism (Wortcunning) (3)Ritually Used InAllBritish Isles and Gaul (4)Greece (1)Iberia and Southern France (1)Italy (1)Humoral temperamentAllCooling, moistening, and soothing to the fluids of the body (1)Expansive, nourishing, and kindly to the liver and the blood (1)Hot, martial, and stimulating, a herb of heat and iron (1)Soothing, softening, and beautifying (1)Warming, vitalising, and heart-strengthening (1)Plant kindAllAnnual Herbs (1)Evergreen Shrubby Herbs (1)Perennial Herbs (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5ChickweedWhole PlantNettleWhole PlantRosemaryWhole PlantWood BetonyWhole PlantYarrowWhole PlantSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.