HORT 3440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Taraxacum Officinale, Lemon Balm, Viscum Album
22 Aug 2016
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Week 2 notes for hort 3440 crn10344 (8/15/2016-8/19/2016) Plant nomenclature = the formal system of rules for giving scientific names to plants. You need to be familiar with three ranks of scientific names: Different species under black pepper have different uses. Piper methysticum = kava (medicinal plant from south pacific region- tranquilizing/sleeping plant) Sometimes, we are more familiar with the scientific name than the common name. Officinale as a species name indicates a plant that is used medicinally or has been. Rosemary (mint family)- used medicinally and is good for soothing digestive problems. Rosemary is also a symbol of remembrance (brides carry it/people are buried with it so family won"t forget them) Lady"s mantle (rose family)- has a lot of tannins- astringent. Tannins make proteins shrink; they protect the plant by tasting strong. People used to believe that the dew collected from this plant is useful in turning things into gold.
