Chopped valerian root, fresh and dried
Garden valerian (Valeriana officinalis), dried
Valerian root and flowers in a mortar
Herbal tea mixture with mistletoe, hawthorn leaves, stinging nettle, valerian, hibiscus flowers and lavender
A stalk of valerian with flowers
Dried marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis)
Dried chicory root (Cichorium intybus)
Dried Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Dried liquorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Garden angelica (Angelica archangelica), dried
Dried root of the greater burdock (Arctium lappa)
Dried sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
Baldrian, fresh and powered
Dried ginseng root
A mix for herbal tea with mistletoe, hawthorn leaves, stinging nettles, valerian, hibiscus flowers and lavender
Dried artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
Woodland hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata)
Dried white horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), dried
Wood avens (Geum urbanum), dried
Dried dewberry leaves (Rubus caesius)
Dried flowers from the black elder plant (Sambucus nigra)
Chopped and whole fresh comfrey roots on a chopping board
Fresh comfrey roots and soil
Red clay (Bolus rubra)
Fresh hoarhound
Dried wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Food and other aids for a good night's sleep
Milk thistle seeds (Silybum marianum)
Homemade plantain syrup
Valerian flowers (Valeriana officinalis)
Valerian roots falling out of paper bag
Teasel root
Hoarhound, dried and fresh, on a brass scoop
Sprig of valerian with leaves and flowers
Dang shen root (Radix Codonopsis)
A heap of angelica root (Angelica dahurica)
A heap of woad root
Pile of Goji Berries
A young aloe vera shoot, cut off
Sliced aloe vera shoots in front of a Buddha figurine
Insect houses
Details of an old-fashioned pharmacy
Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa) also known as ram's head mushrooms on a market stall
Great burdock root (Arctium lappa)
A cup of camomile tea and fresh camomile flowers
Goldenrod tea in a glass cup, dried tea leaves and fresh flowers
Chamomile and globules
Ear sacks filled with salt and camomile flowers
Dried baldrian roots (valerianae radix)
A stock cupboard of dried herbs in an old pharmacy
Valerian (flowering)
Woad root
Chopped comfrey roots
Herbs for the medicine cabinet
Fresh pine buds
Homemade comfrey tincture
Comfrey roots being boiled
A glass of camomile tea and fresh camomile flowers
Various scented geraniums and herbs for cooking and aromatherapy
Heart wine with whitethorn berries
Freshly harvested hawthorn berries
An aloe vera shoot and a sponge luffa
Job's tears seeds on blue background
Various fresh and dried herbs (Herbal apothecary's shop)
Dried ginsing roots
Dried angelica root (dong quai)
Blessed thistle, dried and fresh (Cnicus benedictus)
Dried Ginseng Root on a Plate with a Cup of Ginseng Tea
Valerian on wooden background
A cup of herbal tea with ingredients (lady's mantle, lemon balm, parsley root, dead-nettle)
A bowl of medicinal clay
Pieces of pink salt
Fresh and dried shepherd's purse (haemostatic)
Savory tea and fresh savory
An aloe vera leaf on a wooden spoon
Sliced aloe vera shoots with a bowl and a wooden spoon
Sliced aloe vera shoots (close-up)
An aloe vera leaf on pebbles
A heap of cinnamon twigs
Cattail pollen (Pu Huang)
Winter radish cough syrup
Freshly harvested hawthorn berries in a basket
Aloe vera shoots and a sponge luffa
Teasel root (Radix Dipsaci)
Teasel root with tea
Dang shen root with tea
Chamomile and a bottle of globules
Household remedies for coughs and sore throats: cinnamon, cloves and dandelion flowers
Dang shen root with upset bottle
Dang shen root in a small dish
Teasel root in a small dish
Sleep-well tea: tea made from hops, valerian & lavender
Sleep-well tea: tea of hops, valerian & lavender
A cup of St. John's Wort tea and flowering St. John's Wort
A cup of chamomile tea with a chamomile flower (seen from above)
A cup of parley root tea with fresh and dried parley roots
A small bottle of ribwort tincture next to an old flask
A honey bee on a cherry blossom
Woad root in a small dish
Woad root on a wooden spoon
Woad root falling out of an upset bottle
Dried valerian roots
Lady's bedstraw with tincture
Watercress, dried and fresh (Nasturtium officinale)
Valerian
Marigold petals
A comfrey plant
St. John's Wort in an old metal tin
Peppermint, fresh and dried
Aucklandia root (Radix Aucklandiae, Mu Xiang)
Angelica root (Angelica dahurica) in a small dish
Watercress, dried (Nasturtium officinale)
Aucklandia root (Radix Aucklandiae, Mu Xiang) on spoon
Aucklandia root (Radix Aucklandiae, Mu Xiang) in a dish
Dried gingko leaves in old pharmacy bottles
Dried shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris), hameostatic)
Comfrey root and leaf
Fresh tumeric roots (Curcuma longa)
Dried restharrow root
Polygala tenuifolia root, dried
Dried Polygonum multiflorum root
Marsh mallow root tea, roots and flowers
Three pieces of oak bark
ingredients for homemade winter radish cough syrup
Echinacea, dried in glass jars
Thyme tea for drinking and gurgling for respiratory illnesses
Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris), haemostatic
Pieces of dried dang shen root
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (also called Jiaogulan)
Sage milk (Household remedy for colds)
Watercress, tincture for poultices and compresses
Fresh chickweed and tincture for poultices and compresses
Freshly picked hawthorn berries in an old bucket
Peppermint tea with peppermint leaves
Home-made beech sap hair tonic for treating hair loss
Ingredients for crane's bill wine on a wooden table
Valerian tea
Marsh mallow roots and flowers in a mortar
A homemade mustard infusion for exhaustion
Mustard seeds, mustard flour, mustard oil and mustard flowers on a wooden table
Homemade salt lozenges for treating sore throats
Liquid honey runs off a honey dipper
Dried Chinese goldthread root (Huang Lian, China) on wooden background
Pinellia tubers (Rhizoma Pinelliae) on blue background
Dried chickweed root (Stellaria root, Yin Chai Hu, China)
Ribwort tincture being made
Elderberry syrup in a bottle
Alder buckthorn and dried tea leaves
Lowenzahnbluten in kleinen Arzneiflaschchen
Kawakawa roots in a pharmacy jar
Caulis Millettiae
Caulis Milletiae
Dang shen tea
Plantago asiatica seeds (Che Qian Zi, China)
Sliced aloe vera shoots on a wooden board and on a bowl
Common horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Preserved comfrey roots in a glass jar
Dried chickweed root (Stellaria root, Yin Chai Hu, China) on wood
Ginkgo leaves, fresh and dried
Dried sage in an apothecary bottle
Yarrow, fresh and dried and cup of tea
St. John's wort flowers in and beside mortar
Feverfew, fresh and dried
Dandelion, dried leaves (Taraxacum officinale)
Herbal tea with St. John's wort, valerian root, hops & lemon balm
Semen Coicis
Job's tears seeds falling out of upset bottle
Job's tears seeds in a small dish
Watercress, dried (Nasturtium officinale) on spoon
Two pieces of corydalis root
Dried oat straw (full-frame)
Teasel root tea
Corydalis root in a ceramic dish
Cup of echinacea tea, dried roots and purple coneflower
Flowering baldrian in a garden (close-up)
Ingredients Used in Ayurvedic Medicine
Dried Ural liquorice root in tea strainer for making tea
Teasel root on a wooden spoon
Dioscorea hypoglauca rhizome (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae, Fen Bi Xie)
Dioscorea hypoglauca rhizome (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae, Fen Bi Xie) in bottle
Clematis armandii stem (Caulis Clematidis Armandii, Mu Tong)
Organic turmeric powder and roots
Bundles for Ayurveda herbal massage
Corydalis root
Comfrey ointment being made
Dried thyme leaves
Peppermint tea and fresh mint leaves
Water cress in test tubes
A cup of herbal tea made from oats, stinging nettle and lady's mantle
Hare's ear root
Chinese asparagus root