medicine

Witch-hazel tree Hamamelis virginiana in bloom in winter.  Illustration shows snow on the ground, and twigs visible.

Witch-hazel tree Hamamelis virginiana in bloom in winter.  Illustration shows snow on the ground, and twigs visible.

Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana sprig and individual flower

Myrrh Commiphora myrrha branch with spikes and small leaves

Musk mallow Malva mochata with detail of lower leaf which is rounder than those higher on the plant

Medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis cut to white, swimming and in motion

Yew Taxus baccata sprig and detail of lone berry

St Johns Wort Hypericum with very pale leaves, rooting nodes, and buds as well as flowers

Sanicle Sanicula europea with flower detail and seeds shown on the plant as well as flowers

Mallow Malvus sylvestris with detail of donut shaped seed ring and lone seed

Lesser celendine Ficaria verna with yellow flowers and bulbous root appendages

Lichen Usnea subfloridana growing on a twig

Common Nettle Urtica dioica plant in flower

Pencil line drawing of the Nettle Urtica dioica with one leaf and one leaf underside in full colour, and a few details of the flower and purplish stem in colour, and an accompnying pencil line drawing of a different plant